Presenting: "Stings for Our Enemies. Honey for Our Friends." (from Our Ancestors Were Messy)
Proxy with Yowei Shaw
26 Feb 2025
1:06:57
For as long as she can remember, Nichole Hill has had a complicated relationship with Black history. Then in 2020, she stumbled on a digital archive of pre Civil Rights era Black newspapers and got obsessed with the scandalous stories she found. Our Ancestors Were Messy is her new podcast that explores Black history through the lens of gossip and drama. In this episode, Nichole tells the story of a Victorian era love triangle that rocked the elites of DC.
From the episode:
- Listen to Our Ancestors Were Messy wherever you get your podcasts
- You can support the show by becoming a member: ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com
- Follow Nichole Hill on Instagram @nicholewthanh
- Proxy listener survey: bit.ly/proxysurvey
For as long as she can remember, Nichole Hill has had a complicated relationship with Black history. Then in 2020, she stumbled on a digital archive of pre Civil Rights era Black newspapers and got obsessed with the scandalous stories she found. Our Ancestors Were Messy is her new podcast that explores Black history through the lens of gossip and drama. In this episode, Nichole tells the story of a Victorian era love triangle that rocked the elites of DC.
From the episode:
- Listen to Our Ancestors Were Messy wherever you get your podcasts
- You can support the show by becoming a member: ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com
- Follow Nichole Hill on Instagram @nicholewthanh
- Proxy listener survey: bit.ly/proxysurvey