The Anansi Chronicles: Recent Episodes
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In season 1 of the Anansi Chronicles, the always reliable narrator History spun an Afro-centric fantasy rooted in one part of the black experience.Season 2 presents an anthology of Black stories based on history and legends from all around the world. From the ancient kingdom of Mali, to the first black republic of Haiti- season 2 attempts to present black history like it has never been shown before. Gather around the fire on the first Monday of every month for the Anansi Chronicles.
The story of the infamous pirate known as Black Caesar.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
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Sound Credits
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Sources
- https://www.britannica.com/story/black-pirates-and-the-tale-of-black-caesar
- https://www.pirateshipvallarta.com/blog/pirate-stories/pirates-peak-golden-age-of-piracy
- https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Henri_Caesar
- https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-10-06-9102090910-story.html
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Dutty Boukman and Cecile Fatiman lead the Boise Caiman ceremony to trigger the start of the Haitian revolution.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Sources
- http://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0111
- https://lasentinel.net/tribute-to-independence-part-four.html
- https://www.boukmanacademy.com/intro-to-the-haitian-revolution/dutty-boukman
- https://www.richlandone.org/cms/lib/SC02209149/Centricity/Domain/2593/Connections%20Between%20the%20American%20and%20Hatian%20Revolutions.pdf
- https://wp.stu.ca/worldhistory/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/08/Boukmans-Prayer-Bois-Caiman.pdf
- https://thelouvertureproject.org/index.php?title=François_Makandal
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2017/12/06/in-1825-haiti-gained-independence-from-france-for-21-billion-its-time-for-france-to-pay-it-back/?sh=135e02b0312b
- https://youtu.be/Sn32cWUT83E
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The story of Cato Howe, a black man and a spy in the American Revolutionary War.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_(spy)
- http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/parting.html
- https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/cato-howe-1824/
- https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/hercules-mulligan?ms=googlegrant&ms=googlegrant&gclid=CjwKCAjwk6-LBhBZEiwAOUUDp3Uto1zU1P-R6nOGsdUgHYtWt7QaRTv3jDlCJ-7cdmv3RQbN4Eh7MRoCdHQQAvD_BwE
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The story of Nanny of the Maroons. The mysterious and powerful runaway African queen who would form a maroon community in the hills of Jamaica. Nanny is also a Jamaican National Hero.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Sources
- https://cyber.harvard.edu/eon/marroon/history.html
- https://jis.gov.jm/information/jamaican-history/
- http://www.jnht.com/disndat_people.php
- https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/queen-nanny-maroons-1733/
- https://jamaicans.com/queennanny/
- https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/nanny-maroons
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The story of the first foreigner and the only black man in Japan to ever achieve the title of Samurai.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
You can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this link
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
References
https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48542673
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/02/the-real-yasuke-is-far-more-interesting-than-his-netflix-show/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunaga
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/asia/black-samurai-yasuke-africa-japan-intl/index.html
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yasuke-1555/
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-bushido-195302
https://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/enteredo_8.html
https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/discovering-japan/discovering-japan/samurai-armour/
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The origins of the Black Brazilian martial art, Capoeira
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
You can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this link
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Sources
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/slavery-brazil
https://library.brown.edu/create/fivecenturiesofchange/chapters/chapter-2/african-slavery/
https://honestmediablog.com/2018/01/01/african-combat/
http://atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-true-history-of-kipuracapoeira-pt-2.html
https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/disguised-in-dance-the-secret-history-of-capoeira/
https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/brazilian-tradition3.htm
https://www.historyoffighting.com/the-roots-of-the-capoeira-fighter.php
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A black man explores North America in the 1500s and becomes a medicine man. His life gives birth to a strange legend surrounding supernatural figures from the culture of some Native American tribe.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
You can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this link
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Sources
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-african-slave-ship-arrives-jamestown-colony accessed on June 27, 2021.
https://www.aaihs.org/the-fallacy-of-1619-rethinking-the-history-of-africans-in-early-america/
https://www.southwestcrossroads.org/record.php?num=34
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakwaina
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/seven-cities-of-cibola
https://www.psi.edu/about/staff/hartmann/coronado/journeyofmarcosdeniza.html
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In 1841 Madison Washington escaped from the bloody plantations of Virginia into the relative freedom of Canada. A few months later, he returned to Virginia in attempt to free his wife Susan. The resulting story is one love, passion, and the power of the human spirit.
