Ben Raines, award-winning environmental journalist and documentary film maker from Alabama, joins the "Relevant Or Irrelevant" group to discuss "The Last Slave Ship:  The True Story Of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, And An Extraordinary Reckoning."  Rick Sweet is the host of episode #468.  History buffs for this edition are Brett Monnard and Ed Broders.This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

BONUS:  History Of The World Written In (Tree) Rings

In this weekly show, hosts John Kealey and Jay Swords examine events of history through the discussion of books, journal articles, papers, and presentations, then historians and history buffs ask the question, what is relevant or irrelevant in today’s world.

For more than a decade, this show has aired over-the-air on KALA-FM in the Quad Cities. Now, we're bringing it here to make listening easier than ever!