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Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

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Work a cold case alongside investigator Sheryl “Mac” McCollum, Director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute. Every week, Sheryl dives into her cold case files alongside accomplished guests to look for clues into unsolved murders, missing people, and more. This ain’t just a podcast but a war room. Sheryl opens her cold case files, her heart and her little black book! You will quickly realize Zone 7 is not a place but a lifestyle!
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A girl perpetually stuck in books, reviewing and recommending books to get you perpetually stuck in books. This podcast will be highlighting fiction books across all genres from mainly Black authors. If you're struggling finding or deciding what books to read written by Black authors with Black characters and dope storylines, you've found the right place! For those who love reading, those who don't love reading, and those yet to find their love of reading. This is a safe space, sis, so don't ...
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MahoganyBooks Front Row: The Podcast is a thoughtfully curated series that offers a unique opportunity to listen to Black authors discussing their latest works. Each episode of the podcast features an in-depth conversation with an author, delving into their creative process, inspirations, and the themes explored in their book. The series is a re-cast of the live author talks hosted by MahoganyBooks, a Black-owned bookstore in Washington DC dedicated to promoting literature written for, by, o ...
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Book Bistro

Shannon Dyer

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We’re a group of passionate readers who love nothing more than sharing our bookish enthusiasm with the world. Join us as we discuss the books, authors, and genres we love.
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The Penguin Podcast is returning with a brand new series called Ask Penguin. In each episode, we will take you inside Penguin Books to meet some of the incredible authors we publish as well as the people who work here, to get answers to all of your book-related questions. Do you need to find your next page-turning read? Are you curious to find out what a day in the life of an editor is like, or simply why a small, aquatic, flightless bird became the iconic emblem that adorns Penguin books wo ...
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Black Romance Has A History

Black Romance Has A History

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Two historians and romance readers- Steve Ammidown and Nicole Jackson- dive into the history of Black romance novels and the authors who wrote them. Season one is a deep dive into 1994, aka The Summer Of Black Love
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#WizardTeam is a Black magical podcast for Black magical stories. Fantasy enthusiasts Bayana Davis, Robyn-Renée Jordan, and Porshèa Patterson-Hurst do a close read of magical books written by and about Black people. Join us on #WizardTeam Wednesdays for a spoiler-heavy discussion of AMARI AND THE GREAT GAME by B.B. Alston. Available wherever you get your podcasts! #WizardTeam is part of the Black Nerds Create collective, which provides content through the lens of critical and creative fandom ...
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Dolls of Our Lives

Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney

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The series you loved, book by book. Join Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney as they explore the wild world of American Girl fandom. In each episode, Allison and Mary will dive into an American Girl book from their (and perhaps your) childhood. Using their knowledge as professional historians and finely tuned instincts as amateur pop culture critics, they’ll take you back to a very different time—the 1990s. Formerly American Girls Podcast.
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Entrepreneurial Appetite is a series of events dedicated to building community, promoting intellectualism, and supporting Black businesses. This podcast will feature edited versions of Entrepreneurial Appetite’s Black book discussions, including live conversations between a virtual audience, authors, and Black entrepreneurs. In this community, we do not limit what it means to be an intellectual or entrepreneur. We recognize that the sisters and brothers who own and work in beauty salons or b ...
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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi brings you “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the book banning and censorship epidemic sweeping the nation. In each episode, a different author joins Ali to discuss why their work is being targeted and what is so crucial about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis, in the notion that reading is resistance. Read along with Ali. Velshi Banned Book Club Season Two Reading List: "Small Acts of ...
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Same Book, 3 Time Zones

Renée A. Moses, Bridgette Gethers, Telicia Hammonds

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Black Romance Book Review Podcast. We choose a book each month and discuss it in full detail. SPOILERS are to be expected. If you want to listen, we highly recommend reading the book of the month first. We love Black romance books so much that we had to share our thoughts about these stories. Our goal is to read as many new authors (or at least new to us) as we can. Join us each month and maybe you'll discover your next favorite author!
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Prosecco N Prose is a monthly virtual book club. Literature is lit with entertaining English teachers Wendy and Amy as they dive deep while deconstructing prose and downing Prosecco. We talk all things book club and then some. We'd love feedback and always take into consideration requests.
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The Wild Walk of Fame

