Episodes

  • The Many Beefs of Ida B. Wells (featuring Georgia Me and Karen Morrow)

    The Many Beefs of Ida B. Wells (featuring Georgia Me and Karen Morrow)
    Nov 7 2023
    Arguably, best investigative journalist of her time, 19th-century trailblazer,  anti lynching champion and a force to be reckoned with. From her days in the Deep South to her fearless exposés, we’re bringing you into the battle rap ring with the one and only Ida B. Wells! Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media This episode features: Emailer 1     Janelle Brown Ida                Georgia Me Special thanks to our voice actors: MC/Dee       Karen Morrow DJ                 Rodrick Morrow Announcer  Janelle Brown Executive Producers       Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer                 Janicia Francis Managing Producer          JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator Homero Radway Production Assistant      Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Writers                                    Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence Sound Engineer                 Toni Paulsen Fact checker                       LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor             Patricia Wangechi Kihoro Theme Song                      Freedom by Pharell Williams Music featured in this episode include: 0s and 1s by Ballpoint Flavor by Ballpoint First to Fall by Toby Tranter Globular by _91nova Outta my Way by APOLLO Goodie Bags by Dylan Sitts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Making Black AF History (featuring Pharrell Williams and John Legend)

    Making Black AF History (featuring Pharrell Williams and John Legend)
    Oct 31 2023
    In this episode before the season finalé… Join Michael as he goes behind the scenes to meet the people who make the Drapetomaniax: Unshackled History podcast at the cast’s wrap party. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media. This episode features: Pharrell Williams John Legend Michael   Michael Harriot Rod          Rod Morrow Noleca    Blu Radway Janicia   Janicia Francis JoAnn    JoAnn DeLuna Patricia  Patricia Wangechi Kihoro Danielle  Danielle Solomon Silas        Charles Jouda Moses     Moses Soyoola Security  Homero Radway Executive Producers  Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer  Janicia Francis Managing Producer  JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator  Homero Radway Production Assistant  Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Writers  Taylor Le Melle, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence Audio Engineer  Marcellino van Callias Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor  Patricia Wangechi Kihoro Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams Music featured on this episode includes: Mint Condition by Margareta, Rain Trap by Majk Jutbo, Head Nod Supreme by Kommodity, Mad For by Nbhd Nick, Please Leave A Message by Harvio, On My Time by King Sis, Bluedreams by Xavy Rusan, Cash Machine by FLYIN, Final Parade by Jon Björk, Dinner in Oaxaca by Guustavv, Stima by Elsaphan Njora Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Mary Ellen Pleasant: Black Capitalist (featuring Touré, Diamond Stylz, and Jody Simms)

    Mary Ellen Pleasant: Black Capitalist (featuring Touré, Diamond Stylz, and Jody Simms)
    Oct 24 2023
    Can you name the 19th century Black woman entrepreneur who funded hundreds of Black people to flee from slavery?  Mary Ellen Pleasant reported in 1875 a net worth of 30 million US dollars. Which today would be worth just shy of one billion dollars.  Join the students at Drapetomaniax Agricultural and Technical State University School as they learn all about this self-made millionaire abolitionist. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media. This episode features: Professor MX Fa Rizzle               Diamond Black Billionaire Aspirant Guy  Toure City Girl                                          Jody Simms Special thanks to our voice actors: Mary Ellen Pleasant    Leila Gray or LaPorshe Thomas Aunt April                      Ola Ronke Aunt May                       Kim Baum Aunt June                    Allegra White Free person of color  John Etienne Quaker Friend              David Easton Marie Laveau               Sabine Blaizin Bank Teller                   Noleca Radway Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer Janicia Francis Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator Homero Radway Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Writers Taylor Le Melle, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence Audio Engineer  Toni Paulsen Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor  Patricia Kihoro Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams Songs featured in this episode include: Wicked Cinema - Cold Case, Hitstreak - Michael Briguglio, Messages and Portraits - O Mio Babbino Caro, come to find out. - Le Melle, Ethos by Johannes Bornlof, Learn to Let Go - Ben Elson, El Baile del Barrio - El Equipo Del Norte, 80’s Horror Movie by DJ Denz The Rooster, and music by Chad Milner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Woman Who Invented Rock & Roll (featuring Lynnée Denise and Reagan Gomez)

    Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Woman Who Invented Rock & Roll (featuring Lynnée Denise and Reagan Gomez)
    Oct 17 2023
    Who really invented rock n roll? The facts are clear—it was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Black queer gospel-influenced rock and roll Beyoncé of the 1930s and ‘40s. Music legends like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash stole her musical style without proper acknowledgement or credit. In a renaissance of sound, celebrity and high drama we salute the legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media. This episode features: Lynnée    Lynnée Denise Honey     Reagan Gomez Special thanks to our voice actors: Juju     Noleca Radway Devon     Danielle Solomon Ballroom Commentator  Ronie Rieves Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer  Janicia Francis Managing Producer  JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator  Homero Radway Production Assistant  Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Writers  Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence Audio Engineer   Marcellino van Callias Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor  Patricia Kihoro Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams Music featured in this episode includes: My Man and I - Sister Rosetta Tharp This Train - Sister Rosetta Tharp Plays Rock Me Growl - Sister Rosetta Tharp Didn’t it Rain - Sister Rosetta Tharp Tall Skinny Papa - Sister Rosetta Tharp Strange Things Happening Every Day Don’t Be Cruel -Elvis Presley Getaway Rock - Elliot Holmes Coconut Rock - Speedy The Spider Almost Like Falling In Love - Kayla NYFW - Blue Steel Vogue - Blue Steel Agents - Alex Dovo Order the book Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters by Lynnée Denise https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477321188/ For more information about the  book and Lynnée Denise’s recent projects  please visit https://linktr.ee/lynneedenise And for general information about DJ Scholarship visit www.djlynneedenise.com Twitter: @lynneedenise Instagram: @lynneedenise Radio Show The Black Atlantic/Black Fantastic  https://1btn.fm/dj/the-black-atlantic-black-fantastic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Boley, Oklahoma: A Black Town In The American West (featuring Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tiffany Cross, and OlaRonke Akinmowo)

