Podcast appearances and mentions of Dom Flemons

This week, a retrospective of the second season of Ozark Highlands Radio featuring a variety of outstanding performances recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Host Dave Smith and OHR producer Jeff Glover provide context and commentary for this captivating collection. Each year at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, we record many hours of live music. We cherish all of it, but some of these performances stand out as being uniquely interesting or moving. On this episode, OHR producer Jeff Glover guides us through some of the most memorable moments of season two. Featured on this show are: Bill & the Belles; Anna & Elizabeth; The Honey Dewdrops; Jamey Stone & the Lomax Project featuring vocalist Moira Smiley; Clarke Buehling & Carl Anderton; Dom Flemons; The Vogts Sisters; Don Edwards; Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton; David Holt & Josh Goforth; Sad Daddy; Suzy Boggus; Willie Carlisle & Allison Williams. In this week's “From the Vault” segment, legendary educator, country music legacy, and the original keeper of the vault, Mark Jones, offers a 1974 archival recording of Ozark original folk school the Jr. Rackensack Society performing the traditional tune “Down in the Arkansas” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. Author, folklorist, and songwriter Charley Sandage presents an historical portrait of the people, events, and indomitable spirit of Ozark culture that resulted in the creation of the Ozark Folk Center State Park and its enduring legacy of music and craft. This episode explores the uniquely American art form of shape note singing.

KVMR News correspondent April Glaser took off for Elko, Nevada this year to attend the 40th anniversary of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, where people from ranches and lovers of cowboy culture from across the country gather every year to keep this rich oral tradition of cowboy poetry and song alive. Drawing from original interviews with some of the greatest living cowboy poets and archival audio from the gathering, April produced a KVMR Public Affairs special radio documentary.--The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is a production of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada. Thank you to the Western Folklife Center Archives for the audio of works by Andy Hedges', Buffalo Kin, Amy Hale and Dom Flemons.To learn more about the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, visit nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org.The recording of Gail Steiger's song My Son was from a 1987 PBS documentary made by the Steiger Bros called Ranch Album. Works used:“Goodbye Old Paint” by Charlie Willis. Performed by Jess Morris in 1942“From Town” by Charles Badger Clark. Performed by Andy Hedges in 2025“Tennessee Stud” performed by Buffalo Kin in 2025“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry. Performed by Amy Hale in 2016 at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering“My Son” written and performed by Gail Steiger for the 1987 PBS documentary Ranch Alum“Lone Ranger” written and performed by Dom Flemons in 2017 at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Season 6 of The American Songster Radio kicks off with Dom Flemons and Vania Kinard discussing the National Museum of African-American Music, located just across the street from Ryman Auditorium in Downtown Nashville. They welcome in their guest, Dr. Bryan Pierce, from the museum for the insightful discussion. Learn more about the museum: https://www.nmaam.org/ For more about Dom: https://www.theamericansongster.com/ Listen for full episodes of The American Songster Radio quarterly on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. New episodes air on the third Sunday of March, June, September, and December at 7pm CT. Listen online at http://wsmradio.com/listen-live/

It's Black History Month and this month we'll be taking a look at contributions to roots music by Black musicians. I spoke with Dom Flemons a few years ago at the Father's Day Bluegrass Festival. He sat down with me and chatted about roots music, the banjo, Mexican music and all sorts of fun things. Dom has an incredible catalog of music that includes his album Black Cowboys that takes a look at the contributions of Black musicians to Western Culture. I loved chatting with him, hope you dig it! 

As Season 5 of The American Songster Radio wraps up, Dom Flemons and Vania Kinard discuss the highlights of their journey through 2024, then sit down for an insightful chat with country artist Miko Marks, discussing the difficulties and triumphs of her career to date. For more about Miko: https://www.mikomarks.com/ For more about Dom: https://www.theamericansongster.com/ Listen for full episodes of The American Songster Radio quarterly on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. New episodes air on the second Sunday of March, June, September, and December at 7pm CT. Listen online at http://wsmradio.com/listen-live/

Dom Flemons is known as “The American Songster”. He's a songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a Grammy winner and an Emmy nominee. His repertoire covers over 100 years of American Roots Music including country, folk, bluegrass, Americana and Blues. He plays the banjo, guitar, quills and rhythm bones. And he's a slam poet too.My featured song is “Bourbon Street” from the album Summer Of Love 2020. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here .To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------ROBERT'S SINGLES:“SOSTICE” is Robert's newest single, with a rockin' Old School vibe. Called “Stunning!”, “A Gem!”, “Magnificent!” and “5 Stars!”.Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------“THE GIFT” is Robert's ballad arranged by Grammy winning arranger Michael Abene and turned into a horn-driven Samba. Praised by David Amram, John Helliwell, Joe La Barbera, Tony Carey, Fay Claassen, Antonio Farao, Danny Gottlieb and Leslie Mandoki.Click HERE for all links.—-------------------------------------“LOU'S BLUES”. Robert's Jazz Fusion “Tone Poem”. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------“THE RICH ONES”. Robert's sublime, atmospheric Jazz Fusion tune. Featuring guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Dom at:www.theamericansongster.com Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com

As Season 5 of The American Songster Radio continues, Dom Flemons sits down with influential banjoist Tony Trischka, who has recently released an album on Down The Road Records in tribute to the great Earl Scruggs, called Earl Jam. For more about Willi: https://www.tonytrischka.com/ For more about Dom: https://www.theamericansongster.com/ Listen for full episodes of The American Songster Radio quarterly on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. New episodes air on the second Sunday of March, June, September, and December at 7pm CT. Listen online at http://wsmradio.com/listen-live/

