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Amanda Clemons
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Beyond The Table
Starting the Year Right: New Year Traditions in the Black South
January has not always been about reinvention. In the Black South, New Year traditions were shaped by history, uncertainty, and care. Long before resolutions and goal lists, the New Year was a moment of preparation—marked by food that sustained, homes put in order, and communities entering the year together. In this episode of Beyond the Table, explores the origins and meaning of New Year traditions in the Black South, from the foods prepared on January 1 to the practice of Watch Night and collective reflection. These traditions were not about superstition or spectacle, but about st...
2026-01-06
10 min
Beyond The Table
Thank You for Listening: A Reflection on Culture, Memory, and Building Beyond the Table
Hello, I'm Amanda. Welcome to Beyond the Table stories of culture, memory, and meaning. In this short episode, I wanted to pause and say thank you. Beyond the Table launched in October, and this moment is an opportunity to acknowledge the listeners who showed up quietly, consistently, and with care. This episode reflects on what it has meant to build this show, the importance of attention and listening, and the gratitude that comes with creating something rooted in culture, memory, and meaning. This is not a recap, but a moment of appreciation and...
2025-12-31
06 min
Beyond The Table
Christmas in the Black South: Food, Faith, and the Quiet Meaning of Home
In this Christmas episode, we explore Christmas in the Black South a tradition shaped by food, faith, memory, and the enduring pull of home. Looking beyond commercial narratives, this episode traces how Christmas became a moment of rest, gathering, and continuity in Black Southern life. From the historical roots of holiday pauses during slavery to the lasting significance of Watch Night services, Southern foodways, and returning home, we examine how culture transformed constraint into tradition. This is a story about kitchens and churches, sound and memory, migration and return, and the quiet meaning of belonging...
2025-12-24
10 min
Beyond The Table
Erased: The Life and Murder of Philip DeVine
In December 1993, three people were murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska: Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Philip DeVine. While Brandon Teena's story became nationally known, Philip DeVine a twenty-two-year-old Black man was nearly erased from public memory. This episode centers Philip DeVine's life, presence, and death, and examines how race, media framing, and popular culture shaped which victims were remembered and which were forgotten. In this episode, we explore: • Who Philip DeVine was and why he was in the home • The events of December 31, 1993 • How the legal system documented all three victims • How Philip w...
2025-12-17
10 min
Beyond The Table
The Black Mall: A Cultural History of Buying, Belonging, and Becoming
In this episode, we explore the rise and fall of the Black mall one of the most important and overlooked cultural spaces in late twentieth-century America. From segregation-era restrictions to the emergence of malls as Black social hubs in the 1980s and 1990s, this episode traces how Black consumers reshaped retail, identity, and community across generations. We take you through the history of restricted access, postwar suburbanization, the migration of Black families into new commercial spaces, and the cultural energy that made malls feel like community centers, fashion runways, and social worlds. We also...
2025-12-10
12 min
Beyond The Table
Fifteen and Fearless: The Murder of Sakia Gunn
In May 2003, fifteen-year-old Sakia Gunn, a Black lesbian girl from Newark, was murdered in an act of homophobic violence that most of the nation never heard about. This true crime episode centers her humanity, her courage, and the community that refused to let her story disappear. In this victim-centered true crime episode, we explore: • Newark's queer youth culture in the early 2000s • Who Sakia was before the violence • The events of that night and the immediate aftermath • The media's lack of coverage • The community response and marches • How Sakia's death shaped visib...
2025-12-02
12 min
Beyond The Table
Echoes of the Feast: A Thanksgiving History of Food, Culture, and Tradition
Echoes of the Feast: A Thanksgiving History of Food, Culture, and Tradition is a cinematic, time-traveling journey through the real story of the American Thanksgiving meal. This episode moves across centuries to reveal how each dish on the table came to be — shaped by Indigenous agricultural knowledge, colonial hardship, national mythmaking, Black culinary traditions, migration, and modern reinvention. Through immersive soundscapes and historical narration, the episode traces: Indigenous harvest practices of corn, beans, squash, wild turkey, and maple sugar The reality of seventeenth-century survival and why the 1621 gathering was not the first "Thanksgiving"...
