A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist
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Missing Witches is a research-based, feminist, occult storytelling project. We go looking for the witches we've been missing.
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The Los Angeles Review of Books is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts. The Los Angeles Review of Books magazine was created in part as a response to the disappearance of the traditional newspaper book review supplement, and, with it, the art of lively, intelligent long-form writing on recent publications in every genre, ranging from fiction to politics. The Los Angeles ...
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Stay informed about feminist news and culture, the easy way. This podcast is a labour of love -- support our work via Patreon or hit the Paypal button on our Soundcloud: https://www.patreon.com/Msinformed Theme song by Alejandro Mosso: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4u5Ii39u9AXwZL9mluueZr Subscribe to our newsletter via the link below: https://msinformed.substack.com/ Brought to you by Rina Grob and Madhvi Ramani
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The Los Angeles Review of Books Radio Hour is a weekly show featuring interviews, readings and discussions about all things literary. Hosted by LARB Editors-at-Large Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman.
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Welcome to The Feminist Present, the first podcast from the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. Hosts Adrian Daub and Laura Goode welcome a range of feminist scholars, journalists, creators, activists, and more. Please join us as we use the gift of feminism to figure out what’s going on right now.
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Introducing BlackCEO, the podcast that empowers and inspires Black entrepreneurs to launch, grow, and dominate in their industries. Join us as we dive into the minds of the world’s most successful Black CEOs, uncovering the secrets, strategies, and mindsets that have propelled them to the top of their game. Each episode is a masterclass in entrepreneurship, delivering unapologetic, no-holds-barred insights and advice from those who have walked the path from solo-preneur to BlackCEO. Our feat ...
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Semi Scribbled Podcast is about reading books that inspire marginalia, books that changed your world view, and life post those pages! Hosted by Akinyi.
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Reflections on living with hemophilia. Hosted by Michael Bishop.
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This is the radical feminist history party you've been waiting for. Recorded at Caveat in NYC, each episode of Nevertheless She Existed brings the story of an erased woman from history from our LES speakeasy right to your earbuds. You'll hear tales of gay nuns burned as witches, queens of NYC thieves, mothers, warriors, and poets. The fabulous, funny, and fierce comedians Molly Gaebe and Kylie Holloway serve as our hosts and voices as we travel down the rabbit hole of women's history. You'll ...
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Podcast by Lillian Cicerchia
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join niki franco (venus roots), a community organizer, writer, and facilitator of spaces for collective study, as she leans into conversations of radical truth-telling with artists, theorists, and organizers living in a world of rigid binaries and multiple truths. she navigates the urgency of solidarity, ancestral preservation, and dismantling systems of oppression that inform and deform our lives. @venusroots www.venusroots.com
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*Nominated for Outstanding Podcast at the GLAAD Awards* Weekly interviews with the most interesting LGBTQ+ people in the world. Recent guests include Laverne Cox, Janelle Monáe, Pete Buttigieg, Brandi Carlile, Alok Vaid-Menon, and Angela Davis. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters.
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Book Swap is a new podcast from Paperclip, about a husband and wife that hate each other's books. Jake likes Machiavelli. Bekah likes Audre Lorde. Let's call the whole thing off.
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Join longtime friends Marci and Ako for their bi-weekly podcast where they discuss fiction, fantasy, and magical realism written by writers from colorful and diverse backgrounds! Come for the honest discussions, stay for the complete and utter tomfoolery. Also, no worries if you haven't read the books, we've got you covered!
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During the month of February, BRTW ensemble members are selecting personal Black heroes to highlight everyday. These heroes may have spoken the magic words that first made them see their Black beauty, the people who inspired them to become artists, or even the person who taught them how to make proper mixed greens. find us on: twitter and instagram: @thebrtw facebook: @Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop and at our website: blackrevolutionarytheaterworkshop.org
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This is your space to tune into music, artists and books that support you in slowing down, breathing deep & feeling more. True to the melophile and bibliophile I am, I play and introduce you to music that prompts you to find a home with your breath and body & I read you book passages that evoke introspection & stillness - with a bit of storytelling and wisdom dropping in between. By tuning in, you are prioritizing restorative, healing moments for yourself. So sit back, steep some tea, take y ...
