March 16, 2022

The Spirit of Freedom

Summary: A mixtape of Lauryn Hill songs that speak of freedom. From her personal emancipation to her freedom as black woman in the United States to the freedom she wants all of humanity to have. Krystal and Matt breakdown "I Get Out." And then we hear from Cona Marshall, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Eric House, Alex Nava, and OT The Goldn Child as they cover "Lost Ones," "Final Hour," "I Used to Love Him," "Oh Jerusalem," and "Freedom Time."

Timestamps:

• Cona Marshall speaks about Lauryn Hill as the preacher. - 00:00
• Krystal Roberts and Matt Linder discuss "I Get Out" from the "Unplugged" album. - 2:28
• Cheryl Kirk-Duggan on "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" - 10:25
• Eric House on "Lost Ones" - 14:28
• Alex Nava on "Final Hour" - 22:17
• Alex Nava on "I Used to Love Him" - 28:55
• Otis Lambert on "Oh Jerusalem" - 33:12
• Cheryl Kirk-Duggan on "Freedom Time" - 35:17

Hosts: Lauryn Hill researcher, Krystal Roberts, and Hip Hop scholar, Matt Linder.

Contributors: Cona Marshall, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Alex Nava, Eric House, and Otis Lambert aka OT The GoldN' Child.

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Theme music by Julius Tunstall.

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Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/YI9ug6qtjOZ

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• "Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere" by Gwendolyn D. Pough

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