All Over the Place explores the intersection where race, culture and politics meet. Dara Starr Tucker provides weekly commentary on the topics that impact us all and provides a fresh perspective on how to interrogate these issues through her unique lens as a noted social commentator with over 1,000,000 followers across all social media platforms. Dara is a singer/songwriter and occasional satirist who uses each of these forms of expression to communicate her passion for deeper human connecti ...
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I'm a professional singer and amateur filmmaker. I'll be sharing my musings on music and life.
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EP 42 | Telling Black Stories with Garrison Hayes
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This is the 1st of a 3-part conversation with one of my all-time favorite content creators, Garrison Hayes. We had a sprawling conversation about Black storytelling, Christianity in the Black community and our individual journeys through the religious deconstruction process. Part II drops next week. If you haven't had the chance to check out Garris…
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EP 41 | Why Voting Rights are Under Attack with Qasim Rashid
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Attacks on voting rights are as old as the U.S. itself. Many people are not aware of the long standing history of attacks on this constitutionally protected right. Efforts to restrict voting access have not abated, and it's incumbent upon all of us to understand how these efforts have evolved over the years. All over the U.S., but particularly in t…
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Bonus Episode! Colors of the Wind
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By now, most people know that the version of the Pocahontas story that was presented in the 1995 Disney film is mostly fiction. But the story behind the composition of the film’s most famous song is not as well known. It was important to lyricist Stephen Schwartz to pay homage to the history and legacy of the Powhatan people on which the film is ba…
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EP 40 | Affirmative Action with Qasim Rashid
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For the month of May, we’re delving into some deep-dive discussions with a couple of my favorite mutual creators — first up is human rights lawyer, Qasim Rashid. In this episode, we’re talking over the recent decision by the conservative Supreme Court to do away with race-based affirmative action. Since anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum …
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EP 39 | Mental Health and the Black Community
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I’ve taken some time to look at disparities in health outcomes in the Black community vs. every other racial grouping in the U.S. The numbers are pretty grim. And unfortunately, when we take a look at the mental health profile for Black people as a whole in the U.S., it’s no different. Black people are statistically more likely to suffer from depre…
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EP 38 | Must We Root for "Everybody Black?"
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“I’m Rooting for Everybody Black” has become a bit of a rallying cry to indicate our unwavering support for Black creatives, entrepreneurs, techies — anybody that’s repping Black excellence. But the expectation that “Everybody Black” deserves our support can also be an errant one. The death of OJ Simpson brings this topic into greater focus, and it…
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Medical racism is one of the most under-addressed topics in discussions around healthcare. Maybe that’s because most people don’t really know what it is, or how deeply it impacts communities of color — particularly Black people. Many don’t know it exists at all. But as you’ll hear in this week’s episode, medical racism can kill. In this week’s podc…
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EP 36 | The Politics of White Grievance
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White Grievance is big business. And it's increasingly becoming a more reliable winning strategy on the right. As more and more "Trumpists" are elected to political office, we're beginning to see conspiracies like "The Great Replacement Theory" and "white erasure' be mainstreamed by heroes of the right like Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Trump himse…
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EP 35 | Voting Rights are Under Attack
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There has not been a time in U.S. history where the constitutionally protected right to vote has not been under attack for marginalized groups. It's nothing new. It's just a shame that this is still the case in 2024. I'm covering the attack on voting rights, and getting into the long history of challenges to voting for Black and brown people, young…
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EP 34 | DEI and Affirmative Action are Under Attack
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are being scrapped all over the country in favor of a 'colorblind' narrative that attempts to minimize the impact of systemic racism on our present day reality. I'm taking a look at the recent move by the Alabama Legislature and Alabama governor Kay Ivey to outlaw DEI programs throughout the state, and to se…
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EP 33 | Jamelle Bouie on Black Voters and the 2024 Election
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Jamelle Bouie is one of the leading voices at the intersection of politics, history and race in the United States. He's a writer for the New York Times, a frequent contributor to CBS News and he has a thriving TikTok channel where he elucidates current affairs for younger audiences. I sat down with Jamelle to discuss the upcoming election season, a…
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EP 32 | 3 Heroes of Women's History Month
