Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive

Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive

Author: American Public Media Language: English Episodes: 87
Host Tonya Mosley returns to the archives with Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive, a curated collection from American Public Media that feels both timely and timeless. Instead of new interviews, this series revisits nine of her most impactful past conversations, each one carefully chosen for its enduring resonance. You’ll hear discussions that cut to the heart of modern life, questioning the relentless drive for productivity and examining what true rest really means. The episodes delve into deeply personal yet universally relevant territory, from navigating racial trauma and the human impact of deportation to unpacking complex relationships with our bodies. These aren’t abstract debates; they are intimate, profound dialogues with activists, thinkers, and experts who offer clarity and compassion. Listening to this podcast feels like sitting in on essential conversations that we need to keep having-ones that challenge societal norms and offer new frameworks for understanding ourselves and the world. The selection provides a unique opportunity to engage with these crucial topics through a refreshed lens, finding fresh meaning in stories that continue to shape our collective moment. It’s a series for anyone looking to reflect more deeply on the forces that influence our daily lives and our capacity for resilience.
Episodes
Bonus Episode: The EmbraceRace Podcast [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:34
We’re back with another special bonus episode for you. The EmbraceRace Podcast brings you the best and latest advice on how to raise kids to have healthy attitudes and behaviors when it comes to race. In their first seas…
Bonus Episode: What Happened In Alabama? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:11
We’re sharing a special episode in the feed this week of the APM Studios podcast What Happened in Alabama?What Happened in Alabama? is a series born out of personal experiences of intergenerational trauma, and the impact…
The Investigation Continues ... [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:56
In this final episode of the She Has A Name series, we take you behind the scenes to delve into the making of the show and what we’ve discovered since the show launched. Learn more about our efforts to talk with the pers…
Live From the D [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:23
Tonya and Antonio join native Detroiter Candice Fortman to talk all things She Has A Name before a live audience at the community space Spot Lite Detroit. We hear from people involved in the story as well as listeners fe…
Dear Anita [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:05
Throughout this podcast, we’ve told Anita’s story through the words of her family and friends. Now it’s Anita’s turn. Through a journal she left behind, we explore the last months of Anita’s life, narrated by her grandda…
Healing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:10
After decades of searching, Anita’s son Antonio has just learned the very gruesome details about how his mother was murdered. As he grapples with what he’s learned, he and Tonya ask, what’s next? In this episode of She H…
Theories [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:43
Who killed Anita? Did her involvement in the drug game somehow lead to her murder? A serial killer? Or maybe the man her family says used and abused her was somehow involved?In this episode of She Has A Name, we delve in…
The Guy From Detroit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:18
What does a boy hold on to when he realizes his mother is gone? The ways she taught him to survive - and the creation of falsehoods, omissions, and a version of the truth he’s created to make it through each day. In this…
Father Figure [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:04
How could Tonya, Anita, and Antonio go almost a lifetime without knowing each other? We explore the tangled roots of this family tree and the man Tonya, Anita, and Antonio all have in common – O.C. Hill. We want to hear…
The Sinking of the Titanic [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:23
In the late seventies and early eighties, things were looking up for Anita. She was in her early twenties and coming out of a low point in her life with the death of her mother. Antonio remembers a stable home life, a st…