Flickers

Mar 30 2022
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Flickers is a podcast exploring the work and lives of musicians who incorporate spirituality in their music. Each episode focuses on spiritual themes that appear in the musician's discography. Season 2 examines the themes of love, justice, and freedom as found in the music and life of Ms. Lauryn Hill. Hosted by Lauryn Hill researcher, Krystal Roberts and hip hop scholar, Matt Linder.
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Unreleased: What You Haven't Heard

Mar 30 2022 32 mins  
March 30, 2022Unreleased: What You Haven't HeardSummary: Krystal Roberts and Matt Linder reflect on their favorite contributor moments from Season 2, the Lauryn Hill season. They also walk through their top three bars from Lauryn Hill's unreleased songs that have been the most impactful on them.Timestamps:Krystal and Matt discuss their favorite moments from Season 2 - 1:45Krys

Babylon System

Mar 23 2022 54 mins  
March 23, 2022Babylon SystemSummary: "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was an album very clearly held together by a theme, love. And then when Lauryn performed on that stage in MTV studios with a brand new set of songs with just her and an acoustic guitar, there seemed to be a lack of cohesion within the songs themselves as well as the performance as a whole. Initially derided

The Spirit of Freedom

Mar 16 2022 43 mins  
March 16, 2022The Spirit of FreedomSummary: 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 the

Love: It Ain't Working

Mar 09 2022 26 mins  
March 9, 2022Love: It Ain't WorkingSummary: Lauryn Hill experienced good love growing up in a loving, caring, and supportive family. But once she went out into the world and started to interact with others, she began to realize that not everyone experienced that sort of grounding familial love. She discovered that the love she was experiencing outside of her family came with b

Zion: The Joy of My World

Mar 02 2022 41 mins  
March 2, 2022Zion: The Joy of My WorldSummary: Zion. The name of Lauryn Hill's son. The representation of God's holiness on earth. For Lauryn, Zion is both things, a holy place and the holiness she found in giving birth to her son. We explore "To Zion" and the choice she made to continue on with her pregnancy, despite pressure from friends, family, and record executives to end

Beerz and Barz Episode 235: Lauryn Hill

Feb 28 2022 41 mins  
February 28, 2022Episode 235: Lauryn Hill (Flickers Podcast)Krystal and Matt recently appeared on the Beerz and Barz podcast to discuss the creation of this season of Flickers and give our thoughts on Lauryn Hill and her music, all while enjoying a beer.About Beerz and Barz:RAP and BEER with OT the Goldn Child and Kamalkiddo. Two former college roommates still drinking and arguing

How We Met Lauryn Hill

Feb 23 2022 59 mins  
February 23, 2022How We Met Lauryn HillLauryn Hill with only one studio album had a significant impact on many hip hop artists that came after her. Her impact on women rappers is not to be understated and even the wave of Drakes and melodic rappers can be directly traced back to her. But her influence is more than just her music but how she presented and carried herself as strong,

Season 2 Trailer: Ms. Lauryn Hill

Feb 16 2022 2 mins  
February 16, 2022Season 2 Trailer: Ms. Lauryn HillMs. Lauryn Hill, the singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, poet, actress, mother, and social activist. Her music and life have been imbued with a spiritual foundation founded on love. Love for Lauryn is the place where her own justice and freedom have blossomed and love is what drives her to fight for the salvation and emancipation

Season 2 Teaser: Ms. Lauryn Hill

Feb 02 2022 1 mins  
February 2, 2022Season 2 Teaser: Ms. Lauryn HillMs. Lauryn Hill, the singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, poet, actress, mother, and social activist. Her music and life have been imbued with a spiritual foundation founded on love. Love for Lauryn is the place where her own justice and freedom have blossomed and love is what drives her to fight for the salvation and emancipation of

After Dark: "Yesterday's Wake"

Dec 14 2021 34 mins  
Matthew Metcalf ends off Season 1 with an exploration of the EP and the song "Yesterday's Wake."FPzhpg3BrX9gjAeEaSmb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.