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Overheard at National Geographic

Bonus Episode: In Conversation: Reframing Black History and Culture

Overheard at National Geographic

National Geographic

Science, Society & Culture

4.5 • 10.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

For the past year, Overheard has explored the journeys of photographers and scientists who are focusing a new lens on history. National Geographic presents In Conversation, a special podcast episode featuring explorer Tara Roberts, computer scientist Gloria Washington, and photographer Ruddy Roye. Through their dynamic work across maritime archeology, artificial intelligence, and photojournalism, they’re determined to reimagine Black history. We begin with National Geographic Explorer and Storytelling Fellow Tara Roberts, who talks to Overheard’s Amy Briggs about documenting the efforts of Black scuba divers and archaeologists in their search for the lost wrecks of ships that carried enslaved Africans to the Americas. We’ll also hear from computer scientist Gloria Washington of Howard University. She speaks with guest host Brian Gutierrez about her work developing “emotional” artificial intelligence. And finally National Geographic Storytelling Fellow Ruddy Roye traces his photographic journey with Overheard’s Peter Gwin—and turns his lens on the racial and civil conflicts that defined 2020. For more stories like this one, visit National Geographic’s Race in America homepage, chronicling the human journey of racial, ethnic, and religious groups across the United States. If you like what you hear and want to support more content like this, please consider a National Geographic subscription. Go to natgeo.com/exploremore to subscribe today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Deborah Adam Simmons, Executive Editor for History and Culture at National Geographic.

0:16.6

You're listening to In Conversation, a special episode exploring Black History and Culture.

0:22.0

Hey Deborah, welcome to Overheard.

0:29.9

My Amy thinks it's fun to be here.

0:32.3

I'm excited to share some of the great interviews that you, Peter and the team have done in the past year.

0:37.9

Yeah, I'm so glad that you've taken the time to be here.

0:40.9

Thank you for that.

0:41.9

So we're really highlighting as part of this special episode.

0:44.9

We went back in the archives and actually in most cases into your raw tape

0:49.9

and pulled out interviews you've had with Explorer Tara Roberts,

0:53.9

Computer Scientist Gloria Washington, and photographer Ready Roy.

0:57.9

So today we'll be hearing from all three of them.

1:00.9

Through their work across maritime archaeology, artificial intelligence and photojournalism,

1:06.9

Tara Gloria and Ready are determined to reframe Black History and Culture.

1:11.9

I was in awe of Tara.

1:14.9

It was amazing to hear about the path that she's taken through life

1:19.9

and the amazing journey she had, you know, finding, finding diving with the purpose

1:24.9

and her mission to reframe the story of Africans and the Americas.

1:31.9

Great.

1:32.9

So let's begin with National Geographic Storytelling Fellow Tara Roberts

1:36.9

and her conversation with you, Amy, from this past fall.

1:40.9

Tara is documenting the efforts of Black scuba drivers and archaeologists

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