April 23, 2013 7:00 am by: Mike Lee
Hey, everybody. We hope you had a wonderful Earth Day yesterday, and that it was just as earthy as you'd hoped. Today it's Podcast Day, a holiday that comes twice a week 'round these parts.
Today's 'cast has a couple of nice little pieces for you and/or your ears. We'll start off with a new installment of Jake Warga's great series
The Things They Carry. In this series, Jake talks with U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan about what they carry with them every day, and in this episode, we'll hear from Captain Rich Evans.
Then we'll bring you
Birdathon, which tells the story of a group of folks on a charity birdwatching expedition. Great stuff....
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Dennis Kimbro, PhD, author of The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires. It’s no secret that these hard times have been even harder for the Black community.... » read more
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We've got some quality audio for you today on the big big podcast. First off, it's a new installment of our favorite new podcast (yeah, we're putting a podcast on our podcast, and we're fine with that). It's the "Darth Vader Family Courthouse" episode of
99% Invisible.
And while we're...
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Happy March, internetizens! We're kicking off the new month with a big ol' podcast for you, our dear, dear friends. First off, it's the O'Dark podcast debut of a show called
99% Invisible. It's a great new podcast of its own that's now a part of our podcast, and it's produced by PRX's...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Danielle McGuire, Assistant Professor in the History Department at Wayne State University and author of At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance—A New History of the Civil Rights Movement...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Cheryl White, the first African American female jockey; the Honorable Glenda A. Hatchett; John Wooten, Co-Founder and Chairman Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation; and Robin Roberts, Co-host Good Morning America.
We...
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Oh, man! Mardi Gras weekend, people! Coming on strong, right away! Are you guys all ready for a big Mardi Gras themed podcast to get you in the spirit? If you are, you better start looking around on the interwebs for one, 'cause you're not gonna find it here! We didn't even realize Mardi Gras was...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the late Alex Haley. Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley was best known for his historical work, including the widely acclaimed
Roots. Born in Ithaca, New York on August 11, 1921. He soon moved with his...
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Hello and happy Tuesday, good people! (We're assuming you're all good people. If some of you aren't, please don't tell us, because it'd break our little hearts.) We've got a podcast for you today, as you probably expect.
You'll get a brand new episode of
The Mikie Show, which remains...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the Honorable Glenda A. Hatchett, author of Dare To Take Charge. For nearly ten years, Judge Glenda Hatchett has delighted TV audiences with a brand of justice that turns the everyday into something eminently...
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So today's February 28, and we were just getting ready to put away all our February clothes for the year, and crack out our March togs. Then we realized that tomorrow's February 29 -- Leap Day! A whole extry day to do whatever we want! We're sure you're as excited about this as we are, and you're...
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Happy Friday, friends! It's a bustling time at KUT, what with the spring membership drive going on and all. You're welcome to give us some money if you want to; there's probably a button or link or something on this very page where you can make that happen should you feel compelled. Either way,...
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Hello, interweb friends of ours! It's a fine Fat Tuesday morning in Austin, Texas!
Also, it's the start of our spring membership drive, which you probably already know if you've listened to the station this morning or spent much time at all on the site today. If you feel like joining the fun,...
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Happy Valentine's Day, O'Darkers! Can you think of a more romantic way to spend the day than downloading an O'Dark podcast with the one you love? We hope so, for your sake!
It's a special holiday edition of the pod today, as we bring you
The R& B Chronicles Valentine's Day Special....
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It's podcast time in America, ladies and gentlemen! Good thing we've got a cast to pod. Or a pod to cast. We're really not sure which way that's supposed to go.
The bulk of today's podcast will be the debut episode of the brand-new show
Equal Time, "Roe v. Wade at 39." This is pretty...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with former NBA/ABA star Spencer Haywood. Despite a productive NBA and ABA career, Haywood will always be remembered as the man who opened the door for underclassmen college basketball players to leave college early to...
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