Are We Free Yet

Are We Free Yet

Listen to an interview with author Tina Strawn.

Crying in H Mart Discussion

Listen in as Nicki and Brent discuss their thoughts on Crying in H Mart [https://amzn.to/3oCn4dI] by Michelle Zauner. Nicki also discusses the book with Kathy Khang and Ruth Fujino. Other books discussed are: * Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up [https://amzn.to/43h5RW1] by Kathy Khang * Sula [https://amzn.to/3qm6jUx]by Toni Morrison * Hula: A Novel [https://amzn.to/3N7N35X] by Jasmin Iolani Hakes  * A Living Remedy [https://amzn.to/3oCnh0u] by Nicole Chung * Happiness Falls [https://amzn.to/3qlt7DZ] by Angie Kim * Yellowface [https://amzn.to/43g7nYw]by R.F. Kuang * Pussy: A Reclamation [https://amzn.to/3WKR9UQ] by Regena Thomashauer * The Making of Asian America [https://amzn.to/3oFpdVX] by Erika Lee * For You and Only You [https://amzn.to/43yuCgR] by Caroline Kepnes * Warrior Girl Unearthed [https://amzn.to/3C5RnfO] by Angeline Boulley * The Dance of the Dissident Daughter [https://amzn.to/3OMrlpu] by Sue Monk Kidd * The Three Mothers [https://amzn.to/43hdDPR] by Anna Malaika Tubbs

Intersexion Discussion with Cynthia Vacca Davis

Author Cynthia Vacca Davis joins Nicki and Brent. Cynthia is a semi-salty adjunct English professor with a trunk full of papers and snack wrappers. She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction, leads workshops, has written hundreds of feature stories, and has two independently published young adult novels, The Chrysalis and Drink the Rain. You can find Cynthia at: cynthiavaccadavis.com Books Mentioned: Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better Sunless and Silent and Deep Manstruation: A Field Guide to Not Sucking When Someone Around You Has Their Period (and how you can be supportive in every other phase as well) You Hidden Bodies You Love Me For You and Only You Asian American Apostate Sex Difference in Christian Theology: Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God Shattering Masks  May’s Book Crying in H Mart, a memoir by Michelle Zauner

Assata: An Autobiography Discussion with Historian Lettie Gore

Brent and Nicki are joined by Lettie Gore. Lettie holds many titles that include historian, racial justice educator, top fan of James Baldwin, and host and owner of the History Shows Us podcast. Lettie is always connecting the dots through the work she does as a historian. Find Lettie at: Patreon; Lettie Gore (@sincerely.lettie) • Instagram photos and videos; Lettie Gore (@historyshowsuspodcast) • Instagram photos and videos; Historian & Podcast Host - Listen on Spotify - Linktree; Sincerely, Lettie (sincerelylettie.com) Books Mentioned: Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America The Unfolding: An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself The Joy Luck Club: A Novel  Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice Demon Lies (The Nora Kane Series) Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation April's Book: Intersexion: A Story of Faith, Identity, and Authenticity

Author Interview: Marla Taviano

Join Nicki and Brent as we chat with author and poet Marla Taviano. Marla is the author of unbelieve: poems on the journey to becoming a heretic and jaded: a poetic reckoning with white evangelical christian indoctrination. www.marlataviano.com @marlataviano & [https://www.instagram.com/marlataviano/] @whitegirllearning [https://www.instagram.com/whitegirllearning/] And her books: jaded [https://amzn.to/3TJ2OCf] & unbelieve [https://amzn.to/42IRZUH] Other books mentioned: Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness Between Trayvon Martin & George Floyd [https://amzn.to/40grsN5] April's Book: Intersexion: A Story of Faith, Identity, and Authenticity [https://amzn.to/3TOwTAs]