Learn Something New Today

Anthony Milian
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Learn Something New Today is a weekly podcast for curious people who refuse to stay uninformed. Hosted by historian and cultural storyteller Anthony Modesto Milian, each episode breaks down one idea, person, or overlooked moment in history that helps explain the world we live in now. From Black and Puerto Rican history to politics, culture, media, and power, this show delivers sharp storytelling without fluff. Short, intentional episodes designed for real life. Press play, stay curious, and learn something new today.

  1. Highlander Folk School

    Feb 26

    Highlander Folk School

    n this episode, I sit down with Allyn Maxwell Steele, co-executive director of the Highlander Research and Education Center — one of the most influential yet often overlooked institutions in American social movement history. Founded in 1932, Highlander played a critical role in shaping labor organizing, the Civil Rights Movement, and grassroots leadership across generations, hosting figures like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Septima Clark. But Highlander isn’t just history — it’s a living institution that continues to train organizers and communities today. Our conversation explores what it actually takes to build movements that last, how leadership is cultivated rather than born, and why spaces for collective learning remain essential in moments of political and social tension. We also discuss Highlander’s resilience — from government targeting during the Red Scare to modern-day attacks — and what its survival reveals about the enduring struggle for democracy in America. This episode is ultimately about power: where it comes from, how ordinary people learn to claim it, and why institutions like Highlander still matter in shaping the future.

    34 min
  2. Documenting the Bronx with New York Times Photojournalist David Gonzalez

    Jan 28

    Documenting the Bronx with New York Times Photojournalist David Gonzalez

    In the Bronx, there’s a photograph that feels less like it was taken and more like it was found. Captured by photographer David Gonzalez, the image shows two Afro-Latino dancers, possibly Puerto Rican, moving together in the middle of a city street. No stage. No spotlight. Just a shared rhythm as brick buildings, hanging flags, and everyday life blur into the background. This photograph isn’t about spectacle — it’s about presence. It captures Black and Brown joy without performance, intimacy without explanation, and love that exists openly in a public space. The street becomes a dance floor. Time slows. And for one brief moment, the city makes room for tenderness. In this episode of Learn Something New Today, we unpack what this image teaches us about culture, migration, memory, and identity in the Bronx. We explore how Afro-Latino life, particularly Puerto Rican life in New York City, has long turned ordinary spaces into sites of creativity and resistance — and how joy itself can be historical. Because history isn’t only written in protests, policies, or pain. Sometimes, it lives in the quiet confidence of two people choosing each other — right there in the street — reminding us that survival, too, can look like a dance.

    40 min
  3. Venezuela

    Jan 7

    Venezuela

    This conversation was recorded before the capture of Nicolás Maduro, at a moment when Venezuela stood in deep uncertainty, but also quiet hope. In this episode, I sit down with Venezuelan historian Amanda Arroyo to talk about her country—not as a headline or a political chessboard, but as a place filled with people, memories, contradictions, and dreams. Amanda shares what it feels like to watch Venezuela from both inside and outside its borders, reflecting on the daily realities Venezuelans live with, the historical forces that shaped the present, and the futures many still imagine despite everything. We talk about grief, resilience, misinformation, and what it means to hold love for a country that has been consistently misunderstood, exploited, or spoken over. Some details may feel rooted in a moment that has since shifted, but that is precisely why this conversation matters. It captures Venezuelan thought and feeling before events were reframed by power, propaganda, or outside intervention. Above all, this episode is about listening—to Venezuelans, to their fears, and to their enduring hope for dignity, self-determination, and a future on their own terms. Venezuelan voices matter. This episode makes space for them.

    16 min
  4. I was invited to Zohrans inauguration

    Jan 3

    I was invited to Zohrans inauguration

    New York has always been a city built on hope. From immigrants crossing oceans, to Black families moving north during the Great Migration, to Puerto Rican communities building new lives—this city has long been a place where people come searching for possibility. In this episode, recorded live during Zoran Mamdani’s inauguration and block party, we talk directly to New Yorkers about what hope means to them right now. What they want to see change. Who they want the city to work for. And whether New York still feels like a place where anything is possible. This isn’t punditry. It’s voices from the street—capturing a city in motion, at a moment that feels bigger than politics.

    8 min
  5. History of Weird Presidential Pardons

    12/06/2024

    History of Weird Presidential Pardons

    Dont forget to subscribe https://youtube.com/@historictonio?si=Trsw64hZpXwjzunB You can support this channel through paypal https://www.paypal.me/AnthonyMilian Merch store- https://lsntoday.com/ Podcast-https://open.spotify.com/show/0YULmUbZIz9aGBRXnBwrt4?si=WMkVsEw0RFiHjXBhjGuGIA Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Deffnotant?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3634228556597200&set=pcb.3634229119930477

    15 min
  6. Babcock: The South Carolina Insane Asylum

    10/28/2024

    Babcock: The South Carolina Insane Asylum

    Mental Health gone wrong Dont forget to follow https://youtube.com/@historictonio?si=Trsw64hZpXwjzunB You can support this channel through paypal https://www.paypal.me/AnthonyMilian Merch store- https://lsntoday.com/ Podcast-https://open.spotify.com/show/0YULmUbZIz9aGBRXnBwrt4?si=WMkVsEw0RFiHjXBhjGuGIA Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Deffnotant?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

    11 min
  7. Mass Murderer Marcus Wesson

    10/21/2024

    Mass Murderer Marcus Wesson

    Marcus Wesson was an evil man. Dont forget to follow https://youtube.com/@historictonio?si=Trsw64hZpXwjzunB You can support this channel through paypal https://www.paypal.me/AnthonyMilian Merch store- https://lsntoday.com/ Podcast-https://open.spotify.com/show/0YULmUbZIz9aGBRXnBwrt4?si=WMkVsEw0RFiHjXBhjGuGIA Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Deffnotant?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

    17 min
  8. Freaky AZZ Presidents

    10/14/2024

    Freaky AZZ Presidents

    What does being Presidential mean Dont forget to follow https://youtube.com/@historictonio?si=Trsw64hZpXwjzunB You can support this channel through paypal https://www.paypal.me/AnthonyMilian Merch store- https://lsntoday.com/ Podcast-https://open.spotify.com/show/0YULmUbZIz9aGBRXnBwrt4?si=WMkVsEw0RFiHjXBhjGuGIA Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Deffnotant?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

    16 min
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About

Learn Something New Today is a weekly podcast for curious people who refuse to stay uninformed. Hosted by historian and cultural storyteller Anthony Modesto Milian, each episode breaks down one idea, person, or overlooked moment in history that helps explain the world we live in now. From Black and Puerto Rican history to politics, culture, media, and power, this show delivers sharp storytelling without fluff. Short, intentional episodes designed for real life. Press play, stay curious, and learn something new today.

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  • Creator
    Anthony Milian
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Anthony Milian
  • Show Website
    Learn Something New Today