Best Vodou Podcasts (2024)

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It’s not about the Vodou 34:43

22d ago34:43

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Religious and spiritual faiths and the practices associated with them are misrepresented ridiculously often – especially so if they deviate from the norm in, say, predominantly Christian communities. In these societies, anything not adhering to strict Christian principles has historically gained the label of “occult,” and any symbolism or practices…

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Douglas K. Miller, "Indians on the Move: Native American Mobility and Urbanization in the Twentieth Century" (UNC Press, 2019) 1:43:20

14h ago1:43:20

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In 1972, the Bureau of Indian Affairs terminated its twenty-year-old Voluntary Relocation Program, which encouraged the mass migration of roughly 100,000 Native American people from rural to urban areas. At the time the program ended, many groups--from government leaders to Red Power activists--had already classified it as a failure, and scholars h…

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Julia Hauser on A Taste for Purity: An Entangled History of Vegetarianism 54:53

1h ago54:53

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This discussion is with Dr. Julia Hauser, a cultural historian interested in the entanglements of Europe, the US and Asia, mainly India and the Middle East, during the nineteenth and twentieth century. She has worked on female mission in late Ottoman Beirut, the entangled history of vegetarianism between Europe, the US, and India, and the global hi…

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Imani D. Owens on Turn the World Upside Down: Empire and Unruly Forms of Black Folk Culture in the U.S. and Caribbean 1:20:15

28m ago1:20:15

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This discussion is with Dr. Imani D. Owens, an associate professor of English at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. She studies and teaches African American and Caribbean literature, music, and performance. Her research has been supported by a Postdoctoral Fellowship in African American Studies at Princeton University, a Woodrow Wilson Career Enhanc…

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5 Bodies- Intro- Spiritual Table Talk 11:26

44m ago11:26

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5 Bodies- Intro- Spiritual Table Talk

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Dating App Dangers 33:56

4h ago33:56

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We never really know who we’re interacting with online. It takes just one wrong person knowing who you are, where you live, and seemingly inconsequential details about your life for everything to turn deadly. Whether you’re a Gen Z kid or a millennial whose parents never let you use the family PC unsupervised, the internet is a dangerous place. Con…

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Reward vs Punishment- Spiritual Table Talk 21:05

11d ago21:05

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Reward vs Punishment- Spiritual Table Talk

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You are not special- Spiritual Table Talk 27:44

13d ago27:44

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You are not special- Spiritual Table Talk

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Anne Gray Fischer, "The Streets Belong to Us: Sex, Race, and Police Power from Segregation to Gentrification" (UNC Press, 2022) 1:14:04

8d ago1:14:04

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Anne Gray Fischer speaks about her path to and through research, including how sex workers informed her analysis of policing and state violence, the role of law enforcement in struggles over economic development, and the intellectual and practical factors of research design. Men, especially Black men, often stand in as the ultimate symbol of the ma…

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Spirits affect on relationships- Spiritual Table Talk 16:00

13d ago16:00

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Spirits affect on relationships- Spiritual Table Talk

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True Crime Cases Presents: Diagnosing A Killer [Full Episode] 1:36:06

1M ago1:36:06

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Welcome to another episode of True Crime Cases with Lanie. Today, we have a special episode featuring the podcast Diagnosing A Killer. If you’re passionate about true crime and mental health, you’re in for an insightful and thought-provoking journey. Diagnosing A Killer is hosted by two sisters, Koelle and Kenna, who delve deep into the stories of …

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Being spiritual effect on environment- Spiritual Table Talk 16:51

26d ago16:51

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Being spiritual effect on environment- Spiritual Table Talk

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Jason Allen-Paisant on Engagements with Aimé Césaire: Thinking with Spirits 1:14:18

1M ago1:14:18

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You’re listening to Conversations in Atlantic Theory, a podcast dedicated to books and ideas generated from and about the Atlantic world. In collaboration with the Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, these conversations explore the cultural, political, and philosophical traditions of the Atlantic world, ranging from European critical theo…

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Mónica A. Jiménez, "Making Never-Never Land: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico" (UNC Press, 2024) 1:27:14

1M ago1:27:14

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Myths about the powers held by the United States are often supported by the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, which derives its logic from the interpretation of a document that the US itself developed. Therefore, when pressure is placed on a specific legal precedent, the shallowness of its validity is revealed. Dr. Mónica A. Jiménez accomplishes t…

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Ancient Secret to sacred Speech- Spiritual Table Talk 17:33

1M ago17:33

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Ancient Secret to sacred Speech- Spiritual Table Talk

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Kathleen Spanos and Sinclair Emoghene on Dancing in the World: Revealing Cultural Confluences 1:10:22

1M ago1:10:22

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You’re listening to Conversations in Atlantic Theory, a podcast dedicated to books and ideas generated from and about the Atlantic world. In collaboration with the Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, these conversations explore the cultural, political, and philosophical traditions of the Atlantic world, ranging from European critical theo…

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Catch up- spiritual table talk 13:15