This week on Transmissions, return guest Yasmin Williams. On October 4th, she releases Acadia via Nonesuch Records. It's her long awaited follow up to 2021's Urban Driftwood, and like that record, it's beautiful—a showcase for a one-of-a-kind artist. And while the focus remains Williams' fluid and lyrical guitarwork, she's joined by a roster of ringers to help fill out the corners: Aoife O'Donovan, Dom Flemons, Kaki King, William Tyler, and Darklingside and Rich Ruth, whose vocal and synthesizer contributions can be heard on the recently released first single, "Virga." Williams first came back on the show way back in the lockdown days, but life has changed greatly for her since then. She discusses some of those changes, and opens up about her desire to create with Acadia something of a refuge from the chaos of the world. Even though the record finds her joined by an expanded cast, it feels even more personal. In carving out enough space for herself, Williams has opened more than enough for the listener too. Ahead of her fall tour dates with Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka and an appearance at London's Pitchfork Music Fest in November, Williams joins host Jason P. Woodbury for a rousing conversation. Aquarium Drunkard is supported by our subscribers. Head over and peruse our site, where you'll find nearly 20 years of playlists, recommendations, reviews, interviews, podcasts, essays, and more. Subscribe at Aquarium Drunkard.  Transmissions is a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Visit the Talkhouse for more interviews, fascinating reads, and podcasts. This episode is brought to you by DistroKid. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keep 100% of their royalties and earnings. To learn more and get 30% off your first year's membership, visit: distrokid.com/vip/aquariumdrunkard

Heavydrunk - Watermelon GirlThe Ridgetown Ramblers - Michigan CentralJimmy Carpenter - My BabeJungle Jim Smith - Death And WhiskeySteve Cropper - Too Much StressTab Benoit - Why, WhyBobby Rush - 99 And 12 Won't Do (Feat. Dom Flemons & Dustbowl Revival)Samantha Fish – DeathwishDanielle Nicole - Fool's GoldTaj Farrant - Bad TripEliza Neals - Queen of the NileFred Chapellier - Remnants – LiveTinsley Ellis - Bringing Home the Bacon

This week in eTown, we travel back in time to last year to present a show featuring musical guests The War and Treaty, comprised of husband and wife duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, along with "The American Songster" himself, Dom Flemons. Nick also has a chat with Mack Bailey, founder and executive director of Music Therapy of the Rockies, who discusses the role of music in healing trauma.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!

As Season 5 of The American Songster Radio continues, Dom Flemons sits down with influential musician and folk singer Willi Carlisle. For more about Willi: http://www.willicarlisle.com/ For more about Dom: https://www.theamericansongster.com/ Listen for full episodes of The American Songster Radio quarterly on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. New episodes air on the second Sunday of March, June, September, and December at 7pm CT. Listen online at http://wsmradio.com/listen-live/

I början av 1900-talet skrev en liten flicka från North Carolina en låt som 50 år senare stals och gjorde stor succé. Det här är berättelsen om vad som faktiskt hände och vem Elizabeth Libba Cotten verkligen var. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Berättelsen om folkgitarristen Elizabeth “Libba” Cottens (1893–1987) liv och öde har gått under den kommersiella radarn i flera decennier, trots hennes stora avtryck på den internationella musikscenen.Libba var vänsterhänt och som barn lärde hon sig därför att spela gitarr upp och ner. Men hon blev tvungen att lägga musicerandet på hyllan tillsammans med en handfull egenkomponerade låtar – däribland den tongivande folkklassikern “Freight Train”. Musik som enligt alla odds torde stanna på Libbas hemort Chapel Hill i sydöstra USA.Men ett halvt sekel senare tappar en flicka bort sin mamma mitt i julrushen på ett varuhus – något som ska komma att få oanade konsekvenser.Hösten 2023 gav sig musikern och dokumentärmakaren Catharina Jaunviksna av till USA för att resa i Libbas fotspår och ta reda på vem hon verkligen var, medan det ännu finns människor kvar i livet som kände henne.Medverkande:Alice Gerrard - musiker, folklorist och vän till Libba. Peggy Seeger - musiker, folklorist och vän till Libba. Brenda Evans - Libbas barnbarnsbarn. Yasmin Williams - musiker och fan. Dom Flemons - musiker, fan och folklorist. Jeff Place - senior archivist, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Robert Searing - historiker och curator, Onondaga Historical Association Museum. En dokumentär från 2024 skapad, producerad och mixad av Catharina Jaunviksna, produktionsbolaget RITE.Arkivmaterial från: Southern Folklife Collection - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, “Me & Stella” (33mm film by Geri Ashur, 1978), Library of Congress, Seattle Folklore Society, Incl. the Ralph Rinzler & Alan Lomax archives.

As Season 5 of The American Songster Radio kicks off, Dom Flemons sits down with Ricky McKinnie of The Blind Boys of Alabama. For more about Ricky: https://www.therickymckinnieexperience.com/ For more about The Blind Boys of Alabama: https://www.blindboys.com/ For more about Dom: https://www.theamericansongster.com/ Listen for full episodes of The American Songster Radio quarterly on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. New episodes air on the second Sunday of March, June, September, and December at 7pm CT. Listen online at http://wsmradio.com/listen-live/  

We remember the late Malcolm Holcombe on this week's episode. Plus, songs from Slaid Cleaves, Queen Esther, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Dom Flemons, Sam Bush and more. Hosted by Crystal Sarakas. Produced by WSKG Public Media.

