EpisodeVisions of Style
How Black Virginians used the camera to define themselves at the turn of the 20th Century.
EpisodeLondon Fog, LA Smog
Almost overnight, things that had not been crimes became criminalized in a new Victorian era.
EpisodeREPLAY: Invisible Founders
There are the names on the buildings, and then there are the real founders.
EpisodeOutdoor Archives
Cemeteries are outdoor archives. After decades of neglect, volunteers are clearing the brush and illuminating America’s repressed histories.
EpisodeEverybody’s Gotta Eat
Parents spend a lot of time refereeing. No, you can’t have hot fries and ice cream for dinner. Yes, please, have some more kale. We go to the dinner tables of “natural parents,” who left city life behind to bring kids closer to their food source.
BlogNorfolk’s “Summer of the Pestilence”
On July 1, Virginia will move into Phase 3 of reopening. This new development will see the reopening of …
EpisodeQuarantine Road
An 1855 yellow fever outbreak in Virginia eerily mirrors the present-day quarantine. And Marie Antoinette often secluded herself with a secret trove of banned books.
EpisodeUnexpected Remixes
Imagine if Beyonce had a secret recording of her singing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton, from before they were both famous. It would be epic!
BlogHarriet Tubman: Disability Icon
When we were producing Episode Three of American Dissent, we wanted to highlight one of our “dissent heroes:” Harriet Tubman. We found Vilissa Thompson’s essay “The Harriet Tubman Casting Cripping Up …
