The Girlfriends S4/Bonus Ep 1: The Freedom Seekers of Kansas City
1/5/202629 min
Quindaro was once home to a stop on the Underground Railroad. In this episode, Nikki traces the long, rich, revolutionary history of Kansas City Kansas through the lens of a freedman who escaped slavery to make Quindaro home.
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First 90 secondsAnna Sinfield· Host0:00
This is an iHeartPodcast. [upbeat music] Guaranteed Human.
Nakia Hope· Guest0:04
2%. That's the number of people who take the stairs when there is also an escalator available. I'm Michael Easter, and on my podcast, 2%, I break down the science of mental toughness, fitness, and building resilience in our strange modern world.
Speaker 20:20
Put yourself through some hardships, and you will come out on the other side a happier, more fulfilled, healthier person.
Nakia Hope· Guest0:27
Listen to 2%. That's T-W-O percent on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Speaker 30:36
[gentle music] On the Look Back At It podcast.
Marc Lamont Hill· Soundbite0:40
1979, that was a big moment for me.
Nikki Richardson· Host0:42
8- '84 was big to me.
Speaker 30:43
I'm Sam Jay.
Speaker 20:45
And I'm Alex English.
Speaker 30:46
Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it, with our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors, like Marc Lamont Hill on the '80s.
Nikki Richardson· Host0:56
Yeah.
Marc Lamont Hill· Soundbite0:56
'84 was a wild, I mean, it was a wild year.
Speaker 20:58
It was a wild year.
Marc Lamont Hill· Soundbite0:59
Yeah. I don't think there's a more important year for Black people.
Speaker 21:02
Listen to Look Back At It on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Keir Gaines1:09
[gentle music] Hey, what's good, y'all? You're listening to Learn the Hard Way with your favorite therapist and host, Keir Gaines. This space is about Black men's experiences, having honest conversations that's really not safe to have anywhere, but you're having them with a licensed professional who knows what he's doing. How many men carry a suit of armor? It signals to the world that you not to be played with, and just because