The Little Black and White Book Project

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Ruth Bradford from The Little Black and White Book Project shares one of her favourite animals each week as she builds the Wild Walk of Fame (think Hollywood for wildlife) Each episode will dive into one animal, with facts, information and anecdotes and hopefully a few book recommendations to help bring them alive even more! The perfect quick fire listen for all budding animal admirers inspiring a love of nature from as early an age as possible.
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Those Book Reading Heauxs

Those Book Reading Heauxs

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Welcome to the Those Book Reading Heauxs podcast! Check us out every other week as we talk about what we're reading, what we ain't reading, what we're thinking about reading, and what we're eating when we're not reading.
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In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast. Whether you're looking to engage with the big questions of our times – or temporarily escape from them – we've got an author who will speak to you, all genres, mood and writing styles included. Catch today's great books in 15 minutes or less.
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It's a book club, but funny! Comedian Michael Ian Black is tackling a great work of literature: Wuthering Heights. Join Michael's weekly book club as he reads aloud from a classic and asks people like Jen Kirkman, Mike Birbiglia, Michael Showalter, and even his teenage kids to weigh in with their perspectives. Season 1: Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. The book is bleak, but Michael does a lot of accent work. Season 2: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It's alive, and it's just a big buddy. Also, ...
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The Sistah Girls Book Club podcast is hosted by Sharee Hereford #TheSistahGirlNextDoor This podcast is for Black women who enjoy reading books by Black authors and having some juicy discussions. I interview some of your favorite authors and I even spill the tea on my thoughts regarding their work and all things within the Black literary community.
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The Black Studies Podcast

Ashley Newby and John E. Drabinski

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The Black Studies Podcast is a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.
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The Last Comic Shop Podcast

Black Angus Productions

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The Last Comic Shop is a podcast dedicated to saving one of the great literary art forms: Comics! Weekly reviews and recommendations for comic book fans both new and life long! Have a comic book you want us to review? Email us at lastcomicshoppodcast@gmail.com
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WH40k Book Club

WH40k Book Club

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Podcast and vidcast set in a monthly book club format from two huge Warhammer 40,000 lore fans. If you like reading WH40k novels, short stories, audio dramas, etc., then this is the podcast for you. Every two weeks we select a book from the vast Black Library to read and discuss. Sometimes we read old books and sometimes we read newer releases. We always have a method to our madness as to why! If you’ve never read any WH40k and aren’t sure where to start, we have advice regarding that too on ...
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The Black Book will be focusing on the education, business, and working experiences of Black people around the globe. The Black Book was inspired by both personal discovery and research of the “Negro Motorist Green Book,” Each episode highlights creatives, innovators, and successful business-people engaging in a range of lifestyles or those who even own their own business.
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Dive deep into enlightening conversations with today's most compelling Black Indie and traditionally published authors. Explore diverse narratives and the voices shaping Black literature.
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Our Opinions Are Correct

Our Opinions Are Correct

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Explore the meaning of science fiction, and how it's relevant to real-life science and society. Your hosts are Annalee Newitz, a science journalist who writes science fiction, and Charlie Jane Anders, a science fiction writer who is obsessed with science. Every two weeks, we take deep dives into science fiction books, movies, television, and comics that will expand your mind -- and maybe change your life
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The Written in Melanin Podcast is the space where you come for your weekly dose of melanated creativity. Hosted by C. M. Lockhart, an author of fantasy books featuring Black girls who aren't all that nice, and the owner of the Melanin Library, this podcast is a glimpse into the journey of Black authors. New episodes are released every other Wednesday! Purchase her latest book from her website https://CMLockhart.com 🤎
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BLACK BOOKS LIVE!

Black Books Live!

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Black Books Live! seeks to address the dearth of audio material available from Black Authors. Hosts Jason Harris, Cher Jey and guests will read excerpts from a Black author's classic works. Links to the print and audio copies of the featured author will be included with each episode.
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The BAN Radio Literary Program aims to support the African American community and to show people, through the radio show, that African American writers are more than just a niche. We bring wonderful stories to the minds and imaginations of everyone! We have stories to tell, using our voice and our experiences, that cross all races and cultures. Join us on Monday and Wednesday Nights, 8-10 pm EST. BECOME A GUEST ON THE SHOW. Go here to sign up today: http://www.edc-creations.com
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Black Entrepreneur Blueprint was created to help educate and inspire Black entrepreneurs to Launch, Build, and Grow successful businesses. Our podcast is designed for Black entrepreneurs by Black entrepreneurs. Our podcast consist of in depth interviews with successful Black entrepreneurs such as Dr. Dennis Kimbro; million selling author of the book "Think and Grow Rich - A Black Choice", George C. Fraser founder of www.Frasernet.com, and many others. The interviews not only focus on the ent ...
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Private Listed delve into the world we now know as the Power Universe, to take an inside look and recap each episode from the Universe: Power Book II: Ghost Power Book III: Raising Kanan Power Book IV: Force BMF (Black Mafia Family) (Cross Universe)
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SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gi ...
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Noire History

