Ep 18: Hamilton and White Comfort

The Joyous Justice Podcast

English - January 07, 2021 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 17: BOTH Ownership AND Community

Next Episode: Ep 19: Jews Talk Black Lives Matter

Starting with reflections on the musical Hamilton, April and Tracie dig into some of the nuance around comfort, right to comfort, and the tension between what we might appreciate about art even when the artist or the art's impact isn't what we might like.

Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.com

Learn more about April’s work at Joyous Justice: https://joyousjustice.com/
Read more of Tracie's thoughts at bmoreincremental.com

Resources:

More about The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda from the New Yorker.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's response to the criticism of Hamilton is outlined in an article from Men's Health.