Podcasts & Radio:
The Denbo Center provides support for UT faculty, staff, and graduate students to receive podcasting training through participation in the National Humanities Center’s annual podcasting institutes, and also partners with local organizations to host podcasts on relevant arts & humanities topics. Denbo Center faculty also serve as guests on various radio programs and with other media outlets.
Pandemic Resiliencies: Creating Communities in the Time of Covid
This podcasts looks at stories of people, families, and communities that found ways to thrive in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sarah Parker interviews London Hardin and Martha Morrisson, co-owners of a local salon in Jacksonville, FL and discuss with them ways that their small business built empathy and community in a scary time. Next, Katie Hodges-Kluck (PhD ’15) recounts her journey to motherhood, which she shared with Ty Roberts, a doula and reproductive rights activist in Knoxville, TN. Finally, we hear the story of Shauntae Brown White’s family of cousins, originally from the Midwest, but currently spread across the United States and spanning three generations, who reconnected virtually during the pandemic.
This podcast was recorded as part of the National Humanities Center’s 2022 Faculty Podcasting Institute.
Black in Appalachia Podcasts
The Denbo Center (then the UT Humanities Center) hosted Black Ecologies Week in March 2022, with University of Tennessee departments and community partners. This week-long series of events featured vibrant cross-campus, community-oriented, and interdisciplinary conversations that investigated environmental issues in relation to Black life today.
As part of this special themed week, the Center co-hosted two podcasts in partnership with Black in Appalachia. The podcasts were recorded in the UT Student Union.
Battle of the Green Fishes: One Historical Mystery, Unlimited Perspectives
In this podcast, we explore a skirmish you’ve probably never heard of: the Battle of the Green Fishes. A massive conflict in which thousands lost their lives, this battle constituted a defining moment in the history of naval warfare. For those who fought that day, the devastation and human suffering were unforgettable. And yet, the event has been largely forgotten in the modern world. But all is not as it seems. Beyond a simple war story, the Battle of the Green Fishes also makes us question how we know what we know about history, and how we share that history and tell those stories today. Listen in to discover the mystery.
Hosted by Carrington OBrion, Morgan Schneider (UT WLC), Andrew Craig, and Kayla Shea (UT English).
This podcast was recorded as part of the National Humanities Center’s 2023 Graduate Student Podcasting Institute.
Other Media Appearances
Amy Elias Interview with Hallerin Hill
Connecting Health to the Arts & Humanities (WUOT Health Connections)
Conversations and Cocktails: A Discussion with Maria Stehle (WUOT)
Sound teachings: An interview with David Haskell (WUOT)
News:
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