Natasha Nicolo

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Get inspired. Get motivated. Get stories of Black history made and in the making. Noire History features Black history facts, non-fiction book reviews, and documentary discussions from across the Black diaspora. Join your host Natasha Nicolo to celebrate Black pride, excellence, and power all 365 days of the year.
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Earlier this month, novelist and poet Jason Reynolds received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation for his work "depicting the rich inner lives of kids of color." The latest example of that work is Twenty-Four Seconds from Now..., Reynolds' new young adult novel. The book follows a young Black couple, Neon and Aria, high school seniors who face a …
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This week, Brooke, Robin, and Shannon are discussing fantasy written by black authors. Titles mentioned include:Natasha Bowen, Skin of the SeaKacen Callender, Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist #1)Hayley Dennings, This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate #1)LaDarrion Williams, Blood At the RootAkwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet #1)J. Elle, House of Marionne…
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Today I have Rachel Harrison, author of SO THIRSTY, and Stephanie Gagnon from Books in the Freezer on the show to discuss Pumpkins and Pumpkin Books…mostly. A few of the recommendations are fall vibes that allude to pumpkins. We have the best time and I hope you all have as much fun listening to this episode as we had making it. All show notes avai…
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During this episode, our host, Danny Brister, Jr., interviews Dr. Adrienne Starks of STREAM Innovations and Brittany Hogan of Empowered To Conquer alongside special guest host Kevin Moore of Mission Increase of Central Alabama. They discuss the realities of being a Black executive director of a nonprofit in the south. Brittany Hogan - https://www.e…
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In Black Expression and White Generosity: A Theoretical Framework of Race (Emerald Publishing, 2024), Dr. Natalie Wall takes readers on a journey through the tropes and narratives of white generosity, from the onset of the African slave trade to contemporary efforts to ridicule and undermine the “woke agenda.” She offers a theoretical framework for…
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Today’s book is: Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action (University of Rochester Press, 2024) by Dr. Donna J. Nicol, which examines the leadership strategies that Black women educators have employed as influential power brokers in predominantly white colleges and universities…
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Just over 100 years ago, W. E. B. Du Bois created a magazine just for children. The Brownies’ Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun reached thousands of children in the early 1920s...including (the fictional) Claudie Wells. For this month's episode, we reviewed a 2023 tribute to The Brownies' Book curated by a team of scholars and artist…
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Director Jackie Maxwell and actor Maev Beaty talk about their love for Elizabeth Strout and bringing her work to the stage; Vancouver musician Bob Sumner talks about People of the Deer; actor and former Canada Reads panellist Kudakwashe Rutendo on novels with writers as central characters; and Andrea Currie reflects on Finding Otipemisiwak on this …
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Today Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum discuss several high-profile cases, including updates on the Delphi murders, the case of Suzanne Clark Simpson, and ongoing investigations involving Sean Combs (Diddy). They cover new evidence, ongoing searches, and potential legal strategies surrounding each case. Nancy and Sheryl offer their forensic insights…
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This is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers …
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In the summer of 1925, Katharine Sergeant Angell White walked into The New Yorker's midtown office and left with a job as an editor. The magazine was only a few months old. Over the next thirty-six years, White would transform the publication into a literary powerhouse. The World She Edited: Katharine S. White at The New Yorker (Mariner Books, 2024…
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Joséphine Bonaparte, future Empress of France; Térézia Tallien, the most beautiful woman in Europe; and Juliette Récamier, muse of intellectuals, had nothing left to lose. After surviving incarceration and forced incestuous marriage during the worst violence of the French Revolution of 1789, they dared sartorial revolt. Together, Joséphine and Téré…
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Ina Garten and Stephen Colbert share some big commonalities. They've both had long and successful careers in television, they're friends–and they love food. Garten has built her career around her persona as the Barefoot Contessa, with recipes that find the intersection between simple and interesting. And now, she's out with a memoir, Be Ready When …
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Kate and Cassie read Melanie Cheng’s The Burrow, a pandemic-set novella that details the healing powers of a pet rabbit for a family dealing with tragedy. Plus, Native American writer Louise Erdrich’s The Mighty Red, a beautifully crafted novel about a love triangle and everyday life in a farming community in North Dakota, and the latest from Yuwaa…
