Special Export Podcast

Rick Regan
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Set sail through the history of the written word! Special Export Podcast delivers the finest vintage literature, read aloud for a modern audience. Using advanced text-to-speech technology, we breathe new life into classic manuscripts, making the wisdom of the past accessible to everyone, everywhere. No subscriptions, no barriers—just the world's best stories, expertly exported.

  1. 2d ago

    ML Latta, Chapter 11: Colored People, North and South

    Episode 11: The Distinction Between the White and Colored People of the North and SouthDescription: Drawing on his extensive travels, Latta offers a controversial comparison of Northern and Southern race relations. He recounts a heartbreaking night in a Northern city where he walked until midnight because no hotel would admit him, contrasting this with the "frank" but manageable segregation of the South.

  2. Oct 26

    ML Latta, Chapter 10: The Investigation Bureau

    Episode 10: The Investigation BureauDescription: Latta takes aim at the "Investigation Bureau" in New York, which he claims hindered small, struggling institutions. He defends his endorsements from Southern governors and mayors and asserts that his school has done more to uplift "fallen humanity" than any distant bureaucracy.

  3. Oct 19

    ML Latta, Chapter 9: Progress of the University

    Episode 9: Progress of the Latta University Description: A triumphant "prospectus" chapter where Latta describes the physical campus in West Raleigh: 23 buildings, an industrial farm, and a capacity for 1,400 students. He outlines the night school and industrial departments where young men learned masonry and carpentry while young ladies mastered domestic sciences.

  4. Oct 12

    ML Latta, Chapter 8: Trouble Building the University

    Episode 8: The Great Troubles I Had in Building Latta University Description: Latta details the crushing financial burden of running a school where one-third of the students could not pay tuition. He describes traveling the country with "tears in his eyes" to raise funds, often receiving amounts as small as twenty-five cents while facing both hospitality and hostility from business owners.

  5. Oct 5

    ML Latta, Chapter 7: Lynching in the South

    Episode 7: Lynchings in the Southern StatesDescription: In a somber and complex chapter, Latta addresses the epidemic of lynching. While he uses the language of his era to advocate for "moral training" and compulsory education as a cure for social disorder, he maintains that the students of Latta University represent a new, law-abiding standard of citizenship.

  6. Sep 28

    ML Latta, Chapter 6: Establishing Latta University

    Episode 6: When I Commenced to Establish the Latta University Description: Latta describes the immense local opposition he faced—from both white and Black communities—when he began his university project. He recounts a dramatic morning when his wife believed he was "ruined" by the newspapers and his eventual triumph in securing the "tacit support" of Raleigh’s white leadership despite being labeled a "fraud" by critics.

  7. Sep 21

    ML Latta, Chapter 5: Expressions Concerning the Negro Race

    Episode 5: Alleged Expressions Concerning the Negro Race Description: Latta addresses the 19th-century prejudices that claimed Black Americans were incapable of extraordinary achievements. He details his spiritual struggle with these accusations and his ultimate determination to establish a non-sectarian university as living proof of his race's potential.

  8. Sep 14

    ML Latta, Chapter 4: My Life in College

    Episode 4: My Life in CollegeDescription: Latta recounts the harrowing and humorous struggle of attending Shaw University. Arriving with only ten cents, he survived on a trunk full of crackers, cheese, and sugar while working as a janitor. He describes the transition from being mocked as an "idiot" to being hailed as "Professor Latta" after excelling in his examinations and earning money through teaching.

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Set sail through the history of the written word! Special Export Podcast delivers the finest vintage literature, read aloud for a modern audience. Using advanced text-to-speech technology, we breathe new life into classic manuscripts, making the wisdom of the past accessible to everyone, everywhere. No subscriptions, no barriers—just the world's best stories, expertly exported.

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  • Creator
    Rick Regan
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
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