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Our Ancestors Were Messy

Hosted by Coco Hill Productions.

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Guest activity
Sometimes has guests
20% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
52 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Monthly
23 episodes · last 2026-07-08
Language
English
The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.
Where it's from
Not established
No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.
Reach
54
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Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

What the show says about itself

A recap of the gossip, scandals, and pop culture that made headlines and then history in pre-Civil Rights Era America. Host Nichole Hill takes her guests through the story of an ancestor in search of opportunity, adventure, love, and a way to beat Jim Crow. Along the way, these ancestors make messes that land them in the gossip columns of Black newspapers. Support this independent production by joining the donor community at: ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com Follow us on Instagram @ourancestorsweremessy @nicholewthanh

Recent episodes

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  5. Eslanda and Paul Robeson: Revolutionaries in the Making (Part 1)
  6. Paul and Eslanda Robeson: For the Rights of People. For the Rights of Workers. (Part 2)

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