    Boley, Oklahoma: A Black Town In The American West (featuring Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tiffany Cross, and OlaRonke Akinmowo)
    Oct 3 2023
    Have you heard about Boley, Oklahoma - the town that wished a motherfucker would? Boley was a thriving, black town founded by Abigail McCormick who had inherited the land where Boley was founded from her grandfather, a Creek Freedmen. This episode tells the story of how, in 1932, the entire town came together when a gang of white men decided to rob the bank because they thought it’d be easy. But they were in for a big surprise. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media This episode features: Malcolm-Jamal Warner  T.R. Ringe Sheila Thompkins  Tiffany Cross Rashieda   OlaRonke Akinmowo Special thanks to our voice actors: Ruby Jean   Andrea O’Brien Vives Groupchat 1   Jason Vives Groupchat 2   Timil Jones Movie Trailer Voice Guy Homero Radway Robber 2 CC Patterson Geo Wyex Robber 1 George  Roderick Morrow McCormick   Homero Radway Booker T Washington Rodrick Morrow DJ    Carvell Wallace Mainline Operator  Blu Radway Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer Janicia Francis Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator Homero Radway Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence Audio Engineer Toni Paulsen Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor  Patricia Kihoro Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams Music featured in this episode include: RnB Vibes by Grigoriy Nuzhny At The Cross by Joyspring The Magnetic Buzz by Spaghetti Dual Cash Out by Nbhd Nick Life of a Cowboy by Mac Taboel Standoff by Nylonia Rogue by Cody Martin The News Tonight by Shimmer Like N Subscribe by Work Brunch Civil War Song- Battle Cry of Freedom  Tumbleweeds by Desert Dive Dodge City by Christian Andersen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • For Us, By Us

    For Us, By Us
    Sep 26 2023
    In this special behind the scenes episode, Drapetomaniax producers Gillianne, Janicia and Noleca answer some of our biggest listener questions, and discuss the politics behind making this groundbreaking Black History concept show. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Afeni Shakur On Trial: How To Get Away With Drapetomania (featuring MeLa Machinko)

    Afeni Shakur On Trial: How To Get Away With Drapetomania (featuring MeLa Machinko)
    Sep 19 2023
    In the midst of the Black Power movement of the 1960’s, the US government launched a campaign of terror against the Black Panther Party. In 1969, the NYPD raided the homes of multiple members. Twenty-one people (The Panther 21) were arrested, including Afeni Shakur. The young, expectant mother with no formal legal background, decided to act as her own counsel and represent herself during trial. Our very own Negro News Network reports on the astonishing trial of Afeni Shakur. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media This episode features: Afeni Shakur    Mela Machinko Special thanks to our voice actors: Prosecutor    Andrea O’Brien Vives Trudy Black    Patricia Wongeshi Kihoro Baliff     Nasheema Webster Customer    Noleca Radway Advertisment VO   Rodrick Morrow Advertisment Ad-lib   Sioban Anderson Judge     Jason Vives Ralph White    Charles Ouda Drive-Thru Employee  Janicia Francis Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer Janicia Francis Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator Homero Radway Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence Audio Engineer Marcellino van Callias Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor  Patricia Kihoro Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams Music featured in this episode include: Presidential by El Flaco Collective  Metal Under Tension by Hampus Naeselius Things that make you go Hmm by Roy Young Slick City Cruising by John Runefelt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Robert F. WIlliams and The Kissing Case (featuring Bob the Drag Queen)

    Robert F. WIlliams and The Kissing Case (featuring Bob the Drag Queen)
    Sep 12 2023
    Live from the Drapetomaniax Library of Black History, in a special storytime episode, Michael is joined by Bob the Drag Queen to shed light on the harrowing tale of how civil rights leader and founder of the Black Armed Guard, Robert F. Williams, organized his city and galvanized the world to save two innocent children from a twenty-two year prison sentence. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media. This episode features: Bob     Bob the Drag Queen  Special thanks to our voice actors: Mrs. Agnes   Andrea O’Brien Vives Keisha           Jude Pijeaux Brianna         Hannan Pijeaux Alex               Moxie Radway Kid 1              August Jervis-Spitzman Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer Janicia Francis Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator Homero Radway Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Head Writer Silas Miami Writers  Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon, Randolph Terrence Sound Engineer  Toni Paulsen Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor  Patricia Kihoro Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams This episode includes the songs Golden Crates” by Dusty Decks, Built For You” by Wanja Wohoro, Keys to the Castle by Salon Dijon, Vanished” by Wicked Cinema , Birdwatching” by Delbony as well as music by Chad Milner Special thanks to StoryCorps for the audio of James Thompson from a conversation recorded and produced by StoryCorps. Originally aired April 11, 2011 on NPR's Morning Edition and made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 mins