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Little Five Points is a great neighborhood and a blow-by-blow summary of Atlanta’s cultural history. And it didn’t become that way by accident. Join Brandyn Buchanan (The Pro Poster) as he partners with the ongoing WRFG / L5P Oral History Project to capture the heartbeat of this iconic community. In each episode, Brandyn sits down - whether over the phone, via Discord, or in-person - with the business owners, artists, and long-time residents who shaped, and continue to shape, the soul of Little Five Points. Together, they dive deep into the memories that matter: the sensory details, the ...

Oral histories of Myanmar - life stories; some starting as far back as the late 1920’s.From my years of involvement in Myanmar I have become aware of the increasing scarcity of the generation of Myanma citizens who were born during the colonial period and have lived through the tumultuous years since that time. For me, these men and women are "national treasures" whose experience, perseverance and wisdom gained during their long lives will be lost unless we capture their stories in some way. To this end I have decided to interview a number of these elderly citizens. My hope is that these ...

During its heyday, the Chelsea Hotel in New York City was a home and safe haven for Bohemian artists, poets, and musicians such as Bob Dylan, Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Janis Joplin, and Dee Dee Ramone. This oral history of the famed hotel peers behind the iconic facade and delves into the mayhem, madness, and brilliance that stemmed from the hotel in the 1980s and 1990s.