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Del’s debut novel, THIS CURSED HOUSE, revels in traditional gothic tropes in the context of issues embedded in gothic novels set in the American South. It’s a fresh take on a long tradition of this subgenre, and we discuss what sets Southern Gothic apart from other gothic novels. We also give you some great recommendations. All show notes available…
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There is one thing that connects the disparate generations of Americans: books. This episode of the Velshi Banned Book Club will look at two novels that don’t just capture the spirit of growing up but punctuate chapters in an American student’s life: “Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbos…
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In her latest memoir, Landed: A Yogi's Memoir of Places & Poses (2024, Vine Leaves Press), American-born Jennifer traces her journey-both on and off the yoga mat-reckoning with her adopted country (Israel), midlife hormones (merciless), cross-cultural marriage (to a Frenchman) and their imminent empty nest (a mixed blessing), eventually realizing t…
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A wordsmith, an extempore poet and a satirist, Kāḷamēkam (also known as Kāḷamēka Pulavar; fifteenth century) is widely known for his taṉippāṭals or 'self-contained verses', on a panoply of topics. These splendid but notoriously provocative verses were composed during a transitional phase of Tamil literature, by now in deep conversation with Sanskri…
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Science fiction and fantasy are full of wondrous libraries containing everything from powerful artifacts to some dang good reads. How does the idealized view of libraries in speculative fiction compare with the real-life libraries, which are under attack by would-be censors and culture warriors? Also, we talk to award-winning author Ken Liu about h…
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What makes a book a classic? Who decided which books make it into the canon? And how long would it take to read the entire list? Join our exploration through our Classic bookshelves with author Henry Eliot who answers listener questions with reading recommendations from all eras. Plus, we delve into the world of Jane Austen with Gill Hornby, whose …
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This is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers …
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New Kindle Colorsoft, Scribe, Paperwhite 12th Gen, and Basic I will post this special episode of The Kindle Chronicles Tuesday October 16, 2024 at 9 a.m. EDT, when the embargo lifts on yesterday's Amazon briefing here in New York City. Later I will update this page with links. The big news is, at long last, a color Kindle. It is available for pre-o…
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In this episode, we discuss Chapters 49-51 of Bloodmarked, where Bree and Sel speak to Nick. BUY BLOODMARKED #WizardTeam is part of the Black Nerds Create collective, which provides content through the lens of critical and creative fandom. www.blacknerdscreate.com Instagram: @wizardteampod @blacknerdscreate Tumblr: @wizardteampod @blacknerdscreate …
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On February 14, 2017, Abigail Williams and Liberty German are discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, part of the Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, Indiana. In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, is joined by Susan Hendricks to update the listeners on the latest news on The Delphi murders involving victims Abby W…
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Bob Kendrick discusses the evolution of black leadership in baseball, beginning with the vision of Negro Leagues pioneer Rube Foster. He's joined by former Marlins GM and current MLB executive Michael Hill, whose Front Office & On-Field Diversity Pipeline Program is bringing in new, young talent into the game. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nl…
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The first in-depth study of the collaborative intellectual exchange between the European and the Arabic Republics of Letters. Beyond Orientalism: Ahmad Ibn Qasim Al-Hajari Between Europe and North Africa (U California Press, 2023) reformulates our understanding of the early modern Mediterranean through the remarkable life and career of Moroccan pol…
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NASA's Europa Clipper took off earlier this week, headed for Jupiter's fourth-largest moon. Etched on the outside of the spacecraft is a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón called "In Praise of Mystery." Now, that poem, which celebrates human curiosity, has been adapted into a picture book by the same name, illustrated by Peter Sís. In today's epi…
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Roberta and Clyde have given themselves over to their most lascivious desires. While Dreiser does not spell out the exact nature of these desires, it's safe to assume they are of the most disgusting, immoral, and degrading activities imaginable. Meanwhile, your humble host indulges in his own disgusting, immoral, and degrading activities up in the …
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When Malcolm Gladwell released The Tipping Point in 2000, the book became a huge bestseller–and Gladwell became a star. Nearly a quarter-century later, the journalist and podcaster revisits that work. Revenge of the Tipping Point employs Gladwell's familiar methods, using storytelling to examine the spread of negative social behavior by pharmaceuti…
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This is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers …
