O Dark 30

O’Dark 30 Full Episode #172

March 21, 2013 11:45 am by: Mike Lee

People are writing to me and saying, "Hey, Mike, I'm super bored at the office today and I need to kill few hours while pretending to work. Can you help me out?" And I always reply with a stern lecture about work ethics and the value of a job well done. So while I want yo to listen to this show and I hope you do it as soon as possible, I'm hoping you do it on your own time and that you don't get fired for slacking off on the job. There's tons of great stuff in the episode -- more from the Life Stories series, a new installment of Spike Gillespie's Delta State, something called Survival of an Island, and more! Dig it!...
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Tuesday Podcast 12/27/11

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Tuesday Podcast 12/27/11

Hi folks. How's it going? We're trying to get over our holiday hangover around here, as we search for any leftover egg nog in the fridge, finish off our Christmas cookies, and play with our new toys. We're pretty wiped out from the weekend, we've got some got some fudge to eat and some video games...
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In Black America Podcast: Before Brown: 
Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall and the Long Road To Justice – Part I

In Black America

In Black America Podcast: Before Brown...

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Gary M. Lavergne, author of Before Brown: Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall and the Long Road To Justice. On February 26, 1946, a 33-year-old African American mail carrier from Houston, TX applied for admission...
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In Black America Podcast: Remembering Actor, Activist Ossie Davis

In Black America

In Black America Podcast: Remembering ...

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with screen and stage legends Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Playwright, director, producer, actor, and advocate for civil and social rights, Davis was a passionate man with many achievements. As an actor, he starred on stage...
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Tuesday Podcast 12/13/11

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Tuesday Podcast 12/13/11

Hello, party people! And also non-party people. We don't mean to discriminate against those of you who don't party. In fact, we're not really sure why we brought the whole thing up. We actually never use the word "party" as a verb, and we're not really sure why we did just now. Trying to sound...
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Friday Podcast 12/9/11

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Friday Podcast 12/9/11

Today it's an all Hall of Famers edition of the pod you love to cast! We've got pieces by and/or featuring two of the finest producers out there in the radio world, so this should be a good one. We'll start things off with Brian's Story, which is the first radio piece ever produced by...
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Friday Podcast 12/2/11

O Dark 30

Friday Podcast 12/2/11

Happy December, O'Darkers! It's the first podcast of the month, in case you're keeping score at home. We've got a couple of nice little numbers for you tonight, so pour yourself a nice hot cup of radio and drink up. First off, it's Kohn from producer Andy Mills. Who's this Andy Mills...
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Tuesday Podcast 11/29/11

O Dark 30

Tuesday Podcast 11/29/11

Happy Tuesday, people of the internet. We've been toiling away down in the podcast mines, searching for casts to pod your way, and this is what we've come up with. We hope you like it and we hope it matches your curtains. We'll kick it off with the latest in our semi-regular Portrait of an...
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Friday Podcast 12/23/11

O Dark 30

Friday Podcast 12/23/11

It's the day before Christmas Eve, and all of us here at O'Dark Central are full of Christmas cheer, if you get my meaning. Last night, we were visited by three spirits who showed us the error of our ways or something, and now we're a changed show! So we're breaking all the rules on today's...
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Tuesday Podcast 12/20/11

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Tuesday Podcast 12/20/11

Happy Holidays, internet friends! We've got a little podcast for you today, as we usually do on Tuesdays. We'll start things off with People Without a Nation from producer Charles McGuigan. It's a fascinating portrait of the Chickahominy tribe in Virginia. And since it's the holiday...
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Friday Podcast 12/16/11

O Dark 30

Friday Podcast 12/16/11

It's the Friday podcast! You might recall that, on Tuesday, we brought you a little something that had won a big award at the Third Coast Audio Festival. Did you think that was the only award-winning piece you'd get from us this week? If so, you were way wrong, dummy! We bring out award-winning...
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In Black America Podcast: Major General Dana J. H. Pittard

In Black America

In Black America Podcast: Major Genera...

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Major General Dana J.H. Pittard, Commanding General of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Texas. On July 9th, 2010 he assumed that command. He is the only African American to command a combat...
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Tuesday Podcast 12/6/11

O Dark 30

Tuesday Podcast 12/6/11

It's the podcast you've been waiting the entire weekend for: the Tuesday podcast. And oh, what a pod we're casting today. You say you want more portraits of more artists, especially if those artists work in the under appreciated milieu of pole vaulting? Done. You say you want to know more about...
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In Black America Podcast: Remembering Sammy Davis, Jr. with Wil Haygood

In Black America

In Black America Podcast: Remembering ...

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Wil Haygood, author of In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr. He was, for decades, one of the most recognizable figures in the cultural landscape, his image epitomizing a golden age of American show...
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In Black America Podcast: In Remembrance of The Honorable Shirley A. Chisholm

In Black America

In Black America Podcast: In Remembran...

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with The Honorable Shirley A. Chisholm. Shirley A. Chisholm, was the first African American woman elected to Congress. She was a passionate and effective advocate for the needs of minorities, women and children and has...
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