History can be explored as a story, and in stories, chapters close. Today, we wrap up our podcast and reflect on how this project impacted us, Samford, and Birmingham as a whole. The music in this episode was produced by Samford student Kerry Joiner. This episode was written and produced by Michelle Little and Claire Davis.Find more about our progr…

This semester, a group of Samford students traveled weekly to Episcopal Place, a senior living facility in downtown Birmingham, as part of a project that aimed not only to collect the residents' stories but also to build relationships between student and interview partner. Join us as we listen to a few of the stories they collected and consider the…

In our last installment of our faith and history mini-series, Bailey Sharp investigates the Birmingham Public Library's archives with Jim Baggett to see just how deeply religion affects history and historians alike.This episode features Bailey Sharp and Jim Baggett.The music in this episode was written and produced by Samford student Kerry Joiner.T…

In the next installment of our faith and history mini-series, Jonathan Lawson and Shae Corey explore the impact of church history and tradition with Sister Elisabeth Meadows of the Sacred Heart Monastery and Pastor Matt Mason of the Church of Brook Hills. This episode features Jonathan Lawson, Shae Corey, Sister Elisabeth Meadows, and Pastor Matt M…

In the effort to make history objective, conversations about religion and faith sometimes fall to the wayside. What perspectives do we lose by doing this, and how do historians and religious leaders alike confront the overlap between their fields? Join us as we introduce our next series of student-made podcasts and listen to the first foray into th…

Since its incorporation over one hundred years ago, East Lake, Alabama, has come to represent a variety of places, from a resort town to a quiet college campus to an affordable suburb. Stemming from a project between a local coffee shop and school, this episode of Sam.wav explores what East Lake has come to mean to them in their lives and how they …

We often say that music broadens boundaries, but how does that concept come into play? Dr. Beth McGinnis and her senior seminar class explored the power of music by traveling to Perry County, Alabama. While there, they played music with high school students and interviewed school administrators. In this student-made episode of Sam.wav, we discuss t…

Fifteen minutes outside downtown Birmingham, the quiet town of Docena, Alabama, sits next to a long-defunct mine. Its inhabitants still burst with stories about the vibrant company town, just as they did forty years ago when the first wave of Samford students came to collect their life stories. In this episode of Sam.wav, hear their stories about g…

Oral history is known for uncovering and preserving little-known, personal stories, but what happens when the process itself becomes its own story? In our first episode of the new season, hear us discuss a marvelous tale that includes a decaying box of tapes, a small, welcoming mining town, and the longevity of student projects.This episode feature…