Stories about Black folks holding it down across space and time.

The Secret Adventures of Black People

Merry Christmas! Love, The Blacks

Christmas greetings and happy wishes from all of us to you!

Black Christmas in Jamaica

Alicia tells us about the Jamaican tradition of hitting the clubs for Christmas and shares how her relationship with being Black has changed since being in the US.

Black Christmas in France

Amelie reflects on the ways in which she is in between two worlds on the holidays and with her relationship with being both Black and French.

Black Christmas in England

Athena shares the Caribbean workarounds for English recipes while reflecting on what calling someone Black British does and does not mean.

Black Christmas in Ireland

Kenny shares Irish Christmas traditions while reflecting on being Black and Irish.

One Year of Adventures...What Now?

Host Nichole faces fears about continuing the podcast.

Me and You and Our Black Cards Too

Krystal and Nichole compare Black Cards.

The Journal That Talks Back

Steve finds an OG therapist on the low and decides to keep talking.


The Ancestors Were Talkin'

On this day in 1899, DC's Black residents update one another on their daily lives in the pages of The Colored American and take a local opera house to task.

The Ancestors Had Skills

A book club revisits a speech made in 1886 and are shocked to learn that their Ancestors were doing so much more than picking cotton.

The Ancestors Were Messy, Vol I

Two best friends travel back in time to 1886 - the Victorian Era - to dive into a messy Black love triangle that played out across the gossip column of the popular DC-based Black newspaper, The Washington Bee.

The Ancestors Were Messy, Vol. II

New details surface in the messy Francis-Cragwell-Sneed affair care of the gossip column of the Black newspaper, The Washington Bee in 1886.


Rites of Passage: Part II

In this episode, Nichole, her Dad, and her nephew finish up their discussion of Roots and how young people today are processing the violence against Black people that their now witnessing on their televisions and their phones.

Rites of Passage: Part I

Troy - Nichole's dad - tells her and her nephew about the first time he saw the television mini-series Roots and the effect that had on him and people across the country. 

Nichole asks listeners to write in with their stories about the impact of Roots.

Once Upon a Time in Ghana

Fiona describers her perfect trip home to Ghana after decades away.

The Dinner Party Speech

Host Nichole takes you behind the scenes of the show and answers some frequently asked questions.

Cribs

Slli'm shares how he was finally able to buy his dream home, in his dream city, in his dream way.

A Meeting of the Mind

Erica shares the unusual investment she made in her budding comedy career and inspires host Nichole to reconsider an artistic pursuit of her own.

That Black British Vibe

British singer Juanita  and host Nichole reflect on the unique and peculiar experience of being Black outside of Africa.

Listen to Black Women in Parks

Precious, Simone, and Nichole laugh to keep from crying over the peculiar response of white people to police violence and protests.

What's in a Dad

Troy was 43 when he got a birthday letter from a man he'd ever met before, his father, Terry. Over the course of the next 10 years, Troy and Terry talk on and off and things seem to be going well, until they aren’t. Terry writes Troy one last letter before he passes away, a letter that Troy leaves unopened for half a decade.

Then one Christmas, his family decides to get together and read the final words of this would-be Dad.

The Hero Prepares

Yesterday, Robin - host Nichole's mom - was diagnosed with a rare disease and will now have to learn to walk again. This is a story from Day 2 of her years long journey.

Modern Romance

In the second half of her life, Stephanie found her classic Hollywood romance. Now she attempts to understand the strange and confusing world of dating apps to help her niece - and the show's host Nichole - find her happily ever after.

The Secret Adventures of Black People is a podcast telling the stories of Black people holding it down across space and time. In the trailer you’ll hear a conversation between the show’s creator, Nichole Hill, and her Producer, Shonte Hill, about the show’s title, tone, and the stories Nichole plans to tell.

The Secret Adventures of Black People

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Merry Christmas! Love, The Blacks

Black Christmas in Jamaica

Black Christmas in France

Black Christmas in England

Black Christmas in Ireland

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