Bicentennial Baby Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:30:49 -0400 https://bicentennialbaby.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Red Typewriter Studio yes Philadelphia, PA, USA 88fbe948-3127-5753-8c3f-72762f292602 Red Typewriter Studio episodic false A limited series podcast about being born in 1976 and turning 50 the year the United States turns 250. 


Created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for Art Philly's What Now: 2026 Festival.


]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Bicentennial Baby, Philadelphia, Generation X, Oral History Red Typewriter Studio https://storage.buzzsprout.com/l195g5iakj9v9crc5ib1sezratdd?.jpg Bicentennial Baby https://bicentennialbaby.buzzsprout.com Yolanda Wisher V. Shayne Frederick Maybe It Means Everything (Yolanda) Maybe It Means Everything (Yolanda) Yolanda reflects on creating Bicentennial Baby, searching for meaning in a shared birth year, and what it means to tell our stories before they disappear.



Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda reflects on creating Bicentennial Baby, searching for meaning in a shared birth year, and what it means to tell our stories before they disappear.



Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda Wisher Buzzsprout-19243912 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 939 1 7 full false Born at the End of Something (Michi) Born at the End of Something (Michi) Michi reflects on identity, movement work, and coming of age at what she calls “the end of a certain American delusion.”

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Michi reflects on identity, movement work, and coming of age at what she calls “the end of a certain American delusion.”

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda Wisher Buzzsprout-19243898 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 834 1 6 full false Be Careful With Your Spirit (Laurie) Be Careful With Your Spirit (Laurie) Laurie reflects on growing up between generations, carrying political memory, and learning to love a place without pretending it’s perfect.

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Laurie reflects on growing up between generations, carrying political memory, and learning to love a place without pretending it’s perfect.

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda Wisher Buzzsprout-19243879 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 828 1 5 full false Big Dreams (Kenny) Big Dreams (Kenny) Kenny reflects on growing up in a generation of “big everything”—big style, big imagination, and big dreams—and what it means to hold onto hope at fifty.

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Kenny reflects on growing up in a generation of “big everything”—big style, big imagination, and big dreams—and what it means to hold onto hope at fifty.

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda Wisher Buzzsprout-19243871 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 638 1 4 full false We Need Each Other (Maleka) We Need Each Other (Maleka) Maleka reflects on identity, protest, and connection—tracing a life shaped by migration, memory, and the belief that community is essential to survival.

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Maleka reflects on identity, protest, and connection—tracing a life shaped by migration, memory, and the belief that community is essential to survival.

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda Wisher Buzzsprout-19243860 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 777 1 3 full false There Are At Least Two Americas (Stewart) There Are At Least Two Americas (Stewart) Stewart reflects on growing up in the South, navigating history and contradiction, and what it means to move forward in a country shaped by multiple, competing realities.

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Stewart reflects on growing up in the South, navigating history and contradiction, and what it means to move forward in a country shaped by multiple, competing realities.

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda Wisher Buzzsprout-19243855 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 655 1 2 full false We Are the Survivors of Everything Our Ancestors Went Through (Naila) We Are the Survivors of Everything Our Ancestors Went Through (Naila) Born in 1976, Naila reflects on movement, memory, and what it means to be a Bicentennial Baby turning fifty. Released in her memory, this episode honors a life that continues to move through us with grace and light.



Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Born in 1976, Naila reflects on movement, memory, and what it means to be a Bicentennial Baby turning fifty. Released in her memory, this episode honors a life that continues to move through us with grace and light.



Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda Wisher Buzzsprout-19243807 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:00 -0400 479 1 1 full false Open Line: On Michael Jackson Open Line: On Michael Jackson A short meditation on Michael Jackson as a cultural mirror for Bicentennial Babies. This segment sketches the strange intimacy of growing up under his shadow.


Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> A short meditation on Michael Jackson as a cultural mirror for Bicentennial Babies. This segment sketches the strange intimacy of growing up under his shadow.


Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Red Typewriter Studio Buzzsprout-19247877 Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 47 1 bonus false Open Line: On Philadelphia Open Line: On Philadelphia The Bicentennial Babies share a mini love letter to Philadelphia — a city of rowhomes, radical histories, and family stories. 

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> The Bicentennial Babies share a mini love letter to Philadelphia — a city of rowhomes, radical histories, and family stories. 

Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Red Typewriter Studio Buzzsprout-19247864 Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 117 1 bonus false Open Line: Roll Call Open Line: Roll Call A short introduction to the world of Bicentennial Baby through layered voices, memories, obsessions, and sonic fragments. Part mixtape, part memoir, "Roll Call" tunes listeners into the frequencies that shape the series.




Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> A short introduction to the world of Bicentennial Baby through layered voices, memories, obsessions, and sonic fragments. Part mixtape, part memoir, "Roll Call" tunes listeners into the frequencies that shape the series.




Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

]]> Yolanda Wisher Buzzsprout-19243767 Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 361 1 trailer false