Raven
Gavin WhiteheadRaven is a podcast about the unforgettable man who founded Harlem's first and only wax museum and the extraordinary people who went out of their way to keep its memory alive. Raven Chanticleer was a multi-talented artist and larger-than-life eccentric. For thirty years, he dreamed of opening a wax museum devoted to Black history in Harlem. In 1989, he finally did. The African American Wax Museum, ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 6 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsDocumentarySociety & Culture | |||
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Today, I talk to Stanley Watson, Raven's nephew, about why the family disregarded Raven's dying wishes and closed his museum.
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Early on in the process of researching this miniseries, I learned that a mysterious interior designer had rediscovered a handful of Raven's long-lost wax statues and saved them from certain destruction. Today, I track him down to talk about the rescu... more
Raven liked to tell visitors to the African American Wax Museum that his was the first and only wax museum devoted to Black history. But that wasn't true. Today, we take a trip to the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum of Baltimore. It turns out you... more
When Raven Chanticleer died in 2002, his nieces and nephews shuttered the African American Wax Museum and made plans to sell the property, outraging members of the community. Several New Yorkers intervened in an effort to stop the family from destory... more
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Apple Podcasts | #7 |  United Kingdom/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #128 |  Italy/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #144 |  Australia/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #41 |  Norway/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #66 |  Finland/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #141 |  Sweden/Arts |
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This narrative documentary follows Raven Chanticleer, the flamboyant founder of Harlem's first Black history wax museum, and the complex legacy left after the museum's demise. Through archival research, family perspectives, and on-the-ground reporting, it traces Raven's ambitious dream, the community response, and the forces of real estate pressures and cultural erasure that reshaped Harlem's landscape. Across episodes, listeners meet historians, artists, preservationists, and family members who contextualize Raven's life, the wax figures' fate, and the ongoing effort to preserve memory and heritage. The series stands out for its rich archival storytelling, investigative cadence, and a braided perspective that pairs intimate family detail w... more
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1. Jonathan Gill
2. Michael Henry Adams
3. Christopher Trujillo
4. Melanie Maria Goodrow
5. Joanne Martin
6. Nikki Johnson
7. Shelley Bancroft
8. Peter Nesbitt
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