Humanities in Action: Building a Better Future, 2024
In April 2024, I began hosting a podcast for Humanities Tennessee. Humanities in Action is a podcast about the work being done today to create a more empathetic and connected future. Through interviews and researched stories, we’ll share Tennesseans’ visions for the future and the programs, decisions, and choices they are making today to bring those futures to life.
Good News from the Corner, September 2024
I gave a lecture at St. John’s Episcopal Church on September 8, 2024, about The Martyrs of Memphis focusing on putting Sister Constance and her companions in historical context. The recording is available on the Good News from the Corner podcast. The Rev. Jay Biedenharn and I also recorded a follow up conversation about my research, which is available as a separate episdoe.
Memphis Bocce Project, July 2023
From late spring through mid-summer, I participated in the inaugural Tennessee Folklife Institute, a program of the Tennesse Arts Commission Folklife Program in partnership with Humanities Tennessee. In addition to learning about folklife foundations, fieldwork techniques, and presentation options, we each created a folklife project based. Mine was about the history and continued importance of bocce at the Memphis Italian Festival. My sincerest thanks to Steve Mitchell, Ricky Bursi, Kent Hansom, Mike Fletcher for talking to me before the festival.
Memphis Metropolis, March 20, 2022
Emily Trenholm invited me on her podcast to discuss the meandering history of Gayoso Bayou, where it went, and why people put it there.
StoryBoard 30, December 2021
Mark Fleishcher and I discussed the A. Schwab Archive project, which I managed for StoryBoard Memphis during my time at the organization.
StoryBoard 30, June 2019
Mark Fleischer invited Steve Masler and I on the StoryBoard 30 podcast to talk about renovating the exhibits in the Pink Palace Mansion.
Memphis Type History, March 2018
Rebecca Phillips had me on her podcast to talk about Clarence Saunders and the Pink Palace Mansion.
Caroline Mitchell Carrico 