What is Drapetomania???

In a conversation with writer, comedian Roderick Morrow & Karen Morrow of ‘The Black Guy Who Tips’, Michael defines ‘drapetomania’ and explains how this subversive and comedic history podcast came to be. Together they discuss the importance of telling Black history through an inclusive Black lens and challenge the concept of ‘shame’ in both knowing and not knowing your history.

Listen to the full conversation here.

Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media.

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Last week we heard from the enslaved Louisiana rebels who secretly organized the largest revolt in U.S. history. In this episode Michael enlists the help of Investigator Helena Crane to cut through history's white lies and get to the Black ass truth of the rebellion. They discover how the plan was enacted, who else was there, and why violence was the goal of that bloody German Coast uprising of 1811.

Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media.

This episode featured:

Helena Crane   Yvette Nicole Brown

Gustave    Roderick Morrow

Voice of God   Charlemagne tha God

Special thanks to our voice actors:

First, First 48 Narrator  Homero Radway

Fantasia Butler   Venny Linzo

Rasheeda    Noleca Radway

Raheem    Jason Vives

Constable Alex Newton  Jenna Burton

Anna Bennett  Andrea O'Brien Vives

Operator    JoAnne DeLuna

Panicked White Woman  Abby Wambaugh

Ad Lib 4    Avron Roberts

Executive Producers  Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola

Senior Producer   Janicia Francis

Managing Producer   JoAnn DeLuna

Production Coordinator  Homero Radway

Production Assistant   Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson

Writers  Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence

Sound Engineer Toni Paulsen

Fact checker  LaPorsche Thomas

Music Supervisor  Patricia Kihoro

Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams

Includes music from  Rashad Moultrie and Epidemic Sound

Songs featured in this episode include:

“Beyond All Time”  by Adrian Walter

“West”  by Shimmer

“Feed Me”  by Leila Gray

“Pyromaniac” by Ghost Beatz

“Landing” by Godmode -

“Dead Forest” by Brian Bolger

“Devils Organ” by Jimena Contreras

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In 1811 after Haiti achieved the most successful slave revolt in history, the French were shook and their former colony of New Orleans was facing its own uprising. On the mainline with Black Heaven, Michael gets to the bottom of how a diverse population of Haitians, West Africans, and generational African-Americans secretly plotted and organized nearly 500 enslaved people to escape and kill their captors.

Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media.

This episode featured:

Kwaku    W. Kamau Bell

Charles Deslondes  Carvell Wallace

Special thanks to our voice actors:

James Brown  Jason Vives

Commercial VO  Andrea O’Brien Vives

Kwamina   Qianna Gamory-Pijeaux

Mainline Singer  Blu Radway

Harry Kenner  Moses Shyola

Black Twitter 1/Ad lib 1 Reginald Gardiner

Black Twitter 2/Ad lib 2 Dallas Rico

Black Twitter 3/Ad lib 3 Particia Kihoro

Black Twitter 4  Latoya McFarlane

Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola

Senior Producer Janicia Francis

Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna

Production Coordinator Homero Radway

Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson

Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence

Sound Engineer  Ean Herrera

Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas

Music Supervisor Patricia Kihoro

Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams

Includes music from Epidemic Sound

Songs featured in this episode include:

“Where the Party At”  by John Runefelt

“Welcome Party People” by John Runefelt

“Limbaka”    by Omri Smadar

“Legendary Run”   by River Lume

“Terems”    by Amrit Sagie

“Wave Art”    by Gal Lev

“Buss It”    by Yarin Primak

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Last week, Conquistador Juan Garrido helped Michael establish that Africans arrived in America as early as the 1500’s. But who was the first African American? This week we meet explorer Esteban The Moor (aka Black Steve), and a representative for The Collective of enslaved Africans who arrived and resisted.

Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media.

