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GROUNDS is the story of 5 Black Professors at a 4 year PWI. A fictitious small college and town in the rural south, which is the home of a predominately white 4 year college. The story follows the lives of five Black professors. The only full time, tenure track Black lecturers who work at Morris & Wilkins University. Season Two progresses the story through the first year of teaching during a global pandemic. It highlights the trials, obstacles, and joys of maintaining a Black existence within a white academic structure. Season Two Premieres September 17, 2021 Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Grounds: A Blackcast podcast

Season Two Episode Six: Familiarity

2022/01/21

Kwasi begins making moves. Ivan gets a publisher for his book. PJ makes a big step toward moving on. Everyone gathers for the wedding. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Season Two Episode Five: A New Life

2021/12/17

Elijah and James start makin plans. PJ and Elijah have a huge fight and Marcus talks PJ off the ledge. Ivan decides to write a book of original poetry. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Season Two Episode Four: Breaking The Mold

2021/11/19

Ivan gets a rejection from the press. PJ throws herself into work and Omar. Elijah and James make a life affirming decision. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Season Two Episode Three: The Cost of Doing Business

2021/11/19

After an adjunct professor is revealed as passing as Black, Kwasi begins to question his career path even more. Elijah has a conversation with Pres. James about the dangers of going back in person. PJ is left reeling over Mal's secret and struggles with whether to tell Omar. Khai organizes a vigil for his student and Ivan makes plans to publish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Season Two Episode Two: Life Goes On?

2021/10/15

PJ and Marcus discover Mal's secret. Omar continues to process the death of his father and sister. Khai gets disturbing news about one of his students. Kwasi begins to think about leaving. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Season Two Episode One: ADJUSTMENT

2021/09/17

The professors meet in person for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. Everything has changed. It's the end of the Spring semester of lockdown after teaching virtual classes. They meet in Khai's back yard for a socially distant gathering. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Episode 10: A Family Affair

2020/11/05

Mal, PJ and the kids travel to her maternal grandparents house for break. Hilarity ensues. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Grounds Episode 9: "Home Is Me"

2020/10/15

Kwasi and Ivan deal with the uncertainty of a school holiday break amidst the backdrop of an ensuing pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Grounds Episode 8: Silat Ur Rahim

2020/10/02

Khai returns home for a visit with his Baba and Benefactors just ahead of the pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Episode 7: Lion in Winter

2020/09/17

After learning that his father is ill Elijah races back home to Georgia unsure of what he will find with the family that disowned him. Boyfriend tags along for moral support. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Episode 6: Academia is Black

2020/09/03

Kwasi has an unsettling run in with a colleague. Ivan and Eli receive their tenure review results. The boys get together at Khai’s house for a night of cigars and whiskey. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support

Grounds Episode 5: "Black Love"

2020/08/20

When Ivan becomes upset about an article published about the evils of interracial relationships, the group tells him that they would not marry white. He questions his relationship and his Blackness. Khai and Kwasi go out for a drink to talk about finding love in their current location. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eugene-martin/support