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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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[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
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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
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[TBAAL - Author's luncheon: Dr. C. Eve Lincoln]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Author's Luncheon with Dr. C. Eve Lincoln. The first part of the audio is an extended introduction to the author while the later half is Dr. Lincoln's speech.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 56 minutes 56 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Gwendolyn Brooks reading poetry]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of author Gwendolyn Brooks reading poetry for an audience at Tarrant County Junior College South Campus (now Tarrant County College).
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 51 minutes 46 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Convention Center to trolley to author's inspiration]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The first recording is a compilation of random clips of audio featuring: an interview on The Dallas Morning News with a health inspector over the food conditions within convention centers; a conversation between two radio hosts comparing the cost of public transportation around the world to those found in Dallas; Dallas City Council members arguing over the distribution of convention tickets to different local areas; a community member being int… more
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 39 minutes 15 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank calls: compilation]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a compilation of prank calls made at the Rick Smiley radio show. Calls include those made to a pharmacy, a tire store, a book store, angry church members and department stores, among others.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 39 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: mash up _01]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a mash up of funny moments made during the Rick Smiley radio show in which he pranks calls a member of the community.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Off the Hook by Rick Smiley]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the album recording of "Off the Hook" by Rick Smiley.
Date: June 23, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 38 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: church comedy show argument _03]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Rick Smiley radio show to a woman whose son allegedly offended some people during a comedic performance at a Baptist church. The call becomes an argument between the two speakers.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: tires _04]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made to from the Rick Smiley radio show to a tire store about spinning wheels that caused her to have a car crash.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: fan_05]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio tape is a comedic sketch featuring Rick Smiley playing a grandmother who calls an electric company, specializing in air conditioning, to get a window fan fixed in her house. Towards the end of the sketch, the grandmother gets her grandson involved in talks with the manager of the company.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 05 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL -Rick Smiley prank call: mom_06]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made on the Rick Smiley radio show to a supposed "bad mom." The call was made at the request of her son. At the end of the call, a pastor tries to calm the angry woman down. Laughter can be heard after the woman disconnects from the call.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Rick Smiley prank call: ice cream_07]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made on the Rick Smiley radio show to an ice cream store. The first part of the audio is a young man trying to spend $1,500 on ice cream for a party. The second part is of a "grandmother" calling the store back after the owner disconnected the call from her "grandson." Laughter can be heard at the end of the audio.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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