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About That Life

Garrison Hayes

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Frequency: 1 episode/10d. Total Eps: 8

To fully understand what we’re living through right now, we need to dig deeper into our history. Hosted by award-winning journalist Garrison Hayes, About That Life uncovers unsung and overlooked figures from Black history who challenged the status quo — from Gloria Richardson to George Washington Williams. Each episode traces the defiant, strategic and deeply human choices they made and sits down with people whose life and work connects to their legacy. The fight for justice has always had a playbook. And these stories provide the blueprint for a better future.

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About that Spooky Life

Friday, October 30, 2026 • Duration 37:09

Black history is full of stories that’ll make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Not because of ghosts but because they actually happened! We’re joined by podcast hosts Deante Kyle (Grits & Eggs), Big Ice Cup Kat (Grits & Eggs), comedian Jamila Bell and creator Lynae Vanee who each share a shocking true tale. Who’s a defiant person you think we should feature on the show? Or do you have a story about someone who inspired you to be “about that life"? Leave us a voicemail at 814-326-2866. Support the show by subscribing on Substack Show Notes Guests: Jamila Bell Big Ice Cup Kat Lynae Vanee Deante Kyle Want to learn more?Read: Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits, and Hoodoo Saints As If She Were Free The Making of HaitiFollow Garrison YouTube TikTok Instagram Senior Producer: Kristen Bennett Producer: Matt Gant Story Editor: Casey Miner Fact Checker: Sarah McClure Researcher & Archival Producer: Caitlin Riggsbee Original Music & Sound Design: Kyle Murdock Executive Producer: N’Jeri Eaton Head of Brand & Audience: Anhelo Reyes Head of Video: Tonja Thigpen Huge thanks to our partners at American Experiments Special thanks to REVOLT Studios To Kevin, Allie, Dom, Simone, and last but not least — Mr. Benjamin. Additional Materials Pittsburgh Courier Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Lionsgate Felicia Blue Library of Congress Formulanone Shawn Harqauil Historic New Orleans Collection Loxahatchee River Historical SocietyPatricia Brintle Gerard Valchin/Haitian Art Society Jacques-Richard Chéry UNESCO Warner Bros. Pictures BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Evan Vucci Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Assata Shakur: In Her Own Words

Friday, October 23, 2026 • Duration 27:10

They called her Joanne Chesimard, enemy of the state and one of the FBI’s Most Wanted. But that wasn't the real story. Assata Shakur was a Black freedom fighter. In this episode, journalist and author Santi Elijah Holley helps us dive into Assata’s story. Weaving in Assata’s own poetry read by Lynae Vanee, we tell the story of how Assata became a symbol for something she never was, the lengths the government took to paint her a terrorist, and how she boldly reclaimed her own story and taught us what it means to be free. Who’s a defiant person you think we should feature on the show? Or do you have a story about someone who inspired you to be “about that life"? Leave us a voicemail at 814-326-2866. Support the show by subscribing on Substack Show Notes Guest: Santi Elijah Holley website Lynae Vanee Want to learn more? Read: An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created by Santi Elijah Holley Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur Follow Garrison YouTube TikTok Instagram Senior Producer: Kristen Bennett Producer: Matt Gant Story Editor: Julie Caine Fact Checker: Sarah McClure Production Supervisor: Hugo Salguero Original music & sound design: Kyle Murdock Executive Producer: N’Jeri Eaton Head of Brand & Audience: Anhelo Reyes Head of Video: Tonja Thigpen Huge thanks to our partners at American Experiments Special thanks to Lynae Vanee To Kevin, Allie, Dom, Simone, and last but not least — Mr. Benjamin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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