S7 Ep. 52: Myriam J.A. Chancy on Haitian American Communities
Following Donald Trump and J.D. Vance’s racist smears against Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, author Myriam J.A. Chancy joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about Ha...
26 Sep 202443min
S7 Ep. 51: Ellen Emerson White on the First Woman President, Real and Imagined
As Vice President Kamala Harris's historic campaign for the presidency enters its final weeks, writer Ellen Emerson White joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her prescien...
19 Sep 202448min
S7 Ep. 50: Thomas Frank on How the Harris-Walz Ticket Can Win Red State Voters
Political and cultural critic Thomas Frank joins host Whitney Terrell to discuss how Democrats and Republicans courted voters from the Midwest and South at their respective conventions. Frank gives re...
12 Sep 202448min
S7 Ep. 49: Alissa Quart on J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy and the Dangerous Lie of American Bootstrap Narratives
Nonfiction writer Alissa Quart joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss how the American obsession with “bootstrap narratives” led to the publishing industry championing Hillb...
5 Sep 202439min
S7 Ep. 48: Joshua Kaplan on AP3 and the Future of American Militias
ProPublica reporter Joshua Kaplan joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his recent article on militia group American Patriots Three Percent, or AP3. Kaplan talks about grou...
29 Aug 202439min
S7 Ep. 47: Iris Jamahl Dunkle and Kelly McMasters on Biographical Ethics
Following Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson’s accusations of unethical behavior on the part of Musk’s authorized biographer, memoirist Kelly McMasters and biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkl...
22 Aug 202448min
S7 Ep. 46: Francine Prose on What 1974 Can Teach Us About 2024
Novelist Francine Prose joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, 1974: A Personal History. Prose talks about her relationship with Tony Russo, who in collaborati...
15 Aug 202441min
S7 Ep. 45: Jasmin Graham on Understanding Sharks
Marine biologist Jasmin Graham joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist, which is about the beauty and d...
8 Aug 202447min