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Women's history month presents a unique opportunity to highlight 3 women that I've done Breakdowns on in the past that would all be rightly regarded as trailblazers in their filed. They're singers, they're songwriters and they've all made their voices heard in their own way. Black women have always been at the vanguard of artistic innovation, and h…
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EP 31 | Learning from the MAGA Machine
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If you've heard about Project 2025, you already know what MAGA has in store -- a total takeover of the levers of democracy, and a gutting of most of the central government in favor of a Neo-Fascist, Christian Nationalist dystopia. It would be wonderful if that were an exaggeration, but it is not. So many of us spend our time being (understandably) …
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EP 30 | Beyonce and Black Country
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This week, we're taking a look at the latest 'dust up' taking over social media -- this time it's Queen Bey who's under fire for throwing her 10-gallon hat into the Country music genre. So, how much of this controversy is media-generated and how much of it's real? We know haters gonna hate, but the bigger question is, is there a real racism problem…
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The Heritage Foundation has big plans for 2025. They’ve spent $22 million hiring ‘experts’ in a variety of fields to flesh out their plan for ‘total world domination.’ Well, maybe not WORLD domination, but they plan to vastly increase the power of the executive branch, and place Foundation-approved applicants in key positions throughout the governm…
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The alleged problem of so-called "Race Hustlers" has been much-ballyhoo'd by folks on the right, but where exactly does this accusation come from? You might be surprised to know this is a 'gentrified' term, like a lot of other catch phrases that have become popular with conservatives. Why was this accusation first made, and towards whom was it dire…
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EP 27 | Political Manipulation - Fantasy and Fear
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How easily manipulated are you? Did you know there’s a war waging for the ‘hearts and minds’ of voters right now? Are we allowing ourselves to be manipulated by the powers that be to support policies that go against our best interests? We certainly recognize when other people fall prey to this phenomenon, but can we recognize it in ourselves? We ce…
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EP 26 | Should Black Folks Continue to Support the Democratic Party?
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I’m continuing to share episodes with you from “The Breakdown” on KJLH in Los Angeles where I now host a weekly show. Look for these episodes every Monday morning at 9 am! In this week’s episode, I’m discussing the Black community’s support of the Democratic party – particularly in light of the events that have been unfolding in the Middle East. Be…
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EP 25 | Inside the Minds of Black Conservatives
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In this episode, I bring you into my new venture as the host of “The Breakdown” on KJLH in Los Angeles! I’ll be discussing a wide variety of topics and I want my “I’m All Over the Place” community to be a part of that conversation. Let me know what you think about the new format. The good news is, you’ll get the show as consistently as the KJLH aud…
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#1 - Paul Simon and the Sound of Silence
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#1 - We're counting down the top 10 Breakdowns of 2023. Coming in at our top spot -- "The Sound of Silence." Thank you all for listening this year. We have lots of changes coming for season 4. Stay tuned for details. Support the Show. Stay up to date with all things Dara Starr Tucker here: Dara Starr Tucker LinkTree Dara Starr Tucker TikTok Dara St…
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#2 - Who's Behind all These Massive Confederate Flags off Freeways?
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#2 - We're counting down the top Breakdowns of 2023. Coming in at #2 - "The Freeway Flags." Support the Show. Stay up to date with all things Dara Starr Tucker here: Dara Starr Tucker LinkTree Dara Starr Tucker TikTok Dara Starr Tucker Instagram Dara Starr Tucker YouTube Dara Starr Tucker FacebookOleh Dara Starr Tucker
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#3 - How Clint Eastwood Launched Roberta Flack into Superstardom
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#3 - We're counting down the top 10 episodes of The Breakdown. Coming in at #3 - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Support the Show. Stay up to date with all things Dara Starr Tucker here: Dara Starr Tucker LinkTree Dara Starr Tucker TikTok Dara Starr Tucker Instagram Dara Starr Tucker YouTube Dara Starr Tucker Facebook…
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We're counting down the best Breakdowns of 2023. Coming in at #4 - "The Real Girl from Ipanema." Support the Show. Stay up to date with all things Dara Starr Tucker here: Dara Starr Tucker LinkTree Dara Starr Tucker TikTok Dara Starr Tucker Instagram Dara Starr Tucker YouTube Dara Starr Tucker Facebook…
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#5 - How Black Wall Street Gave the GAP Band its Name
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We're counting down the best Breakdowns of 2023. Coming in at #5 - "Standing in the GAP -- How Black Wall Street Gave the GAP Band its Name." Support the Show. Stay up to date with all things Dara Starr Tucker here: Dara Starr Tucker LinkTree Dara Starr Tucker TikTok Dara Starr Tucker Instagram Dara Starr Tucker YouTube Dara Starr Tucker Facebook…
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#6 - When Lena Horne Refused to Sing for German POW's
