After a tumultuous first half of 2020, Hidden Histories pauses for a late-summer breath of reflection. For viewers who have only recently tuned in, our August 2020 episode will delve into the origins of and big ideas behind the series, highlighting our most thoughtful, insightful, and powerful interviews, guests, and performances from Seasons One and Two. Members of the Hidden Histories production team have picked their favorite segments—from visionary author Whitley Strieber and late musical legend Spot Barnett to Dr. Charlie Cottrell remembering his Southside neighborhood before the construction of I-37 to archival performances from San Antonio’s dance history—and more!

In this episode we also put out a call for community video submissions to our annual “My First Job” feature for September’s Labor Day episode. To submit, record a short (30 second) video on smartphone, tablet, or digital camera (remember to tilt it for a horizontal shot!) and include the following information:

Name
What was your first job?
Where was it?
What year was it and how old were you?
How much did you make?

What did you do?
What was it like?

To send film, visit https://wetransfer.com (no account or registration required) and upload file to findus@hiddenhistories.tv. The best stories will be featured in our Labor Day episode on Monday, September 7!

As an online arts and culture magazine, Hidden Histories pursues and preserves the underexplored stories, lives, and places which make San Antonio and surrounding regions an inspiring cultural treasure. Each monthly episode uncovers important cultural histories of the region by featuring archival interviews with artists and community leaders; significant performances by musicians, dancers and poets; forgotten documentaries and narrative films; and vintage discussions of important community issues. In uncovering and generating the archives which hold these stories, Hidden Histories endeavors to move beyond the public humanities to one that is truly community-based.

All episodes debut on the first Monday of the month, and can be viewed online for FREE on our Facebook page (facebook.com/urban15/live) OR on our website (urban15.org/live-stream). Afterwards, episodes are re-streamed each Monday at 7pm throughout that month and are also archived online for 24/7 access at http://hiddenhistories.tv/archives/.

For more information on the series, visit http://hiddenhistories.tv

URBAN-15 is supported in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture, the National Endowment for the Arts, Humanities Texas, Texas Commission on the Arts, Film San Antonio, Bexar County Community Resources, The City of San Antonio Department of Human Services, Impact San Antonio Foundation, HEB Tournament of Champions, The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation, VuTURE Art and friends of URBAN-15.