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The Fred Opie Show

Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie is a teacher, historian, and author. Opie played lacrosse at Syracuse University and earned a gold medal as a member of the 1990 US National team. He shares his research interest and musings as a blogger and the producer and host of The Fred Opie Show. To learn more visit FredOpie.com.

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00:31:43

Rick Sowell And Fred's Review of The Movie Harriet

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/11/08

This is a reboot of my interview with Rick Sowell the first Division 1 African American Head lacrosse coach. He first served as an assistant to Hall of Famer Dave Urick at Georgetown University for eight years before becoming the head lacrosse coach at Dartmouth College. I ask coach Sowell for his advice to the younger version of him seeking to build his or her resume as a coach is a native of Western New York where he grew up not far from Hobart College. Like Greg Tarbell, he attended Cobleskill

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00:01:37

College Myths Most Cannot Afford. . . Speaking Demo

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/11/06

An excerpt from the talk College Myths Most Cannot Afford: 7 ways to save and earn more than those who don’t know Them For booking write info@FredOpie.com DR. FRED OPIE, ATHLETE TURNED AUTHOR, PRODUCER, PROFESSOR, AND EDITOR. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, 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. Support

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00:30:06

Southern Food and Civil Rights in 1960 Atlanta

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/11/03

Brothers James and Robert Paschal opened a restaurant adjacent to the Atlanta University Center (AUC). Atlanta city officials gave Paschal’s a “colored only” Jim Crow restaurant seating designation. However, the restaurants famed fried chicken and other menu items attracted white dinners who made up some seventy percent of its regular customers. The brothers had committed to employ as many AUC college students as they could knowing that many of them needed the money. Many of their student employees

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00:40:33

Coach Roy Simmons Jr, Creating Great Art, Teams, And...

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/11/01

Hall of Famer Roy Simmons Jr., played lacrosse at Syracuse University (SU) in the 1950s with Hall of Famer Jim Brown and Oreyen Lyons for his father Roy Simmons Sr. who also coached football and boxing at SU. Both father and son coached lacrosse at Syracuse for more than 40 years. Simmie as his family, friends, and former players call him, talks about his career as a professional artist, lacrosse coach, and public speaker. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter

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00:24:43

Stumping and Eating: Food and Political Elections in...

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/10/25

As part of our ongoing series stumping and eating the role of food in elections, we turn to the Buckeye state of Ohio. The series Stumping And Eating focuses on identity politics, fund raising campaigns, and mobilizing people throughout modern US history. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you like what you hear and learn, tell others about it and share and post

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00:31:28

The People's Kitchen at Occupy Wall Street

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/10/25

What role does food play in social movements? The “People’s Kitchen” at Occupy Wall Street (OWS) at Zuccotti Park, in New York City served 3,000 meals a day for free from October 2011 until a police eviction in November 2011 ended the occupation of the park. Content on The Peoples Kitchen is included in Frederick Douglass Opie’s book Southern Food and Civil Rights (American Palate, 2017). Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to

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00:36:54

Alvenia M. Fulton

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/10/25

Dr. Alvenia Moody Fulton is not well known as a pioneer in the holistic health movement which championed whole grains, unprocessed foods, juicing, and vegetarianism. Interviews newspapers, magazines, autobiographies, and some ethnography are used to tell her story. Dick Gregory learned most of his holistic health expertise from Fulton starting back in the 1960s. Gregory and others I interviewed frequented Fulton’s health food store, restaurant, and herbal pharmacy on Chicago’s South side as well as

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00:31:35

Don McPherson

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/10/24

Today's show is a remixed and rebooted interview I did with Don McPherson to raise awareness about of the publication of his first book entitled You Throw Like a Girl: The Blind Spot of Masculinity. McPherson is a native of Long Island played who was an outstanding Quarterback at Syracuse University. He was an All-American and runner-up to the Heisman trophy, the award given to the top US collegiate football player. McPherson is a member of the National College football Hall of Fame. After a

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00:07:00

Natick Farmer's Market Report Oct 12, 2019

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/10/14

Host Fred Opie speaks with three vendors at the Natick Farmer's Market. He chose them based on their offerings and what caught his eye. Learn about the produce and prepared foods and how to both make and eat them. See the links below to the market, vendors, and food history stories and recipes from Fred's blog. Fred is Professor of History and Foodways at Babson College where he teaches and writes about food history. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and