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#6 - We're counting down the best Breakdowns of 2023. Coming in at #6 - "When Lena Horne Refused to Sing for German POW's." Support the Show. Stay up to date with all things Dara Starr Tucker here: Dara Starr Tucker LinkTree Dara Starr Tucker TikTok Dara Starr Tucker Instagram Dara Starr Tucker YouTube Dara Starr Tucker Facebook…
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#7 - We're counting down the best Breakdowns of 2023. Coming in at #7 - "The King Saves Uhura." Support the Show. Stay up to date with all things Dara Starr Tucker here: Dara Starr Tucker LinkTree Dara Starr Tucker TikTok Dara Starr Tucker Instagram Dara Starr Tucker YouTube Dara Starr Tucker Facebook…
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#8 - I'm counting down the top 10 Breakdowns of the year. Coming in at number 8 is the Breakdown I did on Lucille Ball's involvement with two classic TV series -- The Twilight Zone and Star Trek. Support the show on Patreon! www.patreon.com/darastarrtucker Support the Show. Stay up to date with all things Dara Starr Tucker here: Dara Starr Tucker L…
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#9 - Diversity and the Dick Van Dyke Show - Top 10 Breakdowns of 2023
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#9 - Counting down my top 10 Breakdowns of 2023. This is one of my favorites of all time, because Dick Van Dyke is my favorite person. His 98th birthday is December 13, 2023. I'm happy to add this Breakdown to the full scale celebration that will be happening in his honor on this special day. Visit The Breakdown Store and get a bit of swag for the …
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#10 - Killing Me Softly - Top Ten Breakdowns of 2023
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I’m starting a countdown today of my top 10 Breakdowns of 2023! Thank you all for weighing in on this. We’ll start with number 10, which is one of my favorite Breakdowns ever. It’s the story of how Lori Lieberman was denied writing credit on a song she greatly contributed to – “Killing me Softly.“ I had the chance to see Lori in concert at Carnegie…
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EP 24 | Discussing Antisemitism -- Reading the Room
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Is this the right time to talk about antisemitism? Is there a wrong time to talk about it? Can we have the conversation about Palestinian liberation at the same time? This is a pretty personal, impromptu episode I decided to do with Greg Bryant to explore questions I'm asking myself right now as someone who has been a strong advocate for the Jewish…
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In this bonus episode, I'm reflecting on the life of a very important minister named Carlton Pearson who had a major impact on me when I was exploring many questions around faith and belief. It would be impossible to overstate his influence on my life. I'm sending lots of love to Bishop Pearson and his family at this time. Support the Show. Stay up…
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EP 23 | Je'Niece McCullough Talks Bernie Mac
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Je'Niece McCullough worked side-by-side with her dad, Bernie Mac for the last few years of his life. She had a front-row seat into his process, and she was able to observe him up close and personal at the very top of his game. She didn't grow up as the privileged child of a famous man -- Bernie achieved most of his commercial success when she was w…
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EP 22 | Lalah Hathaway Talks Donny Hathaway
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Lalah Hathaway is continuing the tradition of musical excellence set forth by her legendary father, Donny Hathaway. I recently had the chance to sit down with Lalah to talk about her father's life and career. This is part of a podcast series I'm doing on fathers and daughters. If you haven't had the chance to view/listen to the Holly Robinson Peete…
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EP 21 | Holly Robinson Peete Talks Matt Robinson
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Many of us know Holly Robinson Peete from her long career in television, beginning with "21 Jump Street" and "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper." But did you know her first on-screen appearance happened much earlier? She's the daughter of Matt Robinson, who was the first "Gordon" on Sesame Street. Holly actually made her television debut on her dad's show in…
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EP 20 | Fighting Misinformation with Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor
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Jessica Aiwuyor and I discuss the ways misinformation and disinformation has infiltrated Black online spaces, and where the mis- and disinformation might be coming from. This episode works as a great companion piece to the last episode of the podcast where I talked to Dr. Dan McClellan about the Khazar Theory, which has been adopted by a contempora…
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EP 19 | Debunking The Khazar Theory with Dr. Dan McClellan
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The Khazar Theory, which states that the Ashkenazi Jews are not ethnically Jewish, has had a long and sordid history, having been promoted by a small group of scholars, writers and geneticists for the last 200 years. In the age of social media, the theory has made its way to the mainstream, picking up support from some very high profile celebrities…
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Bonus Episode: Can Minorities Appropriate the Cultures of Other Minorities?
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By now, most people are familiar with the concept of cultural appropriation. But many questions still remain about cultural appropriation between minority groups. This is hardly a straightforward question, and the nuances that exist between various people groups can be discussed endlessly. But is there a "quick and dirty" way to describe what happe…
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EP 18 | Talking Cultural Appropriation with Boni Wozolek, Ph.D.
