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Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first Black woman in the United States to earn a medical degree in 1864, and nearly twenty years later, she wrote a book most of medicine was not prepared to credit her for. Faculty at...
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Knowledge Gumbo
Hosted by Alicia Thomas · society · EN
About this Podcast:
"Empowering Black women through untold stories, inspiring quotes, and actionable insights from history. Join us weekly as we rediscover Black women’s contributions, engage in critical thinking, share a laugh, and inspire community.”*Knowledge Gumbo* is a soulful blend of wisdom, history, and culture, filtered through the lens of Black women, for Black women, and about Black women. Hosted by Alicia Thomas, a former mechanical engineer turned seeker of untold stories, this podcast dives into powerful quotes, proverbs, and book excerpts—primarily from Black women from maids to renowned thought leaders—and unpacks their meaning with humor, insight, and a touch of reflection.From thought-provoking sayings to timeless words of wisdom, every episode brings history to life—not through dates and places, but through voices, stories, and the lessons they leave us. Perfect for Black women from Generation X and more, *Knowledge Gumbo* is a space for learning, laughing, and passing down knowledg
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What is Knowledge Gumbo about?
"Empowering Black women through untold stories, inspiring quotes, and actionable insights from history. Join us weekly as we rediscover Black women’s contributions, engage in critical thinking, share a laugh, and inspire community.”*Knowledge Gumbo* is a soulful blend of wisdom, history, and culture, filtered through the lens of Black women, for Black women, and about Black women.
Who hosts Knowledge Gumbo?
Knowledge Gumbo is hosted by Alicia Thomas. The show has published 65 episodes to date.
What has Knowledge Gumbo covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler and the Book Medicine Wasn't Ready For" (10 September 2026, 5 minutes), "Shirley Chisholm: Building and Disrupting at Once" (26 August 2026, 12 minutes), and "Toni Morrison on Language as the Measure of a Life" (19 August 2026, 10 minutes).
How often does Knowledge Gumbo publish?
Knowledge Gumbo publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 9 minutes across 65 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Knowledge Gumbo?
Booking probability for Knowledge Gumbo is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Knowledge Gumbo requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Knowledge Gumbo's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Alicia Thomas hosts Knowledge Gumbo, a society podcast with 65 episodes published.
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- Aug 26, 202612 min
Shirley Chisholm never called herself a pioneer. She called herself a catalyst, and that word choice changes what the story of her career actually means. In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to...
- Aug 19, 202610 min
Toni Morrison closed her 1993 Nobel Prize acceptance speech with a single, deliberate sentence: we die, that may be the meaning of life, but we do language, that may be the measure of our lives. That sentence is the...
- Aug 12, 202616 min
Constance Baker Motley spent her career walking into Southern courtrooms where the outcome was supposedly already decided against her. Some judges wouldn't even address her by name. "I don't know anyone better to fight...
- Aug 5, 202612 min
Harriet Tubman is best known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, but a speech she gave in 1896 reveals exactly how deliberately she built that reputation. At a women's suffrage convention more than three decades...
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- Jul 29, 20269 min
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson has a name for what happens when science leaves people out, and it is not the word most conversations about representation reach for. Decades before she chaired the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory...
- Jul 22, 20268 min
Dr. Mae Jemison is remembered for one border she crossed above the clouds, but the harder one lived inside her own mind. Long before she flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992 as the first African-American...
Episode #57
The Sankofa of Science: Dr. Aprille Ericsson
Jul 15, 20268 minDr. Aprille Ericsson calls herself a giant in science, then insists the word only applies because of the people who came before her. She said it at the Library of Congress while accepting recognition for work most...
- Jul 8, 20268 minS0
<p>Katherine Johnson once said we will always have STEM with us, and she wasn't being sentimental about it. She was insisting on it. This week on Knowledge Gumbo, we sit with a mathematician whose orbital calculations...
- Jul 8, 20268 min
Katherine Johnson once said we will always have STEM with us, and she wasn't being sentimental about it. She was insisting on it. This week on Knowledge Gumbo, we sit with a mathematician whose orbital calculations were...
Episode #55
The Bridge Built from a Bowl of Gumbo
Jul 1, 20268 minS0<p>Leah Chase fed the Freedom Riders before they walked into danger, and she called it building big bridges. In this episode of the Knowledge Gumbo Podcast, host Alicia Thomas unpacks one of the most quietly powerful...
Episode #55
The Bridge Built from a Bowl of Gumbo
Jul 1, 20268 minLeah Chase fed the Freedom Riders before they walked into danger, and she called it building big bridges. In this episode of the Knowledge Gumbo Podcast, host Alicia Thomas unpacks one of the most quietly powerful...
- Jun 22, 20269 minS0
<p>Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor said the kitchen does not lie, and once you hear why, you will not season anything the same way again. This episode of Knowledge Gumbo sits with a single line from her 1970 essay "Kitchen...
- Jun 22, 20269 min
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor said the kitchen does not lie, and once you hear why, you will not season anything the same way again. This episode of Knowledge Gumbo sits with a single line from her 1970 essay "Kitchen...
- Jun 15, 20267 minS0
<p>Toni Tipton-Martin found something buried inside a word that gets used to praise Black women in the kitchen — and once you hear what she found, you cannot unhear it.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Knowledge Gumbo...
- Jun 8, 20269 minS0
<p>Melinda Russell wrote something down in 1866 that Black women were never supposed to say out loud. In this episode of the Knowledge Gumbo Podcast, Alicia Thomas follows one line from Russell's own pen — and what it...
- Jun 1, 20266 minS0
<p>Edna Lewis spent her entire life trying to recapture the flavors of her childhood in Freetown, Virginia, and in doing so she preserved something far greater than recipes. In this episode of the Knowledge Gumbo...
Episode #50
She Patented Sight. Then Gave It Away.
May 25, 20268 minS0<p>Dr. Patricia Bath, the first Black woman to patent a medical device in America, believed that geography and income should never determine whether someone can see. In this episode of the Knowledge Gumbo Podcast...
- May 18, 20266 minS0
<p>Wangari Maathai believed you cannot protect the environment unless people are empowered to claim it as their own. In this episode of the Knowledge Gumbo Podcast, host Alicia Thomas reflects on that idea and what it...
Episode #48
Every GPS Signal Passes Through Her Work
May 11, 20268 minS0<p>Dr. Gladys West is the mathematician whose calculations made GPS possible — and most people have never heard her name. In this episode of the Knowledge Gumbo Podcast, host Alicia Thomas sits with one of Dr. West's...
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