In this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Kamau Sadiki. Kamau is a Board of Directors member and Lead Instructor with Diving With A Purpose (DWP), an organization committed to resurrecting the stories of shipwrecks involved in the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement (TEAE) through maritime archaeology. They discuss his mission to find and document vessels of enslavement.

"DESCENDANT" a must-see documentary about the Clotilda descendants now streaming on Netflix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M8ESS9hSAQ

Diving With A Purpose
https://divingwithapurpose.org/

Slave Wrecks Project
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/slave-wrecks-project

"Whatever" by HoliznaCC0 was used in this episode. Whatever by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

In this epsiode, we tackle Cryptocurrency with guest Adam Zarazinski. Adam is the CEO of Inca Digital, a local Veteran-owned and run company that helps businesses understand and use Cryptocurrency and related technologies.

In our interview, Adam breaks down cryptocurrency- what it is, how it works, how to avoid crypto scams, and more.
Have you been the victim of a crypto scam? Inca Digital is collecting data on crypto scams and wants to hear from you- email info@inca.digital to connect.

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swirling winter wind gusty grains sand.flac by Kyles is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication license.

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Arctic by Sonically Sound is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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Hand Bells, Low-C, Single.wav by Inspector J is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.
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ALS_AG.wav by CaveAnu is licensed under the Attribution 3.0 license
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Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns. Performed by Joseph Finkberg. Public Domain.

https://librivox.org/auld-lang-syne-by-robert-burns/

Join us as we explore the winter holiday season. We hear from writers Kim Renay Anderson and Rev. Veronica Graves, listen to the ending of The Dead by James Joyce and ruminate over what it is that’s so important about these days. Is it just the food? Is it the religious aspects? Is it family? What is it?

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The Lass of Aughrim. Traditional. Performed by Christopher Stevenson. Performance is in the Public Domain.

The Dead by James Joyce. Public Domain. Performed by Christopher Stevenson.

Humpty Dumpty was Framed by Kim Renay Anderson by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert to author.

Where are My Keys? By Kim Renay Anderson by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert to author.

Why Holidays are Important by Reverend Veronica Graves by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert by author.

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.

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Angela, Angela. Irish Christmas Song is licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

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Irish Whistle.mp3 by Nigelnix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License https://freesound.org/people/nigelnix/sounds/130108/

St. John Cathedral female choir 0012.wav by klanbeeld is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
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P. I. Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Dutoit) Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit. Public Domain

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Moaus Zur by The Max and Frieda Weinstein Archive of YIVO Sound Recordings. Public Domain.

https://archive.org/details/moaus-zur

Sleigh Bells, Long, A.wav by InspectorJ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

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Ambient Wave Marker 33.flac by Erokia is licensed under Attribution 4.0 Noncommercial

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Christmas Bells by tripjazZ is licensed under CC0 Public Domain. https://freesound.org/people/tripjazz/sounds/664697/

The Kendal Revellers 2015 ~.mp3 by TitusL108 licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

In this episode Erin Garnaas-Holmes lead climate adaptation planner with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment's Urban Sustainability Administration joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss climate change and the effects it will have on the District.

Bus Stop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

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@dcpubliclibrary on Instagram
@dcpl on X

Get Lit with Halloween this year as we take a look at why people like scary stories, then hear an eerie story from local writer Margaret Roberts Drucker and listen to a poems from Adelaide Crapsey and Anne Boleyn.

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Halloween Episode

Horror Background Atmosphere For Suspenseful Moments by UNIVERSFIELD

Is licensed under  4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International

https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/702870/

Howling by PhonosUPF is licensed under

CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Evil Laugh Wav by Nanaksian Is licensed under licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

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01385 witch cackle 3 natural.wav by Robinhood76 is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

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Organ Ambience, Calm, A.wav

By inspectorJ is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

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Reception Background Chatter is licensed under NC 3.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported

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Piano Improvisation by Betabeats is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

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The Door Creaks-Your Not Alone is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Owl Hoot by Breviceps is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

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Horror Music Box 2  by UNIVERSFIELD

Is licensed under  4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International

https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/695621/

Somber Music by Speedenze is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/Speedenza/sounds/209643/

Smokescreen by Margaret Roberts Drucker is licensed by DCPL Labs Recording Contract

A Dirge by Anne Boleyn 

Read by Newgatenovelist for Librivox is in the Public Domain

https://ia802302.us.archive.org/32/items/spc220_2110_librivox/spc220_dirge_el_128kb.mp3

To the Dead In the Graveyard Under my Window by Adelaide Crapsey 

Read by Olivereading for Libribox is in the Public domain

https://ia800501.us.archive.org/12/items/short_ghost_and_horror_collection_023_1312_librivox/ghohor023_todeadingravetardunderwindow_adelaidecrapsey_la_128kb.mp3

In our third episode of "What the Tech", we learn about Extended Reality (which includes Virtual and Augmented Reality) from local expert Joseph Cathey of Capitol Interactive. We discuss what it is, some examples of how it's being used locally for education and art, and where it might be going in the future. 

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Ambience, Nightlife by Inspector J  is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

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Blind Haitian singer on Place Boyer (Petillon Ville, Port au Prince) by Felix.Blumeis licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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Bucket Drummer by Logan Circle2 is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Dark Scary Castle, Hall is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) byTheBoseDeity

 is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.

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Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 2 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 3 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

Heavy Rain bylebaston100is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

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J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

News Report Music byehohnke  is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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No Good byQleq islicensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

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S32-02 Fog horn with echo.wav by Craig Smith is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Thunder - Thunder Cracks Like Wind byPNMCarrieRailfanis licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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Pasty Cline “I’m Gonna Walk Some Dog” is in the public domain and is an official record of the United States Army. Armed Forces Radio Service.  

“Jumbie See, Jumbie Do” by Siobhan Pascal is read by the author . All rights retained by S. Pascal. 

The Swans at Coole by WB Yeats, When You are Old by WB Yeats, Autumn Movement by Carl Sandberg, and Fall Leaves Fall by Emily Bronte are in the public domain. 

In our second episode of "What the Tech", we talk about Chat GPT, the Artificial Intelligence-powered chat service. We learn a bit about what it is, how to use it, what to use it for, and some of its pros and cons.

In the Real World History program, DC high school students study the Great Migration by reading The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson and conducting oral history interviews with people who came to the DC region as part of the Migration. Listen to a series of clips from the 2022-2023 cohort of Real World History curated by two of the student oral historians, Maya Schindler and Naomi Fraser-Jones.

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Music credit – “No One is Perfect.” By HoliznaCC0

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/be-happy-with-who-you-are/no-one-is-perfect/

Sound – “Wind Chimes – rough.wav.” By Anthosai

https://freesound.org/people/Anthousai/sounds/398495/

This episode was produced by Naomi Fraser-Jones and Maya Schindler