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Dr. Wozolek currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusive Excellence, and Belonging and as an Associate Professor of Education at Penn State University, Abington College. Her work considers questions of social justice, qualitative research methods, and teaching practices that focus on the examination of race, sexual orientations,…
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EP 17 | Jason Aldean's Small Town Dogwhistle
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This week we're discussing Jason Aldean's "Small Town" video. I'm one of the 5 people that thinks there's a chance he didn't know the significance of the site where the video was filmed. Doesn't make it less racist, though. But it does reveal one of the common traps people can fall into when they try to claim ignorance around racial history. The so…
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EP 16 | Political Pandering
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The PR game never seems to end where political labels are concerned. It's in the best interest of conservatives to make reference to the fact that originally, Democrats were the "very, very bad racists" and not the Republicans. The truth is, most white folks were racist before the advent of the Civil Rights movement. One group fought to preserve sl…
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Bonus Episode - The King Saves Uhura
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You may know about the kiss shared between actress Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner -- what's widely thought of as the first interracial kiss on American television, but you may not know the deeper story of the hostility Nichols had to endure behind the scenes, and how close she came to walking away from the show altogether -- a decision that w…
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Maybe you know the story of how Lucy & Desi gave Captain Kirk and the Twilight Zone their start. But there's probably a lot more to the story than you realized. Lucille Ball was not only a pioneer in comedy, but she was also the first woman to head a major studio in Hollywood. Hear the full story of how she launched two of the most iconic shows of …
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Bonus Episode - Why Do Conservatives Hate Socialism?
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Ever wonder why accusations of "Socialism!" tend to be bandied about whenever someone suggests compassionate social policies that consider the vulnerable? Are those accusations accurate? If they are, what does that mean for democracy? My next show is in New York on the 11th of September. I would love to meet you. Get your tickets here!: https://202…
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EP 15 | Finding Solutions to the Gun Debate with Qasim Rashid
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It seems we're stuck in an endless cycle these days -- gun violence, thoughts and prayers, calls for legislative action, complete inaction, move on to the next tragedy. Wash, rinse, repeat. On today's episode, I'm speaking with human rights lawyer, Qasim Rashid, who has become an outspoken voice on social media for social justice in all forms. He's…
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EP 14 | Killing Me Softly with Songwriter Lori Lieberman
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Songwriter Lori Lieberman wrote a poem about the impact Don McClean's song, "Empty Chairs" had on her. That poem became, "Killing Me Softly." Her co-writers were Norman Gimbel (lyricist) and Charles Fox (composer). They helped develop the poem into a full-fledged song. But years later, after their personal and professional relationship with Lori ha…
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Bonus Episode - (Breakdown) Killing Me Softly
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We're releasing this Breakdown in advance of our interview with Lori Lieberman, which is coming soon! For years, it was understood that Lori Lieberman's poem about Don McClean was the inspiration behind the iconic ballad, "Killing Me Softly." Until it wasn't. Here's the story of how the person whose writing was the foundation for this Grammy-winnin…
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Bonus Episode - (Breakdown) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
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This Breakdown, which is also available on my YouTube channel, is a companion piece to Episode 13 with Adam Dorn. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was not a hit when it was released in 1969. Producer Joel Dorn warned Roberta Flack that her slow as molasses version might not go over well with the masses. And he was right -- until burgeoning dir…
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EP 13 | Adam Dorn Talks Roberta Flack and Joel Dorn
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Adam Dorn (Mocean Worker) got a front row seat to many of Roberta Flack's career-defining moments. As the son of Joel Dorn, producer of Roberta's first 5 albums, he had a unique vantage point into the behind-the-scenes of both her early career with his dad, and her mid-80's resurgence with his friend, producer Marcus Miller. He joined many of those…
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EP 12 | Talking Cultural Appropriation with the "Nachsitzen" Podcast
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Today I'm bringing you a conversation I just had with the folks at the "Nachsitzen" podcast in Germany. The convo is in English, of course! They wanted to learn more about the nuances around cultural appropriation. The hosts are very knowledgeable, curious and bright. They asked some great questions, and it was an engaging conversation. I think you…
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EP 11 | Modern Day Blackface - Can it Ever Be Used to Teach?
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On this edition of the "I'm All Over the Place" podcast, we're doing a deep dive into the blackface images that have continued to be perpetuated in our culture. From 30 Rock to Tropic Thunder to more ethically ambiguous examples like Community and Mad Men, we examine why these images are still with us, and if they have any place in public discourse…
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