Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon
285 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsFrancesca Rheannon talks to writers of all genres about matters that move us and make us think.
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Audrea Lim, FREE THE LAND & Carleen Madigan, THE BACKYARD HOMESTEAD
July 12, 2024 17:25 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this episode, we sit down with Audrea Lim, author of Free the Land: How We Can Fight Poverty and Climate Chaos. Audrea traces the connections between land commodification and many of America’s most pressing issues: ecological collapse, climate change, systemic racism, gentrification and economic inequality. Through powerful examples and thoughtful analysis, she shows how … Continue reading Audrea Lim, FREE THE LAND & Carleen Madigan, THE BACKYARD HOMESTEAD →
July 4 Special: Danielle Allen, OUR DECLARATION
July 05, 2024 17:59 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBIn this conversation with Writer’s Voice host Francesca Rheannon, political theorist Danielle Allen talks about two core ideas at the heart of our nation’s Declaration of Independence: freedom and liberty. How are they aligned? How are they different? And can they contradict each other? Listen to a clip on YouTube We re-air our 2014 interview … Continue reading July 4 Special: Danielle Allen, OUR DECLARATION →
Two Memoirs: Francine Prose, 1974 & Gail Godwin, GETTING TO KNOW DEATH
June 29, 2024 21:30 - 5 MBIn this episode of Writer’s Voice, Francesca Rheannon welcomes back acclaimed novelist, essayist, and now memoirist, Francine Prose. They dive into Prose’s latest work, 1974, a memoir that revisits her time in San Francisco during a pivotal year in American history. Then, In a deeply introspective conversation, Gail Godwin opens up about the pivotal moment … Continue reading Two Memoirs: Francine Prose, 1974 & Gail Godwin, GETTING TO KNOW DEATH →
Uncovering Hidden Histories: Claire Wills on Family Secrets and National Scandals
June 21, 2024 16:53 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBEpisode Description In this episode of Writer’s Voice, host Francesca Rheannon sits down with acclaimed author Claire Wills to discuss her deeply personal and historically insightful book, Missing Persons or My Grandmother’s Secrets. Wills shares her journey of uncovering family secrets surrounding an “illegitimate” pregnancy in 1950s Ireland and exploring the broader national scandal of … Continue reading Uncovering Hidden Histories: Claire Wills on Family Secrets and National Scandals →
How To Stop A Pipeline: Jonathan Mingle, GASLIGHT
June 13, 2024 19:49 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBWhat did a group of ordinary citizens find out when they managed to stop a huge gas pipeline from being built? We spend the hour with Jonathan Mingle talking about his book, Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline And The Fight For America’s Energy Future. It’s the story of how a diverse group of citizens came … Continue reading How To Stop A Pipeline: Jonathan Mingle, GASLIGHT →
Two Great Beach Novels: Victor Lodato, HONEY & Kimberly Belle, THE PARIS WIDOW
June 08, 2024 19:08 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBWe talk with Victor Lodato about his terrific new novel, Honey. It’s about an octogenarian who is trying to come to terms with her life — her childhood growing up in a Mafia family in New Jersey and her adulthood trying to escape it. Then, we talk with Kimberly Belle about her new thriller, The … Continue reading Two Great Beach Novels: Victor Lodato, HONEY & Kimberly Belle, THE PARIS WIDOW →
Kelly Fong, INVESTIGATING FAMILIES & Emi Nietfield, ACCEPTANCE
May 31, 2024 21:42 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBAre child protection service (CPS) agencies doing more harm than good? Join us for an in-depth conversation with sociologist Kelly Fong about her book, Investigating Families: Motherhood in the Shadow of Child Protective Services. We explore the inner workings of Child Protection Services (CPS), the impact on families, and the need for systemic change. Plus, … Continue reading Kelly Fong, INVESTIGATING FAMILIES & Emi Nietfield, ACCEPTANCE →
Abrahm Lustgarten, ON THE MOVE & Ross Barkan on Jamaal Bowman’s Challenge
May 24, 2024 12:28 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBWe talk with Abrahm Lustgarten about his book, On The Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America. It’s about how climate chaos means a humanity on the move. Then, we catch up with journalist and author Ross Barkan about his recent article in New York Magazine, “The Most Endangered Democrat in America: Jamaal … Continue reading Abrahm Lustgarten, ON THE MOVE & Ross Barkan on Jamaal Bowman’s Challenge →
Eric Klinenberg, 2020: The Year Everything Changed
May 17, 2024 18:53 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBWas 2020 the year Americans finally lost faith in their government? We talk with Eric Klinenberg about his acclaimed new book, 2020: One City, Seven People, And The Year Everything Changed. The book follows seven New Yorkers as they try to cope with the pandemic. Among them, a transit worker, a bar owner, a retired … Continue reading Eric Klinenberg, 2020: The Year Everything Changed →
