Yhane Washington Smith

Harlem Queen

Fiction EN ↓ 32 episodes

Harlem Queen is an award-winning Black historical fiction audio drama based on the true story of Madame Stephanie St. Clair, the bold, brilliant "Numbers Queen" who built a Harlem empire during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Written, produced, and directed by Yhane Washington Smith, an A'Leila Bundles Scholar at Columbia University, this five-season series brings Madame St. Clair's world to vivid life through original music, meticulous sound design, and a full cast of characters. Jazzy, glamorous, and unflinching about what it meant to be a Black woman in America in the 1920s. As feature...

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Yhane Washington Smith

Episodes

S2 EP1 - Kidnapped! 25.05.2020 15:51

THANK YOU for listening! Madame Stephanie St. Clair searches for Michele. Content Warning: This episode includes a reference to rape, lynching and racial slurs. Gabrielle Adkins - Madame Stephanie St. Clair Ukachi Arinzeh - Countee Cullen Ian Bell - Dutch Schultz, Fella D. Rubin Green - Floyd J. Calvin, WEB DuBois, Holstein Melissa Green - Ruby Washington Steven Hylton - Bunky Peter Killy - Luck...

Harlem Queen Season Two Trailer 02.04.2020 4:37

We are excited to present to you season two of Harlem Queen! Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so that you don't miss new episodes. Instagram: @Yhane. Writes. Audio Web site: YhaneWashingtonSmith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S1 EP4 - Opportunity (Season Finale) 05.04.2019 18:17

THANK YOU for listening! Stephanie strikes back. Content Warning: This episode may contain gun violence and racial and ethnic slurs. Featuring: Gabrielle Adkins - Madame Stephanie St. Clair Ian Bell - Dutch Schultz Journey Brown-Saintel - Ruby Washington Nia Calloway - Betty D. Rubin Green - Calvin J. Floyd Melissa Green - Zora Neale Hurston, Ruby Washington Steven Hylton - Bunky, Holstein, Langst...

S1 EP3 - You'd Have to Do More than Spit a Bullet Against My Hip to Get Rid of Me. 26.03.2019 14:19

THANK YOU for listening! Stephanie plans her retaliation. Content Warning: This episode may contain gun violence and racial and ethnic slurs. Featuring: Gabrielle Adkins - Madame Stephanie St. Clair Ian Bell - Dutch Schultz Journey Brown-Saintel - Ruby Washington Nia Calloway - Betty D. Rubin Green - Calvin J. Floyd Melissa Green - Zora Neale Hurston and Ruby Washington Steven Hylton - Bunky, Hols...

S1 EP2 - Know Your Onions 05.03.2019 13:19

THANK YOU for listening! Stephanie demands the respect she deserves. Content Warning: This episode may contain gun violence and racial and ethnic slurs. Featuring: Gabrielle Adkins - Madame Stephanie St. Clair Ian Bell - Dutch Schultz Journey Brown-Saintel - Ruby Washington Nia Calloway - Betty D. Rubin Green - Calvin J. Floyd Steven Hylton - Bunky, Holstein, Langston Hughes Isaiah James Mueller -...

S1 EP1 - Do You Know Who I Work For? 24.02.2019 16:24

THANK YOU for listening! Content Warning: This episode contains gun violence and racial and ethnic slurs. A numbers war begins in 1920s Harlem (during the Harlem Renaissance) between gangsters Dutch Schultz and Madame Stephanie St. Clair. Starring: Gabrielle Adkins - Madame Stephanie St. Clair Ian Bell - Dutch Schultz Journey Brown-Saintel - Ruby Washington Nia Calloway - Betty D. Rubin Green - Ca...

Harlem Queen Season One - Trailer 10.02.2019 3:40

THANK YOU for listening! "Harlem Queen" an audio drama based on Madame Stephanie St. Clair, top gangster in Harlem during the 1920s. Featuring: Gabrielle Adkins Ian Bell Journey Brown-Saintel Nia Calloway D. Rubin Green Steven Hylton Isaiah James Mueller Damien Paris Luke Slattery Created and Written by Yhane Washington Smith Directed by Shawn Regruto Edited by Chris Manly Sound Design by Pete Ko...