An initial view of the new records
May 2019
A Multicultural Family & My Good List | 197
The U.S. is a melting pot, so what does it look like to incorporate your ancestral heritage into your day-to-day family life? Tsh chats with Jacqui Skemp, who shares small, simple ways she weaves her culture — as a first-generation Mexican American — at home with her husband and ... Show More
37m 14s
Dec 2021
50: Exile Island. Kalaupapa National Historic Site.
For the last episode of 2021, we are headed to the Hawaiian island of Molokai, home to one of the most remote peninsulas in the world. For over a century, thousands of people suffering from ma'i ho'oka'awale, or the “separating sickness” were ripped from their families and forced ... Show More
58m 19s
Mar 2022
Kathryn de Luna on Africa, Bantu, and Historical Linguistics
About one in every five people alive on the planet today speaks a language belonging to the Bantu family, and Bantu-speaking peoples have shaped the history of Africa in profound ways. But how did they expand from their original homeland, and how can we tell? Professor Kathryn de ... Show More
51m 39s
Feb 2022
The Genetic Origins of Indigenous Americans: Interview with Professor Jennifer Raff
Professor Jennifer Raff, a longtime friend of the show, returns to discuss her work on the genetic ancestry of America’s Indigenous peoples. We talk about Beringia, waves of migration, the troublesome relationship between science and Indigenous peoples, and her fantastic new book ... Show More
42m 47s
May 2021
Episode 34: Lost and Found
On today's episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by listening closely. Featuring a 5-year-old Sofia Coppola, and Patti Smith before she recorded her first album.
Lost & Found Sound is the wo ... Show More
47m 8s
Dec 2022
Armenian Pilgrimages: A Journey to the Homeland
A father and daughter journey to their ancestral homeland, looking to track down the place their family had lived before being forced to flee the Armenian genocide.They’re among hundreds of Armenian families who, over the last three decades, have returned to their ancestors' home ... Show More
35m 32s
Nov 2019
036 - Our Story: Dating, Engagement and Marriage
On Wednesday, November 13th, Lucas (my husband) and I will have his green card interview. A green card, is a physical card you receive from the U.S. government that permits you to reside in the U.S. and work.Since we will need to tell our story to the judge / immigration official ... Show More
20m 3s