Though he calls himself simply a “songster and storyteller,” Andy Hedges is compiling a rich, unique audio archive of cowboy music and poetry—and bringing the legends of the genre together on CD and stage."The Cowboy Folklorist" originally appeared in Craftsmanship, a digital magazine about master artisans and innovators, and the architecture of excellence. You'll find many more stories, videos, audio recordings, and other resources on our site — free of charge and free of ads.You can see more fantastic photos of cowboy poets by Meredith Lawrence on the Craftsmanship website.   That's also where you can make a donation to support our independent  journalism. We're funded by grants and individual donations, and every bit of financial support goes a long way.Written and photographed by MEREDITH LAWRENCEIntroduction by PAULINE BARTOLONENarrated by GÖRAN NORQUISTProduced by PAULINE BARTOLONEMusic by ANDY HEDGES, DOM FLEMONS, RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOT, JACK THORP, BRENN HILL, MAGGIE ROSE HEDGES, BLUE DOT SESSIONS. 

I wanted to make sure and give some attention to some other artists who made incredibly music this year! Brent Cobb, Zach Bryan, Nick Shoulders, Hiss Golden Messenger, Molly Tuttle, Margo Price, Van Plating, Lukas Nelson, Colter Wall, Marty Stuart, Joy Olodakun, Cinder Wells, Dom Flemons, Blind Boys, Matt Andersen, and the Shootouts!

An in-demand keyboardist outside his own projects, Adam Bodine, has racked up thousands of performances with hundreds of groups, playing alongside some of the best in the biz. A go-to studio session musician to boot, Bodine is regularly recruited for all sorts of recording work. He has also accompanied various theatrical productions, including musicals, silent films, improv comedy, dance troupes, and various cultural arts and social justice presentations. Extra cool, Adam currently plays in the house band at eTown, the illustrious and nationally syndicated radio show and multimedia organization out of Boulder. In recent times with eTown, Adam has accompanied a myriad of popular artists including Rufus Wainwright, Madison Cunningham, City and Colour, Shovels and Rope, The Milk Carton Kids, The Secret Sisters, Bruce Cockburn, Ron Sexsmith, Peter Rowan, Daniel Rodriguez, Abraham Alexander, S.G. Goodman, Allison Russell, Calexico, Buffalo Nichols, Jake Blount, Parker Millsap, The Ballroom Thieves, Mmeadows, Dom Flemons, and The War and Treaty. Bodine will appear at Dazzle on Wed, December 27, 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backstagejazz/message

All throughout The American Songster Radio's Season Four, we've been celebrating the release of Dom's new album Traveling Wildfire, which is now available wherever you get your music! On this episode, Dom and Vania recap the season as a whole. Dom has curated a Spotify playlist for this episode, which can be found here:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mB7dcNqFUw3YZz9a61oEz?si=jpCzbx4URmq9MGMvMpjTsg&pi=u--22hWa8_QXOW&pt=e39655c41be926855c7d912e6fedbe92 Learn more about the show at https://wsmradio.com/shows/american-songster-radio/ Season Four of American Songster Radio Show features brand new episodes dedicated to Dom Flemons' new solo album Traveling Wildfire on Smithsonian Folkways. Flemons and his co-host Vania Kinard will present curated themed episodes that explore more music from their record collection along with additional commentary about the making of Traveling Wildfire.  In celebration of the release, each episode takes a behind the scenes look at the musical influences that helped shape the album and the creative process that brought it all together.  Flemons and Kinard will also discuss the evolution of the black experience in country music while playing classic songs on the air.  Dom Flemons has built a reputation on presenting 100 years of American roots music,  but with Traveling Wildfire his own songwriting prowess comes into the spotlight. Carefully selected from his personal repertoire, these original songs reveal his love of country, western, blues, Americana, bluegrass and folk music as they tell stories of true love, family legacy, survival, time travel, and the juxtaposition between light and dark. Traveling Wildfire weaves through the themes of hope and humor as it rises above the hard times with strength and lightheartedness. “I hope people will be able to hear the different phases of my life through the lyrics and feel the energy that fuels my creativity within the songs. The past few years for me have been a time of deep reflection and meditation. I hope that the album will light a fire of inspiration inside everyone who experiences it.” -Dom Flemons The Making of ‘Traveling Wildfire' Mini Documentary: https://youtu.be/u_Bko05gALI

Dom Flemons is a Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter and folklorist up for Best Folk Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Flemons sat down with WBEZ's Jason Marck to talk about some of the big ideas that run through his work, like preserving and pushing forward Black musical traditions. Check out more of our conversations with Grammy-nominated Chicago talent at wbez.org/reset.

This week at eTown, we present musical guests The War and Treaty, comprised of husband and wife duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, along with "The American Songster" himself, Dom Flemons. Nick also has a chat with Mack Bailey, founder and executive director of Music Therapy of the Rockies, who discusses the role of music in healing trauma.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!   Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/

All throughout The American Songster Radio's Season Four, we're celebrating the release of Dom's new album Traveling Wildfire, which is now available wherever you get your music! On this episode, Dom and Vania chat with legendary musician Sam Bush about the intersection between bluegrass and roots music, and it even features an impromptu in-studio jam session with Sam and Dom! The American Songster Radio Playlist- Season 4 Episode 8: Sam Bush Hear more discussion about these songs - along with the songs themselves - on the WSM Radio broadcast version of this episode. You can find that - and more about the show - at https://wsmradio.com/shows/american-songster-radio/ Season Four of American Songster Radio Show features brand new episodes dedicated to Dom Flemons' new solo album Traveling Wildfire on Smithsonian Folkways. Flemons and his co-host Vania Kinard will present curated themed episodes that explore more music from their record collection along with additional commentary about the making of Traveling Wildfire.  In celebration of the release, each episode takes a behind the scenes look at the musical influences that helped shape the album and the creative process that brought it all together.  Flemons and Kinard will also discuss the evolution of the black experience in country music while playing classic songs on the air.  Dom Flemons has built a reputation on presenting 100 years of American roots music,  but with Traveling Wildfire his own songwriting prowess comes into the spotlight. Carefully selected from his personal repertoire, these original songs reveal his love of country, western, blues, Americana, bluegrass and folk music as they tell stories of true love, family legacy, survival, time travel, and the juxtaposition between light and dark. Traveling Wildfire weaves through the themes of hope and humor as it rises above the hard times with strength and lightheartedness. “I hope people will be able to hear the different phases of my life through the lyrics and feel the energy that fuels my creativity within the songs. The past few years for me have been a time of deep reflection and meditation. I hope that the album will light a fire of inspiration inside everyone who experiences it.” -Dom Flemons The Making of ‘Traveling Wildfire' Mini Documentary: https://youtu.be/u_Bko05gALI

