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Ayanna Davis is a remarkable young woman who has lived the majority of her life not knowing that she lived on the Autism spectrum (ASD).  Once diagnosed,  she has devoted her efforts to understanding her condition and utilizing her natural creativity to demonstrate how phenomenal she can be.  Her illustrations have been published 27 children's books,  including "My Melanin" by Renita Pagan,  which teaches young girls of color to "embrace their natural features" and develop a positive image of themselves. In addition to her illustrations,  Ayanna has recently authored her own children's book, and works every day to be a positive influence on the lives of others.  Ayanna Davies proudly proclaims herself as "Phenomenally Autistic" on her social media accounts.  Once honored at the United Nations,  we were the ones honored by her visit on this episode of "Yeah Uh Huh"!

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Phenomenally Autistic

Children’s Author, Illustrator, artist and fashion designer.

Autism a Neurological Disorder. Research has indicated you are very knowledgeable about your condition and can speak to things like “sensory overload” and “touch adversity”. Have you experienced most of these effects?

Are you naturally inquisitive?

Ayanna will not tell you how old she is.

She was undiagnosed most of her life

She has illustrated 17 books

Latest Illustration is “My Melanin”. by Renita Pagan. What is that about?

You have published 4 coloring books. Is there a common theme to them?

Inner city people are diagnosed later in life than people with privilege and advantage.

Mohammed Aziz named Ayana.

You said on Frank’s podcast that you “have to teach people how to treat you”. How do you do that?

I read another interview where you said “do what you are most afraid of”. Is that a way to challenge yourself, or to overcome adversity?

In another article you talk about the fact that autistic actors and actresses seldom get work, even if they are up for the role of an autistic person. Why is that the case?

Al Sharpton is a family friend.

“Art saved my life”?

Aside from your father, who do you admire or look to as a role model?

You have had a number of Gran Mal seizures. I had no idea this was indicative of autism.

How were you honored at the United Nations?

You appeared on the Maury Povich show, which can be a pretty wild show. Do you want to talk about that?

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Suzanne Munson's first two books, "Jefferson's Godfather: The Man Behnd the Man" and "The Metaphysical Jefferson" tell the stories of one of the most important figures in American history,  his mentor and the critical events leading up the the American Revolution.  Suzanne leaves no stone unturned in her body of work.  The second law professor in the history of the United States,  George Wythe played second fiddle to noone among a legion of loyal students that included Jefferson,  Henry Clay and Supreme Cour Justice John Marshall.  Suzanne's mission is to bring the myriad accomplishments of this unheralded founding father into the light of day and we were more than happy to give her a forum to sing his considerable praises.

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George Wythe

Jefferson

Mother died when he was 33

When he arrived at Williamburg at age 16, he suffered for not having male mentorship, and would get involved in card games, bad influences..

He never wrote much about her

Father Peter died at 49

Went to Williamsburg at age 16 to go to college of William and Mary

Jefferson had a slave closer than his brother named Jupiter.

Jefferson took full credit for the statute of religious freedom, having it noted on his gravestone. However, Wythe was at least an equal partner in the concept of seperation of church and state

Williamsburg

Governor’s Palace, George Wyth House, Raliegh’s Tavern, Courthouse, Magazine, Wren building, Palace Green… It is beautiful. Why did Jefferson called it Devilsburg?

There were white slaves, indentured servants

White and red stripes on barber shops indicates bloodletting. Elizabeth likely experienced that during her illness.

Punishments and executions practiced in town square, by the court house.

William and Mary the second oldest school in America, next to Harvard

Williamburg, Richmond and Philadelphia were the focus of the book. Culturally and demographically, how did these cities differ from one another? How foreign might Philadelphia have been when Wythe went to the first Continental Congress in 1775?

Williamsburg is very quaint today. With such political division, was there ever an atmosphere of danger or violence over the city?

Were any rare or singular copies of books lost to history with the Wren Building fire?

Rev. Goodwin and Rockerfeller resurrected Williamsburg in the early 20th century and Wythe’s was one of the first buildings restored.

George Wythe

Signer of the DOI

Attended first 2 Continental Congresses.

Believed in emancipation

Freed his own slaves

Jefferson’s mentor

Many students named their children after him

Jefferson’s son passed before him, but he had a grandson named George Wythe Randolph

Taught John Marshall - Supreme Court Judge - Valley Forge survivor

Taught Henry Clay - senator, lauded by Lincoln as a great man

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The 55th anniversary of the Bricca murders just passed last week,  and we thought it was an appropriate time to bring back local author ("Summer's Almost Gone") JT Townsend for a comprehensive discussion of another case.  Technically,  the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in March of 1932 is not cold at all.  Bruno Hauptman paid for the crime with his life.  But in this episode JT unravels the case agains Hauptman and puts the blame directly on the shoulders of one man.  Be careful to meet your heroes!

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House in Hopewell was in an extremely secluded, wooded area.

Tuesday, March 1, 1932

No finger prints. Was there inside help?

