THE PEOPLE'S RECORDER
The People’s Recorder is a podcast about people documenting history and being heard, developed with Spark Media. Season 1 was nominated for Best Indie podcast in the 2025 Ambie Awards, and received a 2025 Signal Award in History. Read a Poets & Writers article about how the series speaks to our current moment.
Click here to check out all of Season 1 episodes, show notes, and more. Listen to
the series wherever you get podcasts. The People’s Recorder is supported by grants from the NEH and state humanities councils, and subscribers.
On The Record
Listen to David’s conversation Sheilah Kast on the WYPR program On The Record, where they talk about Cork Wars and the local elements of the story’s sabotage and intrigue. The book, she says, has “all the suspense of a novel.”
Sheilah also featured in another segment Soul of a People and Zora Neale Hurston’s time in Maryland.
All things considered
Soul of a People was featured on NPR, including an interview with David on All Things Considered.
Constant wonder
Listen to a conversation about the Great Depression and Soul of a People with Marcus Smith, host of “Constant Wonder.”
The show also featured a conversation about Ginseng, the Divine Root .
Another episode featured a conversation about Cork Wars and other times when Plants Go to War. Listen to the conversation with host Marcus Smith.
podchaser
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