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Alexis Pauline Gumbs' "Survival Is A Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde"
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Kate Wolf and Eric Newman speak with Alexis Pauline Gumbs about Survival Is A Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. A deeply researched and impressionistic biography of one of the most iconic figures of 20th century Black, queer, and feminist thought, Survival Is A Promise is a love letter to Lorde, pushing past her broad circulation in social …
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Inspired by Audre Lorde: Unleashing Your Authentic Voice in Business
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Get ready to revolutionize your business, queens! In this episode, we're shaking things up with the fearless self-expression of Audre Lorde. Imagine stepping into the boardroom as a living, breathing poem—it's the Audre Lorde way, and it's time to claim it. Your voice is your superpower, your experiences are gold, and your struggles are the foundat…
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The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde Full text of this episode is up on http://www.MissingWitches.com About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members o…
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RBT Episode #211 October 19, 2024 - “People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.” — Don Miguel Ruiz
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What’s on my Mind: Collective Delusion: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/trump-maga-suporters-explain-republican News: Trump is Unfit to Lead Anything: https://theweek.com/politics/bob-woodwards-war-the-explosive-trump-revelations Truth vs. Lies a Political Contrast: https://apnews.com/article/harris-trump-election-interviews…
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Alexis Pauline Gumbs' "Survival Is A Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde"
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Kate Wolf and Eric Newman speak with Alexis Pauline Gumbs about Survival Is A Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. A deeply researched and impressionistic biography of one of the most iconic figures of 20th century Black, queer, and feminist thought, Survival Is A Promise is a love letter to Lorde, pushing past her broad circulation in social …
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WF Mel Gutierrez AKA The Body Witch - Your Body Is The First Temple
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www.missingwitches.com/ep-242-mw-alice-coltrane-spritual-jazz About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, ele…
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Episode 178: Reinformed: Food Scarcity, Iran, and Yemen
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Welcome to a special episode of Ms Informed: a reinforced. Given the situation in the area we thought it might be good to rerelease this episode explaining how Yemen came to be the way it is. Please note this original episode was recorded before the Women, Life, Freedom protests and intensification of the oppression of women in Iran started, hence …
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RBT Episode #210 October 12, 2024 - Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year… Ours is the struggle of a lifetime…” — John Lewis
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What’s on my Mind: Perpetually Undecided: https://theweek.com/politics/undecided-voters-presidential-election-polarization News: Filthy Pervert: https://x.com/realmickjaguar/status/1844161945768952285?s=43&t=kjVVb7-lbKp7SEWO58FwSw A Right Abused: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-5147783/gaza-israel-airstrike-palestinians Loony Tunes: https://ww…
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Deborah Levy's "The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies"
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Kate Wolf speaks to the author Deborah Levy about her new book, a collection of essays called The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies. The piece collected here cite Levy’s early influences from French writers like Colette, Simone de Beauvoir and Marguerite Duras to JG Ballard and Anna Quinn. The collection also moves through snippets of Levy’s…
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Deborah Levy's "The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies"
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Kate Wolf speaks to the author Deborah Levy about her new book, a collection of essays called The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies. The piece collected here cite Levy’s early influences from French writers like Colette, Simone de Beauvoir and Marguerite Duras to JG Ballard and Anna Quinn. The collection also moves through snippets of Levy’s…
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WF Briana Pegado - Explore Your Disruptor Energy
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FIXED Cancer Season #3 - Fire with June Jordan
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The full text for this episode with links and images will be up on https://www.missingwitches.com/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of…
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RBT Episode #209 October 5, 2024 - “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves.” ― Leo Tolstoy
