The Anansi Chronicles Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:12:34 -0400 http://www.anansipod.com en-us © 2026 The Anansi Chronicles yes Support this Podcast 85374ebf-8818-5fbc-a45e-f462c5308f69 Precious metals productions episodic false The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of stories based on black history and legends from all around the world. 

From the ancient kingdom of Mali, to the first black republic of Haiti- listen to black history like it has never been shown before.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Black history, story, history Precious metals productions https://storage.buzzsprout.com/7agam28cgmi236o7v66eezcyixa7?.jpg The Anansi Chronicles http://www.anansipod.com 1805 Black Caesar 1805 Black Caesar The story of the infamous pirate known as Black Caesar.

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-12596257 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0400 1220 1 9 full false 1789 Haitian Revolution 1789 Haitian Revolution Dutty Boukman and Cecile Fatiman lead the Boise Caiman ceremony to trigger the start of the Haitian revolution.

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-12509567 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0400 1986 history, black history, fiction, storytelling 1 8 full false 1765 Cato Howe 1765 Cato Howe The story of Cato Howe, a black man and a spy in the American Revolutionary War.

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-10934896 Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400 1986 1 7 full false 1700s Nanny 1700s Nanny The story of Nanny of the Maroons. The mysterious and powerful runaway African queen who would form a maroon community in the hills of Jamaica. Nanny is also a Jamaican National Hero.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10887965 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0400 1986 2 6 full false 1579 Yasuke 1579 Yasuke The story of the first foreigner and the only black man in Japan to ever achieve the title of Samurai.

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https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48542673

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/02/the-real-yasuke-is-far-more-interesting-than-his-netflix-show/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunaga

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/asia/black-samurai-yasuke-africa-japan-intl/index.html

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yasuke-1555/

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-bushido-195302

 https://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/enteredo_8.html

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/discovering-japan/discovering-japan/samurai-armour/

 

 

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https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/02/the-real-yasuke-is-far-more-interesting-than-his-netflix-show/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunaga

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/asia/black-samurai-yasuke-africa-japan-intl/index.html

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yasuke-1555/

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-bushido-195302

 https://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/enteredo_8.html

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-9663649 Mon, 02 May 2022 09:00:00 -0400 1300 2 5 full false 1500s Capoeira 1500s Capoeira The origins of the Black Brazilian martial art, Capoeira

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 http://atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-true-history-of-kipuracapoeira-pt-2.html

 https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/disguised-in-dance-the-secret-history-of-capoeira/

https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/brazilian-tradition3.htm

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https://honestmediablog.com/2018/01/01/african-combat/

 http://atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-true-history-of-kipuracapoeira-pt-2.html

 https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/disguised-in-dance-the-secret-history-of-capoeira/

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-9683116 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400 1052 2 4 full false 1528 Estevanico the Moor 1528 Estevanico the Moor A black man explores North America in the 1500s and becomes a medicine man. His life gives birth to a strange legend surrounding supernatural figures from the culture of some Native American tribe.

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https://www.southwestcrossroads.org/record.php?num=34

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakwaina

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https://www.aaihs.org/the-fallacy-of-1619-rethinking-the-history-of-africans-in-early-america/

https://www.southwestcrossroads.org/record.php?num=34

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakwaina

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/seven-cities-of-cibola

https://www.psi.edu/about/staff/hartmann/coronado/journeyofmarcosdeniza.html

 

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-9660427 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500 1453 2 3 full false 1841- Madison and Susan Washington (Bonus episode) 1841- Madison and Susan Washington (Bonus episode) In 1841 Madison Washington escaped from the bloody plantations of Virginia into the relative freedom of Canada. A few months later, he returned to Virginia in attempt to free his wife Susan. The resulting story is one love, passion, and the power of the human spirit.

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-10013270 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0500 1986 2 2 bonus false 1492 Pedro Alonso Nino 1492 Pedro Alonso Nino In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed out of the ocean blue- bringing death and disease with him. Legend has it that one of his ships was sailed by a black man.

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https://aaregistry.org/story/pedro-nino-navagator-born/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/oct12/columbus-makes-landfall-caribbean/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-reaches-the-new-world

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]]> In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed out of the ocean blue- bringing death and disease with him. Legend has it that one of his ships was sailed by a black man.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

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https://aaregistry.org/story/pedro-nino-navagator-born/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/oct12/columbus-makes-landfall-caribbean/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-reaches-the-new-world

https://www.history.com/news/christopher-columbus-ships-caravels?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2m-rcw-history

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-9663632 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500 1128 2 2 full false 1312- Mansa Abu Bakr II 1312- Mansa Abu Bakr II Over 100 years before Columbus invaded the Americas, the leader of a wealthy African Kingdom set in search of a new world.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1068950.stm 

https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1068950.stm 

https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa

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]]> Precious metals productions Buzzsprout-9653180 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500 1178 1 1 full false Trailer Trailer The new season of the Anansi Chronicles begins January 2022. This season will tell stories about real figures and events from global black history.

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]]> The new season of the Anansi Chronicles begins January 2022. This season will tell stories about real figures and events from global black history.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

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