In 2019, Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, a community organizer and journalist, learned that the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology had a collection of skulls that belonged to enslaved people. As Muhammad demanded that the university return these skulls, they discovered that claiming ownership over bodies of marginalized people is not just a relic of the past—it continues to this day.
CreditsHost: Alexis Pedrick
Reporter and Producer: Mariel Carr
Additional production by: Rigoberto Hernandez
Edited by: Rigoberto Hernandez and Padmini Ragunath
Audio Engineer: Jonathan Pfeffer
“Innate Theme” composed by Jonathan Pfeffer. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions.
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Episode 114: Elements of Expression
Episode 113: Burning Rubber
Episode 112: Nuclear Power
Episode 111: A Distillations Carol
Episode 110: Essential Elements - Air
Episode 109: East Meets West
Episode 108: Essential Elements - Fire
Episode 107: Medical Gross Out
Episode 106: Essential Elements – Water
Episode 105: Periodic Table Contents
Episode 104: Essential Elements – Earth
Episode 103: Herbal Remedy
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