Two Biographies by Larry Tye: THE JAZZMEN & DEMAGOGUE
May 10, 2024 22:46 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBLarry Tye tells us about his new book, The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America. It’s a fresh look at three titans of the Jazz Age. Then, we re-air our 2020 interview with Larry Tye about his biography of Senator Joe McCarthy, Demagogue. Writers Voice— in depth conversation with writers … Continue reading Two Biographies by Larry Tye: THE JAZZMEN & DEMAGOGUE →
Adelle Waldman, HELP WANTED & Remembering Paul Auster
May 03, 2024 19:23 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBA bestselling novelist took a job at a big box store, was shocked by what she found, and decided to write a novel about it. We talk with Adelle Waldman about her new novel, Help Wanted. It’s about what happens when a group of workers at a big box store scheme to get their overbearing … Continue reading Adelle Waldman, HELP WANTED & Remembering Paul Auster →
Earth Day Special: Greg Wrenn, MOTHERSHIP & Elizabeth Kolbert, H IS FOR HOPE
April 27, 2024 00:06 - 58 minutes - 27 MBWe talk with Greg Wrenn about his book Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis. It’s about healing the maladaptive imprinting of childhood trauma with Nature — and psychedelics. Then, a climate journalist tries a new tack to craft a narrative about the climate emergency. We talk with Elizabeth Kolbert about her illustrated alphabet book, … Continue reading Earth Day Special: Greg Wrenn, MOTHERSHIP & Elizabeth Kolbert, H IS FOR HOPE →
War & Secrets: Howard Mansfield, I WILL TELL NO WAR STORIES & Sasha Vasilyuk, YOUR PRESENCE IS MANDATORY
April 18, 2024 21:40 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBIn this episode of Writer’s Voice, we feature two stories about war and secrets. First, we talk with Howard Mansfield about his book, I Will Tell No War Stories: What Our Fathers Left Unsaid About World War II. The book uncovers the truth about the terrible toll that war took on American airmen like Mansfield’s … Continue reading War & Secrets: Howard Mansfield, I WILL TELL NO WAR STORIES & Sasha Vasilyuk, YOUR PRESENCE IS MANDATORY →
Brad Gooch on The Radiant Life of Keith Haring & more
April 12, 2024 22:41 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBBrad Gooch talks about his acclaimed new biography of Keith Haring, RADIANT.
Tessa Hulls, FEEDING GHOSTS & Remembering Frans de Waal
April 05, 2024 19:10 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBA grandmother’s traumatic history reverberates through three generations… We talk with Tessa Hulls about her powerful graphic memoir, Feeding Ghosts. It tells the story of three generations of women — her Chinese grandmother, Sun Yi; her mother, Rose; and herself —and how, in the process of writing and drawing their stories, she was able to … Continue reading Tessa Hulls, FEEDING GHOSTS & Remembering Frans de Waal →
Michael Zweig: Overcoming the Divisions of Class, Race & Gender
March 29, 2024 01:50 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBMichael Zweig talks about his book, Class, Race and Gender: Challenging the Injuries and Divisions of Capitalism, and Francesca reads her story, The Sheep's Blessing.
Bonnie Jo Campbell, THE WATERS & Jenny Frost, THE EXTINCTION OF IRINA REY
March 22, 2024 00:22 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBThis week we talk about two novels that explore connections: between men and women, people and nature, the young and the old.
St. Pat’s Day Special: Rue Matthiessen, CASTLES AND RUINS & Claire Coughlan, WHERE THEY LIE
March 14, 2024 23:22 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBWe talk with Rue Matthiessen, daughter of the famed writer Peter Mathiessen about her family memoir, Castles And Ruins: Unraveling, Family Mysteries, And Literary Legacy In The Irish Countryside. Then, Claire Coughlan tells us about her twisty-turny whodunit, Where They Lie. It’s a murder mystery set in 1968 Dublin, where the detective isn’t a policeman, … Continue reading St. Pat’s Day Special: Rue Matthiessen, CASTLES AND RUINS & Claire Coughlan, WHERE THEY LIE →
Amitav Ghosh, SMOKE AND ASHES & Manjula Martin, THE LAST FIRE SEASON
March 08, 2024 22:47 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBWe talk with Amitav Ghosh about his masterful history of the opium trade, Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories. Then, Manjula Martin tells us about her personal and “pyro-natural” history of California wildfires — the ones she lived through in 2020 and the ones Indigenous people lived with before white settlers moved in and took … Continue reading Amitav Ghosh, SMOKE AND ASHES & Manjula Martin, THE LAST FIRE SEASON →
Charles Derber, DYING FOR CAPITALISM & Andy Lee Roth, STATE OF THE FREE PRESS 2024
February 29, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBCharles Berber talks about Dying For Capitalism, How Big Money Fuels Extinction And What We Can Do About It. Then Andy Lee Roth on Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2024.
