Folklife Today Podcast
1) Mumming and the American Folklife Center
Rheagan Martin of the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled interviews Folklife Specialists Stephen Winick and Jennifer Cutting about the connections of the mum...Show More
2) CCG Year of Engagement: Community on the Line
In the fourth episode of the Folklife Today subseries focusing on Community Collections Grantees, AFC Events Coordinator Thea Austen and Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas chat with Queen Nur and AJ Riv...Show More
3) Exploring 1950s Gullah Geechee Sonic Life with Dr. Eric Crawford
This episode of Folklife Today explores an important collection of Gullah Geechee sound recordings in the archives of the American Folklife Center. The collection features over four hours of Gullah Ge...Show More
4) CCG Year of Engagement: Returning to Our Roots
In the third episode of the Folklife Today subseries focusing on Community Collections Grantees, AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas interviews Laura Grant, the project leader for the CCG project “Re...Show More
5) Community Collections Grant Year of Engagement: Warp and Weft—Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia
In the second episode of the Folklife Today subseries focusing on Community Collections Grantees, AFC Folklife Specialists Nancy Groce and Meg Nicholas interview Neil Mellon, the Executive Director of...Show More
6) Community Collections Grant Year of Engagement: Remembering Black Dallas
The first episode in a new subseries of Folklife Today, interviewing project teams about their Community Collections Grants projects. In this episode, AFC Folklife Specialists Michelle Stefano and Meg...Show More
7) Reclaiming “Red Wing” with Wampanoag Singer-Songwriter Thea Hopkins
This episode features singer-songwriter Thea Hopkins, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Martha’s Vineyard, in discussion with staff members of the American Folklife Center. Hopkins adapted s...Show More
8) Scary Stories for Halloween 2024
This episode looks at scary stories in the American Folklife Center archives, including ghost stories, witch tales, and other terrifying tales. Hosts Stephen Winick and John Fenn talk with AFC intern ...Show More
9) Storytelling and Folktale Traditions in the American Folklife Center Archive
This episode looks at storytelling and folktale traditions in the American Folklife Center archives, including “Jack Tales,” tall tales, animal tales, and other stories. Hosts Stephen Winick and John ...Show More
Storytelling and Folktale Traditions in the American Folklife Center Archive
31:17 | Sep 30th, 2024
10) Storytelling and Folktale Traditions in the American Folklife Center Archive
This episode looks at storytelling and folktale traditions in the American Folklife Center archives, including “Jack Tales,” tall tales, animal tales, and other stories. Hosts Stephen Winick and John ...Show More
Storytelling and Folktale Traditions in the American Folklife Center Archive
31:17 | Sep 30th, 2024