Flickers Matthew Linder

February 23, 2022
How We Met Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill with only one studio album had a significant impact on many hip hop artists that came after her. Her impact on women rappers is not to be understated and even the wave of Drakes and melodic rappers can be directly traced back to her. But her influence is more than just her music but how she presented and carried herself as strong, feminine, and confident in God. And also the ways in which she spoke up against misogyny, racism, classism, capitalism, and so many other -isms. Besides her dope music these are just a few of  the reasons why her legacy is felt even today, a legacy that has reached far beyond music and into the very lives of her fans. Those personal encounters with Lauryn and her music are the stories we’ll hear today.
Key Moments:
Montage of Lauryn Hill’s life and career. - 00:00Krystal Roberts and Matt Linder introduce themselves and why they're doing this podcast. - 03:07Lauryn's influence on other artists - 06:09Krystal shares what Lauryn has meant to her. - 08:39Raven Jones Stanbrough relives her experience of buying and listening to “Miseducation” for the first time. - 12:23Cona Marshall and Raven recount how revolutionary Lauryn’s look was in the late 90s and the personal impact of Lauryn’s look on them. - 15:50Eric House talks about singing “Joyful, Joyful” at church and “Killing Me Softly” at summer camp. - 23:48Alex Nava discusses Lauryn’s collaboration with Santana and the influence of Latinos in hip hop. - 27:54Julius Tunstall speaks on Lauryn’s influence on his music and how it made him grow as a Black creative. - 32:32Otis Lambert on how Lauryn allowed him to rap about real topics and not care what others think. - 40:16Cheryl Kirk-Duggan relates Lauryn’s life to her own and how Lauryn’s music has been a part of her academic work. - 47:45After the credits: Hear Matt’s introduction to Lauryn story and how she made him fall in love with hip hop. - 55:55
Hosts: Lauryn Hill researcher, Krystal Roberts, and Hip Hop scholar, Matt Linder.
Contributors: Raven Jones Stanbrough, Cona Marshall, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Alex Nava, Eric House, Julius Tunstall, and Otis Lambert aka OT The GoldN' Child.
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Theme music by Julius Tunstall. 
Additional music from Yons, fndguitar, Nabil Sioty, and Ashuka Made-It.
Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/SVDKcRYnVrk
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Krystal Robert's Master's Thesis - "Lauryn Hill “Again” Unplugged: Response & Remedy to Hip-Hop’s Call"Celebrating Twenty Years of Black Girlhood: The Lauryn Hill ReaderShe Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn HillHoney Magazine CoverCreating Ourselves: African Americans and Hispanic Americans on popular culture and religious expressionIn Search of Soul: Hip-Hop, Literature and ReligionJulius Tunstall’s MusicOT The GoldN' Child MusicBeerz and Barz Podcast

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March 2, 2022
Zion: The Joy of My World
Summary: Zion. The name of Lauryn Hill's son. The representation of God's holiness on earth. For Lauryn, Zion is both things, a holy place and the holiness she found in giving birth to her son. We explore "To Zion" and the choice she made to continue on with her pregnancy, despite pressure from friends, family, and record executives to end her pregnancy. In addition, Raven Jones Stanbrough will walk us through Lauryn's religious history via "Everything is Everything."
Timestamps:
Lauryn Hill describes the ways she loves and experiences love. - 00:00Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Julius Tunstall and Raven Jones Stranbrough examine the Lauryn's choice to keep Zion in light of love through the song "To Zion." - 4:53Personal impact of "To Zion" on women, who like Lauryn, similarly found themselves pregnant at an unexpected time. - 10:57Alex Nava explains the dual meaning of Zion. - 18:59A brief exploration of Lauryn's religious history. - 21:34Cona Marshall explores Lauryn's religious history through "Everything is Everything." - 24:49Femi Olutade breaks down the history of Abba Moses. - 33:30Cona walks through the Gospel music connection in "Everything is Everything." - 36:19Julius Tunstall on the expanding of Lauryn's Religious Understanding - 37:57
Hosts: Lauryn Hill researcher, Krystal Roberts, and Hip Hop scholar, Matt Linder.
Contributors: Raven Jones Stanbrough, Cona Marshall, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Alex Nava, Julius Tunstall, and Femi Olutade.
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @theflickerspod
Website: flickerspodcast.com
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Theme music by Julius Tunstall.
Additional music from beatsbyhype, fndguitar, Nabil Sioty, and Ashuka Made-It.
Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/GBSvBGQQ71N
Additional Resources:
Dissect Season 5 blog posts on Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.”"God, the Black Man and the Five Percenters" - Christopher JohnsonWhitney Houston and Lauryn Hill's church, New Hope Baptist ChurchZion Marley and Selah Marley Instagram PagesEssence article on Assata Shakur.

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March 9, 2022
Love: It Ain't Working
Summary: Lauryn Hill experienced good love growing up in a loving, caring, and supportive family. But once she went out into the world and started to interact with others, she began to realize that not everyone experienced that sort of grounding familial love. She discovered that the love she was experiencing outside of her family came with baggage and was often broken. And yet, that type of broken and messy love taught her lessons about what love she deserves and what love truly is. It is through the anger of "Lost Ones" and heartbreak of "Ex-Factor, " the opening tracks from "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," that we as listeners begin to understand her conception of love. A love that Eric House uncovers through a musical and lyrical analysis of both songs.
Timestamps:
Lauryn Hill and Cheryl Kirk-Duggan on the Difficulty of Love. - 00:00Eric House and Otis Lambert on Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album interludes. - 2:04Eric House breaks down "Lost Ones" and "Ex-Factor" and details the surprising ways the songs express what Lauryn learned about love. - 3:10Krystal Roberts and Matt Linder's reaction to Eric House's analysis of "Ex-Factor." - 15:57Lauryn Hill speaking on the baggage we bring to our love. - 24:33
Hosts: Lauryn Hill researcher, Krystal Roberts, and Hip Hop scholar, Matt Linder.
Contributors: Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Otis Lambert aka OT The GoldN' Child, and Eric House.
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @theflickerspod
Website: flickerspodcast.com
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Theme music by Julius Tunstall.
Additional music from Yons and Nabil Sioty.
Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/ksBpK1G2NqE

