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1 THE Michael Greenwell “Scottish Independence podcast” is a wee cracker. Michael chats indy with guests from all parties and none and looks at the big issues of the week. This week the title is An ode to our adversaries, a wee podcast full of laughs at the funny (and downright daft) the britnats have said over the years. There is a new podcast uploaded every week. To listen please head over to www.michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/category/the-scottish-independence-podcast/ 2 IF you’re a f...

Podcasting has boomed in recent years. In fact, as of the start of 2021, there are now more than 1,750,000 podcasts that have combined to accumulate more than 43 million episodes. So what podcast is everyone listening to in Wyoming? Before we get to that, let me point out a great weekly local podcast based out of Cheyenne, WY you can always go to if you want to get a jump on all your sports betting for the week, which is The Pregame with Mat and Jax. Check it out. Now that the shameless plug i...

This week on Code Switch, weve been talking about the joys and complexities of Black romance. On the podcast, we delved in historical Black romance with authors who write about Black love during slavery, Reconstruction, the roaring 20s, the civil rights movement. But with Valentines Day upon us, we didnt want to leave out Black romance that takes place in the here and now. Author Leah Johnson. So we called up Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me In A Crown. The young adult novel follows L...

Leah Johnson never saw herself in the novels she grew up with, so she wrote her own. Her debut is about the joy and frustration of growing up Black and queer in a place where thats not the norm.

Take a look at the 2021 winter interns at NPR beyond their cover letters.

9 Wellness Books, Podcasts, and Documentaries That Honor Black History Month Shape 2/10/2021 © Provided by Shape Alex Sandoval Black History Month is a time of year dedicated to basking in the brilliance of African American heritage; to honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans throughout history; to acknowledging the progress of the men and women (and nonbinary folks) who came before us and who are here right now; to showing compassion and having self-compassion; t...

Ceramic artists: top trail-glazers breaking the mould Ceramic artists: top trail-glazers breaking the mould Contemporary ceramic artists are firing up the canon into a new age Lubna Chowdhary, Certain Times VIII, 2019 Ceramics and art have a companionship longer than most. In a story that began in the Palaeolithic period, this potent fusion of water, earth and creativity has evolved through many modes. 21st-century artists are proving that ceramics has as much potential for concept as functio...

0:30 Say It Loud traces the last 50 years of Black history through stirring, historically important speeches by African Americans from across the political spectrum. With recordings unearthed from libraries and sound archives, and made widely available here for the first time, Say It Loud includes landmark speeches by Malcolm X, Lorraine Hansberry, Angela Davis, Martin Luther King Jr., Henry Louis Gates, and many others. Bringing the rich immediacy of the spoken word to a vital historical and...

Credit Photo Courtesy of the Artist Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans is a three hour documentary hosted by Haitian-American and New Orleans based artist and musician, Leyla McCalla, a founding member of Our Native Daughters & alumna of the GRAMMY award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. Leyla’s work unearthing history and musical tradition, combined with her knowledge of cultural hybridization and her own identity as a Haitian-American have given her a unique voice and persp...

Originally published on February 1, 2021 5:50 pm Black History Month is here! From February 1st to March 1st, we will be celebrating Black voices with special programming and episodes. Multiple NPR podcasts and radio stories discuss, highlight, and uplift Black voices throughout the year. Last year, Code Switch compiled a variety of episodes that touched on activism, significant historical events, and more. Alt. Latino has highlighted multiple Afro-Latinx artists that do not always fit in the ...