2025-11-25
10 min
Beyond The Table
What's Cooking? (2000): The Thanksgiving Film About Family, Food, and Identity
To mark the film's 25th anniversary, this episode revisits What's Cooking? (2000) a groundbreaking multicultural Thanksgiving film directed by Gurinder Chadha. Four families. Four kitchens. One holiday lived through Black, Latin, Vietnamese, and Jewish identities including one of the earliest and most tender portrayals of queer family truth in early 2000s cinema. Amanda explores why this film was ahead of its time, how it reflected the real America long before Hollywood embraced intersectionality, and why its message still matters today. Continue the Thanksgiving Arc, if you enjoyed this episode… Listen to Thanksgiving Ever...
2025-11-18
10 min
Beyond The Table
Living Colour: Sound, Rage & Revolution
In this bonus episode of Beyond the Table, we explore the power, defiance, and cultural impact of Living Colour the groundbreaking Black rock band that reshaped the sound and politics of late-20th-century rock. From Cult of Personaility to Desperate People to Funny Vibe and Which Way to America, we examine how their music confronted racism, capitalism, and identity while redefining what Black artistry in rock could be. We also look at Corey Glover's solo album Hymns especially "One" and "Little Girl" and how his vocal storytelling deepens the band's emotional legacy. This...
2025-11-13
10 min
Beyond The Table
Thanksgiving Everywhere
Before there was an American Thanksgiving, there was gratitude spoken in every language under the sun. In this immersive episode, Beyond the Table travels across continents and centuries to explore how people around the world give thanks through food, ritual, and community. From the yam festivals of West Africa to Caribbean Harvest Sundays, Indigenous harvest ceremonies, and modern diaspora feasts — Thanksgiving, Everywhere reveals that gratitude isn't bound by borders or myth. Written and produced by Amanda Clemons, this story-rich soundscape blends history, memory, and music to remind us that giving thanks is not a holiday it...
2025-11-11
10 min
Beyond The Table
November Trailer — Stories of Gratitude & Belonging
This November, Beyond the Table explores stories of gratitude and belonging where culture, memory, and meaning come together in sound. Hosted and produced by Amanda Clemons, this special preview invites you to pull up a seat for a month of reflection, creativity, and connection. New stories every Tuesday.
2025-11-09
01 min
Beyond The Table
The Grocery Store Revolution Lesbian Pulp and the Secret Shelf of Desire
In the 1950s, you could find them between the canned goods and the cigarettes paperbacks with neon covers and whispered stories of women who loved women. Before Pride marches or queer bookstores, there was pulp: printed on thin paper, sold for a quarter, and hidden in plain sight. In this cinematic episode, Amanda explores the rise of lesbian pulp fiction the grocery store paperbacks that became lifelines. Featuring the stories of Women's Barracks, Spring Fire, Beebo Brinker, and the readers who turned shame into survival. References & Resources Mentioned: Women's Ba...
2025-11-04
10 min
Beyond The Table
The Black South and the Supernatural
Halloween Feature: In the Black South, the supernatural isn't a story told just for scares it's a history of faith, protection, and remembrance. In this cinematic Halloween bonus, Amanda explores: African spiritual traditions that shaped hoodoo and rootwork. The legends of haints, boo hags, and night doctors and the real histories behind them. How the church merged ancestral belief with the Holy Ghost. Everyday rituals of protection the "science" of brick dust, coins, and psalms. The evolution of Black supernatural storytelling in film and...
2025-10-28
10 min
Beyond The Table
Soul Food Rewatch - S1E3:Heart of the Matter
In Episode 3 of Beyond the Table, Amanda and her pit bull Priscilla dive into "Heart of the Matter," which aired on July 12, 2000. Directed by Kevin Hooks and written by Patricia Green, this episode asks what happens when we stop performing strength and start facing the truth. Amanda explores themes of perception, honesty, and control as the Joseph family begins to unravel and rebuild in unexpected ways. In the Legacy Check-In, she looks at how the year 2000 was defined by image from glossy magazines. Soul Food stood out by doing the opposite: showing what h...
2025-10-28
27 min
Beyond The Table
Soul Food Rewatch - S1E2:The More Things Stay the Same
In Episode 2 of Beyond the Table, Amanda joined again by her pit bull Priscilla dives into Season 1 Episode 2 od Soul Food The Series: "The More Things Stay the Same," which aired on July 5, 2000. This episode digs deeper into the Joseph family's secrets and the cost of keeping them. Amanda connects those cultural shifts to the reality of Black business ownership about 1.2 million Black-owned firms in 2000 versus over 3.6 million today tracing how secrecy, resilience, and self-reliance shaped both family and entrepreneurship. It's an episode about what we share, what we hide, and how truth becomes legacy. Follow @BeyondTableShow on Instagram.
