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25. Part 2: How to Have Impossible Conversations with Travis Green
In this two-part episode, we brought back Travis Green from @letustalkbooks to talk about an unexpected combo of books: How to Have Impossible Conversations by Peter Boghossian & James Lindsay an...
24. How to Have Impossible Conversations with Travis Green
In this two-part episode, we brought back Travis Green from @letustalkbooks to talk about an unexpected combo of books: How to Have Impossible Conversations by Peter Boghossian & James Lindsay an...
23. Why Our Stories Must Be Told with George M. Johnson
George M. Johnson is an award-winning Black Non-Binary writer, author, and activist with boundless creativity. They are also our first guest that chose their own books to talk about—and we are so gla...
22. Why The Address Book Is One of My Top Three Books of All Time with Cayla Sparkman
In this episode, we talk with Cayla a.k.a. the @bookitqueen about all the interesting facts and stories from The Address Book by Deidre Mask. We were surprised by all of the political and social impl...
21. When Talking to Strangers Actually Goes Well with Travis Green
In this episode, we talk to Travis Green (@letustalkbooks on IG) about Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Although we had many hesitations and critiques of this book, Travis showed us how impo...
20. Why Hurdy-Gurdy Was Love at First Listen with Jacqueline Woodson
In this episode, we talk with the brilliant Jacqueline Woodson about Hurdy-Gurdy by Tim Seibles. When she first heard the poems from the book at one of Seibles' readings in 1992, Jacqueline felt like...
19. How Between the World and Me Helps Me Empower the Next Generation with Demetrius Frazier
In this episode, we talk to Demetrius Frazier from Black Men Read about Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Demetrius loves this book, not only for its impact on him, but also because it se...
18. Why We Changed Our Minds About The Nickel Boys with Dr. Terrence Johnson
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Terrence Johnson about The Nickel Boys, a novel by Colson Whitehead. Dr. Johnson wanted to take a break from reading non-fiction to read The Nickel Boys and the book e...
17. Why I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying Inspired Me to Improve My Mental Health with Tre' Mason
On this episode, we're talking about I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying, Essays by Bassey Ikpi, with Tre' Mason (@tre.thelitcritic on IG). Tre' shares her path with getting more serious about her m...
16. Part 2: How Malcom X Inspired Me to Join the Struggle for Dignity and Liberation with Dr. Lewis Gordon
On this episode, we discuss The Autobiography of Malcolm X (as told to Alex Haley) with Dr. Lewis Gordon. Dr. Gordon is a philosopher at the University of Connecticut, who has a wonderful ability to ...