Latest Griot Podcast Episodes
Before You Go: Motor City Charm
Before You Go - October 07, 2022 03:47 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBetty Chavis spent years as a star recruiter for Michigan Technological University. If young people of color were to find their way far North to Houghton, MI, they needed someone to trust. Michigan Tech turned to Ms. Chavis, a Detroit native who grew up exploring all of her curiosities. An earl...
S03E04 Black & Spirited Bourbon Trail Trip Planning
Black & Spirited Podcast - October 02, 2022 17:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsA much requested episode!!! Jeff breaks down how he plans out his trips to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Great tidbits here on how many distilleries you can literally hit in one day in bourbon country, and how to responsibly survive to tell about it!
Before You Go: Undying Love Devotion and Respect
Before You Go - September 24, 2022 20:39 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen Ajuma Muhammad was approached with a four-year old Black boy terrorizing the classroom, he relied on his years of practice and observations from his world travels to address the client's concerns. As we continue to perpetuate a climate where stress and distress affect the life expectancy ...
Before You Go: The Ballot The Bullet The Incarcerated Seniors
Before You Go - September 24, 2022 20:16 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAudiences tune in to Before You Go for first-hand accounts of the lives of our seniors. What about those of a certain age behind bars? Is death-by-incarceration being discussed enough in mainstream conversation? Formerly incarcerated Yusef Jones is currently out on parole after being sentenced t...
S03E03 Black & Spirited Packing for a Trip or Vacation (or Packing Bottles vs. Draws!)
Black & Spirited Podcast - September 22, 2022 13:41 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhether you on the road by bus, or traveling by private jet, there some good tips to keep your trip or vacation Spirited! The Crew shares their tips for transport, enjoying your drinks while you travel, or living off the land when you arrive at your destination.
S03E02 Black & Spirited 30 Days of Bourbon
Black & Spirited Podcast - September 01, 2022 14:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsSeptember is Bourbon Heritage Month, and the Black & Spirited Crew is taking the 30-day Bourbon Challenge. We're sharing the rules and our ideas for how YOU can survive drinking a different bourbon every day in the month! We'll help you map out your neat pours and/or cocktails to keep you in t...
Before You Go: The South Bend Stop on The Underground Railroad
Before You Go - August 29, 2022 15:16 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsCareer educator and Michiana griot Brother Sage and wife Charlotte Pfeifer Gillam, a community advocate, activist and pioneering politician share a loving approach to African American history. Community is everything to this South Bend, Indiana couple who hail from various locations prior to th...
S03E01 A Black & Spirited Wedding!!! (w/ Brak Braxton)
Black & Spirited Podcast - August 28, 2022 05:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe're kicking off Season 3 recapping the Black & Spirited wedding of Jeff & Monica! Learn about the eccentricities of the pre-game spirits selections, keeping drinkers and non-drinkers live during a reception, AND selecting the right mix of bottles for an open bar. Most of all, you get to cele...
Before You Go: Fannie Lou Hamer Takes Center Stage
Before You Go - August 22, 2022 05:04 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDiana Solomon-Glover answered the call from her friend and musical collaborator Chandler Carter to pursue a commission by the Santa Fe Opera for new works. They presented the story of Fannie Lou Hamer as an opera, won the commission and the upcoming debut is sure to be a theatrical experience ...
Before You Go: Canada Emancipation Day
Before You Go - August 22, 2022 04:59 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAugust 1 in Canada is cause for a joyous occasion: Emancipation Day! Before You Go was honored to hear all about the journey to commemorating the freeing of enslaved people from Rosemary Sadlier OOnt (Order of Ontario), a champion of African Canadian education for Canadian residents. Just like ...
GET IT OFF MY CHEST w. JoJu, Mr. Spoopy & Hameen: a House of Umoja Youth Podcast
Master Griot / NBBTA Radio - August 17, 2022 19:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingSTRAIGHT OFF THE DOME... 1-3, 3-1, 2 artists, 1 sports player... together we come and talk about youth, art, and sports. Commenting on what goes on in the world regarding all races. Tune in to hear what we have to say about what you like! Starring your hosts: Mr. Spoopy, JoJu, and Hameen. co-p...
Before You Go: Five Stars for a Two Star Major General
Before You Go - July 22, 2022 21:48 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen this two star major general shared details of his military and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) experience with our show, we knew it would be special. For the hosts there was also a jaw-dropping moment (or two) due to Major General Gravett's courage, agility, incredible heart and hum...
Before You Go: Return To Buffalo
Before You Go - July 18, 2022 18:12 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBefore You Go first interviewed Mother Doyle days after the terrorist attack where an 18 year-old white supremacist dressed in tactical gear fatally wounded 10 people in his mission to kill all the Black people he could. Mother Doyle does her usual grocery run on Saturdays at 2pm. She would have...
Before You Go: Seniors on Skid Row
Before You Go - July 04, 2022 20:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRev. Andy Bales has fought to end homelessness in Los Angeles County for more than three decades. His tales of life on the streets of Skid Row illustrate the emergency situation in which Los Angeles has found itself. An average of 5.5 people die daily in LA County when they are unhoused. Bale...
Before You Go: Juneteenth With Artist Richard C Press Sr
Before You Go - June 24, 2022 04:43 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen searching Richard Press Online Gallery be prepared to experience a powerful variety of an artist's rendition of humanity on canvas. Mr. Press is a renowned artist located in Hampton, VA. This lifelong painter, muralist and educator is busier than ever with his contributions to community. ...
