Hopeton Hay Podcasts
287 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHopeton Hay Podcasts is the founder, producer, and host of Diverse Voices Book Review (formerly known as KAZI Book Review) which features interviews with a wide range of culturally diverse authors of recently published fiction and nonfiction, and Economic Perspectives, an audio interview show featuring discussions on finance, economic, and small businesses and policies.
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Episode 282: Marie Arana's LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
March 30, 2024 00:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Marie Arana, author of LatinoLand. LatinoLand is an all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana’s life experience as a Latina. At present, Latinos comprise 20 percent of the US population, a number that is growing. By 2050, census reports project that one in every three Americans will claim Latino heritage. Marie Arana draws on her own experience as the daughter o...
Episode 281: Novel By Ayana Mathis Explores Family Legacy and Black Self-Determination
March 25, 2024 00:00 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ayana Mathis, author of the novel The Unsettled. "The Unsettled is a spellbinding portrait of two fierce women reckoning with the steep cost of resistance: What legacy will we leave our children? Where can we be free? Learn more about the novel at The Unsettled — Ayana Mathis. Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Twitter - @diversebookshay Ema...
Episode 280: Teens Book Show: A Black Women's History of the United States
March 16, 2024 00:00 - 29 minutes - 53.6 MBIn celebration of Women's History Month, we're featuring an interview conducted by Teens Choice Book Show host Maya Hay in January of 2021 with Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross, authors of A Black Women's History of the United States. The book is described as "an empowering and intersectional history that centers the stories of African American women across 400+ years, showing how they are—and have always been—instrumental in shaping our country." At the time of the intervi...
Episode 279: BLACK HISTORY: Koritha Mitchell, Author of From Slave Cabins to the White House
March 03, 2024 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBIn 2020 Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Koritha Mitchell, author of FROM SLAVE CABINS TO THE WHITE HOUSE. As part of our continuing recognition of Black authors for Black History this year, I'm reposting this interview that was originally posted on the podcast site on October of 2020. In the book Dr. Mitchell argues that it is Black success that is most likely to draw the ire of white mobs. Using characters in literature by black female writers from Zora ...
Episode 277: BLACK HSTORY MONTH: Historian Peniel E. Joseph, Author of the Third Reconstruction
March 01, 2024 00:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Peniel E. Joseph, author of THE THIRD RECONSTRUCTION. In THE THIRD RECONSTRUCTION Joseph weaves in his personal experiences growing up in segregated neighborhood of New York City with three critical periods in history in American history he describes as reconstruction periods: 1865-1898, 1954-1968, and 2008 to the present. In the book he writes, “There is the America that we might call reconstructionist, home to champions of r...
Episode 278: BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Lisa B. Thompson, author of Underground, Monroe, and the Mamalogues: Three Plays
March 01, 2024 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Lisa B. Thompson, author of Underground, Monroe, and the Mamalogues: Three Plays. She was interviewed in August of 2020. In these plays, the black feminist playwright and scholar thoughtfully explores themes such as the black family, motherhood, migration, racial violence, and trauma and its effect on black people from the early twentieth century to the present. The works showcase Thompson’s subversive humor and engagement wit...
Episode 276: Melissa Rivero's Novel Explores Loss of a Loved You
February 26, 2024 00:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBDiverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Melissa Rivero, author of the novel Flores and Miss Paula. Flora and Miss Paula explores the relationship between a mother and her daughter as they attempt to navigate their daily lives while coping with the loss of a loved one. Melissa Rivero is the author of the award-winning book, The Affairs of the Falcons, and she is a graduate of NYU and Brooklyn Law School. You can learn more about Melissa at www.melissa-rivero...
