The 2021 Homegrown at Home Concert Series
This episode looks back at the 2021 Homegrown at Home Concert series. Hosts John Fenn and Stephen Winick interview the series producer Theadocia Auste...
Folklife Today Podcast
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Folklife Today tells stories about the cultural traditions and folklore of diverse communities, combining brand-new interviews and narration with songs, stories, music, and oral history from the collections of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center.
Summer Songs Part 2
This episode continues our look at songs about summer, from the amorous adventures of young lovers to the backbreaking work done by convicts in the su...
Summer Songs Part 1
This episode looks at songs about summer, from the amorous adventures of young lovers to the backbreaking work done by convicts in the sun. Hosts John...
Hidden Folklorists: Langston Hughes, with guests Langston Collin Wilkins and Sophie Abramowitz
This episode looks at a “Hidden Folklorist” renowned as a poet and playwright: Langston Hughes. It includes interviews with folklorist Langston Collin...
Hidden Folklorists: Becky Elzy, Alberta Bradford and E.A. McIlhenny, with guest Joshua Clegg Caffery
This episode looks at three “Hidden Folklorists” from Louisiana with special guest Joshua Clegg Caffery from the Center for Louisiana Studies at the U...
Folklife and Poetry
This episode looks at folk poetry, with discussions of four poetry-themed collections in the American Folklife Center. Guest Anne Holmes of the Librar...
Folklife and Poetry
This episode looks at folk poetry, with discussions of four poetry-themed collections in the American Folklife Center. Guest Anne Holmes of the Librar...
The Green Book and African American Travel with Candacy Taylor
This episode presents an interview with Candacy Taylor, whose latest project is documenting sites associated with the Negro Motorist Green Book, a tra...
Sea Shanties
This episode presents an introduction to sea shanties, including a discussion of the word “shanty” or “chantey;” a discussion of the roots of shanties...
The Peaceful Transfer of Mumming: American Folklife Center 2020 Mummers’ Play
This episode presents the American Folklife Center’s 2020 mummers’ play, “The Peaceful Transfer of Mumming.” Every year, in the week or two before Chr...