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March 16, 2022
The Spirit of Freedom
Summary: A mixtape of Lauryn Hill songs that speak of freedom. From her personal emancipation to her freedom as black woman in the United States to the freedom she wants all of humanity to have. Krystal and Matt breakdown "I Get Out." And then we hear from Cona Marshall, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Eric House, Alex Nava, and OT The Goldn Child as they cover "Lost Ones," "Final Hour," "I Used to Love Him," "Oh Jerusalem," and "Freedom Time."
Timestamps:
Cona Marshall speaks about Lauryn Hill as the preacher. - 00:00Krystal Roberts and Matt Linder discuss "I Get Out" from the "Unplugged" album. - 2:28Cheryl Kirk-Duggan on "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" - 10:25Eric House on "Lost Ones" - 14:28Alex Nava on "Final Hour" - 22:17Alex Nava on "I Used to Love Him" - 28:55Otis Lambert on "Oh Jerusalem" - 33:12Cheryl Kirk-Duggan on "Freedom Time" - 35:17
Hosts: Lauryn Hill researcher, Krystal Roberts, and Hip Hop scholar, Matt Linder.
Contributors: Cona Marshall, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Alex Nava, Eric House, and Otis Lambert aka OT The GoldN' Child.
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @theflickerspod
Website: flickerspodcast.com
Subscribe: https://www.flickerspodcast.com/listen
Rate & Review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, and Goodpods.
Follow our Harklist for Season 2 highlights: https://harkaudio.com/lauryn-hill-season-highlights-77939
Join the conversation about Lauryn over at our Goodpods group.
Take the next step and text this episode to a friend who is a Lauryn Hill fan, a hip hop fan, or a music fan. They can subscribe on their favorite podcast app here: https://www.flickerspodcast.com/listen.
Logo design by @papercutprayers
Theme music by Julius Tunstall.
Additional music from fndguitar, Nabil Sioty, Venus Beatz, Beats by Hype, and brokebwoy.
Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/YI9ug6qtjOZ
Resources mentioned in this episode:
"Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere" by Gwendolyn D. Pough

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March 23, 2022
Babylon System
Summary: "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was an album very clearly held together by a theme, love. And then when Lauryn performed on that stage in MTV studios with a brand new set of songs with just her and an acoustic guitar, there seemed to be a lack of cohesion within the songs themselves as well as the performance as a whole. Initially derided by critics and fans, "MTV Unplugged No. 2.0" went on to influence artists such as Kanye, Lecrae, and many others in hip hop. But what might not be apparent from a single or a dozen listens of the performance is that the album's songs are narratively connected. This album is her story but it is also the story of all humanity, where Lauryn takes us from Genesis to Revelation and through the words and life of Jesus.
Timestamps:
The Media, Critic, and Fan Response to "MTV Unplugged No. 2.0" - 00:00Bob Marley's "Babylon System" As The Inspiration for "Unplugged" - 4:50Femi Olutade Dissects "Mr. Intentional" - 8:16"Adam Lives in Theory" as the Story of All Humanity - 13:00"Freedom Time" as the Central Theme of "Unplugged - 20:06Femi talk through various "Unplugged" songs ("Just Like Water," "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind," "The Mystery of Iniquity," and "I Get Out") as the narrative of the Bible - 34:29"The Conquering Lion" as Jesus and the one who destroys the "Babylon System" - 35:59Krystal and Matt React to the Narrative that Femi found within "Unplugged" - 45:44
Hosts: Lauryn Hill researcher, Krystal Roberts, and Hip Hop scholar, Matt Linder.
Contributors: Julius Tunstall, Raven Jones Stanbrough, and Femi Olutade.
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @theflickerspod
Website: flickerspodcast.com
Subscribe: https://www.flickerspodcast.com/listen
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Join the conversation about Lauryn over at our Goodpods group.
Take the next step and text this episode to a friend who is a Lauryn Hill fan, a hip hop fan, or a music fan. They can subscribe on their favorite podcast app here: https://www.flickerspodcast.com/listen.
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Theme music by Julius Tunstall.
Additional music from Yons, fndguitar, Beats by Hype and Nabil Sioty
Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/SG6S7QjVBr7

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March 30, 2022
Unreleased: What You Haven't Heard
Summary: Krystal Roberts and Matt Linder reflect on their favorite contributor moments from Season 2, the Lauryn Hill season. They also walk through their top three bars from Lauryn Hill's unreleased songs that have been the most impactful on them.
Timestamps:
Krystal and Matt discuss their favorite moments from Season 2 - 1:45
Krystal and Matt share their top three bars from unreleased Lauryn Hill songs. - 11:27
Hosts: Lauryn Hill researcher, Krystal Roberts, and Hip Hop scholar, Matt Linder.
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @theflickerspod
Website: flickerspodcast.com
Subscribe: https://www.flickerspodcast.com/listen
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Join the conversation about Lauryn over at our Goodpods group.
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Theme music by Julius Tunstall.
Additional music from Yons.
Episode Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/Tpc6PMnXgIO

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