Bobbie Wygant joins us to talk about everything from covering the Kennedy assassination to interviewing the Beatles, which she chronicles in her new book, “Talking to the Stars: Bobbie Wygant’s Seventy Years in Television.”
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Helen Ellis joins us to tell some hilarious stories about maintaining her Southern charm north of the Mason-Dixon.
Read moreBlack Motherhood Is A Political Act
Dani McClain joins us to talk about how she and other mothers are grappling with the challenge of navigating parenthood, which she writes about in “We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood.”
Read moreRedefining Black Protest
Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin join us to talk about the many ways black Americans resist the forces against them every day. Their collection of interviews is called, “How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance.”
Read moreA Chicana Thinker On Her Family History
Cherríe Moraga joins us to talk about how her life turned out much different than her mother’s – a farm worker turned glamorous cigarette girl in the 1920s. Moraga’s new book is called “Native Country of the Heart: A Memoir.”
Read moreThe Strange Rites Of Passage For Black Men
Damon Young, cofounder of VerySmartBrothas.com joins us to talk about the shifting definition of black masculinity – and what it’s like to live in a country you feel is out to get you. His new memoir is “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays.”
Read moreMillennials Come Of Age In A One-Child China
Karoline Kan joins us to talk about how her experiences growing up in China differed from older family members – including her mother who defied the country’s One-Child Policy when she gave birth to Karoline. Her new memoir is called “Under Red Skies: Three Generations of Life, Loss, and Hope in China.”
Read moreA Million US Latinos Turn 18 This Year And They Are Ready To Vote
As the political landscape heats up for 2020, Maria Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino joins us to talk about the issues that drive Latinx voters to the polls.
Read moreThe Pros And Cons Of Being Super Smart
Columbia psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman joins host Krys Boyd to talk about if smarter people are also more content, the subject of his essay in Scientific American.
Read moreBehind The Mic With The Voice Of The Texas Rangers
Eric Nadel joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his approach to calling the action over the course of a 162-game season – and about how baseball lead him to a deep connection with Latin America.
Read moreWhy Your Friends Think Like You
Matthew O. Jackson, William D. Eberle professor of economics at Stanford, joins us to talk about how our social networks act as composites of ourselves – and how they often forecast the paths we’ll take.
Read moreLGBT In A Small Town Is Not What You Imagined
Daily Beast reporter Samantha Allen joins us to talk about her cross-country trip meeting queer people thriving in conservative strongholds, which she writes about in “Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States.”
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