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You Are The Genre[Mychal Denzel Smith] Is The GenreTim Barnes chats with writer Mychal Denzel Smith (Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching and Stakes Is High) about his passion for mysteries, early attempts at screenwriting, and grappling with perception as he navigates his career.You might also recognize Mychal from Tim’s [TEXT MESSAGE] interview with him for the newsletter:Mychal Denzel Smith is the author of the New York Times bestseller Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching and Stakes Is High, winner of the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. He is a Puffin Fellow at Type Media Center, and Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at Hun...2024-06-101h 07
Open FormEpisode 52: Zakiya Dalila Harrison The WizWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Zakiya Dalila Harris (The Other Black Girl) about the 1978 film The Wiz, directed by Sidney Lumet.Zakiya Dalila Harris spent nearly...2022-11-0333 minOpen FormEpisode 51: Ross Gay on DreamsWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Ross Gay (Inciting Joy) about the 1990 film Dreams, directed by Akira Kurosawa.Ross Gay is the New York Times bestselling author of T...2022-10-2737 minOpen FormEpisode 50: Chantal V. Johnson on MagnoliaWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Chantal V. Johnson (Post-Traumatic) about the 1999 film Magnolia, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.Chantal V. Johnson is a tenant lawyer and write...2022-10-2043 minOpen FormEpisode 49: Dawnie Walton on Say Anything...Welcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Dawnie Walton (The Final Revival of Opal & Nev) about the 1989 film Say Anything, directed by Cameron Crowe.Dawnie Walton is a fiction...2022-10-1328 minOpen FormEpisode 48: Ryan Lee Wong on Princess MononokeWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Ryan Lee Wong (Which Side Are You on) about the 1997 film Princess Mononoke, directed by Hayao Miyazaki.Ryan Lee Wong was born...2022-10-0631 minOpen FormEpisode 47: Sophia Benoit on Legally BlondeWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Sophia Benoit (Well, This Is Exhausting) about the 2001 film Legally Blonde, directed by Robert Luketic and starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, a...2022-09-2937 minOpen FormEpisode 46: Chelsea Martin on My Neighbor TotoroWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Chelsea Martin (Tell Me I’m an Artist) about the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro, directed by Hayao Miyazaki.Chelsea Ma...2022-09-2219 minOpen FormEpisode 45: Elaine Hsieh Chou on Better Luck TomorrowWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Elaine Hsieh Chou (Disorientation) about the 2002 film Better Luck Tomorrow, directed by Justin Lin. Learn more about yo...2022-09-1540 min
Memoir NationHow to Have an Opinion in Memoir, featuring Mychal Denzel SmithThis week’s episode is a celebration of opinion, of boldly stating what you mean and what matters to you and why. Writing is an exercise in truth-telling, and when it’s your personal truth—no matter what your genre—it’s scary as hell. And while this week centers memoir, the episode is for anyone who’s trying to write what they think. It’s about why it matters that writers synthesize, interpret, make meaning, extrapolate, and also examines consequences—for you as a writer, and also for the world outside of you. If you’re wrestling with truth, with fallou...2022-09-1240 minOpen FormEpisode 44: Deesha Philyaw on Car WashWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) about the 1976 film Car Wash, directed by Michael Schultz and starring Franklyn Ajaye, Bill Duke...2022-09-0837 minOpen FormEpisode 43: Chloe Cooper Jones on Coming HomeWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Chloe Cooper Jones (Easy Beauty) about the 1978 film Coming Home, directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern.2022-09-0152 minOpen FormEpisode 42: Ada Limón on FlashdanceIn this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Ada Limón (The Hurting Kind) about the 1983 film Flashdance, directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, and Lilia Skala.Ada Limón is the author of The Hurting Kind, as well as five other collections of poems. These include, most recently, The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was named a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and Bright Dead Things, which was named a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Kingsl...2022-08-2519 minOpen FormEpisode 41: Ingrid Rojas Contreras on SolarisWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Ingrid Rojas Contreras (The Man Who Could Move Clouds) about the 1972 film Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.Ingrid Rojas Contreras was bor...2022-08-1827 minOpen FormEpisode 40: Elif Batuman on Get OutWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Elif Batuman (Either/Or) about the 2017 film Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitfo...2022-08-1136 minOpen FormEpisode 39: Marlowe Granados on Charlie's AngelsWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Marlowe Granados (Happy Hour) about the 2000 film Charlie’s Angels, directed by McG and starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu...2022-06-1631 minOpen FormEpisode 38: Mira Jacob on Mississippi MasalaWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Mira Jacob (Good Talk) about the 1991 film Mississippi Masala, directed by Mira Nair and starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan...2022-06-0941 minOpen FormEpisode 37: Rachel Yoder on Ferris Bueller's Day OffWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Rachel Yoder (Nightbitch) about the 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, directed by John Hughes and starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and...2022-06-0224 minOpen FormEpisode 36: Laila Lalami on The GodfatherWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Laila Lalami (Conditional Citizens) about the 1972 film The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, and Rober...2022-05-2634 minOpen FormEpisode 35: Joseph Han on Pearl HarborWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Joseph Han (Nuclear Family) about the 2001 film Pearl Harbor, directed by Michael Bay and starring Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartne...2022-05-1936 minOpen FormEpisode 34: Chelsea Bieker on Sleeping With the EnemyWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Chelsea Bieker (Heartbroke) about the 1991 film Sleeping With the Enemy, directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin and Ke...2022-05-1239 minOpen FormEpisode 33: Leslie Jamison on MidsommarWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Leslie Jamison (Make It Scream, Make It Burn) about