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Ever wondered how travel can shape your understanding of identity and culture? Join us for an enlightening conversation with Leroy Adams, the visionary founder of Culture Travels, as he shares his extraordinary journey. From his early adventures in Taiwan and Ethiopia to his transformative years in China, Leroy's story is not just about exploring n…
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We talk about the 2004 novel Song of Susannah. Content warnings for this episode include: racism, terrorism, alcoholism, rape. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did the theme for thi…
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Jackie Wang is a poet, scholar, multimedia artist, and Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. She is the author of the poetry collection The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us from the Void (2021), which was a finalist for the National Book Award; the critical essay collection Carceral Capital…
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The Shawnee leader Tecumseh came to prominence in a war against the United States waged from 1811 to 1815. In 1805, Tecumseh's younger brother Lalawethika (soon to be known as "the Prophet") had a vision for an Indian revitalization movement that would restore Native culture and resist American expansion. Tecumseh organized the growing support for …
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Perceptions of the United States as a nation of immigrants are so commonplace that its history as a nation of emigrants is forgotten. However, once the United States came into existence, its citizens immediately asserted rights to emigrate for political allegiances elsewhere. Quitting the Nation: Emigrant Rights in North America (UNC Press, 2024) r…
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What if the key to a multimillion-dollar business was right in front of you—and you didn’t even know it? Most entrepreneurs overlook the one asset that can make or break their success: a powerful, living database of customers and prospects. In episode #539 of the Black Entrepreneur Blueprint podcast, Jay Jones reveals why your database is the most …
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South Korean author Han Kang is this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature, making her the first Korean writer to win the award. In its citation, the Swedish Academy commended Han "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Both of these themes are present in the author's 200…
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Today I talked to Aliza Arzt about Turning the Pages: Conversations Through Time with Rabbi Isador Signer (Ben Yehuda Press, 2024) In 1924, Rabbi Isidor Signer was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City. He had been born in Romania and raised in Montreal. He would go on to lead congregations in Bethlehem, Pennsylvan…
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Shelley Wood’s latest novel imagines a character who ages one year for every four; Beverley McLachlin talks about transitioning from the courtroom to the writer's chair with her latest novel Proof; Toronto artist Phoenix Pagliacci talks about The Power of Now; and Shilpi Somaya Gowda reflects on culture and the American dream on this episode of The…
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Nancy and Sheryl hit the road for this week’s CRU, covering a variety of cases, including the Idaho murders and the latest on Bryan Kohberger, Delphi murder trial, and reflections on the O.J. Simpson trial. They also touch base on Scott Peterson’s recent court “win” and share updates on the unfolding developments in the P. Diddy case. Show Notes: (…
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This is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - …
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Walls profoundly shape the spaces we live in and the places we move through, impinge on our everyday lives, and entangle power relations, identity, and hierarchies. Walled-In: Arctic Housing and a Sociology of Walls (Lexington Books, 2024) explores these effects in the context of Arviat, Nunavut. Lisa-Jo Van den Scott lays out the inherent social p…
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Cindy Hohl, the current president of the American Library Association, says the political temperature surrounding book bans has remained at a boiling point. Over the last year of her tenure, Hohl has witnessed librarians exit the profession due to increased stress, ridicule and public pressure to remove certain titles from their libraries–particula…
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Twins, pumas and a colonial western in Robbie Arnott’s Dusk; gay lives, racial politics, class, theatre and exquisite writing, in Alan Hollinghurst’s Our Evenings; and writing between the myths, rumours and religious speculation of a mediaeval woman pope in Emily Maguire's Rapture. BOOKS Robbie Arnott, Dusk, Picador Alan Hollinghurst, Our Evenings,…
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Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic has been both hugely influential in the environmental conservation movement – and also often misinterpreted. In The Land is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millenium (University of Chicago Press), Roberta Millstein aims to set the record straight. Millstein, who is professor emerit of philosop…
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At first glance, the two books that make-up this episode of the Velshi Banned Book Club have very little similarities. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a critical keystone to both the English language and the art of storytelling. Everyone knows Romeo and Juliet’s tragic love story. Dorit Rabinyan’s “All The Rivers” is a semi-autobiographic love …
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