Small Speculations

Season 2, Ep.7: Now Let Us Tell The Whole Story with Two Peas, One Pod

On this episode of Small Speculations, Alyssa and Hannah are telling their full stories from their public memory project. They take us through the emotional re-telling of their places of public memory that have been forgotten, erased, or lost. By telling these stories and doing the research, these two are making a difference in the eyes of public memory. We hope you enjoy hearing what they have been working hard on all semester.  More on Our Sites:  UW Lab School Staff Speak Out Against Closing [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/open-spaces/2025-06-27/two-uw-lab-school-staff-speak-out-about-why-they-think-the-school-closed?utm_source=chatgpt.com]  Topics of the Black 14 [https://www.wyominghistoryday.org/theme-topics/black-14]  Sources:  * Connerton, Paul. “Seven Types of Forgetting.” Memory Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 2008, pp. 59–71. * Simon, Nina. The Art of Relevance. Museum 2.0, 2016.

Season 2, Ep6: To Remember or Not to Remember, That is the Question

In this episode of Small Speculations, Payton, Sadie, and Hilde dive deep into the specific stories they have dedicated to their public memories. They start by detailing the specific wording and class readings they incorporated into their stories. Then they each discuss their stories that they have been building towards all semester. Next, they touch on what relevance these stories hold both past and present, and why they have been erased in public memory. Finally, they discuss what they wish they could have done differently if they had more time, and close out with their final goodbye. Sources: Dunn, Thomas. "'The Quare in the Square': Queer Memory, Sensibilities, and Oscar Wilde." Quarterly Journal of Speech, 100, 2, 2014, 213-240. Rice, Jennifer H., et al. “Memory and Lost Communities: Strange Methods for Studying Place.” Review of Communication, vol. 20, no. 2, 2020, pp. 144–151. Schulz, Kathryn. "Citizen Khan." The New Yorker, 13 June 2016.

Season 2, Ep5: Ephemera, Ghosts, and Hanging off a Banister with The Girly Pops, Part 2

In this episode of Small Speculations, Sadie Ring, Payton Hans, and Hide Ball continue to dive deeper into their sites of public memory. They discuss their research methods, activities on place-making, and interests and challenges about their sites. They also give a little bit of insight on what they want to focus on moving forward in their public memory projects. Special shout-out to the American Heritage Center, especially Brie Blasi and John Waggener, for their help in our research efforts. Sources * Rice, Jennifer H., et al. “Memory and Lost Communities: Strange Methods for Studying Place.” Review of Communication, vol. 20, no. 2, 2020, pp. 144–151. https://doi.org/10.1080/15358593.2020.1737193. * Oral History Association. “OHA Core Principles.” Oral History Association, https://oralhistory.org/oha-core-principles/. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025. * Le Carmichael. “Research for Writers: How to Interview an Expert.” Le Carmichael, 7 Dec. 2020, lecarmichael.ca/2020/12/research-for-writers-how-to-interview-an-expert/. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025. * Seidel, Ed. “A Message from the President: Update on DEI Response.” University of Wyoming News, 22 Aug. 2024, www.uwyo.edu/news/2024/08/a-message-from-the-president-update-on-dei-response.html.

Season 2, Ep4: The Fire Beneath the Facts with Two Peas One Pod, Part 2

On this episode of Small Speculations, Alyssa and Hannah take us through more in-depth findings and details on their public memory sites. Emotions run high through the both of them as they get deeper and deeper into their research. They talk about how the research process has been going, along with newly found, fascinating leads on their sites. The two allude to what is to come in episode three, and you won't hardly be able to wait!  More on Our Sites: * Wyoming Public Media Article - With Heavy Hearts, Albany County School Board Votes to Close the UW Lab School [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/education/2024-12-18/with-heavy-hearts-albany-county-school-board-votes-to-close-the-uw-lab-school?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * WyoHistory Article - The Black 14: Race, Politics, Religion and Wyoming Football [https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/black-14-race-politics-religion-and-wyoming-football]     Sources:  * Rice, Jennifer H. Jonathan Alexander, and Emily Amedee. "Memory and Lost Communities: Strange Methods for Studying Place." Review of Communication, vol. 20, no. 2, Apr. 2020, pp. 144-151. DOI:10.1080/15358593.2020.1737193. * Hunkins, R (2025, October 5). Ray Hunkins: The Part Of The Black 14 Story The Press Never Told. Cowboy State Daily. * https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/10/05/the-part-of-the-black-14-story-the-press-never-told/ [https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/10/05/the-part-of-the-black-14-story-the-press-never-told/]

Season 2, Ep3: Past Tense, Present Talk with Two Peas One Pod, Part 1

On this episode of Small Speculations, Alyssa King and Hannah Durgin dive into their public memory selection sites. They give background information that will drive the rest of the episodes as they dive further and further. It explored why they picked them, personal connections, what the locations have to do with public memory, challenges they may face, and some interesting things about their sites. This episode is a great introduction to what is yet to come for these girls and their sites.  More on The Two Peas One Pod's Memory Sites: Laramie Boomerang - University of Wyoming Lab School Closing Articles [https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/search/?tncms_csrf_token=2943139aee863b411c367729ef25f39911987116d5a084ac33ac4d08ae257290.b1d94caa3733684cef59&l=25&s=start_time&sd=desc&c%5B%5D=laramieboomerang*&f=html&t=article%2Cvideo%2Cyoutube%2Ccollection&app=editorial&nsa=eedition&q=UW+Lab+School+Closing+] The Incredible Story of the Black 14 [https://njurbannews.com/2025/09/10/the-incredible-story-of-the-black-14/ ] Scholarly Sources: * Foss, Sonja K. “A Rhetorical Schema for the Evaluation of Visual Imagery.” Communication Studies, vol. 45, no. 3–4, 1994, pp. 213–24 * Dickinson, Greg;Ott, Brian L;Aoki, Eric. Western Journal of Communication; Apr 2005; 69, 2; ProQuest, pg. 85 * Boym, Svetlana. "Nostalgia and Its Discontents." The Hedgehog Review, vol. 9, no. 2, 2007, pp. 7–18. * Houdek and Phillips, “Public Memory”  Houdek M., and Phillips K. (2017, January 25). Public Memory. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Retrieved 6 Oct. 2025, from https://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-181 [https://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-181]. * Lambert and Ochsner, “Moment to Monument” Assman, J. (2008). Moment to Monument The Making and Unmaking of Cultural Significance (in collaboration with Regula Hohl Trillini, Jennifer Jermann and Markus Marti) (L. Lambert & A. Ochsner, Eds.). Bielefeld Transcript Verlag. * Connerton, “Seven Types of Forgetting” Connerton, P. (2008). Seven types of forgetting. Memory Studies, 1(1), 59-71.