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About That Life

by Garrison Hayes

To fully understand what we’re living through right now, we need to dig deeper into our history. Hosted by award-winning journalist Garrison Hayes, About That Life uncovers unsung and overlooked figures from Black history who challenged the status quo — from Gloria Richardson to George Washington Williams. Each episode traces the defiant, strategic and deeply human choices they made and sits down with people whose life and work connects to their legacy. The fight for justice has always had a playbook. And these stories provide the blueprint for a better future.

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Latest episodes

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How to Expose a Genocide: The George Washington Williams Story

Do you ever feel powerless in the face of an atrocity? Well, that never stopped George Washington Williams, a Black man who went from being a “barely literate” veteran to

Sep 4
33 min

The Future According to Octavia Butler

Episode 1 - The Future According to Octavia Butler Sci-Fi author Octavia Butler seemed to have predicted our dystopian present over 30 years ago. But can her understandi

Aug 26
27 min

Introducing About That Life with Garrison Hayes

Lessons from the defiant ones– past and present. Coming August 26, 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 19
2 min

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Where About That Life ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 11, 2026).

#96 ▲ 13 History US

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Been following Garrison Hayes on YouTube and TikTok for a long time for his remarkable ability to educate, investigate, and tie the past to our present and future. This is a docuseries podcast operating at at high level from the jump.

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