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What’s on my Mind: The Cause of Irrational Thinking: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6396700/ News: Inconsequential: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/02/walz-vance-vp-debate-takeaways-missed-opportunity-00182130 Still F’N Guilty: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/02/jack-smith-trump-election-brief-details-00182287 The Criminal…
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In this special episode of the LARB Radio Hour and LARB Book Club, Medaya Ocher talks with Rumaan Alam about his new novel, Entitlement. We begin with the story of Brooke, a product of the upper middle class, who works for an aging billionaire looking for places to give away his fortune. Brooke comes to recognize all that she could do with a vast f…
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In this special episode of the LARB Radio Hour and LARB Book Club, Medaya Ocher talks with Rumaan Alam about his new novel, Entitlement. We begin with the story of Brooke, a product of the upper middle class, who works for an aging billionaire looking for places to give away his fortune. Brooke comes to recognize all that she could do with a vast f…
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Cancer Season #2 - Earth with Suzanne Simard
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Full text with images and links will be up on https://www.MissingWitches.com Episode art is thanks to the New York Public Library. About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, an…
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Episode 177: A year of reading Feminist Books Live at Podfest Berlin
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We discuss feminist books live at Podfest Berlin 2024! Live podcast recordings at PodFest Berlin 2024 are supported by wundertax (@wundertax.de). Listen now to stay smart, the easy way!Follow us on Instagram and twitter: @the_ms_informedand on facebook.com/msinformedpodcastor on patreon.com/msinformedYou can also sign up to our newsletter via the l…
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RBT Episode #208 September 28, 2024 - "Truth does not change, only our awareness of it." — Malcolm X
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What’s on my Mind: The GOP has fallen, and it can’t get up: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/donald-trump-jd-vance-republican-rage-rhetoric-rcna172263 News: Look at God: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-mayor-eric-adams-appear-court-corruption-charges-2024-09-27/ State Sanctioned Genocide: https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justi…
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Inspired by Oprah: Amplify Your Voice, Queen!
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Listen up, queens! It's time to turn up the volume on your entrepreneurial journey. You've got a voice that can shake boardrooms and inspire millions, just like our icon Oprah. Are you using your most powerful asset to its full potential? Dive into our latest episode as we explore the transformative power of your authentic, unapologetically Black v…
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Inspired by Stacey Abrams: Unleashing Your Business Voice
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Listen up, queens! It's time we flip the script on how we show up in this world. For too long, we've been told to shrink ourselves, to tone it down, to play nice. But that ain't the way to build an empire or leave a legacy. Inspired by Stacey Abrams, this episode is a masterclass in owning your power and making your voice heard. Discover how to sto…
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Inspired by the Power of Black Women’s Voices in Entrepreneurship
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Welcome to our latest episode, "Inspired by the Power of Black Women's Voices in Entrepreneurship." Listen up, queens! It's time we talk about the power of our voices. Have you ever been in a room where your ideas were dismissed, or your brilliance overlooked? That silence isn't golden—it's holding us back!Black women entrepreneurs, we’ve got innov…
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Emily Witt's "Health and Safety: A Breakdown"
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Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher talk to Emily Witt about her latest book, Health and Safety: A Breakdown. A personal history that reflects on this past turbulent decade, the book begins right before the election of Donald J. Trump, a time when Witt finds herself ever more drawn to Brooklyn’s underground techno music scene. Quitting Wellbutrin in 2012, s…
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Emily Witt's "Health and Safety: A Breakdown"
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Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher talk to Emily Witt about her latest book, Health and Safety: A Breakdown. A personal history that reflects on this past turbulent decade, the book begins right before the election of Donald J. Trump, a time when Witt finds herself ever more drawn to Brooklyn’s underground techno music scene. Quitting Wellbutrin in 2012, s…
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Mabon 2024: Making Tarot Mean More with Lane Smith and Maria Minnis
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RBT Episode #207 September 21, 2024 - "We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama
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What’s on my Mind: Dangerous Synergy: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/30/elon-musk-wealth-power News: Still the Fucking Worst: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.html Outcome Over Truth: https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/nation_and_world/nation/georgia-state…