All throughout The American Songster Radio's Season Four, we're celebrating the release of Dom's new album Traveling Wildfire, which is now available wherever you get your music! On this episode, Dom and Vania talk with the record's producer, Ted Hutt, about the development of the album. Dom has curated a Spotify playlist with the songs discussed on this month's episode. TAP HERE to listen! Hear more discussion about these songs - along with the songs themselves - on the WSM Radio broadcast version of this episode. You can find that - and more about the show - at https://wsmradio.com/shows/american-songster-radio/ Season Four of American Songster Radio Show features brand new episodes dedicated to Dom Flemons' new solo album Traveling Wildfire on Smithsonian Folkways. Flemons and his co-host Vania Kinard will present curated themed episodes that explore more music from their record collection along with additional commentary about the making of Traveling Wildfire.  In celebration of the release, each episode takes a behind the scenes look at the musical influences that helped shape the album and the creative process that brought it all together.  Flemons and Kinard will also discuss the evolution of the black experience in country music while playing classic songs on the air.  Dom Flemons has built a reputation on presenting 100 years of American roots music,  but with Traveling Wildfire his own songwriting prowess comes into the spotlight. Carefully selected from his personal repertoire, these original songs reveal his love of country, western, blues, Americana, bluegrass and folk music as they tell stories of true love, family legacy, survival, time travel, and the juxtaposition between light and dark. Traveling Wildfire weaves through the themes of hope and humor as it rises above the hard times with strength and lightheartedness. “I hope people will be able to hear the different phases of my life through the lyrics and feel the energy that fuels my creativity within the songs. The past few years for me have been a time of deep reflection and meditation. I hope that the album will light a fire of inspiration inside everyone who experiences it.” -Dom Flemons The Making of ‘Traveling Wildfire' Mini Documentary: https://youtu.be/u_Bko05gALI

The sun is out, life is returning to normal and our favorite bands are back on tour. Not even two years ago this seemed like an impossible dream, as I've chronicled on this show. But here we are, in Summer 2023, and things seem, well, pretty good. A new day is dawning. Just ask acclaimed multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter Dom Flemons (www.theamericansongster.com), who released his brilliant solo record Traveling Wildfire this past March. Dom joins me for a third time to discuss his new record, and how it signals a new beginning for him and the rest of us. Dom talks about how writing and recording this album was a cathartic experience, to be in the studio again with musicians and producers, and to get back on the road. Traveling Wildfire tracks dozens of emotions from the last few years, from the pain of loss to the joy of normalcy. We also talk about how his interactions with folks like Bob Dylan and James Fearnley of the Pogues influenced a few tracks on the album in particular. As it always is when talking to Dom, you will learn something along the way. So sit back and let Dr. Dom Flemons take you away…

All throughout The American Songster Radio's Season Four, we're celebrating the release of Dom's new album Traveling Wildfire, which is now available wherever you get your music! On this episode, Dom and Vania discuss Cowboy Songs & The Real Wild West. Dom has curated a Spotify playlist with the songs discussed on this month's episode. TAP HERE to listen! Hear more discussion about these songs - along with the songs themselves - on the WSM Radio broadcast version of this episode. You can find that - and more about the show - at https://wsmradio.com/shows/american-songster-radio/ Season Four of American Songster Radio Show features brand new episodes dedicated to Dom Flemons' new solo album Traveling Wildfire on Smithsonian Folkways. Flemons and his co-host Vania Kinard will present curated themed episodes that explore more music from their record collection along with additional commentary about the making of Traveling Wildfire.  In celebration of the release, each episode takes a behind the scenes look at the musical influences that helped shape the album and the creative process that brought it all together.  Flemons and Kinard will also discuss the evolution of the black experience in country music while playing classic songs on the air.  Dom Flemons has built a reputation on presenting 100 years of American roots music,  but with Traveling Wildfire his own songwriting prowess comes into the spotlight. Carefully selected from his personal repertoire, these original songs reveal his love of country, western, blues, Americana, bluegrass and folk music as they tell stories of true love, family legacy, survival, time travel, and the juxtaposition between light and dark. Traveling Wildfire weaves through the themes of hope and humor as it rises above the hard times with strength and lightheartedness. “I hope people will be able to hear the different phases of my life through the lyrics and feel the energy that fuels my creativity within the songs. The past few years for me have been a time of deep reflection and meditation. I hope that the album will light a fire of inspiration inside everyone who experiences it.” -Dom Flemons The Making of ‘Traveling Wildfire' Mini Documentary: https://youtu.be/u_Bko05gALI

Dom Flemons is on a mission to uncover, preserve and push forward America's musical past — particularly Black musical traditions.The world renowned singer-songwriter and folklorist sits down with Jason Marck, host of WBEZ's Radio Z and senior producer of Curious City, to talk about some of the big ideas that run through his work.

