HeyJaredReflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and Interpreters
Tim Merriman talks story with guides and interpreters worldwide who help people in parks, zoos, museums, nature centers, science centers and tour companies learn more about unique places, people and stories around the world.
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Michael Twitty, Cultural Food Interpreter and Author, Talks Story with Bill Gwaltney and Tim Merriman (opens the original)
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Michael W. Twitty is and has been a guide, interpreter, culinary historian, author, and food writer who has spent his career tracing the deep connections between food, ancestry, and identity. He's the creator of Afroculinaria, the first blog dedicated to African American historic foodways, and the author of several acclaimed books, including The Cooking Gene, which won the 2018 James Beard Award for Book of the Year and Best Writing, making him the first Black author to receive that honor. He fo
Dr. Spencer Crew, Historian, Talks Story with Bill Gwaltney and Tim Merriman on Reflections on Interpretation (opens the original)
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Dr. Spencer R. Crew has worked in public history institutions for more than thirty years. He is currently the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of History at George Mason University and Emeritus Director of the National Museum of African American History and the National Museum of American History. Previous to Mason he served as president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for six years and worked at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution for twenty years.
Kimberly Kelly Talks Story with Bill Gwaltney and Tim Merriman on Reflections on Interpretation Podcast (opens the original)
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Kimberly Kelly attended Catholic University Undergrad, and Parsons School of Design, Graduate School. She did further study at the University of North Carolina. She was awarded a Ford Foundation Scholarship for graduate Studies. She worked at the National Portrait Gallery, Arts and Industries Building, and National Museum of American History during her 30+ years at the Smithsonian Institution. She has performed Living History presentations for the Smithsonian, National Park Service, and Public T
Devon Headdress, Native American Instagram Broadcaster, Talks Story with Tim Merriman and Bill Gwaltney (opens the original)
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Devon Headdress is a content creator, community health educator, and founder of BrightHawk Fitness LLC, now rebranding to Headdress Health, based in Molt, Montana. His work centers Indigenous education, treaty rights, and sovereignty, with a focus on how policy and systems impact Native community health and wellness. As a graduate student studying Indigenous health policy, he bridges data, lived experience, and traditional knowledge to advocate for culturally grounded approaches to wellness. Thr
Julia Washburn, NPS Interpretive Leader, Talks Story with Bill Gwaltney and Tim Merriman (opens the original)
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Julia Washburn is a native Washingtonian, recently retired from 35 years with America’s National Parks. Recently, Julia served as Superintendent of Rock Creek Park for six years. Previously, she was the National Park Service Associate Director for Interpretation, Education, and Volunteers. Julia started her career in 1989 after serving two years in the US Peace Corps as a volunteer science teacher in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Her first NPS job was as a park ranger at Fort Dupont Park in Southea
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