About Echoes In the First Person
Echoes In the First Person is a storytelling podcast rooted in the power of memory, legacy, and lived experience.
Each episode is a step along a metaphorical cobblestone path—where history isn't something we study from afar, but something we walk through, feel beneath our feet, and hear whispering in the cracks.
The underlying visual—weathered stone bathed in golden light—symbolizes that journey. It represents the emotional and historical terrain we traverse: from forgotten alleyways of Victorian England to the untold triumphs of barrier-breaking pioneers.
This is not just a walk through time; it’s a reverent march forward, echoing voices that shaped the present.
We illuminate stories with cinematic soundscapes, delve into lives long overlooked, and reflect on the resilience that threads generations together.
Whether it's the quiet brilliance of a forgotten artist, the relentless drive of a barrier-breaking athlete, or the healing vision of a trailblazing physician, each narrative is sculpted with empathy and precision—inviting listeners to walk alongside these histories, one story, one stone, one echo at a time.
About the Host
Michael Washington Brown
As the host, my mission is clear: to craft stories that resonate deeply, challenge assumptions, and honor the complexity of those who came before.
With roots in theater and a passion for cultural representation, I approach each episode not simply as a narrator, but as a steward of memory.
Through Echoes in the First Person, I aim to bridge time and emotion—to show that history is not just something we study, but something we feel.
This podcast is an invitation to listen with intention, to reflect with honesty, and to rediscover the humanity behind the headlines.
About the Podcast
History isn’t just names and dates—it’s people. Their voices, their choices, and the resonant silence they left behind. Echoes in the First Person is a storytelling podcast that reclaims overlooked narratives and breathes life into the forgotten and the misremembered.
Each episode offers a cinematic encounter with the past, where emotional truth takes center stage.
Weekly Rhythm:
Monday Monologue & Thursday Thread
Every Monday, we begin with a voice—intimate, reflective, and imagined. The Monday Monologue invites listeners into the interior world of a forgotten figure, speaking in the first person from the shadows of history. It’s a moment of presence, empathy, and cinematic introspection.
Every Thursday, we follow the thread. The Thursday Thread traces the historical, emotional, and cultural strands behind the voice—unraveling context, revealing connections, and illuminating the legacy left behind. It’s where mystery meets meaning.
Together, these episodes form a rhythm of remembrance: one voice, one thread, one story reclaimed.
History has memory—but it doesn’t always have a voice. Echoes in the First Person is a storytelling podcast that restores the voices of those history has sidelined: the dreamers, dissenters, artists, and pioneers whose lives shaped the contours of our world, yet rarely made the textbooks.
Echoes in the First Person is a meditation on how stories shape legacy, and how silence too, has its own echo.
“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”