The famed wild west – where outlaws rampage and lawmen become legends – is a great story. Cowboys and native Americans are eternal archetypes, but the real history of the American West is filled with rich tales of diverse pioneers, unprecedented opportunity, ambition, fortune, and technological marvels that change the country and the world.The Real Wild West – premiering June 29th on Curiosity Stream – is a four-part documentary series revealing the real history of the Wild West. Beyond gunslingers and sheriffs, the series introduces the real people who shaped a country. From Black and Hispanic cowboys, female homesteaders, immigrants and tribal leaders, this is the definitive true story of the American West.Narrating The Real Wild West is Grammy Award-Winning artist and Two-Time Emmy nominee Dom Flemons, famously known as “The American Songster.” Flemons is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and scholar, whose repertoire covers over one hundred years of American roots music. He's the host of the “American Songster” radio show featuring conversations with musical guests prominent in American roots music genres from Steve Martin to Branford Marsalis. Flemons has toured over a million miles across America as well as internationally and has performed with artists such as Tyler Childers, Yo Yo Ma, Dropkick Murphys, Vince Gill and Billy Strings. His Grammy-nominated album, Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys, sparked a worldwide phenomenon, bringing the black contributions to country music and western history to the forefront of popular culture. Dom's latest album, Traveling Wildfire, is now available and he is currently on tour.

I really interesting chat with the incredibly talented Dom Flemons who narrates the 4 part documentary "The Real Wild West". It's a REAL look at just how diverse the Wild West was.

The famed wild west – where outlaws rampage and lawmen become legends – is a great story. Cowboys and native Americans are eternal archetypes, but the real history of the American West is filled with rich tales of diverse pioneers, unprecedented opportunity, ambition, fortune, and technological marvels that change the country and the world.The Real Wild West – premiering June 29th on Curiosity Stream – is a four-part documentary series revealing the real history of the Wild West. Beyond gunslingers and sheriffs, the series introduces the real people who shaped a country. From Black and Hispanic cowboys, female homesteaders, immigrants and tribal leaders, this is the definitive true story of the American West.Narrating The Real Wild West is Grammy Award-Winning artist and Two-Time Emmy nominee Dom Flemons, famously known as “The American Songster.” Flemons is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and scholar, whose repertoire covers over one hundred years of American roots music. He's the host of the “American Songster” radio show featuring conversations with musical guests prominent in American roots music genres from Steve Martin to Branford Marsalis. Flemons has toured over a million miles across America as well as internationally and has performed with artists such as Tyler Childers, Yo Yo Ma, Dropkick Murphys, Vince Gill and Billy Strings. His Grammy-nominated album, Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys, sparked a worldwide phenomenon, bringing the black contributions to country music and western history to the forefront of popular culture. Dom's latest album, Traveling Wildfire, is now available and he is currently on tour.

"The American Songster" Dom Flemons joins series host Dr. Birgitta Johnson for the season finale of More Than Rhythm. The two talk about sourcing music from archives, the lasting influence of folk and roots music, and the importance of storytelling. Featuring excerpts from Flemons' live performance at the Columbia Museum of Art in June 2023. 

All throughout The American Songster Radio's Season Four, we're celebrating the release of Dom's new album Traveling Wildfire, which is now available wherever you get your music! On this episode, Dom and Vania celebrate Black Music Month. Dom has curated a Spotify playlist with the songs discussed on this month's episode. TAP HERE to listen! Hear more discussion about these songs - along with the songs themselves - on the WSM Radio broadcast version of this episode. You can find that - and more about the show - at https://wsmradio.com/shows/american-songster-radio/ Season Four of American Songster Radio Show features brand new episodes dedicated to Dom Flemons' new solo album Traveling Wildfire on Smithsonian Folkways. Flemons and his co-host Vania Kinard will present curated themed episodes that explore more music from their record collection along with additional commentary about the making of Traveling Wildfire.  In celebration of the release, each episode takes a behind the scenes look at the musical influences that helped shape the album and the creative process that brought it all together.  Flemons and Kinard will also discuss the evolution of the black experience in country music while playing classic songs on the air.  Dom Flemons has built a reputation on presenting 100 years of American roots music,  but with Traveling Wildfire his own songwriting prowess comes into the spotlight. Carefully selected from his personal repertoire, these original songs reveal his love of country, western, blues, Americana, bluegrass and folk music as they tell stories of true love, family legacy, survival, time travel, and the juxtaposition between light and dark. Traveling Wildfire weaves through the themes of hope and humor as it rises above the hard times with strength and lightheartedness. “I hope people will be able to hear the different phases of my life through the lyrics and feel the energy that fuels my creativity within the songs. The past few years for me have been a time of deep reflection and meditation. I hope that the album will light a fire of inspiration inside everyone who experiences it.” -Dom Flemons The Making of ‘Traveling Wildfire' Mini Documentary: https://youtu.be/u_Bko05gALI

Dom Flemons is a Grammy-winning singer, guitarist, banjo player, and all-around scholar of old Americana who was part of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Flemons has dubbed himself “The American Songster,” and has performed songs rooted in blues, early gospel, ragtime, proto-country, and other forms of old-time folk music. His new album, Traveling Wildfire, includes a couple of his unerring arrangements of older tunes, but it's largely comprised of original songs. Dom Flemons, the preservationist, storyteller, and instrumentalist, brings his one-man Americana road show to the live studio.  Set list: "Traveling Wildfire", "Slow Dance With You", "It's Cold Inside" Watch "Traveling Wildfire": Watch "Slow Dance With You" : Watch "It's Cold Inside":

