America Did What?!
5 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -America Did What?! is hosted by Historian Blair Imani and Comedian Kate Robards. Produced by Valentine Monfeuga. We have to work together to make America a more perfect union. But it’s hard to address things that you don’t know about. So, we are here to help. In every episode you will learn about something outrageous that America has done, backed by research. Although, America can refer to North, Central, and South America in addition to islands surrounding these land masses, when we say America on the podcast, we are referring to the United States. Transcripts of every episode are available at americadidwhat.com/words
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Episodes
Racism in Medicine: The Tuskegee Atrocity
September 28, 2020 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBAmerica Did What?! In 1932, the United States Public Health Service embarked on the Tuskegee Study, or more aptly the Tuskegee Atrocity, which studied the progression of tertiary syphilis in untreated, unknowing, and unwilling Black men sharecroppers in Macon County. Since the study was exposed on July 24, 1972 the United States has characterized the events as a simple science experiment gone wrong. In actuality, what happened to the 600 victims of the study, their partners, and offspring wa...
Episode 3: Fear the Great White, Shark Attacks and Lynchings
July 31, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBAmerica Did What?! Since 1916, racist white people have killed more people than great white sharks have killed humans. In this episode of America Did What?! Blair Imani and Kate Robards dive into the facts about the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks and how the federal resources allotted to end the shark-induced terror contrasts with the United States’ failure to fight anti-Black lynchings. In 1919 the NAACP said, “The United States has for long been the only advanced nation whose government has...
Episode 2: Project MK Ultra and CIA Mind Control
July 18, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBLearn how the United States government, via the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), funded mind control experiments on unwilling, unconsenting, and uninformed human subjects in the United States and Canada. Blair Imani and Kate Robards discuss Project MK Ultra and the spin-offs including Operation Midnight Climax and the Society for the Investigation of Human Ecology. Be aware that today's episode contains themes of drug use, government conspiracy, sex, and other subject matter that may be ...
Episode 1: Redlining and the GI Bill
July 04, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBAmerica Did What?! Learn how the United States used redlining and the G.I. Bill to systematically deny Black Americans access to the American Dream. Blair Imani and Kate Robards make this conversation personal with family anecdotes that illustrate important historical points throughout the first episode! Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/blairimani)
Introducing: America Did What?!
June 19, 2020 01:00 - 3 minutes - 2.14 MBGet ready for your new favorite educational podcast, America Did What?!, hosted by historian Blair Imani and comedian Kate Robards. Be prepared to laugh while you learn how to make America a more perfect union. Transcript: http://www.americadidwhat.com/words Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/blairimani)