“Historian Elizabeth Pryor, Word Nerd.” The Fabulous 413, NEPM (NPR affiliate). January 14, 2026.

“Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, Associate Professor of History at Smith College, Speaks on the N-Word.” Take Note, WPSU (NPR affiliate). April 19, 2019.

“Lessons on Teaching the N-Word,” Here & Now, NPR, May 15, 2018.

“Tackling the N-Word on Campus, After Her Famous Father Used It on Stage,” interview with Karen Brown, NEPR (NPR affiliate), February 28, 2018.

A&E, Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution, S1, E2 “The Contemporaries,” Air Date: June 29, 2022.

“Reexamining the N-word,” The Special Report with Areva Martin,” Invited Panelist, Los Angeles, California, via Zoom, February 17, 2021.

CBC News, London Ontario with Rebecca Zandberger, Invited Guest on the N-word at Western University, December 1, 2020

Scottie Andrews, “Everyday Words and Phrases that Have Racist Connotations,” CNN.com, July 7, 2020.

“The State We’re In: Changing Systemic Racism in the US,” Connecting Point, WGBY (PBS affiliate), Springfield, Massachusetts, June 1, 2020.

“History of Blackface with Prof. Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor,” Connecting Point, WGBY (PBS affiliate), Springfield, Massachusetts, November 26, 2018.

“Dr. Elizabeth Pryor on ‘Tavis Smiley,’ The ‘Tavis Smiley’ Podcast, Nov 24, 2022.

“Oh, Bloody Hell: Backstory’s History of Profanity in America,” interview on the history of the N-word with Nathan Connelly, Backstory Podcast, March 8, 2019.

“Not Just Another N-word,” Invited Panelist, Toronto Black Film Festival, via Zoom, January 11, 2021.