Dr. Dom Flemons comes off as older than his 40 years and I think it's because he seems like he is of a different era. This is thanks in part to his work in teaching and interpreting such old songs, such as his work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops that he was in alongside Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson. Originally from Phoenix, Dom is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife and rhythm bones. When he was 18 years old, he saw Dave Van Ronk in concert and was completely taken with the way Van Ronk told the stories and history behind the old songs he was playing in concert. From then on, Dom also would give the background of the songs he performed in concert, leading to much intense research for songs and their backstories.On his latest album Traveling Wildfire, he began work on the album during the pandemic. He wanted “to figure out a way to give the listener a way to process the world around them without being too didactic.” The record is filled with Dom's most personal songs about his family, history and, of course, interpretations of very old songs. We talk about all this and his strong outfit game, which, I'm sure, no one is surprised by. Follow Basic Folk on social media: https://basicfolk.bio.link/Sign up for Basic Folk's newsletter: https://bit.ly/basicfolknewsHelp produce Basic Folk by contributing: https://basicfolk.com/donate/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Dom Flemons - The American Songster discusses his new album Traveling Wildlife and more on FolkScene. Recorded 3-14-23. Interviewed by Allen Larman. Produced by Peter Cutler. ©FolkScene. It is cool to share FolkScene recordings with your friends, but the reproduction of our programs for commercial purposes is illegal. FolkScene airs on Sunday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m.(PDT) at KPFK 90.7 Los Angeles and online at www.kpfk.org.

Episode 245: Dom Flemons made history founding the Carolina Chocolate Drops, an old-time band that changed the face of roots music in the 21st century. Through found songs and tunes learned at the feet of old masters, they won a Grammy Award, played the Grand Ole Opry and opened up new lanes for Black musicians finding their voice in folk. Since parting ways in 2013, Flemons has been a lynchpin of the folk music scene, an “American songster” who plays a wide range of instruments and who puts on magnetic solo shows. His 2018 concept album Black Cowboys dug up more potent history and earned a Grammy nomination. For his first album since then, he goes inward and leans into his life of songwriting for the first time, resulting in the vivacious and eclectic Traveling Wildfire. Also in the hour, guitarist Matthew Stevens on his work producing I Am A Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100. 

 The pickins are thin until payday rolls around. Money is short and there's none to spare. Although we've been wanting to save for a rainy day, the cupboards still need fillin' and we also need enough to have some fun. If that eagle flies on Friday then Saturday night is when the time is right. This week we'll be banking on that combined theme of payday, money and taxes. Belly up to the barroom country sounds of Faron Young, Lefty Frizzell and The Sons of the Pioneers and then find some rhythm and blues with The Fiestas, The Harlem Hamfats, Bobby Charles and Dom Flemons. It's all about cashing out every couple of weeks and spreading thin with savings being thinner. We've got greenbacks, dollar down payments, songs about payday, the taxman and that almighty dollar to remind us that, as Peter Case points out, that “there's two kinds of justice everybody knows, one for folks up on the hill and one for the others down below”.  And to further hammer it home…the balance of justice is just a mirror of the distribution of wealth.  

Join us for an illuminating discussion about the past and present of roots music with the American Songster himself: Dom Flemons. We explore the history behind the songs and instruments he's collected, his new album, Bob Dylan, and a whole lot more.Support the show:Listen to Part 2 on Patreon, and learn how to incorporate traditional music into your set lists.Make a donation on PayPalPost a review (this helps more guitarists find the show - we really appreciate it!)Additional resources:Check out Dom Flemons' website (and see if he's performing near you.)Listen to Traveling Wildfire and American Songster Radio.Watch Dom Flemons play "Too Long I've Been Gone" on his custom Fraulini Angelina for Acoustic Guitar Sessions.The Acoustic Guitar Podcast theme music is composed by Adam Perlmutter and performed for this episode by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers.This episode is hosted by Nick Grizzle, produced by Tanya Gonzalez, and directed and edited by Joey Lusterman. Executive producers are Lyzy Lusterman and Stephanie Campos Dal Broi.The Acoustic Guitar Podcast is produced by the team at Acoustic Guitar magazine, including:Publisher: Lyzy LustermanEditorial Director: Adam PerlmutterManaging Editor: Kevin OwensSenior Editor: Blair JacksonCreative Director: Joey LustermanDigital Content Director: Stephanie Campos Dal BroiDigital Content Manager: Nick GrizzleMarketing Services Manager: Tanya GonzalezSpecial thanks to our listeners who support the show on Patreon.Support the show

FTB podcast #533 features 2 new albums, Doug Paisley's Say What You Like and When The Trouble's All Done by Ellie Turner. Also fine new tunes from Eric Bibb, Jono Manson, Dom Flemons, Nickel Creek, The Band Of Heathens and more. Full playlist: http://ftbpodcasts.com/?p=9129

Andy Hedges previews his new album "Roll On, Cowboys" and takes a close look at the songs on the second disc with special guests Rod Taylor, Dom Flemons, Pipp Gillette, Corb Lund, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Michael Martin Murphey, Tom Russell, Randy Rieman, Brenn Hill, and Andy Wilkinson.    FInd out more about Cowboy Crossroads and order the new album at www.andyhedges.com   Become a partron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads  

This week, singer, multi-instrumentalist, podcaster, story teller and musicologist Nicholas Edward Williams recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. “Host of the popular roots music history podcast American Songcatcher, Nicholas Edward Williams is a multi-instrumentalist and storyteller who is dedicated to 'playing it forward' by preserving the songs and styles that have shaped our country: ragtime, Piedmont blues, traditional folk, old time and early country. Williams has spent the last 15 years touring around the US, the UK, Western Europe and Australia, blending the roots music spectrum in his own style. He's opened for Taj Mahal, The Wood Brothers, Dom Flemons, CAAMP, John Paul White, Town Mountain, John Craigie, Rachel Baiman and Lucy Daucus, and has performed at festival stages on three continents. William's debut record As I Go Ramblin' Around made the International Folk Radio DJ Charts in 2019 with the #6 Top Album, #7 Top Song. His critically acclaimed sophomore release Folk Songs For Old Times' Sake unveiled in November of 2021 and has been heralded by the likes of Grammy-winning musician David Holt who said: ‘With tasteful guitar arrangements and a voice that draws you right in, Nicholas' recordings roll along like a mountain stream.” https://nicholasedwardwilliams.com/about/ In this week's “From the Vault” segment, OHR producer Jeff Glover offers a 1981 archival recording of Ozark original Sam Younger performing the tune “Mississippi Sawyer,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In his segment “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor, and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins investigates the history of tourism in the entertainment Mecca of the Ozarks: Branson, Missouri.

