Homelands producer Ruxandra Guidi has launched a podcast called “Happy Forgetting,” a collection of “personal and opinionated” audio essays and documentaries by audio makers from across the country who remind us that progress isn’t linear.
The series is inspired by the ideas of 20th century French philosopher Paul Ricœur, who said there are certain memories that humankind has a duty not to forget—yet has often had the impulse to obscure or erase.
“By digging up and re-contextualizing little known stories of racial liberation,” Ruxandra writes on the project website, “we want to encourage listeners to a different narrative, focused on hope and facts: two building blocks our current era of racial reckoning demands.”
Producers are Yohance Lacour, John Biewen, Allison Herrera, Natalie Peart, Salifu Mack, and Adreanna Rodriguez.
You can listen wherever you get your podcasts. Happy Forgetting was made possible by funding from the Soros Equality Fellowship at the Open Society Foundations. For more, visit happyforgetting.com.