Les Leopold, WALL STREET’S WAR ON WORKERS
February 22, 2024 22:49 - 58 minutes - 27 MBWe talk with Les Leopold of the Labor Institute about his groundbreaking study of the political cost of mass layoffs. His book is Wall Street’s War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It. Then we re-air a clip from our 2013 interview with Les … Continue reading Les Leopold, WALL STREET’S WAR ON WORKERS →
A Jazz-Age Murder That Toppled Gotham’s Mayor
February 16, 2024 00:25 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBThe Rundown We talk with Michael Wolraich about his book, The Bishop And The Butterfly: Murder, Politics, And The End Of The Jazz Age. Then, we re-air part of our conversation with Paul Kix about You Have To Be Prepared To Die Before You Can Begin To Live: Ten Weeks In Birmingham That Changed America. … Continue reading A Jazz-Age Murder That Toppled Gotham’s Mayor → The post A Jazz-Age Murder That Toppled Gotham’s Mayor first appeared on Writer's Voice.
Women, Vengeance, and Justice: Elizabeth Flock, THE FURIES. Plus, Stephen Robert Miller, OVER THE SEAWALL
February 08, 2024 18:54 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBWe talk with Elizabeth Flock about her book, The Furies. It follows three remarkable women — in the US, in India and in Syria — who took justice into their own hands to defend themselves, other women and their communities against abuse. Then, environmental journalist Stephen Robert Miller tells us about his book, Over The … Continue reading Women, Vengeance, and Justice: Elizabeth Flock, THE FURIES. Plus, Stephen Robert Miller, OVER THE SEAWALL → The post Women, Vengeance, and Justice: Eliz...
Adam Shatz, THE REBEL’S CLINIC & Vanessa Lillie, BLOOD SISTERS
February 01, 2024 22:02 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBMind & Liberation: Unveiling Frantz Fanon’s Revolutionary Psychiatry and Post-Colonial Vision. Also, a Cherokee murder mystery. We talk with Adam Shatz about his acclaimed biography, The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. Then, a Cherokee murder mystery based on two very real crises affecting Indigenous communities: missing and murdered women and environmental racism. … Continue reading Adam Shatz, THE REBEL’S CLINIC & Vanessa Lillie, BLOOD SISTERS → The post Adam Shat...
Hope For The Climate Crisis: Michael Mann, OUR FRAGILE MOMENT
January 25, 2024 20:50 - 56 minutes - 26 MBWe talk with world-renowned climate scientist Michael Mann about climate, past, present and future. His book is Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis. The world is largely past climate denialism (except for the Republican Party and its fascist leader Donald Trump.) But what has replaced it … Continue reading Hope For The Climate Crisis: Michael Mann, OUR FRAGILE MOMENT → The post Hope For The Climate Crisis: Michael Mann, OUR FRAGILE MOMENT...
Douglas Preston & Emma Donnoghue, FOURTEEN DAYS
January 18, 2024 21:04 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe talk with authors Douglas Preston and Emma Donoghue about a collaborative novel whose characters — and their stories — are each written by a different, major literary voice: Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering. Then, we remember Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday by airing some of our conversation with Jonathan Eig, about his biography, King: … Continue reading Douglas Preston & Emma Donnoghue, FOURTEEN DAYS →
Cory Doctorow, THE LOST CAUSE
January 11, 2024 17:46 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe talk with Cory Doctorow about his new novel The Lost Cause, “a solarpunk science fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency.” It imagines an America where another better world is possible, while confronting the evils of today. Writers Voice— in depth conversation with writers of all genres, on the air since 2004. Find … Continue reading Cory Doctorow, THE LOST CAUSE →
Adam Goodheart, THE LAST ISLAND & Jennifer Jewell, WHAT WE SOW
January 04, 2024 18:44 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBWe explore the people of North Sentinel Island, who are thought to be the last un-contacted tribe on Earth. Our guest is historian, essayist, and author Adam Goodheart and his book is The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth. Read The Interview Transcript Then, we talk with author, gardener and … Continue reading Adam Goodheart, THE LAST ISLAND & Jennifer Jewell, WHAT WE SOW →
Sy Montgomery & Matthew Patterson, OF TIME AND TURTLES
December 29, 2023 15:38 - 59 minutes - 27 MBTurtles are jaw-droppingly amazing. Some can run faster than a 10-year-old; some can climb trees; others have shells that glow in the dark. We talk with The Soul of An Octopus author Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matthew Patterson about this and more amazing things about turtles. Their acclaimed book is Of Time And Turtles: Mending … Continue reading Sy Montgomery & Matthew Patterson, OF TIME AND TURTLES →
Writer’s Voice Ten Best of 2023
December 29, 2023 14:57Margaret Renkl, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year Corban Addison, Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial Buzzy Jackson, To Die Beautiful Paul Kim, You Have To Be Prepared To Die Before You Can Begin To Live: Ten Weeks In Birmingham That Changed America Jeff Goodell, The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet Sarah Schenck and Steven Lawrence, The Invisible Extinction Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water V (AKA Eve Ensler), The Reckoning Fi...
