Best Melungeon Podcasts (2024)

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S4 EP7: Dr. Jose Pimienta-Bey 40:09

5M ago40:09

40:09

Dr. Jose Pimienta-Bey is a tenured Associate Professor of African & African American Studies and General Studies at Berea College in Kentucky for the past fifteen years. Pimienta-Bey's primary research interests include Moorish History, “Black”/African Psychology, Comparative Religious Studies, and African American Social and Political Thought. He …

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S4 EP6: Scott Withrow 24:06

5M ago24:06

24:06

Scott Withrow is an author, editor, history teacher, as well as a park ranger for the National Park Service. Scott was President of the Melungeon Heritage Association for five years and is the current President Emeritus of the Melungeon Heritage Association. Scott is the editor, as well as an author, of one of the essays in the book, “Carolina Gene…

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S4 EP5: Melinda Trueblood Stimpson 18:57

5M ago18:57

18:57

Melinda Trueblood Stimpson is Roma, Native, Jewish, queer, and autistic, and they recently realized that they might be a Melungeon descendant, but is still in the process of researching their Melungeon ancestry. Melinda is a scientist, consultant with a co-operative called Ludar Animal Behavior, and is the director of an animal 501c3 non-profit cal…

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S4 EP4: Aaron Collins 31:01

6M ago31:01

31:01

Aaron Collins is an amateur genealogist and researcher. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, and minor in Appalachian Studies. He served twelve years in the US Army reserves. Earlier this year, Aaron started his own business, Lefthanded Guy Upholstery and Woodworking. Aaron is a descendant of “Old” Benjamin Colli…

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S4 EP3: Joshua Outsey 33:27

6M ago33:27

33:27

Joshua Caleb Daniel Outsey, has been an actor, both on stage and on television. He is also a dedicated Community Organizer and hip-hop recording artist and performer. Joshua is a co-founder of “ Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development” (SEEED) in Knoxville, TN. For over a decade, he has worked as an advocate for racial equality and economic and…

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S4 EP2: Dr. Kathy Lyday 36:00

6M ago36:00

36:00

Professor Emerita, Dr. Kathy J. Lyday, has taught first-year writing, linguistics, grammar, the history of the English language, American literature, Introduction to Literature, literature of the Holocaust, and Appalachian literature at Elon University for 41 years. Her research interests include Appalachian authors, Melungeons in literature, Holoc…

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S4 EP1: Kiran Singh Sirah 40:54

7M ago40:54

40:54

Kiran Singh Sirah is a speaker, folklorist, storyteller, peace-builder, and past president of the International Storytelling Center (ISC) and producer of the world-renowned National Storytelling Festival. Prior to his appointment at ISC, Kiran helped establish a number of award-winning arts, cultural, and human rights programs in numerous countries…

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Melungeons and Dragons 2:35:02

1y ago2:35:02

2:35:02

Borzoi and McNabb give you the deep dive into Battletech but also discuss board games, cosmic horror, more WOTC controversies, more Last of Us, Cormac McCarthy, and more. 00:00 Battletech 49:00 Board Games 1:07:00 House of the Dragon and Race in fiction 1:17:00 Thomas Ligotti and H.P. Lovecraft 1:23:00 The Dungeons and Dragons Anti-White Comments a…

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Between Two Grognards 1:40:03

1y ago1:40:03

1:40:03

Borzoi and McNabb discuss grognard tendencies, their histories with tabletop gaming, Battletech and DnD, Seventh Sea, the Wizards of the Coast debacles with race classification and the OGL blunder, M.A.R. Barker, and briefly touch on The Menu and The Last of Us. RSS Feed: https://pozbutton.libsyn.com/rss Intro II by Aufhocker: https://aufhocker.ban…

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S3 EP7: Dr. Melissa Carver 27:30

1+ y ago27:30

27:30

Dr. Melissa Carver is the author of the book, "Who the Hell Told You That?" She's also the founder of the Annual Rejuvenation Retreat, President of the nonprofit organization, Mindset Junkies, contributing writer for Chopra and Elephant Journal, as well as a Chopra certified instructor. She is a mindset practitioner who feels authentic perspectives…

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S3 EP6: Gabriel Greaves 38:46

1+ y ago38:46

38:46

Gabriel Greaves, who earned a master's in American Studies from Kennesaw State University in Georgia, and is now a professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at Kennesaw State University, with a background in Afro-Latino studies, the civil rights era, Christianity in the Americas, and the social impact of religious worldviews. He is also a h…

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S3 EP5: Janeen Stephens 27:56

1+ y ago27:56

27:56

Janeen Stevens is a native of Michigan and graduate of Wayne State University and has been researching her family genealogy and history for over 10 years. Growing up, she was exposed to the oral history given by her grandparents who were born in the early 1900s. And she experienced a deep longing to understand more about the history of her family. …

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Jan Švankmajer's Faust 2:07:47

