Homegoings began in 2021 as a special series from Brave Little State featuring conversations with musicians of color who live in Vermont — about Black grief, resilience and music. In 2023, Homegoings is becoming its own show. Learn more at homegoings.co.
Behind The Series: Listen to a Q&A between Mitch Wertlieb and Homegoings lead producer Myra Flynn
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Co-host Mikaela Lefrak talks with VPR's Myra Flynn and storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer about Juneteenth and what it means to them.
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In this conversation, Burlington-based Ferene Paris Meyer discusses her origins as a storyteller, why she identifies with hummingbirds, and the joy and heartbreak she’s experienced throughout her 10-plus years living in Vermont. At the end, Ferene performs a story.
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Naomi Fitzpatrick, Faith Awotho and Don Kiputa speak to Brave Little State about being young and Black in Vermont in 2022, and answer listener questions.
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Brave Little State speaks to Burlington-based poet Rajnii Eddins about life, art and “courageous vulnerability,” and Eddins performs some of his favorite poems, old and new.
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Joy, rage, grief and healing — those four pillars are all present every day for Black people in the eyes of Myra Flynn. But they're also the pillars of Homegoings, a way the Black community pays respects to those who have died.
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Brave Little StateA conversation with DonnCherie about compassion, artistic authenticity and taking Blackness back.
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Brave Little StateA conversation with Rivan Calderin about BIPOC exhaustion, safety and music as a platform for consciousness.
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Brave Little StateA conversation with Senayit Tomlinson about Black trauma, music and getting through.
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Brave Little StateA conversation with Bobby Hackney Jr. about Black grief, resilience and music.