2025-10-22
24 min
Beyond The Table
Soul Food Rewatch - S1E1: The More Things Change
In the debut episode of Beyond the Table, Amanda joined by her pit bull Priscilla begins the rewatch journey through Soul Food: The Series. We start with "The More Things Change" the pilot episode that aired June 28, 2000. Directed by Eriq La Salle and written by Felicia D. Henderson, it reintroduces us to the Joseph sisters Maxine, Teri, and Bird as they try to hold their family together after Big Mama's passing. Amanda explores how the series carried forward the heart of the 1997 film while building a new world for weekly television. She looks at themes o...
2025-10-21
31 min
Beyond The Table
Trailer: Beyond the Table Black Culture, Queer Stories, Music, and True Crime
Beyond the Table is a cinematic storytelling podcast exploring Black culture, queerness, history, music, film, food, and true crime through immersive sound and narrative reflection. What began as a Soul Food rewatch has evolved into a cultural magazine featuring ten-minute weekly episodes that move through cultural history, music deep dives, contextual true crime, holiday storytelling, and serialized rewatch conversations. In this trailer, host Amanda Clemons introduces the spirit of the show, its evolving format, and the rhythm of weekly releases where culture, sound, and soul meet. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow...
2025-10-05
01 min
Nostalgia Critic
Scoob!
Download the PrizePicks app today and use code NOSTALGIA to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NOSTALGIA It divided a lot of critics and fans of Scooby Doo, so what does the Nostalgia Critic think of Warner Bros.' attempt to turn this beloved cartoon into a cinematic universe? Let's take a look at Scoob!. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/2ACHI_DlNyc Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's...
2025-08-28
22 min
A Sip Of Redrum
Knock Knock
Three names. Three lives. One haunting connection: betrayal, violence, and a chilling silence that swept through a small Kansas town.Amanda Clemons, a vibrant 24-year-old Black woman, vanished after returning to her motel room. Days later, her body would be found under a bridge, her throat brutally slashed, her voice stolen forever. The streets whispered names. One of them: Larry Anderson.But in a justice system that too often fails Black victims, Amanda’s case was nearly swept under the rug — until the truth began clawing its way...
2025-08-08
1h 11
Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice for living out and proud!
Amanda Udis-Kessler - Flourishing as a Progressive LGBTQ+ Christian
How do you step into an an attitude of being less hateful and more grateful when it comes to Christianity and LGBTQ+ individuals? You step beyond your diversity bias and stop practicing moral exclusions. Out and proud bisexual Amanda Udis-Kessler provides us with insights on how loving others and ourselves is the truest expression of floursing and being more christ like as LGBTQ+ individuals. All of this is explored through the lenses of her new books and spiritual music. About Amanda Amanda Udis-Kessler is a sociologist, writer, songwriter, progressive sacred music composer, and antiracism trainer. ...
2024-03-13
42 min
The Leader Mentality
Helping Pets and Making a Difference with JoAnn Putnam and Amanda Croy from Kind Keeper Animal Rescue
We loved having Kind Keeper Animal Rescue with us on the show this week to talk about the pursuit of helping the pets in their community. Leadership shows itself in many ways; one of the best forms of leadership is helping others (and in this case helping these sweet pets that cannot help themselves).Joann and Amanda talked to us about how this no-kill facility got started, their values, how you can get involved and more. At The Leader Mentality Show we love pets and are all in to help the cause. Check out this show and...
2024-02-08
22 min
The Big Picture
The 10 Best Movies of 2023 ... So Far
Sean and Amanda call up an all-star rotation of Ringer colleagues and contributors to share their favorite movies this year so far, from superhero movies to art house darlings and everything in between.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuests: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, Joanna Robinson, Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Rob Mahoney, Jessica Clemons, Adam NaymanSenior Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-07-04
1h 38
Lunchtime in Rome
Previous Guests | Episode 199
Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 199 is entitled, Previous Guests. Tonight we'll be going over all of our favorite (non-family) guests that have been with us at The Table. How many of them have you watched/listened to? Which ones did you miss? Pull up a seat at the table and join us!Name - EpisodeKim Clemons 188Matt Cresto 164Douglas Bentley 159Amy Rayman 157Ashley Cesaratto 152Lia 144Duke & Lydia 120Luke...
