Flames of Freedom Podcast
1) Episode One: Narrow Places
The story opens in 1790 as Zipporah Jacobs, the daughter of Samuel Nunes, feels called to share with her grandson, Benjamin Phillips, the tale of her ancestors as they traversed a world hellbent on er...Show More
2) The New Zion
In 2024 Season One of Flames of Freedom was nominated for Webby award for best historical podcast. In Season Two, we continue the saga of the Nunes family when they arrive on the shores of what is now...Show More
3) REVEALED: The Team Behind the Scenes
Season 1 wrap-up. A look behind the scenes with interviews of the series creators: Executive Producer, Lance Tōland / Writer, Rick Stone / Producer-Director, Mark Simon / Audio Editor, Composer & Soun...Show More
4) Flames of Freedom: Journey's End
While they await the repairs on their ship, the Jews disembark and learn invaluable lessons about surviving in the American wilderness. While they labor away, Oglethorpe is faced with growing dissensi...Show More
5) REVEALED: Michael Thurmond, Part II
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6) Episode Eleven: Precarious Times
Divisions begin to appear among the Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews on their journey to America, while James Oglethorpe, with the help of Colonel Bull, selects Yamacraw Bluff for the new settlement. Ogle...Show More
7) REVEALED: Michael Thurmond Part I
Michael Thurmond, the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia, is the author of James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia, Freedom: Georgia’s Antislavery Heritage, 1733–1865, and A Story Untold: B...Show More
8) Episode Ten: Dark Night of the Soul
Samuel Nunes agrees to lead the Jewish settlers to the Georgia Colony, and they depart some weeks after Oglethorpe on a ship requisitioned and paid for by London’s wealthiest Jews. But the ship encoun...Show More
9) REVEALED: Dr. Diego Lucci Part II
Dr. Lucci explores the roots of antisemitism in early Christian thought and looks at how John Toland's writings completely changed the conversation around the equality of Jews in English and European ...Show More
10) Episode Nine: Promise of a New Beginning
Daniel and Moses become enamored with the idea of a clean start in America, an idea that their father, Samuel, rejects out of hand. When King George approves the new colony, the Trustees are faced wit...Show More