Episode 275: Karin Cecile Davidson Stories Contemplate Love and Belonging
February 25, 2024 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Karin Cecile Davidson, author of the short stories collection THE GEOGRAPHY OF FIRST KISSES. "The fourteen ethereal stories are tethered to the bays and backwaters of southern Louisiana, the fields of Iowa and Oklahoma, the pine woods of Florida, places where girls and women seek love and belonging, and instead discover relationships as complicated, bewildering, even sorrowful." Learn more about Karin and her books at the Kar...
Episode 274: BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Randal Maurice Jelks, author of FAITH AND STRUGGLE IN THE LIVES OF FOUR AFRICAN AMERICANS: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali
February 22, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes - 62.6 MBIn July of 2019 host Hopeton Hay interviewed Randal Maurice Jelks, author of Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, and Eldridge Cleaver and Muhammad Ali. In the book Dr. Jelks examined their autobiographical writings, interviews, speeches, letters, and memorable performances to understand how each of these figures used religious faith publicly to reconcile deep personal struggles, voice their concerns for human dignity, and rein...
Episode 273: Black History Month: Actor Tembi Locke Memoir From Scratch
February 18, 2024 00:00 - 28 minutes - 66.3 MBBack on December 1, 2019, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed actor Tembi Locke who had just published her memoir, FROM SCRATCH:A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home. The daughter of Black student activists in Houston, Locke penned a courageous story of love, family, and healing through the story of the romance between her and her Sicilian husband Saro, and his untimely death. In our interview we discussed how she met her husband while in Italy on a semester...
Episode 272: Black History Month: Attica Locke's 2019 Novel Explores Race and Justice in East Texas
February 17, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes - 63.6 MBIn September of 2019 Diverse Voice Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Attica Locke, author of HEAVEN, MY HOME. Republishing this interview is part of DVBR's Celebration of Black Authors for Black History Month. Attica was the first African American writer to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America with her 2017 novel, BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD. With HEAVEN MY HOME, Locke continues her exploration of race and racism in America through the prism of her ...
Episode 271: Tanya Golash-Boza: Before Gentrification in Washington, D.C.
February 16, 2024 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host interviewed Tanya Golash-Boza, author of BEFORE GENTRIFICATION: The Creation of DC's Racial Wealth Gap. "This book shows how a century of redlining, disinvestment, and the War on Drugs wreaked devastation on Black people and paved the way for gentrification in Washington, DC. In Before Gentrification, Tanya Maria Golash-Boza tracks the cycles of state abandonment and punishment that have shaped the city, revealing how policies and policing work to di...
Episode 270: Cadwell Turnbull's Novel Explores World Where Monsters Come Out of Hiding
January 29, 2024 00:00 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Cadwell Turnbull, author of the speculative novel WE ARE THE CRISIS. WE ARE THE CRISIS is the second novel in a planned trilogy focusing on a world where monsters live secretly among humans. The second book explores the aftermath of monsters being revealed to society and centers around on movements for civil rights and community organizing, all while posing philosophical inquiries about creation, existence, and power dynamics ...
Episode 269: Mike Tomlin Biography
January 15, 2024 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed John Harris, author of TOMLIN: The Soul of a Football Coach. In just his second season as the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009, Mike Tomlin became the second African American coach to win the Super Bowl. With interviews from former players, coaches, and executives, Harris lets readers in on what it’s like to play for Tomlin, why he is (or is not) beloved in Pittsburgh, and how his continued success has helped change t...
Episode 268: Pete Carroll Philosophy on Winning: From the KAZI Book Review Archives August 2010
January 13, 2024 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.6 MBIn 2010, the same year that Pete Caroll was hired as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, he published the book WIN FOREVER: Live, Work, and Play Like a Champion. I interviewed Carrolll for KAZI Book Review by phone in August of 2010 while he was in an airport waiting for his flight, thus the audio has some quality challenges. Nevertheless, in light of his hall of fame career as a college and NFL coach, and his recent firing a head coach of the Seahawks, I wanted to share this interv...
