The On The Bookshelf Podcast

A powerful collection of photos and first-person accounts by formerly-enslaved Americans

The photos and accompanying interviews were collected during the WPA in 1930s. They are people who were enslaved prior to the Civil War, and how their lives progressed in emancipation. These documents and photos have been th eNational Archives ever since, and are being seen by the public for the first time.

Exposes one of the nation's worst race riots: an African-American community was demolished

Tulsa 1921, the most prosperous black Main Street in America was attacked, burned to the ground, and its citizens killed, injured, or forced to relocate. It was mostly ignored by the national (white) print media.

America's religious foundation

Is it valid to say America had a Christian founding? Author explains his stance: yes.

Adult Autism and its affect on families

Guests are members of an international group of musicians who work with each other to support significant social issues. Includes Geoff Britton, master drummer, who was a member of Paul McCartney & Wings, and internationally-know vocalist Maria Speight, whose nephew has adult autism.

Incredible true account of major Polar expedition in 1880s

Little known now, the Greely Expedition reached the farthest-known land point in Greenland, which helped to prove it was in fact an island. The team suffered terribly due to a number of factors. Well-researched with incredible photographs.