Mike Rothschild, JEWISH SPACE LASERS & Adam Hart, DEADLY BALANCE
December 22, 2023 16:08 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBAntisemitism and conspiracy theories. Also, how to protect wildlife by protecting people. First, we talk with Mike Rothschild about his book: Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories. It’s about the persistence of rightwing antisemitism and its link to conspiracy theories. Then, scientist Adam Hart tells us about how people become … Continue reading Mike Rothschild, JEWISH SPACE LASERS & Adam Hart, DEADLY BALANCE →
Steve Babson, THE FORGOTTEN POPULISTS & Lesléa Newman, ALWAYS MATT: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard
December 15, 2023 16:11 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBWe talk with labor educator and activist Steve Babson. His book is The Forgotten Populists: When Farmers Turned Left to Save Democracy. Then, Heather Has Two Mommies author Lesléa Newman tell us about the enduring legacy of Matthew Shepard. Her new book is Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard. Writer’s Voice — in depth … Continue reading Steve Babson, THE FORGOTTEN POPULISTS & Lesléa Newman, ALWAYS MATT: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard →
Corban Addison WASTELANDS: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
December 08, 2023 00:41 - 58 minutes - 27 MBWhat happened when a poor African-American community went up against the biggest meatpacking company in the world? We spend the hour with Corban Addison talking about his spell-binding legal thriller, WASTELANDS: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial. Writers Voice— in depth conversation with writers of all genres, on the air since 2004. Find … Continue reading Corban Addison WASTELANDS: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial →
John Berger, SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
November 30, 2023 21:43 - 59 minutes - 27 MBCan we achieve 100% clean power by 2030? We spend the hour with John Berger talking about his inspiring new book, Solving The Climate Crisis: Frontier Reports From The Race To Save The Earth. Writers Voice— in depth conversation with writers of all genres, on the air since 2004. Find us on Facebook at Writers … Continue reading John Berger, SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS →
Scott Chaskey, SOIL & SPIRIT – Ravinder Bhogal, COMFORT & JOY
November 23, 2023 12:38 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe talk with poet, farmer and author Scott Chaskey about his new book, Soil and Spirit: Cultivation and Kinship In The Web of Life. It’s about poetry, soil, farming and community. Then, Chef Ravinder Bhogal introduces us to the comfort and joy of immigrant food. Her book is Comfort and Joy: Irresistible Pleasures from a … Continue reading Scott Chaskey, SOIL & SPIRIT – Ravinder Bhogal, COMFORT & JOY →
A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler’s Paris: STARCROSSED. Also, Margaret Renkl, THE COMFORT OF CROWS
November 17, 2023 00:55 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBWe talk with Simon Worrall and Heather Dune-Macadam. About the fascinating and tragic story of a young Jewish artist in Nazi-occupied Paris. Their book is STAR CROSSED: A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler’s Paris. Then, New York Times columnist and author Margaret Renkl tells us about her acclaimed new book THE COMFORT OF … Continue reading A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler’s Paris: STARCROSSED. Also, Margaret Renkl, THE COMFORT OF CROWS →
Perilous Medicine: The Struggle To Protect Health Care From The Violence of War (encore)
November 14, 2023 17:36 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBMilitary violence against hospitals, patients, and health workers has become a common feature of modern war. Israel’s current bombardment of hospitals, ambulances and medical personnel in Gaza is a textbook example of this disturbing trend. That’s why Writer’s Voice is re-posting our 2019 interview with Leonard Rubenstein about his book, Perilous Medicine. It’s about the … Continue reading Perilous Medicine: The Struggle To Protect Health Care From The Violence of War (encore) →
Patrick Chura on Albert Maltz, A TALE OF ONE JANUARY & Norman Finkelstein on Gaza
November 09, 2023 23:55We talk with Patrick Chura about a long-suppressed novel about the Holocaust by the blacklisted Socialist writer, Albert Maltz. It’s just been published in the US — over 60 years after it was written. Chura wrote the introduction to A Tale of One January and is responsible for its publication by Bloomsbury Press. Then, we … Continue reading Patrick Chura on Albert Maltz, A TALE OF ONE JANUARY & Norman Finkelstein on Gaza →
Carl Safina, ALFIE AND ME & Charlotte Dennett, FOLLOW THE PIPELINES
November 02, 2023 21:13 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBWhat an owl taught a famed ecologist about a deadly human misconception. Also, the role of oil in the Israel/Palestine conflict. We talk with ecologist Carl Safina about his book, Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe. It’s about how a tiny ragged ball of fluff taught a famed ecologist about a deadly … Continue reading Carl Safina, ALFIE AND ME & Charlotte Dennett, FOLLOW THE PIPELINES →
Brant MacDuff, THE SHOTGUN CONSERVATIONIST
October 27, 2023 21:50 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBBrant MacDuff tells us why hunting is good for the environment. His book is The Shotgun Conservationist.