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Inspired by Viola: Unleashing Black Women’s Entrepreneurial Power
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Black queens, it's time to command the stage of entrepreneurship like Viola Davis owns the screen. When Viola speaks, the world listens. Her raw power, her unapologetic authenticity – that's the energy we need to bring to our businesses. Imagine crafting a brand narrative so compelling, it silences a room. Picture yourself delivering pitches with t…
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Inspired by E.R. Spaulding: Revolutionizing Business with Black Women’s Voices
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Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to wake up and smell the revolution brewing. Join E.R. Spaulding as she lights a fire under your ambitions and challenges everything you thought you knew about success in business. For too long, Black women entrepreneurs have been playing by rules that were never designed for us. It's time to stop asking for permissi…
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Inspired by E.R. Spaulding: Turn Your Whispers into Roars
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Join E.R. Spaulding as he shakes up the entrepreneurial landscape and lights a fire under your aspirations. In this episode of "Inspired by E.R. Spaulding: Turn Your Whispers into Roars," E.R. challenges you to stop playing small and to let your authentic voice be heard in the business world. Discover the power of Authenticity, Audacity, and Action…
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Inspired by: Embracing Boss Status - Redefining Leadership for Black Women
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In this empowering episode, we're redefining what leadership looks like for Black women in business. Society may call us "bossy," but we're owning our role as the boss with unapologetic confidence. Join us as we flip the script on perceptions of assertiveness, confidence, and ambition. Learn how to embrace your voice, build a network of supportive …
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Inspired by Toni Morrison: Unleashing the Power of Black Women Entrepreneurs
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In this empowering episode, we harness the literary prowess of Toni Morrison to transform the way Black women entrepreneurs craft their business narratives. Learn to wield your words to shatter glass ceilings, redefine professionalism, and turn your authentic experiences into a 7-figure brand. Discover how your unique voice can challenge the status…
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Inspired by Oprah: Amplify Your Voice, Build Your Empire
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"Black queens, it's time to shatter the silence and let your voice reign supreme! Remember when Oprah's words could move mountains and build empires? That power lives in you too. It's not just about speaking; it's about speaking with purpose, passion, and unshakeable confidence. Your story isn't just yours – it's a beacon for every sister dreaming …
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Inspired by Black Women Entrepreneurs: The Business Revolution
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In this episode, get ready to be inspired by a revolutionary movement led by Black women entrepreneurs. Discover how these trailblazers are turning their passions into powerful business empires and challenging the status quo. This isn’t your typical business talk; it’s a call to turn "Your boardroom needs my boldness" into a movement. Learn why aut…
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Inspired by E.R.: Turning Whispers into Roars
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Listen up, queens! In this powerful episode of "Inspired by E.R.: Turning Whispers into Roars," we're flipping the script on the silent, humble approach. It's time to bring your brilliance to the forefront and own your voice like never before. In a world that often sidelines Black women, your voice is revolutionary and essential. Get ready to harne…
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Inspired by Bold Leadership: Redefining Power for Black Women in Business
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In this empowering episode, we dive into redefining leadership for Black women in business. Too often labeled as 'bossy' or 'aggressive,' it's time we owned our roles as leaders. Join us as we break down harmful stereotypes and turn them into our superpowers. Discover how assertiveness fuels change, how 'loudness' amplifies needed voices, and why o…
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Inspired by: The Power of Your Voice - A Call to Black Queens
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In this unapologetic and fiery episode, E.R. empowers Black queens to harness the unparalleled power of their voices to build their empires. Through vivid storytelling and raw authenticity, E.R. dismantles the notion of shrinking to fit into spaces not designed for us. Drawing inspiration from the legendary Toni Morrison, this episode challenges yo…
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Eric Newman speaks with Garth Greenwell about his latest novel, Small Rain. The novel picks up the story of the same unnamed narrator from Greenwell's earlier novels, What Belongs to You and Cleanness, a poet and teacher now in his forties and settled down with his partner in the Midwest. Their placid life is upended when a sudden and excruciating …
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