It was a weekend home. They usually stayed in Englewood with Anne’s family during the week, but Charlie had a cold and they did not want to trravel this particular week? Who might have known they would be in Hopewell on a week night?

Lindbergh was not the hero the press made him out to be.

Loved to pull cruel pranks on people. Almost killed another pilot during flight school by substituting water in his water pitcher with kerosene.

Nazi sympathizer during WW2, moved to Germany in 1936 and was celebrated by the Nazis.

“Cometary John” - Did he even exist?

13 ransom notes? Wow!

Was too much reverence for Lindberg’s status observed by the authorities?

Lindbergh concluded his son was kidnapped immediately upon hearing Charlie was missing from his crib. Did his peculiar reaction implicate him?

Lindbergh paid the ransom without demanding proof that his son was alive. Isn’t that odd?

A thin man with a ladder in the passenger side of his car was witnessed by the Lindberg house around the time of the abduction. Might this have been Lindberg himself?

The circumstantial evidence against Hauptman was strong. But there was evidence in something written on a wall in Hauptman’s garage connecting him to Dr. John Condon. What was written?

Were Hauptman and Lindberg working together? If so, why didn’t he implicate Lindbergh during the trial or afterwards?

Hauptmann was executed for the crime. His wife gave him an alibi and maintained his innocence to the grave.

Lindbergh was a proponent of Eugenics (racial purity).

May have donated his son to Dr. Correll, for eugenic studies. Was Charlie vivisected and left at the crime scene afterward?

Dr. John Condon - the name on the wall of Hauptman’s garage - the go between guy who also received ransom notes for the Lindberghs. A blow hard with a thirst for attention.

Hauptman found guilty in 1935, and sentenced to death.

John Douglas, whose book Mind hunter was translated into a Netflix series, did a profile of the case for an episode of Nova on PBS.

Douglas believed Hauptmann was guilty, but had accomplices.

Is John Knoll a name of interest?

Is John Knoll “Cemetary John”?

Did Charlie Jr. have rickets?

Violet Sharpe - A servant at Ann’s house- Why did she commit suicide?

Lindbergh’s status complicated the investigation. Noone wanted to contradict him.

“Lindberg Law” - Enacted the day after the kidnapping, made kidnapping a capital offense.

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We had a great time with my nephew,  Chef Troy Tucker.  Among other things,  we discuss his residency as head chef at a hotel in Debuque, Iowa that once served as a remote getaway for Al Capone,  The Field of Dreams,  the sitting president stumbling into the women's room, "Tiger Blood", Anthony Bordain vs. Gordon Ramsey,  family and the time we shared a "Big Poop" together.  People in the culinary world can be exposed to a wealth of life experiences,  and when a large portion of your career has taken place in the epicenter of the most important caucus of the presidential election the stories can take on a life of their own.  We miss Terri,  Amanda and Troy and treasure opportunities like this to catch up!

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Rather than our standard write up,  I thought it might be interesting to just post our pre-show notes from this mid-week episode of Yeah Uh Huh. We are really excited about the topic and hope it inspires you consume this amazing film!

Summer of Soul … (or when the Revolution could not be televised) in theatres and on Hulu now!

- The Harlem Cultural Festival in Mt. Morris Park.

- Festival lasted 6 weeks, celebrating black culture.

- Footage sat for 50 years in a basement in Karl Knudson’s house. Knudson was the owner of the Jazz Label Storyville.

- In January 2021, the film won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival

- Amir “Questlove” Thompson is the producer,  as well as the musical director for the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

- Tony Lawrence was the festival organizer and MC. He dressed flamboyantly.

- Aretha Franklin was supposed to appear, but was a late scratch.

- Jimi Hendrix DID want to be there, does not seem to have been invited. He was with the Band of Gypsies at the time.

- You (Aaron) have said it might be the best rock doc yet. What is in the same ballpark?

- Tony Lawrence - Flamboyant organizer of the festival.

- 300k ppl and not a single incident of violence.

- Sly and the Family Stone was paid $2500 to play the show.

- The police did not want to work the festival, so the Black Panthers provided it under the leadership of “Bullwhip”. By the second week the police took over.

- Mahalia Jackson was highest at $10k. Jackson had performed “Precious Lord” at MLK’s funeral.

- Mahalia was the granddaughter of enslaved people

⁃ “Summer of Soul” was directed by Questlove.

⁃ Recoded over 6 weeks in the Summer of 69 in Harlem.

- In an article about Questlove, a woman recounts seeing her brother who was later killed in Vietnam in a six second closeup. They had no other pictures of him.

⁃ John Lindsay was the Republican mayor of NY at the time - “Blue eyed soul brother” was introduced to a cheering crowd as a "liberal" Republican mayor.

⁃ Stevie Wonder, BB King, The Fifth Dimension

⁃ Ppl thought the 5th Dimension was a white act. “Age of Aquarius”

⁃ Aquarius was from the musical Hair, but the 5th Dimension popularized it.

⁃ Edwin Hawkins “Oh Happy Day” was very controversial with the pentecostal church.

⁃ It had elements of a revival.

⁃ Mahalia Jackson performed. Gospel was ever present.