Gloria Dickie, EIGHT BEARS & Sonja Swift, ECHO LOBA, LOBA ECHO
October 12, 2023 15:37 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBGloria Dickie tells us about bears and how people relate to them, for good and for ill. Her book is Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future. And Sonja Swift discusses her book: Echo Loba, Loba Echo: Of Wisdom, Wolves and Women.
Tan Twan Eng, THE HOUSE OF DOORS & Kerri Maher, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL
October 05, 2023 18:01 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBWe talk with Tan Twan Eng about his new novel, The House of Doors & Kerri Maher tells us about All You Have To Do Is Call.
David Lipsky, THE PARROT AND THE IGLOO: Climate & The Science of Denial
September 28, 2023 22:42 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe spend the hour with David Lipsky talking about The Parrot and The Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial. It’s about the sordid history of climate denialism and its deep roots in the industry of tobacco denialism.
Tania James, LOOT, Vauhini Vara, THIS IS SALVAGED plus a garden guide to pollinator plants
September 24, 2023 23:35 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe talk with Tania James about her novel Loot. Vauhini Vara tells us about her short story collection, This is Salvaged. And we review a new book about "Planting For Pollinators."
Climate Week Edition: Andrew Boyd, I WANT A BETTER CATASTROPHE & Chuck Collins, ALTAR TO AN ERUPTING SUN
September 14, 2023 18:14 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBFor Climate Week, we talk with Andrew Boyd about I Want A Better Catastrophe. Then nonfiction author Chuck Collins tells us about his debut climate action-themed novel, Altar to an Erupting Sun.
Clare Carlisle, THE MARRIAGE QUESTION & Norman Solomon, WAR MADE INVISIBLE
September 07, 2023 23:34 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBWe talk with Clare Carlisle about her book The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life and with Norman Solomon about his new book, War Made Invisible.
Capitalism, Poverty, Solidarity: Ahmed White, UNDER THE IRON HEEL & Nikhil Goyal, LIVE TO SEE THE DAY
August 31, 2023 13:44 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBAhmed White talks about his history of the Wobblies, Under the Iron Heel. Then Nikhil Goyal tells us about his book, Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty.
David Goodman, AN AMERICAN CANNABIS STORY & Carl Hart, DRUG USE FOR GROWNUPS
August 24, 2023 18:30 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBDavid Goodman talks about his book, An American Cannabis Story about Puffin Farm in Washington State. And Carl Hart discusses Drug Use For Grownups: Chasing Liberty In The Land of Fear.
Two Memoirs of Trauma: Martha Hodes, MY HIJACKING & Adam Bessie, GOING REMOTE
August 18, 2023 15:36 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBWe talk with historian Martha Hodes about her memoir My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering. In 1970, she survived six days as a hostage on a hijacked plane when she was twelve years old. Then, teacher Adam Bessie tells us about his take on how the pandemic has driven us apart—and what it will take to bring us together. His graphic pandemic memoir is Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey.
Paul Kix on the fight to end Jim Crow, YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO DIE BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN TO LIVE
August 10, 2023 17:45 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBPaul Kix tells us the thrilling story of the fight to end Jim Crow, led by the greatest figures of the Civil Rights Movement—and won by children. His book is You Have To Be Prepared To Die Before You Can Begin To Live.