Episode 267: The Struggle for Equality And Building A Multiracial Democracy
January 11, 2024 00:00 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Steve Phillips, author of HOW WE WIN THE CIVIL WAR: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good. The conversation between Hopeton Hay and the author revolves around the themes of civil rights, the ongoing struggle for racial equality, and the political tactics that have been used historically to suppress the rights of marginalized communities, particularly African Americans. Learn more about the book o...
Episode 266: Navigating History and Heart in "The Madstone": Elizabeth Crook's Earnest Tale of Adventure in Reconstruction Era Texas
December 31, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 69 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Elizabeth Crook, author of the novel THE MADSTONE. Set during Reconstruction in Texas in 1868, THE MADSTONE is an adventure story of a young frontiersman who helps a pregnant young mother and her child flee across Texas from outlaws bent on revenge. The outlaws are based on the historically true Swamp Fox gang which terrorized and killed blacks, and agents of the Freedmen’s Bureau, a federal agency which provided relief and he...
Episode 265: Hannah Crafts: The First Black Woman To Write a Novel
December 17, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBDiverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Dr. Gregg Hecimovich, a Hutchins Family Fellow at Harvard University and professor of English at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. His new book, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANNAH CRAFTS: The True Story of the Bondwoman's Narrative, explores how Hannah Crafts escaped enslavement, and became a gifted writer who wrote about the inconceivable reality of her life and others who were victims of an oppressive society...
Episode 264: Exploring the Cultural Impact and Legacy of the Black Panther Comics
December 04, 2023 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ytasha Womack, author of BLACK PANTHER: A Cultural Exploration. In the interview, Womack discussed the impact of the Black Panther comics, and its significance within the context of Afrofuturism. She also related the history of the Black Panther in Marvel comics, and how different writers have handled the character over the years, each bringing their own perspectives and cultural references to the stories. Ytasha L. Womack i...
Episode 263: The Hidden History of Civil Rights - Unveiling Grassroots Contributions and Black Self-Governance in America
November 26, 2023 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed historian Dylan C. Penningroth, author of BEFORE THE MOVEMENT: The Hidden History of Civil Rights. In the interview, the discussion revolves around the presentation of black civil rights history and the importance of grassroots movements and everyday people's contributions. The conversation also delves into the start-up of Black associations and organizations, and the success of their organizations proving, contrary to the belief of wh...
Episode 262: Did the Bishop Kill His Wife? In New Mystery Novel A Church's Dark Secrets Are Revealed
November 20, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Femi Kayode, author of the novel GASLIGHT. The novel explores the story of the disappearance of the wife of the bishop of a mega church in Nigeria and the subsequent arrest of her husband on suspicion of murder. The novel delves into the church politics, corruption, and social and economic circumstances surrounding the rise of Pentecostal churches in Nigeria. In the interview Kayode said he aimed to create a character-driven st...
Episode 261: Langston Collin Wilkins Explores Houston's Hip Hop Culture in New Book
November 13, 2023 00:00 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Langston Collin Wilkins, author of WELCOME 2 HOUSTON: Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town. A native of Houston, Wilkins returns to the city where he grew up to illuminate the complex relationship between place, identity, and music in Houston’s hip hop culture. Langston Collin Wilkins is an Assistant Professor of Folklore and African American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests include African Ame...
Episode 260: The Final Chapter in Yasmin Angoe’s Nena Knight Thriller Series
November 05, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBDiverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Yasmin Angoe, the author of the best-selling and award-winning Nena Knight thriller series. Angoe published the final book in the trilogy, IT ENDS WITH KNIGHT, September 5, 2023. Angoe continues with the captivating tale of Nena Knight, a female assassin who has stepped into a new role as a leader within her organization. Facing new obstacles in the present while confronting challenges from her past, Nena embarks upon ...
