Episodes
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
This week on the podcast I'm talking about Brian Broome's 2021 memoir "Punch Me Up to the Gods." I also did a written review of the book here:
https://www.litromagazine.com/reviews/book-review-punch-me-up-to-the-gods/
Next week I said I was going to read a piece of fiction but actually it's going to be "Beyond a Boundary" by C.L.R. James.
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Finishing up our 3-part series on Cedric J. Robinson's "Black Marxism."
Next week (or in two weeks, or sooner...) we will be talking about "Punch Me Up to the Gods" by Brian Broome.
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
We're back with part two of the three-part series on Cedric J. Robinson's "Black Marxism."
Next, we'll be wrapping up the trilogy.
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
This week in part 1 of a 3-part series I read the first third of Cedric J. Robinson's "Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition."
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
This week on the podcast I read Richard Wright's posthumous novel "The Man Who Lived Underground."
I'm not going to link to the novel because you can find Richard Wright's books anywhere.
In 2 weeks, not sure what I'll be reading but it might be by Stanley Crouch, Albert Murray or someone else.
Friday May 07, 2021
Friday May 07, 2021
This week on the podcast I read "Up from the Deep" by Vaughn A. Jackson. You can check out all of his stuff here:
https://vaughnthewordslinger.weebly.com/
Next week (or in 2 weeks) I'll be reading "The Man Who Lived Underground" by Richard Wright
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
This week we read "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore
Next week I'll be reading...something. All I know is it will be published in 2021, so something new.
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
This week on the podcast we read "Blanche on the Lam" by Barbara Neely.
Next week we'll be reading "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore.
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
This week on the podcast I read "Ujamaa: Essays on Socialism" by Julius Nyerere (as well as an Ohio Short Histories of Africa's "Julius Nyerere" by Paul Bjerk for historical context).
In two weeks I'll be reading "Blanche on the Lam" by Barbara Neely.
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
This week on the podcast I read and talked about Rodney A. Brown's Typescenes. Links below to the poet's book, website and accompanying performance.
https://www.unlikelystories.org/unlikely-books/typescenes
https://typescenes.com/
https://typescenes.com/%20immediate-dances-score-3/
Next week I'm reading one book by Julius Nyerere and one book about Julius Nyerere.