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Bicentennial Baby

A limited series podcast about being born in 1976 and turning 50 the year the United States turns 250. Created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for Art Philly's What Now: 2026 Festival.

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    We Need Each Other (Maleka)

    Maleka reflects on identity, protest, and connection—tracing a life shaped by migration, memory, and the belief that community is essential to survival.Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

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    There Are At Least Two Americas (Stewart)

    Stewart reflects on growing up in the South, navigating history and contradiction, and what it means to move forward in a country shaped by multiple, competing realities.Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

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    We Are the Survivors of Everything Our Ancestors Went Through (Naila)

    Born in 1976, Naila reflects on movement, memory, and what it means to be a Bicentennial Baby turning fifty. Released in her memory, this episode honors a life that continues to move through us with grace and light.Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

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    Open Line: On Michael Jackson

    A short meditation on Michael Jackson as a cultural mirror for Bicentennial Babies. This segment sketches the strange intimacy of growing up under his shadow.Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

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    Open Line: On Philadelphia

    The Bicentennial Babies share a mini love letter to Philadelphia — a city of rowhomes, radical histories, and family stories. Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

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    Open Line: Roll Call

    A short introduction to the world of Bicentennial Baby through layered voices, memories, obsessions, and sonic fragments. Part mixtape, part memoir, "Roll Call" tunes listeners into the frequencies that shape the series.Bicentennial Baby was created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for ArtPhilly’s WhatNow 2026 Festival. The series was stitched and spun by sound engineer V. Shayne Frederick. 

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A limited series podcast about being born in 1976 and turning 50 the year the United States turns 250. Created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for Art Philly's What Now: 2026 Festival.

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Red Typewriter Studio

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A limited series podcast about being born in 1976 and turning 50 the year the United States turns 250. Created and produced by Yolanda Wisher for Art Philly's What Now: 2026 Festival.

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