The Fred Opie Show

Reboot of an interview my son Kennedy interviewing me about what's it like to be an African American man in the United States when he was 16 (he is 20 now). The conversation covered topics such as depression, what it was like being one of the only black lacrosse players throughout his father’s playing career in high school, college, and a member of a US national team. This is a deep and personal dive into Race, Masculinity, and Mental Health.

About Dr. Opie

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a former world class athlete turned innovative educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Opie is a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, and the author of many books and contributor to anthologies. He is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine.

For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid

Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

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Reboot of Dr. Opie discussing places where food has been made, sold, and eaten¬ in important books in the African American literature such as: Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup…; Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; Esteban Montejo, James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man; Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man; Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God; James Baldwin’s Notes of a Native Son and No Name in the Street; Malcolm X's Autobiography; Toni Morrison’s Novel Beloved; Ntozake Shange, Sassafras, Cypress, and Indigo.

About Dr. Opie

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a former world class athlete turned innovative educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Opie is a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, and the author of many books and contributor to anthologies. He is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine.

For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid

Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/

Related Links

Food and African American Literature: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=canon

Food and Poetry: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=poem

Reboot of 2019 ArtScience talk on New England Foodways held in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Leah Mennies, a former Senior Food Editor at Boston Magazine organized and hosted the event. Panelist included Food Historian Fred Opie, Irene Li, chef/owner of Mei Mei, and Marc Sheehan, chef/owner of Loyal Nine and now the spin off restaurant Northern Spy. Both are Cambridge based restaurants. The theme of the talk is the future of New England Foodways--How do we define them now? What does a regional sense of place through cuisine look like? How does the past inform this? How can the storytelling surrounding New England cuisine be stronger/better/more informed? Take the time to review the show on iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post the link to the show

Leah Mennies: https://www.leahmennies.com/

Chef Marc Sheehan: https://www.bostonchefs.com/chef/marc-sheehan/

Chef Irene Li: https://meimeidumplings.com/meet-irene-li

About Dr. Opie

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is Professor of History, the Baldwin Richardson Foods Term Chair at Babson College. In addition to teaching, publishing, and public speaking, Opie supports the work of producers, journalist, and documentary film makers. He also shares his research interest and musings as a blogger and the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show

For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid

Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/

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Excerpt of Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie's responses to his students end of the semester questions: What lessons did you learn from your days as an athlete? What is a bad habit you would like to change? How do you prevent burnout? What is something you fear? Worse and best classroom experiences? What's your favorite course to teach? Why teach at Babson?

About Dr. Opie

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a former athlete turned educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Opie is a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, and the author of many books and contributor to anthologies. He is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine.

For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/FrederickDOpie/videos?view_as=subscriber&sort=p&view=0&flow=grid

Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/

Brief history of cow peas/black eyed peas, rice and beans, okra, coffee, sorghum, the cola nut, watermelon, millet, the Guinea hen, tilapia, cattle/beef host Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie

Related Links:

Rice and beans stories/recipes: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=rice

Okra stories/recipes: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=okra

More on Guinea: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=Guinea

More watermelon: http://www.fredopie.com/search?q=watermelon

About Dr. Opie

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a former world class athlete turned innovative educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Opie is a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, and the author of many books and contributor to anthologies. He is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine.

For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

A bonus on US history from Reconstruction https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=reconstruction to the Great Migration https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=migration with lots of interesting history in between https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=crow in this information packed episode.

Eric Foner's Book on Reconstruction: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1183133.Reconstruction

Isabel Wilkerson's Book: http://warmth.isabelwilkerson.com/the-great-migration/

Host and Producer Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a former world class athlete turned innovative educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Opie is a Babson Professor of History and Foodways, and the author of many books and contributor to anthologies. He is the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. Dr. Opie has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio, The History Channel, PBS television, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah Magazine.

For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

In this bonus episode Dr. Opie talks about the secret behind "colored only signs" in their true intent. Segregation did not stop white voyaging in black spaces such as juke joints. Learn more with these links:

Segregation: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=Segregation

Juke Joints: https://www.fredopie.com/search?q=Juke

Host and Producer Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie

About Dr Opie: https://www.fredopie.com/courses

Related Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie

For Coaching, Documentaries, and Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

In this bonus episode Dr. Opie discusses the systemic underdevelopment in the south including food violence pushed black folk to leave the south and better opportunities pulled blacks to migrate to cities like Detroit during the Great migration between World Wars I and II. And he talks about life in North including Entrepreneurship, domestic servants, migration patterns, and defacto-Jim Crow

Host and Producer Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie

About Dr Opie: https://www.fredopie.com/courses

Related Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie

For Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

Host Fred Opie Interviews Show Runner Jared Andrukanis. His credits include working for Zero Point Zero Productions on the show Points Unknown with host Anthony Bourdain, which is one of the few food shows I watched. This interview is a must for people who want to enter into the production industry from someone who has worked on Emmy award making shows. The principles of getting in the door and climbing the industry ladder are universal and when it comes to producing it's not about where you went to film school.

Host and Producer Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie

About Dr Opie: https://www.fredopie.com/courses

Related Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie

For Coaching, Documentaries, and Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

Jared Andrukanis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredandrukanis/

Fred shares a teaching tip from 25 years in the business; avoid boring topics like kryptonite and you will always bring an infectious enthusiasm with you wherever you teach.

Host and Producer Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie

About Dr Opie: https://www.fredopie.com/courses

Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie

For Coaching, Documentaries, and Speaking Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking