The podcast I listened to on iTunes was "South in Black and White" by Tim Tyson and Tom Ranken. The two men are discussing how we live in a world today where they think it is ok to discuss things that happened in the past. They are wanting people to understand and think outside of the box about some of these racial issues (such as the cross burning discussed in the podcast) instead of seeing it as evil. They discuss the importance of exploring history and how it influences us in many ways such as liturature, art, and music. I believe they stress the point that they are not teaching the course to critcize or start drama but to get people to look at things from different perspectives, something my history teacher has been encouraging us all semester to do.
The second podcast I listened to was "Marilou (Project Hope)" by Libby Conn. After listening to this podcast I understand now that these are supposed to be videos but unfortunantly mine are not working. This podcast is about a woman named Marilou who starts out by showing a scar on her body and explaining the horrible things that she has lived through. Libby Conn (the narrorator) goes on to explain Marilou's battle with her mother's schizophrenia. After many of her mother's violent outbreaks she was forced to live on the streets of Boston to escape her mother's physical abuse. The podcast goes back and forth from Libby interviewing Marilou about the life she lived due to her mother's disorder.
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