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You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
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Welcome back to Reader’s Digress, the podcast where we read nonfiction books so you don’t have to (unless you want to). Join us, hosts Mollie Fox and Kate Kiriakou, as we use a nonfiction book as the springboard to discuss relevant themes and their relation to current events, pop culture, and our personal experiences.
This week we’re discussing You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism by comedian and overall light in the world Amber Ruffin, and her sister Lacey Lamar.
Amber Ruffin is the host of The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock and a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers. She lives in New York City, and her sister, Lacey Lamar, lives and works in Omaha, NE where they were raised with their parents and other siblings. In this book, Amber and her sister Lacey trade commentary as they tell the stories of racism that Lacey, and other members of the Ruffin family, have survived.
Summary of the book (2:00)
Our key takeaways (19:30)
Our favorite quotes (36:40)
What questions do we still have? (56:58)
References: White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo: “Racism is inherently about power within society—wielded collectively by those who have it against those who don’t.”; Sundown Towns, James W. Loewen.
What to check out next: Kate suggests A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO TV show) and Jokes Seth Can’t Tell (Late Night with Seth Myers clips). Mollie suggests Scam Goddess (podcast).
Music by Waterboi via Pixabay
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