Homegoings

Immigrantly: Unboxed

Here on the show, we ask a lot of our guests. We ask for their time, and a good amount of it, as most of these 40-minute Homegoings episodes are actually shaped after two-hour interviews! We unapolog…

00:47:57 | Thu 14 Nov 2024

'Where are the Black Goths in Vermont?'

In our first Homegoings Shorty we get to go "Goth" as we answer a question from DonnCherie McKenzie about where the community of Black goths might be hiding in Vermont. This shorty was reported an…

00:15:00 | Thu 31 Oct 2024

‘Don’t come at me with the race thing’: Why one Black voter is backing Trump

Juan Coleman, a Black man who lives in Vermont, voted for Donald Trump in the past and is planning to vote for him again in this election cycle. And he’s not alone. Though we won’t know the actual nu…

00:40:04 | Thu 17 Oct 2024

Does grief have a sound?

How do you talk about Black death, in the media, in a way that is consistent, and intentional? How do you memorialize and humanize Black grief without perpetuating trauma? Here on Homegoings, we beli…

00:38:38 | Thu 03 Oct 2024

The myth of the big Black penis

***A heads up: This episode contains strong language, unbleeped swearing and explicit adult content*** In our fourth and final episode of the special series “Stereo-anti-types,” we tackle one of t…

00:37:09 | Thu 19 Sep 2024

The only one in the room: Dianne Bondy is the only one redefining yoga for the rest of us

Dianne Bondy is a yoga teacher and social justice activist who works to make wellness accessible for everyone – no matter their shape, size, level of ability or ethnicity. In this episode Laura Cathc…

00:56:12 | Thu 12 Sep 2024

The myth of the stupid Black person

“Stereo-anti-types” is a special series from Homegoings examining some of the most troubling, most profound and most dangerous stereotypes that apply to Black men. In part three of the series, “The m…

00:38:33 | Fri 30 Aug 2024

The myth of the scary Black man

***A heads up: This episode contains strong language and unbleeped swearing*** “Stereo-anti-types” is a special series from Homegoings examining some of the most troubling, most profound and most da…

00:30:48 | Thu 22 Aug 2024

The myth of the deadbeat dad

***A heads up: This episode contains strong language and unbleeped swearing*** “Stereo-anti-types” is a special series from Homegoings examining some of the most troubling, most profound and most da…

00:33:37 | Thu 15 Aug 2024

Ask me anything, with Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.

Back in January, host Myra Flynn sat down with Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. in front of a live audience at Vermont Public studios to practice what we do best here on Homegoings: They had a very candid conv…

00:50:35 | Thu 01 Aug 2024

What makes you feel free?

There’s some irony in freedom because freedom is inherently unfree. It’s something to be defended, fought for, stood up for. It’s been hard-won in a lot of our history. It’s also elusive. Sometimes y…

00:39:46 | Thu 18 Jul 2024

Stories from the spotlight: Surviving the music industry as a woman of color (part two)

***A heads up: This episode contains strong language and unbleeped swearing as well as discussions of sexual abuse*** In part two of “Stories from the spotlight,” we continue our deep dive into th…

00:43:56 | Thu 27 Jun 2024

Stories from the spotlight: Surviving the music industry as a woman of color (part one)

***A heads up: This episode contains strong language and unbleeped swearing as well as discussions of sexual abuse*** Fame, or the idea of it, is deeply woven into our society. It’s currency — peop…

00:50:41 | Thu 13 Jun 2024

Homegoings live: One night in February

Earlier this year, we hosted a special night at the Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, Vermont. Five of the artists featured in our podcast took to the stage for a magical evening of poetry, m…

00:47:58 | Thu 30 May 2024

Finding my voice: A conversation with Tracy ‘The D.O.C.’ Curry

***A heads up: This episode contains strong language and unbleeped swearing*** Tracy “The D.O.C.” Curry is the OG of hip-hop, one of the originators of the genre itself. In 1989, a horrible car ac…

00:32:08 | Thu 16 May 2024

Never at home: The biracial conundrum

“How do people who identify as Black but have a white parent identify with that part of them? What are the complicated issues, if any? How do you manage day to day?” These are the questions posed by …

00:53:33 | Thu 02 May 2024

Aging in full color

***A heads up: This episode contains strong language and unbleeped swearing*** Forget about aging in place, how about aging in paradise? For the launch of season two, Homegoings goes out of the coun…

00:47:38 | Thu 18 Apr 2024

Homegoings: Digital Postcard - 2024

Homegoings is a show that invites listeners to be a fly on the wall, privy to candid and genuine conversations about race. Host and musician Myra Flynn explores themes that fearlessly straddle that l…

00:03:56 | Fri 23 Feb 2024

eRACEing Race: A conversation with Rachel Dolezal (part two)

Rachel Anne Dolezal became infamous when, in 2015, while deep in her work as an activist for Black and civil rights, a local TV news crew interviewed her and asked: “Are you African American?” Rachel…

00:35:53 | Fri 12 Jan 2024

eRACEing Race: A conversation with Rachel Dolezal (part one)