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00:35:21

Reasonable Teen Restrictions

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/09/19

This is a reboot of interviewed that aired. Host Fred Opie talks with wife and husband Jennifer and Adam Silva who were student-athletes at West Point Military Academy. They have a son who is a student athlete at West Point, and two younger children at home, one male one female. We delve into the recruiting process in light of decision-making ability of teenagers, setting reasonable club and tournament restrictions, concussions, gender differences in coaching youth sports, and the biological changes

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00:21:03

Food in African American Literature Part 1

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/09/11

This is part 1 of a series entitled Food in African American Literature. In Part 1 Fred talks about the relationship of the field to his earlier research and publications. This audio series is a contribution to the study of literature, foodways, and African-American history. The series unpacks places where food has been made, sold, and eaten¬ in important books in African American Literature including, discusses places where food has been made, sold, and eaten¬ in the African American literary

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00:12:32

Food in African American Literature Part 2

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/09/11

Part 2 of 3 in series entitled Food in African American Literature. In part 2 Fred discuss historical staples in southern cuisine and regional recipe and ingredients, provides an overview of the books in the series, and and shares his theory about why some authors have written so much about food in their work. The series is a contribution to the study of literature, foodways, and African-American history. Fred discusses following books Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup…; Frederick

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00:14:29

Food in African American Literature Part 3

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/09/11

In part 3 of a 3 of series Food in African American Literature Fred talks with a chef who catered a meal based on autobiographies and novels. The series is a contribution to the study of literature, foodways, and African-American history. About Dr. Opie Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie earned a gold medal as a member of the 1990 US National Lacrosse Team. He is a professional speaker, Babson Professor of History and talking head contributing to stories journalist and documentary filmmakers produce. He

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00:04:21

Food, Candidates, and Campaign Stops

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/09/10

Historian Fred Opie looks at what he calls "Stumping and Eating." Opie says treating voters to food and drink in exchange for their vote on Election Day has a long history. This segment looks at how political meetings and campaign stops provides the opportunity for a candidate to identify with potential donors and voters and thereby gain their money and votes. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube,

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00:24:17

Student Athlete Success System

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/08/29

Simple strategies improve your GPA from a college professor who shares secrets of the profession and the inside scoop on what professors like and don't like. Learn how to dress for success, time management, and more. Fred has been a college professor for almost 2 decades and he was a student athlete at Syracuse University. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. If you

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00:02:24

History of The Cake Walk

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/08/26

The Cake Walk, an interview from the defunct show the Chef's Table on NPR station WHYY in Philadelphia. First aired on A Chef's Table, WHYY, July 11, 2011 Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, 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. Subscribe to our Podcasts: http://www.fredopie.com/podcasts/ Buy Fred’s

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00:11:59

Cooking Is Like Playing Jazz

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/08/26

This is an excerpt of a talk I gave at the Institute for Advance Study in Princeton, New Jersey on The similarities between African cooking and Jazz. Improvisation is creating as you go along. Jazz musicians play by ear and from printed music, and then they improvise or give solos. Similarly, so do cooks particularly those of West and Central African heritage on the continent and throughout the Americas. These cooks come from cultures steeped in oral histories in which griots taught a communities’

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00:36:05

New England Foodways

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/08/23

The following is an excerpt of an ArtScience talk on New England Foodways held in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Leah Mennies, Senior Food Editor at Boston Magazine organized and hosted the event which consisted of a Panel discussion. Panelist included Babson Food Historian Fred Opie, Irene Li, chef/owner of Mei Mei, and Marc Sheehan, chef/owner of Loyal Nine. Both are Cambridge based restaurants. The theme of the talk is the future of New England Foodways--How do we define them now? How should that

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00:22:47

Babson Students Interview Fred

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/08/23

Today's show is different in that Babson students on the last day of a Summer 2019 course interview me. I interview each of my students to help them get to know each other during the semester. This is a great team building exercise that I learned from reading Jon Gordon’s book The Power of Positive Team for creating a positive team culture. I do interviews with my U14 Girls team and college students and both groups love them! Try it with your team on the field and in the work place. On the last day

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00:02:07

Why Teens Struggle With Decision Making

The Fred Opie Show ·

2019/08/13

DR. FRED OPIE, AUTHOR, PROFESSOR, AND PARENT. Tips on understanding how your teen thinks and why parents need to be involved in school selection decisions and more. Follow the Fred Opie show and the content Fred shares on his website, Twitter and Facebook. Take the time to review the show on You Tube, 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. Subscribe to our Podcasts: http://www.fredopie.com/podcasts/ Buy

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