Andy previews his new album "Roll On, Cowboys" and takes a close look at the songs with special guests Brenn Hill, Dom Flemons, Corb Lund, Pipp Gillette, Tom Russell, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Brigid Reedy, Waddie Mitchell, and Andy Wilkinson.      Find out more about Cowboy Crossroads and order the new album at www.andyhedges.com     Become a patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads  

On this week's show, we... bid adieu to David Crosby & Tom Verlaine spend quality time with the new Joe Henry record spin fresh tracks from boygenius, Fucked Up & Nickel Creek  all this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

Join us as we sit down at the table and chat with Dom Flemons. Known as “The American Songster,” Dom is a Grammy Award Winner, Two-Time Emmy Nominee, and 2020 U.S. Artists Fellow. Dom is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, actor, slam poet, record collector, and the creator, host, and producer of American Songster Radio Show on 650 AM WSM in Nashville, TN. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife, and rhythm bones. His repertoire of music spans nearly a century of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. Listen in as we talk all things banjo, fiddle, black string band music, folk, country & western, yodeling, ragtime, black face minstrel, and more. The Good Neighbor Get Together is the podcast of Country Music Pride https://countrymusicpride.com https://thegoodneighborgettogether.com Dom's site: https://www.theamericansongster.com

Join us as we sit down at the table and chat with Dom Flemons. Known as “The American Songster,” Dom is a Grammy Award Winner, Two-Time Emmy Nominee, and 2020 U.S. Artists Fellow. Dom is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, actor, slam poet, record collector, and the creator, host, and producer of American Songster Radio Show on 650 AM WSM in Nashville, TN. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife, and rhythm bones. His repertoire of music spans nearly a century of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. Listen in as we talk all things banjo, fiddle, black string band music, folk, country & western, yodeling, ragtime, black face minstrel, and more. The Good Neighbor Get Together is the podcast of Country Music Pride ⁠https://countrymusicpride.com⁠ ⁠https://thegoodneighborgettogether.com⁠ Dom's site: ⁠https://www.theamericansongster.com⁠

This week, Grammy Award winning oldtime singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Dom Flemons with renowned cowboy poet, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and archivist Andy Hedges recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with Dom & Andy. “GRAMMY Award Winner, Two-Time EMMY Nominee, 2020 United States Artists Fellow- Dom Flemons is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and currently lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife Vania Kinard and their daughter Cheyanne Love. He has branded the moniker ‘The American Songster' since his repertoire of music covers over 100 years of early American popular music. Flemons is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, music scholar, historian, and record collector. He is considered an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife and rhythm bones. Flemons was selected for the prestigious 2020 United States Artists Fellowship Award for the Traditional Arts category which was generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He currently serves as a Governor on the Board of Directors for the Washington, D.C Chapter of the Recording Academy. In 2018, Flemons released a solo album titled ‘Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys' on GRAMMY Award-winning record label Smithsonian Folkways and received a GRAMMY Nomination for ‘Best Folk Album' at the 61st GRAMMY Awards. This recording is part of the African American Legacy Recordings series, co-produced with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.” - https://theamericansongster.com/about/ “Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, storyteller, guitarist, and collector of cowboy songs and poems. The son of an Italian schoolteacher and a rodeo cowboy turned preacher, Andy was born in Lubbock, Texas, in the spring of 1980. He grew up in the small community of Tokio, Texas, where his family paid rent on an old farmhouse by looking after a few head of cattle. It was there that Andy fell in love with traditional music by listening to his father's cassettes of cowboy songs. “Andy's vast and varied repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. He also hosts a podcast, Cowboy Crossroads which features in-depth interviews with fellow musicians and poets. Andy has performed many times with folk legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott and the duo's performance at the 60th Newport Folk Festival was named one of the '10 Best Things We Saw' by Rolling Stone.” - https://andyhedges.com/about Together Dom and Andy explore the songs of the old west and often overlooked music of African American Cowboys in this rare and special performance. In this week's “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers a 1975 archival recording of Ozark original fiddler Charley Richardson performing the tune “Gold Rush,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. Author, folklorist and songwriter Charley Sandage presents an historical portrait of the people, events and indomitable spirit of Ozark culture that resulted in the creation of the Ozark Folk Center State Park and its enduring legacy of music and craft. In this episode, Charley profiles our very own Ozark original cowboy poet Glenn Ohrlin with an archival recording of Glenn reciting the classic Wallace McRae poem “Reincarnation.”

