Podcast Episodes

Racism Today (Rebroadcast)

Season 15 Episode 8

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Today, we (re)present the most downloaded Plumbline episode of 2025, titled "Racism Today."

In this episode, Shelley, Mark, and Ricky …

2 hours ago

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Resilience, Representation, and the Reality of Black Academia

Season 15 Episode 7

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This episode of Shelley's Plumbline celebrates the return of Dr. Shelley Stewart to the podcast team! 

The discussion centers on the s…

1 week ago

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Education, Power, and the Fight for Truth

Season 15 Episode 6

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In this episode, we move beyond the headlines to examine the systemic pressures facing higher education—from the dismantling of DEI i…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Erasing Black History in the Military

Season 15 Episode 5

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In this episode, Mark and Ricky pull back the curtain on the hypocrisy within military leadership, discussing the targeted removal of…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

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REBROADCAST: A meeting with a Grand Knight of the KKK, A Minister of the Nation of Islam and the Executive Director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews

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In 1993, Shelley hosted the Shelley Stewart Show, Survival in the 90s. It was a talk show on television that ran for 13 episodes. Tod…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Is Education Running Scared?

Season 15 Episode 3

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In today's episode, Ricky highlights the erosion of intellectual freedom in Alabama, citing issues at Auburn University and the Unive…

1 month ago

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Crispus Attucks and the Real Meaning of Independence

Season 15 Episode 2

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In this episode of "Shelley's Plumline," hosts Mark Jamroz and Dr. Ricky Jones explore the foundational contradictions of American hi…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Shelley's Father's Day Message from 1996

Season 15 Episode 2

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Today, we continue in the theme of fathers as we rebroadcast a show we released on near his birthday, September 27, 2023. It features…

2 months, 1 week ago

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You Don't Have to Be a Father to Be a Father

Season 15 Episode 1

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You don't have to be a dad to be a father. Mentor a child. Set a good example. Teach our youth the right direction. Happy Father's Da…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Education Lifts All Ships (Rebroadcast)

Season 14 Episode 10

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Shelley's Plumbline is on a short summer break. In the meantime, Shelley asked that we rebroadcast some of our most popular episodes …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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