Podcast Episodes featuring Maya Angelou

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Best of - Maya Angelou: Righteousness and Love

What It Takes® - July 06, 2020 07:05 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 913 ratings
Maya Angelou took the harshest experiences in her life and turned them into words of triumph, justice and hope. Her memoirs and her poems told of her survival, and uplifted people around the world. Her first book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," is a classic of American literature. Angelou's ...

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Studio 360: Public Enemy’s groundbreaking album, Maya Angelou’s classic memoir and Angie Thomas on TLC

Slate Daily Feed - February 20, 2020 21:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
How Public Enemy brought the revolution to hip-hop with “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.” Plus, our Americans Icons segment on Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” which broke boundaries when it was published and still profoundly resonates with readers today. And Young...

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[Unedited] Maya Angelou with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett - April 04, 2019 08:49 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 9.6K ratings
A prolific writer on sociology, history, economics, and politics, W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most extraordinary minds of American and global history. His life traced an incredible arc; he was born three years after the end of the Civil War and died on the eve of the March on Washington. In 1...

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Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Alexander, and Arnold Rampersad — W.E.B. Du Bois and the American Soul

On Being with Krista Tippett - April 04, 2019 08:49 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9.6K ratings
A prolific writer on sociology, history, economics, and politics, W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most extraordinary minds of American and global history. His life traced an incredible arc; he was born three years after the end of the Civil War and died on the eve of the March on Washington. In 1...

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Dr. Maya Angelou

Oprah’s Master Class: The Podcast - March 07, 2019 06:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.1K ratings
The late poet, author, icon and activist Dr. Maya Angelou speaks about her creative process, the power of words and how she overcame a traumatic childhood. Dr. Angelou says that in order to be the best human being you can be, you must follow one simple directive: "Just do right." She also discus...

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Maya Angelou

She's So Cool - February 27, 2019 09:31 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratings
On this episode, you will learn about the struggles and successes of author and poet, Maya Angelou. You will learn about Maya's career path, her identity as an African American woman, and her advice for women from all walks of life. If you like what you hear, please consider telling friends and...

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Maya Angelou

Legacy: the Artists Behind the Legends - February 14, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratings
Marguerite Annie Johnson, or as we know her Maya Angelou, was an acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer, as well as a singer, dancer, actress, composer, Hollywood’s first black female director, AND civil rights activist alongside both Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcol...

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Maya Angelou, Part 2: In the Spirit of Martin

What It Takes® - January 02, 2017 08:01 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 913 ratings
Maya Angelou was a civil rights activist and a friend of Martin Luther King Jr., years before she became known throughout the world for her memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." In this, the second of two Maya Angelou podcasts, she offers personal reflections of Dr. King as a poet and as a m...

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Maya Angelou: Righteousness and Love

What It Takes® - December 19, 2016 08:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 913 ratings
Maya Angelou took the harshest experiences in her life and turned them into words of triumph, justice and hope. Her memoirs and her poems told of her survival, and uplifted people around the world. Her first book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," is a classic of American literature. Her voice ...

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Tavis Smiley on Maya Angelou

Library Talks - April 14, 2015 20:29 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 307 ratings
Joined by NYPL’s Jessica Strand, Tavis Smiley talks about his latest book, “My Journey with Maya,” which details his friendship with the late Maya Angelou. In this moving conversation, Tavis Smiley discusses the value of debate, his connection with the past, and how Angelou’s friendship transfor...

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10.1.06 - Sociatal Impact of Maya Angelou, Interview with Rah Goddess and PRX on Hot Air Ballons

Generation Justice - January 29, 2015 18:28 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
Youth Radio members talk about the impact of meeting Maya Angelou, an interview with Rah Goddess, a PRX segment on hot air balloons.

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Going Home With Maya Angelou

Bill Moyers in Conversation - August 07, 2014 16:03 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 591 ratings
New for 2016! This audio-only podcast from BillMoyers.com offers compelling and vital conversation about life and the state of American democracy, featuring some of the best thinkers of our time. A range of scholars, artists, activists, scientists, philosophers and newsmakers bring context, insig...

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Episode 12: Manslaughter, Maya Angelou, Tracy Morgan & Jimmy Fallon

Ice T: Final Level - June 10, 2014 07:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 215 ratings
In this episode Ice is joined by a very special surprise guest. They discuss Watchdogs vs Titanfall, the death of Maya Angelou, Tracy Morgan's accident, Ice's hatred of racists, taking responsibility of your career, the release of Body Count's Manslaughter, Body Count's CD Release show at the Gr...

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SS052914:Maya Angelou, Edward Snowden, Dog Training Tips, Food Trends and Movie recs

Satellite Sisters - May 29, 2014 11:14 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Julie and Lian connect for the Tuesday Show on Thursday; Remembering Maya Angelou The Victims of the UCSB shooting. Why we should talk about the victims and not the shooter. Book reference: Columbine by David Cullen International News Round-up: Thailand; Edward Snowden's Interview; and The Malays...

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Faith With Maya Angelou

Hello, Rev. Della Speaking - February 03, 2011 01:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Join us and special guest celebrity Dr. Maya Angelou as we discuss faith and how she rose above her biggest challenge.

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Maya Angelou

World Book Club - October 07, 2005 17:29 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 332 ratings
Maya Angelou answers listeners questions about her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Presenter: Harriett Gilbert.

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Maya Angelou

World Book Club - July 04, 2002 15:28 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 332 ratings
Interview with American poet, memoirist, actress, Maya Angelou. Presenter: Harriett Gilbert.

Books written by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou

13 Episodes - 289 pages - ★★★★ - 326K ratings

The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou

12 Episodes - 288 pages - ★★★★ - 17.4K ratings

And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou, Linda Sunshine, Diego Rivera

8 Episodes - 54 pages - ★★★★ - 3.4K ratings

The Complete Collected Poems
Maya Angelou

273 pages - ★★★★ - 7.7K ratings

Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Maya Angelou, Jean, Michel Basquiat, Sara Jane Boyers

32 pages - ★★★★ - 1.15K ratings

The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou

1184 pages - ★★★★★ - 961 ratings

Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections
Wilson Rawls, Rafe Martin, Borden Deal, Kemp P. Battle, Robert Bethke, Harold Courlander, Maya Angelou, Nicholasa Mohr, Dick Perry, John R. Erickson

288 pages - ★★★★ - 95 ratings