Minding Their Business
A punkah fan in the dining room at the Oakley Plantation in Louisiana
Ear hustling
Katie and Yves discuss eavesdropping as storytelling and resistance.
Sometimes being nosy pays off. In this episode, Yves and Katie discuss eavesdropping, punkah fans, and small acts of resistance.
“Eavesdropping didn’t exist in a vacuum. It wasn’t in its own container. There were other people who were taking up arms, and there were other people who were forming rebellions. There were people who were maroons. They were all different kinds of people.”
“I’m really intrigued by the foolishness of white people.”
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