Our Ancestors Were Messy
Hosted by Nichole Hill and BA Parker and Gene Demby and Jason Reynolds · Coco Hill Productions
4.9from 1,030 ratings
- 25
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 1,030
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 8K
- YouTube views
About Our Ancestors Were Messy
A recap of the gossip, scandals, and pop culture that made headlines and then history in pre-Civil Rights Era America. Host Nichole Hill takes her guests through the story of an ancestor in search of opportunity, adventure, love, and a way to beat Jim Crow. Along the way, these ancestors make messes that land them in the gossip columns of Black newspapers. Support this independent production by joining the donor community at: ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com Follow us on Instagram @ourancestorsweremessy @nicholewthanh
- Publisher
- Coco Hill Productions
- Category
- arts · comedy · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 25 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Special Episode: Once Upon a Time in Harlem with Filmmakers David Greaves and Liani Greaves
8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Revolutionary Black Loyalists! Live with Tressie McMillan Cottom
8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Revolutionary Black Loyalists! Live with BA Parker and Gene Demby
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Special Episode: Once Upon a Time in Harlem with Filmmakers David Greaves and Liani Greaves
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Like Regina Andrews. I was just about to mention Regina. That is a name I did not know. And I was like, of course the librarian is good. Of course you have a curator and a historian and, of course these people are in the room, but they don't get talked about. Yes, that's right. And they were critical. […]
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- David Greaves
- Liani Greaves
- Tressie McMillan Cottom
- Tressie McMillian Cottom
- Chioke I'Anson
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- YouTube views
- 7,609
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,030 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 64
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 91
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Who hosts Our Ancestors Were Messy?
Nichole Hill and BA Parker and Gene Demby and Jason Reynolds host the show. Published by Coco Hill Productions.
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