In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Episode 134: Cory Doctorow
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This week, we welcome Cory Doctorow to the show and have one of our meatiest conversations to date. After almost a decade, Doctorow is back with a new adult novel: Walkaway. On this episode, we talk about Walkaway, why we believe in a "barely restrained predatory nature" of the people around us, Doctorow's fair-trade ebook platform, U.S. politics, and the pros and cons (mostly cons) of DRM. But it's not all heavy; we definitely take time to geek out about Disney's Haunted Mansion and the Ghost Post subscription box - over which Doctorow had major creative control.
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This week, we welcome Cory Doctorow to the show and have one of our meatiest conversations to date. After almost a decade, Doctorow is back with a new adult novel: Walkaway. On this episode, we talk about Walkaway, why we believe in a "barely restrained predatory nature" of the people around us, Doctorow's fair-trade ebook platform, U.S. politics, and the pros and cons (mostly cons) of DRM. But it's not all heavy; we definitely take time to geek out about Disney's Haunted Mansion and the Ghost Post subscription box - over which Doctorow had major creative control.
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