Beschikbare afleveringen

• Introducing: Sweet Daddy Grace

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  12 jul 2023 181 sec.

• Sweet Daddy Grace: The Gospel According to Daddy

  Since she was a little girl, Marcy DePina felt drawn to a man called Daddy Grace, a charismatic immigrant from Cabo Verde, West Africa, who – during the violent Jim Crow and Civil Rights eras – traveled around the United States...

  19 jul 2023 1635 sec.

• I Am a Colorless Bishop

  Both Daddy Grace’s family and Marcy’s family came to America from the same Cape Verdean island. And they landed in a place where many Cape Verdeans did – New Bedford, Massachusetts. But why did they immigrate? What pushed them toward...

  26 jul 2023 2850 sec.

• I Came From the Land Beyond the Sea

  As a child, Marcy was never allowed to attend a United House of Prayer service — her family told her it was taboo. But the church — which Daddy Grace founded in 1919 — is still going strong. So what’s going on?  Why did Daddy Grace want...

  2 aug 2023 2680 sec.

• Bonus – Shout Music: Conversation with Lovett Hines

  One of Daddy Grace’s lasting legacies is shout music: specifically, the horn-driven shout bands, whose presence – even today – is a constant at almost all United House of Prayer functions. In this week’s bonus episode, Marcy sits down...

  9 aug 2023 1201 sec.

• The House That Daddy Built

  Daddy Grace’s relationship with money – how much he seemed to have, how his followers practically threw cash at him – bothered many people outside the church, including Marcy’s  relatives. But what was all that money used for? Sure,...

  16 aug 2023 2302 sec.

• What’s the Matter With Daddy?

  From the time Daddy Grace founded the United House of Prayer in 1919, his life was not without controversy: from his appearance, to how much money he made (and the taxes he paid – or didn’t pay), to suspicions of Communism, and worse....

  23 aug 2023 2406 sec.

• The Last Sermon

  Marcy receives a mysterious email, which answers some questions but raises more. And she finally speaks to someone who knew Daddy Grace personally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6 sep 2023 2637 sec.