Episode 259: Texas Civil Rights Leader Coming of Age with SNCC: Ernest McMillan
October 24, 2023 00:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ernest McMillan, author of the memoir STANDING: One Man's Odyssey During the Turbulent '60s. “This memoir of one man's coming-of-age through the Civil Rights movement follows his childhood innocence of white supremacy during the 50’s to his awakening as a full-time organizer in the deep south, and the petrifying costs he was bound to pay.” Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagra...
Episode 258: THE FEAR OF TOO MUCH JUSTICE: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Court
October 15, 2023 00:00 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBDiverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda more interviewed Stephen Bright and James Kwak, authors of THE FEAR OF TOO MUCH JUSTICE: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts. Yale professor Stephen B. Bright and legal scholar James Kwak write a compelling narrative about the continuing injustices in America’s legal system. The authors describe how the failure of our society to confront systemic issues such as racial bias, bigotry and unchecked pros...
Episode 257: What Does It Truly Mean To Forgive?
October 09, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBTeen's Choice Book Show (TCBS) host Maya Hay interviewed Jennifer Baker, author of Forgive Me Not. In this episode, the topics of forgiveness, the criminal justice system, diversity in YA books, and the process of writing are explored! Insta: @teenschoicebookshow Email: [email protected]
Episode 256: Denise Mina Writes Philip Marlowe Novel
October 07, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Denise Mina, author of the Philip Marlowe novel THE SECOND MURDERER. "In THE SECOND MURDERER, Denise Mina becomes the first woman to recreate Raymond Chandler’s infamous detective, delivering a clever and timely new take on Philip Marlowe, as well as a propulsive, dark, and witty mystery all its own." Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Twitter...
Episode 255: Nancy Bilyeau's Historical Mystery Novel Set in 1920s
September 30, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Nancy Bilyeau, author of THE ORCHID HOUR. Set in 1923 in New York City, THE ORCHID HOUR is a historical mystery novel that brings to life the age of alcohol prohibition, the rise of violence, gangs, and police corruption through the eyes of its 23 years-old female protagonist Zia, an Italian immigrant and widower whose father-in-law is murdered. The novel is populated with historical figures including Salvatore Luciana, better ...
Episode 254: Essay Collection Addresses Political Disinformation and Propaganda
September 23, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBDiverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Walter Greason and Damian Darrell Jerry, editors of ILLMATIC CONSEQUENCES: The Clapback to Opponents of Critical Race Theory. A collection of essays, “ILLMATIC CONSEQUENCES combines social science and hip-hop studies to address disinformation and propaganda that distorted political discourse after the 2020 election.”
Episode 253: Poet Amanda Johnston
September 11, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed poet Amanda Johnston, author of the poetry collection ANOTHER WAY TO SAY ENTER. She is a writer, artist, and the 2024 Texas Poet Laureate. Born in East St. Louis, IL, and raised in Austin, TX, she began writing poetry while living in Kentucky. Her writing is published widely, and she has presented at numerous literary conferences and events. Johnston is also founder of Torch Literary Arts, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization estab...
Episode 251: Historian Eli Merritt Exposes The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution
September 03, 2023 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Eli Merritt, author of DISUNION AMONG OURSELVES: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution. DISUNION AMONG OURSELVES tells the story of the deep political divisions that beset the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. So fractious were the founders’ political fights that they feared the War of Independence might end in disunion and civil war. In our interview, Merritt discussed the relevance of this histo...
Episode 252: Latest Rachel Howzell Hall Crime Novel Addresses Trauma, Rage, and Race
September 03, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Rachel Howzell Hall, author of WHAT NEVER HAPPENED. Set on the Catalina Islands in California, the protagonist "Colette “Coco” Weber has relocated to her Catalina Island home, where, twenty years before, she was the sole survivor of a deadly home invasion. All Coco wants is to see her aunt Gwen, get as far away from her ex as possible, and get back to her craft—writing obituaries." In the interview Hall explained how her novel ...
Episode 250: James Lee Burke’s Civil War Novel Examines Race and Class in Louisiana
August 26, 2023 00:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed James Lee Burke, author of FLAGS ON THE BAYOU. Set in Civil War era Louisiana, Burke’s novel provides a kaleidoscope of narrators that reveals the violence, pain, suffering, conflict, and beliefs that haunt the characters in this epic story. Be sure to click on the hotlink of James Lee Burke to learn more about the novel and author. Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - ...
Episode 249: Latino Horror Stories
August 12, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBIn a two-part show, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay first interviews Richard Z. Santos, editor of A NIGHT OF SCREENS: Latino Horror Stories, and Ruben Degollado, who contributed the story Migrants to the collection. In part two of the show, he interviewed Flor Salcedo, who authored the story La Llorona Happenings for the collection. The horror stories—and four poems—contains a wide range of styles, themes and authors. Creepy creatures roam the pages, including La Llorona...
Episode 248: Afrofuturism Book and Exhibition Explores Connection to Black Empowerment
August 02, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Kevin Strait and Kinshasha Holman Conwill, co-editors of AFROFUTURISM: A History of Black Futures. The book is based on the exhibition of the same name at the National Museum for African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. The exhibition, according to its web site “immerses visitors in a conversation that reimagines, reinterprets and reclaims the past and present for a more empowering future for African Americans.”...
Episode 247: Race, Justice, & Faith Are Key Themes in Latest S.A. Cosby Novel
July 23, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed S.A. Cosby, author of the novel ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, published June 2023. In the novel, the first Black sheriff of a small town in Virginia responds to a school shooting but discovers there are even more sinister town secrets and a serial killer on the loose. Cosby said in our interview that ALL THE SINNERS BLEED was his attempt to talk about justice, race, and violence in the face of evil, and faith. With faith, he wanted ...
Episode 246: Tananarive Due Stories Aim To Scare
July 16, 2023 00:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Tananarive Due, author of THE WISHING POOL And Other Stories (April 2023). Due's second collection of stories includes offerings of horror, science fiction, and suspense. In the interview Due discussed how she focuses on scaring herself when writing her stories. We also conversed about how the roots of many of her stories come from personal or family experiences. Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media: Facebook - @diverse...
Episode 245: Talking Books and Texas Book Festival With Literary Director Hannah Gabel
July 09, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Hannah Gabel, Literary Director of the Texas Book Festival (TBF). Gabel, who joined TBF in March of 2023, discussed the process for selecting authors for the festival which is being held November 11 -12. She also shared some of her favorite books including BABEL by R. F. Kuong and THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY by Brendan Slocumb, and we also talked about her popular Instagram account bookmarkparty. Diverse Voices Book Review Social ...
Episode 244: Ivy Pochoda's Novel Sing Her Down Explores the Darkness of It
June 26, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ivy Pochoda, author of the new novel SING HER DOWN. As described on her web site, "SING HER DOWN is a spellbinding thriller setting two indelible women on a path to certain destruction and an epic, stunning showdown." Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Twitter - @diversebookshay Email: [email protected] Web site: https://diver...
Episode 243: Private Investigator IQ Races to Save Girlfriend In Latest Joe Ide Novel
May 29, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Joe Ide, author of FIXIT, his latest crime novel featuring private investigator Isaiah Qunitabe, better known as IQ. In the interview, Ide discussed the arc of his IQ character over six books, and how the character has changed because of the trauma he has experienced through his PI exploits. FIXIT also looks deeply at the story behind the antagonist, assassin Skip Hanson. Ide also explained why he introduced the character ho...
Episode 242: Author Silvia Rodriguez Vega Illuminates Impact of Separation Policy on Immigrant Children
May 29, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Silvia Rodriguez Vega, author of DRAWING DEPORTATION: Art and Resistance Among Immigrant Children. In the interview Vega discussed her experiences working with immigrant children in Arizona and California, how detention and deportation were recurrent themes in the art of the children in Arizona, and the dark history of separation policies in the U.S. Vega is an Assistant Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara (UC...
Episode 241: Historical Novel By Cheryl Head Explores Murder in Segregated Birmingham
May 13, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBDiverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Cheryl Head, author of the novel TIMES UNDOING. TIMES UNDOING is "a searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist’s search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago—inspired by the author’s own family history." Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Twitter - @dive...
Episode 240: Farah Jasmine Griffin’s Essay Collection Explores Black Culture, Politics, and Literature
May 02, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Farah Jasmine Griffin, author of IN SEARCH OF BEAUTIFUL FREEDOM: New and Selected Essays. IN SEARCH OF BEAUTIFUL FREEDOM brings together the best work from Farah Jasmine Griffin’s rich forays on music, Black feminism, literature, the crises of Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19, and the Black artists she esteems. Griffin is a professor of African American and African diaspora studies and English and comparative literature at Colu...
Episode 239: Author of The Wandering Mind Reveals Distractions Have Even Challenged Monks
April 24, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Jamie Kreiner, author of THE WANDERING MIND: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction. "The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention. We fantasize about escaping our screens. We dream of recapturing the quiet of a world with less noise. We imagine retreating into solitude and singlemindedness, almost like...
Episode 238: Joe Lansdale's Colorful Mystery Novel Explores UFO Cult and Murder in East Texas
April 15, 2023 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBHost Hopeton Hay speaks with Joe Lansdale about his latest novel THE DONUT LEGION. In the interview, Joe discusses his deep dive into conspiracy theories and UFO cults in the book. In particular he discussed how normal people may get caught up in cults. Hopeton and Joe also discussed the unique characteristics of the main villain including his chimpanzee sidekick. Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review...
Episode 237: Mystery Set in Chinatown
April 03, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of the novel VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS. In the novel, Vera Wong, an elderly but energetic widow, opens her tea shop in San Francisco's Chinatown one morning and discovers a dead body on the floor. Rather than leave the investigation to the police, she embarks in amateur sleuthing, luring the suspects one by one to her shop. In the wide-ranging interview, among the things Jesse disc...
Episode 236: Episode 236: Jumata Emill's Debut In Black YA Murder Mystery
March 27, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 45 MBTeen's Choice Book Show (TCBS) host Maya Hay interviewed Jumata Emill, author of The Black Queen. In the return of TCBS the topics of black identity, representation in the YA Mystery genre, white allyship, and The Real Housewives are explored! Insta: @teenschoicebookshow Email: [email protected]
Episode 235: Shirley Chisholm: The First Black Woman Elected to Congress
March 19, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Anastasia Curwood, author of SHIRLEY CHISHOLM: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics. "Shaking up New York and national politics by becoming the first African American congresswoman and, later, the first Black major-party presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm left an indelible mark as an "unbought and unbossed" firebrand and a leader in politics for meaningful change," from the publisher's web site, University of North C...
Episode 234: Wanda Morris Book Is Coming of Age Novel Set in 1964 in Jim Crow South
March 12, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBDiverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Wanda Morris, author of the crime novel ANYWHERE YOU RUN. The plot as described on her web site: "...twenty-one year old Violet Richards finds herself in more trouble than she’s ever been in her life. Suffering a brutal attack of her own, she kills the man responsible. But with the color of Violet’s skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice in Jackson, Mississippi. Before anyone can find the body or finger ...
Episode 233: Tip of the Iceberg Podcast: Travis County Commissioner Jeffrey Travillion Discusses 2023 Agenda
March 11, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBIn their first podcast of 2023 Commissioner Travillion and host Hopeton Hay discussed some of the main issues he is focused on in 2023. These issues include medical care for the underinsured, job training and job creation, and developing affordable housing. Click the following links for more information on resources to assist Travis County, TX residents: Central Health Medical Access Program Workforce Solutions Capital Area Commissioner Jeff Travillion, Precinct One