This week, we return to the Crescent City to talk to one of the new leaders of the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band, trumpet player Glenn Hall III who is part of a deep New Orleans musical family.  Rebirth will be coming from NOLA to LA to help headline the inaugural Paramount Ranch Sonic Boom on October 15th. It's a brand new music festival co-created by yours truly and Dustbowl Revival (along with Tiny Porch Concerts and the Santa Monica Mountains Fund) that will celebrate the confluence of American roots music by bringing together diverse acts like Grammy-winning folk-blues master Dom Flemons, and notable local Southern California-based acts the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, string-band Water Tower, Cuban group Yosmel Montejo y La Caliente and singer-songwriter Abby Posner.  Set in the green hills of the Santa Monica Mountains, partial proceeds from the fest will go to restoring historic Paramount Ranch which lost much of its western movie sets during a devastating wildfire.  Few bands of any kind can claim an unbroken lineage from their 1983 start. Phillip "Tuba Phil" Frazier, his brother Keith Frazier and renowned trumpet player Kermit Ruffins formed the group out of Joseph S. Clark Senior High School, located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. If you watched the acclaimed HBO series of the same name, you no doubt heard Rebirth as the brassy backdrop to the city as it constantly evolved and survived traumas like Hurricane Katrina. Members of the Frazier family still join the band on tours. Glenn Hall III takes us through the fascinating history of the group, describing notable shows like opening for the Grateful Dead, recording with John Fogerty, kicking off the Grammys, and recently joining the Red Hot Chili Peppers onstage.  Their 2022 single “New Orleans Girl” shows how they never stop experimenting, lending their big sound to a hip-hop mashup featuring Cheeky Blakk and PJ Morton.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-show-on-the-road-with-z-lupetin1106/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of our mini-series Sepia Tones, Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson welcome Dom Flemons, a renowned performer of American folk music and a founding member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops. Citing a variety of musical influences—including the legendary Howard Armstrong and the inimitable Elizabeth Cotten—Flemons shares his journey into becoming a tradition-bearer of old-time music and demonstrates the subtleties of rural black musical styles he's learned along the way. Dom Flemons is a founding member of the Grammy-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, a two-time Emmy nominee, and the creative force behind a number of solo works including, most recently, Black Cowboys and Prospect Hill: The American Songster Omnibus. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose repertoire spans the history of American folklore, ballads, and tunes.Dr. William Turner is a long-time African American studies scholar and retired Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Studies and Regional Ambassador from Berea College. He was also a research assistant to Roots author Alex Haley and co-editor of the groundbreaking Blacks in Appalachia. In 2021, Turner received Western Carolina University's individual Mountain Heritage Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Southern Appalachian studies. His memoir called The Harlan Renaissance, available from West Virginia University Press, was awarded the prestigious Weatherford Award at the 2022 Appalachian Studies Association Conference.Dr. Ted Olson is a music historian and professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of many books, articles, reviews, encyclopedia entries, and oral histories. Olson has produced and compiled a number of documentary albums of traditional Appalachian music including GSMA's own On Top of Old Smoky and Big Bend Killing. His work has received a number of awards, including seven Grammy nominations. The East Tennessee Historical Society honored Olson with its Ramsey Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2021.Music featured includes:1.    "John Henry" performed by Amythyst Kiah and Roy Andrade from GSMA's album Big Bend Killing2.    “Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad” and “Knox County Stomp,” both from Dom Flemons' most recent album, Black Cowboys, from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings3.    “Po' Black Sheep” performed by Dom Flemons as part of the African American Legacy Recordings series, co-produced with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Courtesy of the Library of Congress4.    “Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind” and "Cornbread and Butterbeans" both by The Carolina Chocolate Drops and Joe Thompson, from their collaborative album released by Music Maker Foundation5.    And a selection of music performed for our podcast by Dom Flemons

Dom Flemons is a Grammy award-winning musician, but that is putting it mildly. He is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, but even that is barely scratching the surface. He is a music historian with an encyclopedic knowledge and the record collection to back it up. Known affectionately as The American Songster, we consider ourselves honored to have him on Bothering the Band, and all we want is him to tell us stories in his calming cadence forever.

This show from June 3, 2021 was Dom Flemons’ first visit to our show and we had a ball! All of the other folks on this one have become fast friends of TMBSalso and we always look forward to their return. Along with Dom’s historical knowledge, superb musicianship, and wonderful stage presence, we welcomed virtuoso dulcimer player Sarah Kate Morgan and the Dan River Girls back to the show.

Seattle songwriter Paula Boggs is a musician, public speaker, writer, lawyer and philanthropist. On this episode of the podcast, host Emily Smith joins Paula to talk about her new album Janus. The first single features a duet between Boggs and Grammy winner Dom Flemons. It's a true story about Bogg's enslaved then emancipated ancestor. When she shared the lyrics with Flemons, he responded by saying “every line you've written Paula, is poetry.”  In addition to singing, Dom plays banjo, bones and jug.  Paula Boggs "King Brewster"  Are you a fan of the show? Be sure to let us know how you like it by rating and reviewing it! Share the podcast with a friend.  You can also reach out to Will & India here: Twitter: @willpharrison @indiaramey @mericanastation Instagram: @willpayneharrison @indiaramey Americana Highways Backroads Playlist New School Honky Tonk Playlist  

From ranches to railroads, learn about the often unrecognized role that African Americans played in the range cattle industry, as Pullman porters and in law enforcement. In part two of this special series, Grammy Award-winner Dom Flemons takes us on a musical exploration of the American West after emancipation. “The American Songster” joins historian Charles L. Hughes to discuss the complexity of his sounds, songs and stories about the Jim Crow era.  Dom Flemons shares even more songs in this 2020 online concert “Black Cowboy Songs and More from the American Songster” from the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. (He has been researching in their archives for over a decade. Your students can use their collections too!) Read Rolling Stone's interview with Dom—‘Old Town Road' and the History of Black Cowboys in America—about the growing interest in mainstream entertainment. Remember CDs and Vinyl? The physical copies of Black Cowboys from Smithsonian Folkways come with 40 pages of liner notes! They're full of photos and historical information (Want to see? Read to the end this article.) And for even more helpful classroom resources, check out the enhanced full transcript of this episode.