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Episode 30: Remembering the St. John's Freedmen's Community with Emily Bowles and Hannah Stewart

Description: Interview with Emily Bowles and Hannah Stewart for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan interviews Emily Bowles and Hannah Stewart about their participation in a group research project as students in UNT’s History department. The project focused on a freedmen's community that formed around St. John’s church in Pilot Point, TX. Starting with names etched into the headstones of a neglected cemetery, these students were eventually able to sketch a portrait o… more
Date: February 19, 2020
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Supak, Susan; Bowles, Emily & Stewart, Hannah
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Special Episode: 2020 Census 101 with Jennifer Pope and Marq Youngblood

Description: Interview with Jennifer Pope and Marq Youngblood for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan speaks with two representatives of the U.S. Census Bureau about the importance of the 2020 Census. Jennifer Pope, Partnership Specialist for the Dallas Regional Census Center, talks with Susan about the history of the U.S. Census and the crucial information it generates for states and local communities. Marq Youngblood, Regional Recruiting Coordinator for the Denver/… more
Date: January 15, 2020
Duration: 18 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Supak, Susan; Pope, Jennifer & Youngblood, Marq
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Episode 31:Senior Housing and Healthcare Trends with Dr. Becky Knight

Description: Interview with Dr. Becky Knight for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan speaks with Dr. Becky Knight, who is a faculty member in UNT's Health Services Administration program within the Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services. They discuss Dr. Knight's background in gerontology, healthcare, and senior housing administration, as well as the trends that have developed in those fields in recent years. Dr. Knight answers some common questions people … more
Date: February 26, 2020
Duration: 49 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Supak, Susan & Knight, Becky
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral history interview with Terry Carmody]

Description: Oral history interview with Terry Carmody. Topics covered include Carmody's romantic relationship with Duane Puryear, an AIDS activist who died from complications from AIDS.
Date: February 14, 2020
Duration: 48 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Testa, Nino
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Elicitation of names of birds

Description: This is a recording of an elicitation of names of birds in Mankiyali using corresponding English translation as prompts. The singular and plural forms of the nouns, along with any variant forms, are given. The contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: July 19, 2020
Duration: 5 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of color terms

Description: Recording of an elicitation of color terms in Mankiyali accompanied by English translations. The masculine singular and plural and feminine singular and plural forms are provided for each color term. The contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: July 19, 2020
Duration: 5 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about college experience

Description: Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan remembers his college days. They discuss the modes of transportation used at the time, the teachers and subjects in school, along with different activities.
Date: February 3, 2020
Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about the reformation of the Bathou religion

Description: Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes the reformation of the Bathou religion and various programs and activities along with different wings affiliated to All Bathou Mahasabha.
Date: March 3, 2020
Duration: 16 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about school experiences

Description: Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes the history of the school.
Date: February 3, 2020
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech about school experiences

Description: Recording of a formal speech by Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) which contains a description of primary school life and friends, present situation, and thanks-giving.
Date: March 9, 2020
Duration: 32 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech opening a workshop

Description: Recording of a formal speech by Maneswar Basumatary (Male, age 40) which contains addressing the gathering and vote of thanks to the audience.
Date: March 9, 2020
Duration: 4 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech about personal experiences

Description: Recording of a formal speech by Gobinda Baglari (Male, age 65) which contains a description of personal experiences as a school teacher, village situation, expression of gratitude.
Date: March 9, 2020
Duration: 43 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech about commitment and cooperation

Description: Recording of a formal speech by Sanibor Boro (Male, age 30) which contains an expression of commitment, asking for cooperation and gratitude.
Date: March 9, 2020
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech about social customs and village life

Description: Recording of a formal speech by Kameswar Basumatary (Male, age 60) which contains a description of a village situation, personal career, advice to parents, and thanks-giving.
Date: March 9, 2020
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech about society and parenting

Description: Recording of formal speech by Baburam Basumatary (Male, age 70), and it contains a description of social situation, advice to parents, and thanksgiving.
Date: March 9, 2020
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech about felicitation and gratitude

Description: Speech by Jwmwisa Boro (Male, age 20) on felicitation and thanks-giving.
Date: March 9, 2020
Duration: 4 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about early life experience

Description: Recording of a conversation between Prafulla Basumatary (Male, age 52) and Babrubahan Swargiary (Male, age 63) in which Babrubahan describes his childhood.
Date: February 3, 2020
Duration: 11 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information
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[Interview with Kerry Stanhope]

Description: Audio interview conducted by Alexis Castillo with Kerry Stanhope, the Assistant Director of the Meadows Center for Health Resources at the University of North Texas. Stanhope discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on his work and the resources provided to students through the Meadows Center as well as UNT's response to and student experiences of the pandemic.
Date: 2020
Duration: 30 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Castillo, Alexis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Retelling of the pear story

Description: This is a retelling of the pear story.
Date: October 30, 2020
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the folksong Bēṭī 'The daughter' along with discussion

Description: This is a performance of a traditional song titled 'Beṭi' (Eng. The daughter) followed by a discussion on the same. This folksong is sung on the occasion of rukhsatī 'the bride's departure to her husband's home after the marriage'. It describes how differently the bride's blood-related family members—the mother, father, and brother—get strong memories of her absence. In contrast, the non-blood-related sister-in-law doesn't feel her absence at all—instead, she's glad that the bride left. In this… more
Date: February 1, 2020
Duration: 4 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on Pardhānī (village head) elections in Rāmpūr and about Rāmpūr village

Description: This is a monologue on the Pardhānī (village head) elections in Rāmpūr in the Bhojpuri language. The elections were approaching closer at the time of recording, and the speaker Mr. Jameel who was the ex-village headman of Rāmpūr was contesting this time too. He speaks on the history of these elections and his contesting of the same. He then moves on to give information on Rampur village, its demography, and nearby villages.
Date: November 22, 2020
Duration: 4 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the folksong Abbā kē nadiā ‘The river of the father’ along with discussion.

Description: This is a performance of a traditional song by the title Abbā kē nadiā (Eng. The river of father) followed by a discussion on the same. This folksong is sung on the occasion of rukhsatī 'the bride's departure to her husband's home after the marriage'. It describes the differences in the emotional attachment that a daughter has with her mother, father, brother, and sister-in-law. The folksong is in the Bhojpuri language, the mother tongue of Asiya Khatoon, whereas the discussion is in Urdu and s… more
Date: February 1, 2020
Duration: 3 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation on the demands in the upcoming Pardhānī (village head) election in Rāmpūr

Description: This is a conversation where Mr. Satsri Mangal, a resident of Chaudhrīpūr in Rāmpūr village, places his demands before Mr. Jameel, the former and currently contesting Pardhān (village head) of Rampur. Mr. Jameel listens to his demands, and then Mr. Satsri Mangal narrates some incidents. After that, Mr. Jameel starts a conversation with the village children who were playing cricket a while ago and gathered around the recording place after noticing some recording taking place.
Date: November 22, 2020
Duration: 5 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Partner: UNT College of Information
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