Before You Go: On The Waterfront
Before You Go - June 20, 2022 09:45 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAt the time of this recording, the Port of Los Angeles has 45,000 jobs available. Working for the Port means being in the company of a business that pulls in $1.5 billion per day. Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh have an eye-opening chat with Joe Gatlin about the Port and the close-knit...
Before You Go: A Purple Heart On A Mission
Before You Go - June 18, 2022 14:13 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRobert Branscomb is a veteran, pilot and for a number of years--and still today in his 80's--a generous, experienced financial advisor with a specialty in insurance offerings. How do you make financial planning purposeful and profitable? And how do you avoid embarrassing the family when it comes...
S02E15 Black & Spirited Juneteenth
Black & Spirited Podcast - June 17, 2022 17:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhen you talk Juneteenth, you've got to talk about supporting Black owned businesses--in spirits and beyond. The Black & Spirited crew not only talks about how they celebrate the holiday with food, drink and service, but also gives a breakdown of the history & meaning of what's been called Blac...
S02E14 Black & Spirited Father's Day!!!
Black & Spirited Podcast - June 16, 2022 17:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIs there anything better than getting a bottle for Father's Day? Maybe there is… Check out the Black & Spirited crew chopping it up over great and NOT-so-great gifts to give the dad or man in your life. And shout out to all the moms, mentors, teachers and coaches out there pouring into our ki...
S02E13 Black & Spirited Whiskey Clubs OR The One Where 'Golden Girls' Meets the Trap
Black & Spirited Podcast - June 14, 2022 22:06 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAre you nurtured by your local club? Are you adding to the membership of your whiskey group? This week the crew talks about building engagement & trust within a group of like-minded people WHILE keeping up diversity goals. Stay tuned for the little love fest that the crew has toward the end o...
S02E12 Black & Spirited Barrel Picks, part II
Black & Spirited Podcast - June 03, 2022 17:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhat are the must-haves when doing a barrel pick? The crew breaks down their experiences picking spirits for single barrel distribution and getting their secrets for getting that honey barrel back to your club or retail shelf. You'll also get a view of the differences in picking for a blended ...
Before You Go: Terror Comes To Buffalo
Before You Go - May 25, 2022 04:15 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode follows days after a tragic event in the United States--in Buffalo known as the City of Good Neighbors. Eva M. Doyle writes her column of 44 years "Eye On History" for the nearly 100-year-old Black newspaper The Buffalo Criterion. Ms. Doyle--known as Mother Doyle--happened to chang...
Before You Go: The War The Union And A Good Woman
Before You Go - May 23, 2022 02:58 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIsaac Turner, Jr. was introduced to our program Before You Go by KBLA Talk 1580 host Najah Roberts. This 98-year-old war veteran appears with daughter Julia Hardman and recalls war stories from five invasions. Mr. Turner entered the Navy as a cook under Generals Eisenhower, MacArthur and Nimitz ...
Grio.Life - Ep. 3 Breakin' Newz OMAR TYREE -He's Waay More
Master Griot / NBBTA Radio - May 18, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1 ratingBreakin' Newz! Best selling NY Times author Omar Tyree, creator of the globally and critically acclaimed, Flyy Girl, has landed in Philly and is living that Grio.Life!!! He's here on episode 3 with Dr. Maurice Henderson and other Philly friends to tell us about that Grio.Life. Discover Omar beyon...
Before You Go: Broadcast News The Inside Report
Before You Go - May 13, 2022 05:35 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen news personalities such as Ted Koppel and Walter Cronkite delivered news from overseas, broadcast audiences probably were not aware of who was manning/woman-ing the foreign desks of network newsrooms at the Big Three: ABC, CBS and NBC. Eric V. Tait, Jr. and Stephen C. Miller give the insid...
Before You Go: Lessons in the LAUSD
Before You Go - May 05, 2022 00:17 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe LAUSD has been blessed with numerous dedicated educators, one of whom is Caldwell Williams. Mr. Williams was referred to Before You Go hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh by a listener and fellow veteran friend of his, Farron Dozier, who considers Mr. Williams a mentor. We quickly lea...
Working Artists Forum
Carlisle's Chesapeake - April 29, 2022 16:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs an artist in two dimension, members of Working Artists Forum have much camaraderie and gain much support from their fellow members as explained by Betty Huang, president, and Carol McClees, member and chair of the Local Color exhibitions on Carlisle's Chesapeake. Artists' works are juried a...
S02E11 Black & Spirited What's the Next Hot Spirit? (w/ Tarel Washington)
Black & Spirited Podcast - April 29, 2022 12:49 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe crew shares knowledge on what they believe are the spirits that are on the cusp of blowing up in the world landscape! Is it rum? Is it gin?? Is it spiked coffee?? Tune in this week to hear what's Hot and what's Not! Be a part of the podcast by sending an audio clip of your questions to ...
Before You Go: Adger Cowans Photographing Us
Before You Go - April 28, 2022 04:10 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen Nicole Franklin first met Adger Cowans years ago in New York City she knew other being an extremely talented artist and photographer, he has a welcoming spirit that has put thousands of his subjects through the years at ease. With Adger on the mic, both Bryant and Nicole have a wonderful ti...
Before You Go: About That Military Life
Before You Go - April 15, 2022 03:05 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEarly in life things seem to have come easy to military veteran Frank Coats. When drafted to the front lines of the Korean War, Coats was promoted to sergeant within a year. But he quickly found out racism often puts African Americans in harm's way. Staying employed and living life responsibly h...
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