1M ago13:15

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Catch up- spiritual table talk

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John Soluri, "Creatures of Fashion: Animals, Global Markets, and the Transformation of Patagonia" (UNC Press, 2024) 1:19:25

2M ago1:19:25

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Today, the mention of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego conjures images of idyllic landscapes untouched by globalisation. Creatures of Fashion: Animals, Global Markets, and the Transformation of Patagonia (University of North Carolina Press, 2024) by Dr. John Soluri upends this, revealing how the exploitation of animals—terrestrial and marine, domesti…

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The Monster with 21 Faces 40:41

2M ago40:41

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On March 18, 1984, Katsuhisha Ezaki came home from work and decided to go for a bath. When he got ready for this bath at around 9 pm, he had utterly no idea that this dip in the tub was going to render him incredibly vulnerable in only a matter of moments. Content Warnings: unsolved case, blackmail, mentions of suicide Listen to our friends at Diag…

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Felicia Arriaga, "Behind Crimmigration: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America" (UNC Press, 2023) 1:02:51

2M ago1:02:51

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In recent years, dozens of counties in North Carolina have partnered with federal law enforcement in the criminalization of immigration--what many have dubbed "crimmigration." Southern border enforcement still monopolizes the national immigration debate, but immigration enforcement has become common within the United States as well. While Immigrati…

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Papa Legba- Spiritual Table Talk 17:10

2M ago17:10

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Papa Legba- Spiritual Table Talk

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American Muslim Women on Campus 25:12

2M ago25:12

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A conversation with award-winning academic Dr. Shabana Mir discussing her book Muslim American Women on Campus: Undergraduate Social Life and Identity (UNC Press, 2016) Interviewer: Sofia Rehman.By New Books Network

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Quick Updates [TL; DL in Show Notes!] 5:23

2M ago5:23

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Hi everyone! I appreciate your patience as we navigate the next episode! I wanted to quickly come here to release an updated episode that catches you up for the rest of the year, and I hope that I will see you in person soon! It means so much that you would come and see me! Check out the show notes below for all the details of what I reveal in this…

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Father’s Day- Spiritual Table Talk 14:45

2M ago14:45

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Father’s Day- Spiritual Table Talk

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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, "Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America" (UNC Press, 2023) 51:04

2M ago51:04

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Pivoting from studies that emphasize the dominance of progressivism on American college campuses during the late sixties and early seventies, Lauren Lassabe Shepherd positions conservative critiques of, and agendas in, American colleges and universities as an essential dimension of a broader conversation of conservative backlash against liberal edu…

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Misterios Part 3- Godparents red flags- Spiritual Table Talk 32:10

2M ago32:10

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Misterios Part 3- Godparents red flags- Spiritual Table Talk

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The Tiktok Murders: Mahek and Ansreen Bukhari

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Social media platforms are designed to be addictive, and one far too common side effect of this is that many young people spend hours scrolling through their feeds, comparing themselves to others, and feeling inadequate. Conversely, though, social media sites also give individuals with narcissistic personality traits a chance to keep the focus of t…

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Misterios Part 2- Spiritual Table Talk 28:44

3M ago28:44

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Misterios Part 2- Spiritual Table Talk

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Misterios Part 1- Spiritual Table Talk 26:00

3M ago26:00

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Misterios Part 1- Spiritual Table Talk

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Mystical experience: Spiritual Table talk 31:06

3M ago31:06

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Mystical experience: Spiritual Table talk

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Ezra McCandless

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The phrase “You can’t have your cake and eat it too” is an idiom that dates back several centuries. Its origins can be traced to the 16th century, although the exact phrase has evolved over time. Originally, the phrase appeared in different forms, such as “you can’t eat your cake and have it” or “you can’t have your cake and eat it.” The basic mean…

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Omar Valerio-Jiménez, "Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship" (UNC Press, 2024) 1:11:26

3M ago1:11:26

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Omar Valerio-Jiménez's book Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship (UNC Press, 2024) analyzes the ways collective memories of the US-Mexico War have shaped Mexican Americans' civil rights struggles over several generations. As the first Latinx people incorporated into the nation, Mexican Americans were offered US citizensh…

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Kouzen: Spiritual Table Talk 26:17

3M ago26:17

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Kouzen: Spiritual Table Talk

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Maria Cristina Garcia, "State of Disaster: The Failure of U. S. Migration Policy in an Age of Climate Change" (UNC Press, 2022) 50:15

3M ago50:15

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Natural disasters and the dire effects of climate change cause massive population displacements and lead to some of the most intractable political and humanitarian challenges seen today. Yet, as Maria Cristina Garcia observes in State of Disaster: The Failure of U. S. Migration Policy in an Age of Climate Change (UNC Press, 2022), there is actually…

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Evil Reincarnated: Spiritual Table Talk 25:31

4M ago25:31

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Evil Reincarnated: Spiritual Table Talk