2023-05-04
1h 07
Tomahawk Talk
Lipstick on a Pig: NBA All-Star Game, FSU Baseball, European Soccer (2/21/22)
On this episode, Luke Hazen returns to the program alongside Gabe Tisnes. V89 Correspondents Amanda Golson and Noah Hearing also join the show to discuss NBA All-Star weekend, Opening Day for FSU Baseball, and Sunday’s exciting finish for FSU Softball. Later, Scott Clemons and Jack Oliaro close out the show analyzing the race for Top 4 in the English Premier League.
2022-02-22
1h 02
The Park Cinemas Podcast
Episode #5 - Finally, movies that aren't Rated R!
1.) “Finding You” starring Katherine McNamara, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Everett Scott. Rated PG. Runtime 1 hour and 55 minutes. Synopsis: Finley, a talented aspiring violinist, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small coastal village in Ireland. An unexpected romance emerges as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous reawakening, and she emboldens him to take charge of his future, until the pressures of his stardom get in the way. 2.) “Here Today” starring Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Stone to name a few. Rated PG-13. Runtime 1 hour 57 minut...
2021-05-19
16 min
Radiate Wellness Podcast
Radiate Acceptance with Amanda Hindson
Amanda Hindson has always been drawn to change and transformation and believes that life can be both incredibly beautiful and tremendously difficult. We live in the space of “already but not yet,” as we long for healing, wholeness, and restoration but find ourselves in broken places. Hindson knew since childhood that she wanted to focus on helping others, and after a decade of providing consulting and event management for leadership development companies, she decided it was time to follow her heart and become a therapist. She truly believes that some of our greatest discoveries and healing are borne from...
2021-03-23
1h 03
The Radiate Wellness Podcast
Radiate Acceptance with Amanda Hindson
Amanda Hindson has always been drawn to change and transformation and believes that life can be both incredibly beautiful and tremendously difficult. We live in the space of “already but not yet,” as we long for healing, wholeness, and restoration but find ourselves in broken places. Hindson knew since childhood that she wanted to focus on helping others, and after a decade of providing consulting and event management for leadership development companies, she decided it was time to follow her heart and become a therapist. She truly believes that some of our greatest discoveries and healing are borne from a place of c...
2021-03-23
1h 04
Irv & Co Podcast
Have Some Tea With The Southern Belle Ashaunti Clemons, Owner of Mapleberry Tea Room And Lounge!
Irv and Co Have Some Tea With The Southern Belle Ashaunti Clemons, Owner of Mapleberry Tea Room And Lounge! On today’s episode, Irv and Amanda had the pleasure to sit down with Ashaunti Clemons, the owner of Mapleberry Tea Room and Lounge in Dania Beach Florida. We learned how this Southern Belle got her passion for teas and why you should be drinking more tea! Ashaunti shared some fun facts about herself that many didn’t know and so many other dope conversations was said. Then we played a fun game of “Fill in the blank” and “This or That” that...
2021-01-29
42 min
Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio
Review of SCOOB!
On this episode of Horror News Radio: The Grue-Crew review… SCOOB! (2020). Be sure to subscribe to the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel to catch all the HNR episodes. And check out Patreon to see how to watch the recordings live! This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. Back with Doc Rotten once again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net. Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine. Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore. Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson. ...
2020-06-30
39 min
The Movie Hoppers
Scoob! - Review (Feat. Aiyanna)
Ruh-roh! Zoinks! Jinkies! Fuck! Scooby-Doo is back (well, it really never left if you've been paying attention), and of course, it is a CGI kids film. Scoob! is a reboot of the classic Hannah-Barbara cartoon Scooby-Doo and got the same star-studded treatment a lot of these movies have. Of course, these movies also have a... "mixed" reception, so Scoob! is going to have to work overtime to win over fans. Also, it's worth noting that Scoob! is the second major movie to be released on the "premium on-demand" format, so it's also going to have to prove the worth...
2020-05-15
31 min
TUS DISCOS FAVORITOS
TUS DISCOS FAVORITOS (139) - Bruce Springsteen, 'The River' (Columbia, 1980) (10 04 2016)
The River (El río) es el quinto álbum de estudio del músico estadounidense Bruce Springsteen, publicado por la compañía discográfica Columbia Records en octubre de 1980. El álbum, grabado en los estudios Power Station de Nueva York entre marzo de 1979 y agosto de 1980, fue el primer mayor éxito comercial de Springsteen al alcanzar el primer puesto en la lista de discos más vendidos de varios países, entre ellos los Estados Unidos y Canadá. Desde su publicación, The River ha sido certificado como quíntuple disco de platino por la RIAA, convirtiéndose en uno de los discos...
2016-04-11
1h 23