1+ y ago2:07:47

2:07:47

Borzoi and Aaron discuss the Faust story, the ideology of art, and Eastern European animation and puppetry after watching Jan Svankmajer's surrealist adaptation. Check the notes for a dub you can find on YouTube. If the audio sounds weird at parts I had to re-record a few times due to scrambled audio. Jan Švankmajer's Faust: https://www.youtube.com…

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S3 EP4: Ron Carson 36:45

1+ y ago36:45

36:45

Ron Carson is the founder of the Appalachian African American Cultural Center. He has dedicated his life and work to the collection and preservation of the narratives, experiences, and artifacts of historical import to the black people of Appalachia. Along with his wife, Jill, he prevented the demolition of an old one room schoolhouse he'd attended…

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S3 Bonus: Live from the 2022 Author Event 59:49

1+ y ago59:49

59:49

In this bonus episode, we recorded live from Martinsville, VA at the 2022 Melungeon Heritage Association Union Conference at the Author Event held at the historic Parish House. MHA Board President, Heather Andolina, welcomes listeners to the podcast, then hands the baton to podcast producer, Lis Malone, for interviews with featured authors: LaTonya…

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S3 EP3: Katya Faris 33:43

1+ y ago33:43

33:43

Katya Faris, MA ethnomusicology, MA Jyotisha/Vedic Astrology, is from Hindustan, Indiana, and is a certified Jyotishi, or sidereal Vedic astrologer, Middle Eastern dance artist and music producer, Tarot practitioner, and Master level Reiki healing practitioner. Part of her heritage is “Black Dutch” Melungeon, Cherokee and Choctaw. In this episode, …

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S3 EP2: Mike Richards & Tim Webb 27:58

1+ y ago27:58

27:58

Mike Richards and Tim Webb are long-time friends turned music collaborators. Mike Richards is a Dove award-winning songwriter and award-nominee. He has produced two albums which charted in Billboard magazine. He founded the Bluegrass Gospel group, The Chigger Hill Boys and Terri, and he co- wrote “Face to Face,” with Amazing Grace which propelled t…

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S3 EP1: Ramona Moore Big Eagle 35:42

1+ y ago35:42

35:42

Ramona Moore Big Eagle is an award winning and internationally renowned motivational speaker, storyteller, cultural educator, consultant, and workshop facilitator. She is president and CEO of Dare to Soar Enterprises, an organization she formed in 1991 to empower people of all ages and across all walks of life to become more effective communicators…

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Alien 2:13:34

2y ago2:13:34

2:13:34

In space, no one can hear "I can't breathe". Borzoi, McNabb, and Nick Mason discuss Ridley Scott, the Other, dehumanization in Holocaust culture, horror, feminism, and White people as monsters among many other topics in this freewheelin' rambling episode on the seminal science-fiction film Alien. https://odysee.com/@RaceBorz:e/PBAlien:c RSS Feed: h…

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A River Runs Through It 1:48:15

2y ago1:48:15

1:48:15

DK and DE discuss Montana, fishing, America, and Protestantism in the film A River Runs Through It in this apparently cursed episode of the Poz Button. I guess Borzoi was there too, kinda. Art by Leitis RSS Feed: https://pozbutton.libsyn.com/rss Intro is Vapor Lounge off Grim Omen. Ending song is Dead Oceans, One Race…

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Boys State 1:59:19

2y ago1:59:19

1:59:19

Like a good politician Borzoi overpromises and underdelivers with his return, talking about Hitler, democratic politics, mulatto studfarming, and the absolute state of Zoomers in this fake and gay documentary about s-s-s-simulation of politics. Guest starring Louis from NIGR, Nike, and Kegz. Art by Leitis RSS Feed: https://pozbutton.libsyn.com/rss …

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S2 EP7: Dr. Arwin Smallwood Interview 32:06

2+ y ago32:06

32:06

Last, but certainly not least, we present a compelling discussion with one of our prominent speakers from this year’s MHA Union Conference. Dr. Arwin Smallwood is Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro. His research primarily focuses on the r…

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S2 EP6: Lauren Magnussen Interview 25:55

2+ y ago25:55

25:55

Lauren Magnussen is a Production Editor at Mascot Books. She has a B.A. in English from the College of William and Mary and is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in English Literature. She worked in Academia and professional theatre before transitioning to her dream job in book publishing.In this week’s episode, Lauren and I discuss her extensi…

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S2 EP5: Onur Kaya Interview 33:10

2+ y ago33:10

33:10

Onur Kaya is a Professor at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy, located in Burdur, Turkey. He has written several published articles and papers, as well as presented at many Academic conferences. The Melungeon people are one of his main research areas and the subject of his PhD thesis. In this episode, Onur joins Heather from his home country of Turkey, to s…

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S2 EP4: William Isom II Interview 31:29

2+ y ago31:29

31:29

William Isom II is a native of Hamblen County, Tennessee. He's the director of community outreach for East Tennessee PBS, and is the director of the Black in Appalachia Project. During this episode, William shares what it’s like to be multi-ethnic and black in Appalachia, how it is connected to the Melungeon people, and how it inspired the growth o…