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Eziaku Atuama Nwokocha, "Vodou en Vogue: Fashioning Black Divinities in Haiti and the United States" (UNC Press, 2023) 1:27:01

3M ago1:27:01

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In Haitian Vodou, spirits impact Black practitioners' everyday lives, tightly connecting the sacred and the secular. As Eziaku Atuama Nwokocha reveals in Vodou En Vogue: Fashioning Black Divinities in Haiti and the United States (UNC Press, 2023), that connection is manifest in the dynamic relationship between public religious ceremonies, material …

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Charlottesville Unsolved: Pherbia ‘Faye’ Tinsley & Sage Smith 37:40

4M ago37:40

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In 2020, the FBI had a shocking admission to make regarding the homicide clearance rates of police investigations across America. That year, they hit a record low, plummeting to under 50%, and it hasn’t bounced back since. This means that roughly half of all murders remain unsolved—an unsettling statistic, especially given the current surge in murd…

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Mateo Jarquín, "The Sandinista Revolution: A Global Latin American History" (UNC Press, 2024) 33:59

3M ago33:59

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The Sandinista Revolution and its victory against the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua gripped the United States and the world in the 1980s. But as soon as the Sandinistas were voted out of power in 1990 and the Iran Contra affair ceased to make headlines, it became, in Washington at least, a thing of the past. In The Sandinista Revolution: A Globa…

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Justice- Spiritual Table Talk 21:20

4M ago21:20

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Justice- Spiritual Table Talk

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Ego tricks: Ego and madness- Spiritual Table Talk 18:56

4M ago18:56

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Ego tricks: Ego and madness- Spiritual Table Talk

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Ego tricks: credit blame - Spiritual Table Talk 15:13

4M ago15:13

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Ego tricks: credit blame - Spiritual Table Talk

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Flordelis Dos Santos de Souza

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In this gripping episode of “True Crime Cases with Lanie,” we delve deep into the shocking and complex murder case of Flordelis Dos Santos de Souza, a Brazilian gospel singer, pastor, and politician, whose life took a dark turn with the brutal murder of her husband, Anderson do Carmo. Join us as we peel back the layers of this captivating story, tr…

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R. J. Boutelle, "The Race for America: Black Internationalism in the Age of Manifest Destiny" (UNC Press, 2023) 1:07:55

5M ago1:07:55

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As Manifest Destiny took hold in the national consciousness, what did it mean for African Americans who were excluded from its ambitions for an expanding American empire that would shepherd the Western Hemisphere into a new era of civilization and prosperity? In The Race for America: Black Internationalism in the Age of Manifest Destiny (UNC Press,…

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Ego tricks: Forget You- Spiritual Table Talk 23:01

5M ago23:01

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Ego tricks/ Forget You- Spiritual Table Talk

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Shardé M. Davis, "Being Black in the Ivory: Truth-Telling about Racism in Higher Education" (UNC Press, 2024) 50:44

5M ago50:44

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When Sharde M. Davis turned to social media during the summer of racial reckoning in 2020, she meant only to share how racism against Black people affects her personally. But her hashtag, BlackintheIvory, went viral, fostering a flood of Black scholars sharing similar stories. Soon the posts were being quoted during summer institutes and workshops …

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Joseph M. Thompson, "Cold War Country: How Nashville's Music Row and the Pentagon Created the Sound of American Patriotism" (UNC Press, 2024) 1:06:57

4M ago1:06:57

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Country music maintains a special, decades-long relationship to American military life, but these ties didn't just happen. This readable history reveals how country music's Nashville-based business leaders on Music Row created partnerships with the Pentagon to sell their audiences on military service while selling the music to service members. Begi…

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Forgiveness- Can people forgive?- Spiritual Table Talk 18:45

5M ago18:45

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Forgiveness- Can people forgive?- Spiritual Table Talk

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Marc Masters, "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape" (UNC Press, 2023) 55:20

5M ago55:20

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The cassette tape was revolutionary. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle changed music history. Make your own tapes! Trade them with friends! Tape over the ones you don't like! The cassette tape upended pop culture, creating movements and uniting communities. High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape (UNC Press, …

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The Case of Joan D’Alessandro

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Join Lanie as she delves into the tragic story of Joan D’Alessandro, a 7-year-old girl whose life was tragically cut short. In this episode, we explore the details of her abduction, the investigation, and the impact on her family and community. More Info: Joan’s Joy, AKA the Joan Angela D’Alessandro Foundation Rosemarie’s book The Message of Light …

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Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt, "Boardinghouse Women: How Southern Keepers, Cooks, Nurses, Widows, and Runaways Shaped Modern America" (UNC Press, 2023) 1:21:27

5M ago1:21:27

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In Boardinghouse Women: How Southern Keepers, Cooks, Nurses, Widows, and Runaways Shaped Modern America (UNC Press, 2023), Elizabeth Engelhardt argues that modern American food, business, caretaking, politics, sex, travel, writing, and restaurants all owe a debt to boardinghouse women in the South. From the eighteenth century well into the twentiet…

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