S9 Ep. 20 James Sullivan on the Power of Protest Music
Pop culture critic James Sullivan joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the history of American protest music. Sullivan, the author of the book Which Side Are You On?: 20th...
5 Mar 51min
S9 Ep.19 Brian Platzer on the Complex Ties Between Teachers and Students
Novelist, essayist, and educator Brian Platzer joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new novel, The Optimists, which follows private school teacher Mr. Keating over thr...
26 Feb 47min
S9 Ep. 18: Yi-Ling Liu on Internet Censorship in China and the U.S.
Writer and editor Yi-Ling Liu joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to talk about state-controlled censorship. Liu, the author of a new book, The Wall Dancers: Searching for Fre...
19 Feb 39min
S9 Ep. 17 Eleanor Shearer on Migrants in Hiding and a Caribbean History of Canada
Novelist Eleanor Shearer joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new novel, Fireflies in Winter, which depicts the little-known history of how the Leeward Maroons of Jama...
12 Feb 45min
S9 Ep. 16 Anjali Enjeti on Ballots and How Trump Wants to Steal Them
Award-winning journalist, activist, poll worker, and former attorney Anjali Enjeti discusses her new book, Ballot, which considers the real and metaphorical role that ballots play in our democracy. Co...
5 Feb 50min
S9 Ep. 15 Joe Jackson on the Spanish-American War and Trump’s Imperial Ambitions
Award-winning nonfiction writer and former investigative journalist Joe Jackson joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about President Trump’s “Don-roe Doctrine” and his imperi...
29 Jan 50min
S9, Ep. 14 Jessica Lopez Lyman on the History of State Violence in Minnesota
Interdisciplinary performance artist and Xicana feminist scholar Jessica Lopez Lyman joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about Minnesota’s history with state violence and lo...
22 Jan 53min
S9 Ep. 13: Vauhini Vara with Karan Mahajan on “What If Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?”
Award-winning writers and longtime friends Vauhini Vara and Karan Mahajan join co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V. V. Ganeshananthan to discuss Vara’s recent New Yorker essay “What If Readers Like AI-Gene...
15 Jan 50min