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You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Sources
- https://briankrice.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/one-of-the-greatest-slave-love-stories-ever/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus
- https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/slave-rebellions#ref1218383
- https://face2faceafrica.com/article/madison-washington-the-real-life-django-who-escaped-slavery-twice-during-the-1800s
- Lee, R. E. (1998). Madison Washington, slave mutineer. BLACFAX, 8(36), 8.
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In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed out of the ocean blue- bringing death and disease with him. Legend has it that one of his ships was sailed by a black man.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
You can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this link
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Sources
https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/nino-pedro-alonso-c-1468-c-1505
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Marzollo
https://aaregistry.org/story/pedro-nino-navagator-born/
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/oct12/columbus-makes-landfall-caribbean/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-reaches-the-new-world
https://www.history.com/news/christopher-columbus-ships-caravels?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2m-rcw-history
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Over 100 years before Columbus invaded the Americas, the leader of a wealthy African Kingdom set in search of a new world.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
You can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this link
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Sound Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Sources
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mali-empire/
https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/mansa-abubakari-ii
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1068950.stm
https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa
https://www.ontheshoulders1.com/the-giants/mansa-abu-bakr-ii-9th-ruler-of-mali#/
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This is a quick update on a change to the format of the Anansi Chronicles for those who may not read the show notes :-) .
The new season of the Anansi Chronicles begins January 2022. Season 2 will tell stories about real figures and events from global black history.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
You can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this link
ko-fi.com/anansipod
Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Support the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)
The new season of the Anansi Chronicles begins January 2022. There have been many changes. Season 2 will tell stories about real figures and events from global black history.
The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.
Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.
Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.
You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com
Support the show
You can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this link
ko-fi.com/anansipod
Credits
Additional sound effects and music from:
- https://freesound.org
- https://www.zapsplat.com
- https://www.pacdv.com
Support the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)
The conclusion of Luke and Calla's story
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Credits
Cover art by Gabrielle Schulte
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Mystery, History's alter-ego tells a love story involving slaves on an unusual 'Estate'.
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Credits
Cover art by Gabrielle Schulte
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The always reliable narrator, History, looks to the epic Maroon song ‘Blue Mountain Falling’ as the primary source to conclude his story of Kamau on the Island.
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Credits
Cover art by Gabrielle Schulte
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Kamau, the Obayifo becomes entangled in a slave revolt.
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Special behind the scenes episode. Chad Sterling, the creator of the Anansi Chronicles podcast is interviewed by Gregory Golden of WPRK Radio. Listen to the full interview
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History uncovers an ancient song that many believe is the origin of the mysterious and terrifying Hunter.
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- Cover art by Gabrielle Schulte
- Sound effects and music from https://freesound.org/
- Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com
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The Colonial powers send the army and other, even more menacing forces to the Island.
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Cover art by Gabrielle Schulte
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Kamau meets Nanny and the Maroons.
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Cover art by Gabrielle Schulte
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History reads directly from the rare document written by the witch Asa herself.
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Cover art by Gabrielle Schulte
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Arriving in the new world, Kamau undertakes a blood search for Asa.
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Cover art by Gabrielle Schulte
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A god leaves his kingdom in search of stories. Some time later after Asa the witch is taken, Kamau the Obayifo undertakes a perilous journey to the 'new world'.
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CreditsCover art by Gabrielle Schulte
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Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com
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