This is the second and final part of episode #40 Barbara Shutt. So if you’ve not yet heard it, go back and listen to that first.
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Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.
This episode was produced by Stevie Lane, along with Mohini Madgavkar. The senior producer is Kalila Holt.
Special thanks to Emily Condon, Alex Blumberg, Phia Bennin, Justin McGoldrick, JT Townsend, the Cincinnati History Museum, the Berea College Archives, and Jackie Cohen.
The show was mixed by Bobby Lord.
Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson, Sean Jacobi, Michael Hearst, Blue Dot Sessions, and Bobby Lord. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.
To read Lenore DePree's memoir, you can find it under the reissued title, "90 Brothers and Sisters."
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Heavyweight
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Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.
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