This Is Actually Happening8 Dec 2020

171: What if you saw inside the belly of the beast?

“Looking down the barrel of a gun is devastating….Although I was a kid it was very clear that there was lots of hate, and I was kind of frozen.”

Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits

Episode Summary: Growing up surrounded by racism and police brutality, a man tries to understand and heal his past by seeing what’s really inside the belly of the beast.

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Website: www.thisisactuallyhappening.com

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Today’s episode featured scholar and novelist Dr. Michael Datcher. Michael is author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times Bestseller Raising Fences, the novel AMERICUS and the book of literary theory ANIMATING BLACK AND BROWN LIBERATION: A Theory of American Literatures. You can find out more about Michael and his work at www.michaeldatcher.com

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Content/Trigger Warnings: violence, lynching, police brutality, explicit language

Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Cylinder Four/Five” – Chris Zabriskie

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