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S2 EP3: LaTonya Beatty Interview 24:35

2+ y ago24:35

24:35

LaTonya Beatty is an avid Genealogist, blogger, and family Historian. She has been researching Genealogy for almost twenty years. She holds an Associate’s Degree in Art, and is the author of two books and is currently working on a new children’s book. In today’s podcast, Tonya shares little known facts about the Quakers, the Underground Railroad, a…

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S2 EP2: Jake Richards Interview 20:48

2+ y ago20:48

20:48

Jake Richards grew up and currently lives in East Tennessee. He is the author of two books, one published just a few of months ago. Jake writes about his Melungeon and Cherokee traditions and ancestry, which are on both sides of his family. His Melungeon ancestors came from both Newman’s Ridge and the Pee Dee River migrations. In this episode, Jake…

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S2 EP 1: Kimberly Knight Interview 21:44

2+ y ago21:44

21:44

Kimberly Knight earned a Bachelors in Family & Consumer Sciences, and a Masters in Social Work. She is the Founder and Editor of "The Lux Blog NC" and is the Committee Chair of the Advisory Council for the first Black Indians NC Powwow for the state of North Carolina. She is currently Co-Directing and Co-Producing the upcoming documentary, “Duality…

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Alex and Borzoi's Top 10 Halloween movies 1:50:31

3+ y ago1:50:31

1:50:31

Borzoi and Alex have a casual conversation about movies they like to watch around Halloween as Borzoi desperately tries to big brain the entire episode.

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An Education 1:52:51

3+ y ago1:52:51

1:52:51

Borzoi and DK talk about the most antisemitic filmsince Der Ewige Jude, the 2009 Nick Hornby written film An Education. RSS Feed: https://pozbutton.libsyn.com/rss Intro is Vapor Lounge off Grim Omen. Ending song is Antisocial Network

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The VVitch 1:34:10

3+ y ago1:34:10

1:34:10

Borzoi, McNabb, and PotatoSmasher talk about Puritanism, the colonization of America, witchcraft, the Malleus Malafacarum, civilization vs nature, and Halloween horror in the New England folktale The VVitch RSS Feed: https://pozbutton.libsyn.com/rss Intro is Vapor Lounge off Grim Omen. Ending song is Hex Girls…

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Starship Troopers 1:42:30

3+ y ago1:42:30

1:42:30

Borzoi, McNabb, Dogbot, and Greg Conte discuss the failure of satire in the film Starship Troopers, the confused messaging of Paul Verhoeven, and why its sincere depiction of war and duty is aspirational. RSS Feed: https://pozbutton.libsyn.com/rss Intro is Vapor Lounge off Grim Omen. Ending song is Antisocial Network…

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The Gentlemen 1:41:02

3+ y ago1:41:02

1:41:02

Borzoi and Donator Nick talk about the casual racism of Guy Ritchie's film The Gentlemen and the larger context of the colonization of Britain by Americans and middlemen minorities and the commodification of the past in culture. RSS Feed: https://pozbutton.libsyn.com/rss Intro is Vapor Lounge off Grim Omen. Ending song is Antisocial Network…

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Maniac (2018) 2:35:21

3+ y ago2:35:21

2:35:21

Borzoi and Paulie Walnuts talk about the institutionalization of medicine, technological romance, the problem of pain, the reality of mental illness, and capitalist realism in the limited 2018 series Maniac. Paulie Walnuts: https://twitter.com/baudrijard RSS Feed: https://pozbutton.libsyn.com/rss Japan's Rent a Family Industry: https://www.newyorke…

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S1 EP7: Wayne Winkler Interview 26:37

3+ y ago26:37

26:37

Season Finale - Author, Public Radio Station Manager and former MHA President, Wayne Winkler, discusses his book "Beyond the Sunset" about the Melungeon outdoor drama, Walk Toward the Sunset, and its significance on the Melungeon people back then, as well as today.

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S1 EP6: Sonja Griffin Evans Interview 16:34

3+ y ago16:34

16:34

Internationally acclaimed Gullah/Geechee artist, speaker, and Pan African Culture Heritage Fellow, Sonja Griffin Evans, shares her beautiful and unique Gullah/Geechee heritage, and its influence on her artwork. She also discusses what inspires her, and how her cultural roots from the past impacts her work and messages it will send to future generat…

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S1 EP5: Robert Wells Interview 22:27

3+ y ago22:27

22:27

Software developer, Robert Wells, repurposed his professional skills in both research and analysis to pursue genealogical studies. In this episode he shares his knowledgeable insight while providing tips on how to apply genealogical records, DNA analysis and third-party ancestry records services to learn more about your own personal family tree, as…

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S1 EP4: Paul Johnson Interview 24:37

4y ago24:37

24:37

Author and retired Library Director, Paul Johnson, shares insight into his research on Sarah Stanley Grimke and her connection to several mixed ethnic members of a distinguished Coastal Carolina plantation family, as well as Paschal Beverly Randolph and his possible connection to President Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.…

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