Whiteness: the privileges associated with one’s white skin color.  Before making this episode, when I thought about whiteness or racial divides, I often thought about it as a naturalized process- something inherent. But, after much research, it turns out whiteness does have a starting point in America- Bacon’s Rebellion. This episode traces the origins of Bacon’s Rebellion and it’s role …

On April 8, a total solar eclipse passed over Bloomington. In honor of the cosmic event, this episode delves into solar eclipse folklore- from jaguars, to sun-eating frogs, to beheaded demons. Featuring interviews from folklorists and anthropologists, host Brookelyn Lambright, connects the past to the present. “Even if they aren’t told today, eclipse myths are evidence of what humans have …

Nancy Brand and Martha Vicinus are two women who worked and lived in Bloomington, Indiana and participated within the Women’s Liberation Movement during the 1960s and 1970s. They made advancements in women’s rights such as founding the Women’s Studies Department at Indiana University and creating the IU Women’s Center. Their interviews, conducted in the late 1970s, are brought back to …

When we think about the Statue of Liberty, American ideals like freedom, equality, and democracy often come to mind. Lady Liberty stands proudly near Ellis Island as a welcoming icon to those entering the U.S. possibly in search of those ideals. The story we’ve been told about Lady Liberty doesn’t always align with the country we know. The U.S. hasn’t …