About That Life

About About That Life

To fully understand what we’re living through right now, we need to dig deeper into our history. Hosted by award-winning journalist Garrison Hayes, About That Life uncovers unsung and overlooked figures from Black history who challenged the status quo — from Gloria Richardson to George Washington Williams. Each episode traces the defiant, strategic and deeply human choices they made and sits down with people whose life and work connects to their legacy. The fight for justice has always had a playbook. And these stories provide the blueprint for a better future.

Publisher

Garrison Hayes

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Aug 2026

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 7 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Slave Revolt They Tried to Erase

   Journalist Michael Harriot shares the suppressed story of the 1811 German Coast Uprising, revealing a powerful fight for freedom by enslaved people.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Gloria Richardson and The Revolutionary Road to Change

   Governor Wes Moore discusses Gloria Richardson's defiant legacy in the civil rights movement with host Garrison.

3. 

   17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dick Gregory and The Art of Subversive Comedy (with Josh Johnson)

   Host Garrison and comedian Josh Johnson explore Dick Gregory's subversive political comedy and activism, revealing how he prioritized values over fear.

4. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Expose a Genocide: The George Washington Williams Story

   Host Garrison and activist Mohammed Elnaiem explore how George Washington Williams bravely exposed a genocide, offering lessons in defiance and faith for global justice.

5. 

   26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Future According to Octavia Butler

   Host Garrison Hayes and actor/futurist Erika Alexander explore Octavia Butler's prescient visions and how her radical imagination can shape our future.

6. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Introducing About That Life on video

   Host [Host Name] introduces "About That Life" by exploring lessons from defiant individuals throughout history.

7. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Introducing About That Life with Garrison Hayes

   Garrison Hayes introduces "About That Life," exploring lessons from defiant individuals throughout history.

Inside a recent episode

The Slave Revolt They Tried to Erase

Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But there were just some people who said, hey, man, this is a big continent. Why don't we just go where the white people aren't? Those were maroon colonies. Other historians say that their goal was to march to New Orleans and demand that the Orleans Territory Governor, William Claiborne, set them all free. Some say it was to seize control of New Orleans itself, the capital of the Orleans territory, and establish a black republic right there. And some say the goal was just to rage against the machine of slavery while literally and figuratively burning it all down in the process. In any case, we know that the ultimate goal for all of them was freedom, not kinder treatment, not fewer rules, and unqualified release from the brutally inhuman system they've been forced to live under. […]

Who has been a guest on About That Life

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael Harriot
• Wes Moore
• Josh Johnson
• Mohammed Elnaiem
• Erika Alexander

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

60 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

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