⁃ “Precious Lord” by Tim Branch was MLK’s favorite song. “Take my hand.”

⁃ Precious Lord was playing whenn MLK was assassinated.

⁃ David Ruffin recently departed from the Temptations did “My Girl”.

⁃ Gladys Night and the Pups did “Grapevine”.

⁃ Sly and the Family Stone - “Sing a Happy Song”

⁃ “Every Day People”

⁃ Style was fluid at the time between the conservatism of the early.60’s and afro centic influences of the esly 70’s.

⁃ Spanish Harlem was East Harlem.

⁃ Ray Barreto drummer. Seemed to inspire Shelia E.

⁃ Space program was happening at the time, but black ppl why money could not be applied to poverty than celestial pursuits.

⁃ Stevie: Shoo Bee Doo Bee Doo Da Day.

⁃ He was 19 yo.

⁃ Sonny Sharrock - Free form guitar music.

⁃ Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach - “unapologetically black.”

⁃ Hugh Maskela played the Festival

⁃ Nina Simone - “Mississippi God Damn!” “To be young, gifted and black.”

⁃ “Are You ready to kill, if necessary?”, she asked.

⁃ “Going to leave you with the bliues”.

⁃ The festival was lost as a part of history. Promotion paled by comparison to Woodstock.

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If any of this episode sounds like old news,  it's not.  On Sepetember 11 local lawyer Eric "Bulldog" Deters hosted a massive "Trump Festival" on his sprawling Northern KY farm.  At the most recent CPAC conference Donald Trump realized 98% support from the conservative committee.  Though he has been muted on social media,  there is every reason to believe that the man that stoked the most frightening insurrections in modern history on January 26, 2021 is the lead candidate for the Repuplican ticket in 2024.  Nationally syndicated columnist Will Cooper joins us this week to talk about his book, "Stress Test: How Donald Trump Still Threatens American Democracy".  We do not normally dive into political topics on the show,  but this was one worth exploring.

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Demetrius Witherspoon carries the torch of science fictions legends like Gene Rodenberry, George Lucas and John Willimas into the world of independent film with his Submerge Universe.  The Bardstown, Kentucky born digital wizard started his career as an R&B crooner with his impressive debut album "LaSean",  but ultimately applied his multitude of talents and a life long fascination with the final frontier of deep space to filmmaking.  As a reward for this decision, Demetrius has seen his sci fi franchise achieve lofty cult appeal,  and some of his talent go on to appear in projects like "The Walking Dead" and "The Mandelorean".  In our interview,  he recounts the time he dined with his boyhood heros of "Battlestar Galactica", how and why strong female characters have graced his canon and why the Star Wars franchise continues to set the standard for his genre.  

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Hailing from nearby Waynesville, OH., Richard Lynch carries the mantle of "traditional country music" in his recordings, performances and latest album, "My Guitar Drips Country".  His "Traditionally Lynch" televsion program emenates from his "Keeping It Country" southwest Ohio farm,  and features stars from Nashville and other corners of the country music world.  Richard's music can recall the Honky Tonk style of artists like Waylon Jennings in songs such as "She's Got Me Drinkin' Again", but also exhibit a more spiritual side, as in the heartfelt "Supernaw",  both of which can be heard in this hour of fun.  His collaboration with country music legend Leona Williams,  former wife of Merle Haggard and writer of a number of Merle's most underrated cuts,  was an especially rewarding experience for him.  We thank Richard for his time and stories,  and urge you to catch up to him this fall if you are in the Southwest Ohio/Northern Kentucky area.

Richard is a proud leader of the Love Tattoo Foundation,  which provides assistance to wounded and disabled military veterans.  He would encourage all his fans to support this cause as well.

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We open part two of our sit down with local musician Jeff Demaree with a review of the movie we saw last weekend,  "Respect' with Jennifer Hudson.  Lisa logged her thoughts under protest,  concerned that we had stolen some of Jeff's thunder with a self-indulgent piece of menutia.  I, in turn, reminded her that the movie might be gone from theatres from next weekend,  and if we are going to be a topical podcast we have to present topics at times that are... well, topical.  Anyway,  I did not think Jeff would mind, and after talking to him about how it was going to go he was all good with it.  The stories he shares in this episode are fasicnating,  and we are so glad to have met this prince of a dude.  Jeff will be invited back to the chatlab, for sure!

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Jeff Demaree has been around the world.  When he sat down with Lisa,  Aaron and I last weekend,  we had no idea where he was about to take us.  Our notes suggested music would be the theme of the show,  and for quite a while it was.  Jeff was the saxaphonist in the successful Cincinnati band the Almighty Get Downs,  2015's live band of the year.  But the self-declared Phish Phanatic brought a lot more to the zoom call that day, discussing his profession as a high school history teacher and his passion for eduction.  Jeff also conveyed several extroardinary life stories,  one of which revolved around a beautiful Australian girl who directed him away from his pursuit of an Anthropology degree.  You will have to wait for all that in part 2, however :).  We know you will love part one,  in which we cover a lot about Jeff's music experiences and thoughts.  

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