This episode featured:

Spokesperson  Angelica Ross

Voice of God  Charlemagne tha God

Black Steve   Brandon Victor Dixon

Special thanks to our voice actors:

Spokesperson  Andrea O’Brien Vives

Juan Garrido  Jason Vives

Game Show Host  Panama Jackson

Red Carpet Host  Noleca Radway

Contestant   Danielle Solomon

Geraldo   Roderick Morrow

Audience Member 1   Gillianne Roberts-Atkinson

Audience Member 2 JoAnn Deluna

Audience Member 3 Audrey Anderson

Native 1   David van Delden

Native 2   Dallas Rico

Diego Velasquez  Andy Tarradath

Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola

Senior Producer  Janicia Francis

Managing Producer  JoAnn DeLuna

Production Coordinator Homero Radway

Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson

Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence

Sound Engineer Marcellino van Callias

Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas

Music Supervisor Timmhotep Aku

Music Supervisor Patricia Wangechi Kihoro

Theme Song Freedom by Pharell Williams

This episode features Ninety6 by Black Noi$e, Bottled Drizzy Tears by Suzi Analogue, Sexy  by Vallerie Muthoni and music by Humphrey Dennis, Chad Milner and Rashad Moultrie

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Africans set foot on “American soil” as early as the 1500’s. But who was the first African American? In this historical game show episode Michael Harriot hears out Conquistador Juan Garrido, Esteban the Moor, and a group of enslaved Africans who found themselves in South Carolina.

Thanks to our special guests, Angelica Ross, Brandon Victor Dixon, Panama Jackson and Charlamagne tha God

Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OTHERtone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media

Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola

Senior Producer Janicia Francis

Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna

Production Coordinator Homero Radway

Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson

Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence

Sound Engineer Marcelino van Callias

Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas

Music Supervisor Timmhotep Aku

Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams

This episode features Ninety6 by Black Noi$e, and music by Rashad Moultrie

Cast

Spokesperson Angelica Ross

Black Steve Brandon Victor Dixon

Game Show Host Panama Jackson

Geraldo Rodrick Morrow

Voice of God Charlemagne Tha God

Audience Child Glory Radway

Juan Garrido Jason Vives

Red Carpet Host Noleca Radway

Contestant Danielle Solomon

Audience Member 1 Gillianne Roberts-Atkinson

Audience Member 2 JoAnn DeLuna

Audience Member 3 Audrey Anderson

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Humor in live performance has been around since the beginning of time. In the 1800s this kind of entertainment mostly showed up as live theater and minstrel shows filled with skits, costumes, singing, dancing, and yes, blackface. But performer Charley Case dared to do things differently. Without costume or props Charley Case simply stood there telling jokes and funny stories in the repeated cadence of a set-up, filler, and punchline - inventing what we now know as stand-up comedy.

Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OTHERtone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media

Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola

Senior Producer Janicia Francis

Managing Producer  JoAnn DeLuna

Production Coordinator  Homero Radway

Production Assistant  Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson

Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Sturdivant

Audio Engineer Marcellino van Callias

Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas

Music Supervisor Timmhotep Aku

Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams

This episode features

“A Tale of Paris” - Billy Wiliams

“Saxophone Sobs” - Ernie Erdman, Rudy.Wiedoeft, and Pietro Frosini,

"The People's Court aka The Big One" - APM Music

“AB2YO” - Suzi Analogue

Cast:

Charlie Case    KevOnStage

AI Jo   Monét X Change

Vaudeville Announcer Roderick Morrow

Boss    Noleca Radway

Judge    Andrea O'Brien Vives

Announcer 1  Homero Radway

Prosecutor   Jason Vives

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EP 1 - The Outlandish Forest Joe featuring Roy Wood Jr. and Joy Reid

The concept/definition of Drapetomania is introduced, which is a fictitious disease—devised by Dr. Samuel Adolphus Cartwright—that causes slaves to run away. We learn about Forest Joe, who escapes and gains a legendary reputation for evading capture. Joe creates the first known bullet proof vest. A group of vigilantes is created to hunt him and other escaped slaves, which evolves into modern day police associations.

Drapetomaniax is created by me, THE Michael Harriot. Drapetomaniax is a collaboration between OTHERtone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media. This podcast is produced by Noleca Radway and Moses Soyoola with support from Senior Producer Janicia Francis, Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna and Production Coordinator Homero Radway. Executive producers for this show are Pharrell Williams and Scott Vener. Our team includes Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow and Danielle Solomon. Special thanks to voice actors Glory Radway, Andrea O’Brien Vives, Jason Vives, and David Easton. Our sound engineer is Sam Bair. Our fact checker is LaPorsche Thomas. Music supervisor is Timmhotep Aku. The theme song is Freedom by Pharrell Williams. This episode features Knuck If You Buck by Crime Mob, and music by Humphrey Dennis.

This episode featured Roy Wood Jr. and Joy Reid.

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A cure for those suffering from Drapetomania...

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