Episode 115: Crime Noir

03/25/20 • 92 min

True crime television shows and podcasts have taken the world by storm. However, the stories of Black people who have been victimized are often ignored and underreported in this landscape. For today’s episode, we interview Candice Gaines, the host of Crime Noir, a podcast created to inform and increase awareness around the cases of missing, exploited, and murdered Black people. During this episode, we discuss Candice’s motivation for starting the podcast (50:10), her process for identifying and researching cases (52:21), and her most interesting cases (56:10). We then have a conversation about trends across cases (59:45), her recent Black History Month episode on lynching (1:01:12), and Fred Hampton’s killing and upcoming movie (1:07:47). We close the episode by discussing the need to cultivate leadership in young adults (1:10:55) and the importance of building connections between Black podcasters (1:20:00).

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Episode 114: Black Archaeology

Archaeologist are essential to our understanding of human culture and activity throughout history. Unfortunately, people of African descent remain underrepresented in the field. For today’s episode, we discuss the importance of Black archaeologists in preserving neglected histories. Specifically, we interview Dr. Justin Dunnavant, a Vanderbilt University Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Fellow and the co-founding president of the Society of Black Archaeologists. During our conversation, we learn more about Dr. Dunnavant’s motivation for becoming an archaeologist (56:16) as well as myths and misconceptions about the field (58:15). We then explore his research (1:02:45), his life as a maritime archaeologists in search of slave ship wrecks (1:04:15), and his work as a consultant for the National Museum of African American History and Culture (1:11:55). We close the interview by discussing ways to reduce barriers to entry for Black students who may be interested in archaeology (1:14:05), the importance of and need for Black archaeologists (1:16:30), and the amazing things on the horizon for Dr. Dunnavant and the field more generally (1:22:18).

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Episode 116: Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

For this episode, Ty and Daphne discuss life, recent news, and politics. After catching up and celebrating Daphne’s recent dissertation defense (00:30), the hosts discuss “Oh Lawd” news (15:20), including an Austin company attempting to dock paychecks because of the stimulus package (15:52), a woman who lied about COVID-19 exposure to get out of work (19:10), people intentionally spreading germs (20:45), lupus patients being denied prescriptions due to COVID-19 related shortages (23:15), and a COVID-related condom shortage (26:30). The hosts then have a discussion about the health and safety of medical workers after an immunocompromised nurse quit her job due to COVID-19 fears (28:25), a personal coronavirus testing story (34:30), the implications of and response to the PPE shortage in the United States (37:37), the importance of strong leaders during this crisis (41:30), and attempted travel bans between states (44:40). Ty and Daphne wrap up by sharing what you can expect from BhD during the pandemic (50:15).

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