the 2019 film Midsommar, directed by Ari Aster and starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilh...2022-05-0544 minOpen FormEpisode 32: Adam Haslett on Withnail and IWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.On this week's episode, Mychal talks with Adam Haslett about the 1987 film Withnail and I, directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann. Le...2022-04-2820 minOpen FormEpisode 31: Randa Jarrar on The Time That RemainsWelcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Randa Jarrar (Love Is an Ex-Country) about the 2009 film The Time That Remains, directed by Elia Suleiman and starring Menashe Noy, Elia Suleiman, and Baher Agbar...2022-04-2125 minOpen FormEpisode 30: Melissa Lozada-Oliva on Wolf GirlWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Melissa Lozada-Oliva (Dreaming of You: A Novel in Verse) about the 2001 film Wolf Girl, directed by Thom Fitzgerald and starring Tim Curry, Victoria Sanchez, Gra...2022-04-1428 minOpen FormEpisode 29: Danya Kukafka on Spider-ManWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Danya Kukafka (Notes on an Execution and Girl in Snow) about the 2002 film Spider-Man, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirs...2022-04-0738 minOpen FormEpisode 28: Farah Jasmine Griffin on If Beale Street Could TalkWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Farah Jasmine Griffin (Read Until You Understand) about the 2018 film If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins, adapted from the novel by Jame...2022-03-3123 minOpen FormEpisode 27: Kristen Arnett on Romy and Michele's High School ReunionWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Kristen Arnett (With Teeth) about the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, directed by David Mirkin and starring Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, and Jane...2022-03-2426 minOpen FormEpisode 26: Marie-Helene Bertino on MoonstruckWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Marie-Helene Bertino (Parakeet) about the 1987 film Moonstruck, directed by Norman Jewison and starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. Learn more about your...2022-03-1752 minOpen FormEpisode 25: Ashley C. Ford on The Joy Luck ClubWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Ashley C. Ford (Somebody’s Daughter) about the 1993 film The Joy Luck Club, starring Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen, Rosalind Chao, Lauren...2022-03-1035 minOpen FormEpisode 24: Min Jin Lee on Cinema ParadisoWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Min Jin Lee about the 1988 award-winning, coming-of-age classic Cinema Paradiso, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...2022-03-0342 min
The Institute of Black Imagination.E30. The Tenets of Healing with Writer and Activist Darnell Moore.In this episode, Dario sits with award-winning author and activist Darnell Moore. Moore’s scholarship weaves effortlessly between the role of the colonial state, the depraved church and the destitutes of patriarchy on political, spiritual, and social freedoms of Black, queer and marginalized people. A leading voice in culture, media, and movement, Moore antagonizes any Black liberation thought that colors freedom inside of the lines of cis, straight, and able-bodied Black people. In today’s conversation, we’ll explore Moore’s definition of a “costly grace” in transforming our justice systems, the role and relevance of Black churches in q...2021-11-141h 43Open FormEpisode 23: Ilana Masad on ArrivalWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Ilana Masad about the 2016 film Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve and adapted by Eric Heisserer from the short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted...2021-10-2131 minOpen FormEpisode 22: José Vadi on The FugitiveWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to José Vadi about the 1993 film The Fugitive, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. Learn more...2021-10-1439 minOpen FormEpisode 21: Téa Obreht on RebeccaWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Téa Obreht about the 1940 film Rebecca, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. Learn more about...2021-10-0735 minOpen FormEpisode 20: Melissa Febos on LabyrinthWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Melissa Febos about the 1986 film Labyrinth, directed by Jim Henson and starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. Learn more about your...2021-09-3032 minOpen FormEpisode 19: Zaina Arafat on Sliding DoorsWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Zaina Arafat about the 1998 film Sliding Doors, directed by Peter Howitt and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, and Jeanne Tripplehorn 2021-09-2333 minOpen FormEpisode 18: Carmen Maria Machado on Jennifer's BodyIn this episode, Mychal talks to Carmen Maria Machado about the 2009 film Jennifer's Body, written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama, and starring Megan Box, Adam Brody, and Amanda Seyfried.Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction, the Brooklyn Public Library Literature Prize, the Shirley...2021-09-1640 minOpen FormEpisode 17: Morgan Parker on The FacultyWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Morgan Parker about the 1998 film The Faculty, directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnet...2021-09-0944 minOpen FormEpisode 16: Esmé Weijun Wang on CloserWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Esmé Weijun Wang about the 2004 film Closer, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Jude Law. 2021-09-0250 minOpen FormEpisode 15: Hanif Abdurraqib on Brown SugarWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Hanif Abdurraqib about the 2002 film Brown Sugar, directed by RickFamuyiwa and starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan. Learn more about your...2021-08-2649 minOpen FormEpisode 14: Kaitlyn Greenidge on Cane RiverWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Kaitlyn Greenidge about the 1982 film Cane River, directed by Horace Jenkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-08-1929 minOpen FormEpisode 13: Alexandra Kleeman on Like Someone in LoveWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Alexandra Kleeman about the 2012 film Like Someone in Love, directed by Abbas Kiarostami.This episode's sponsor:Kings Distillery. Kings County Distillery...2021-08-1230 minOpen FormEpisode 12: Celeste Ng on The Muppet MovieWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Celeste Ng about the 1979 film The Muppet Movie, directed by James Frawley.This episode's sponsor:Kings Distillery. Kings County Distillery is...2021-08-0533 minOpen FormEpisode 11: Eula Biss on Purple RainWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Eula Biss about the 1984 film Purple Rain, starring Prince, Apollonia Kotero, and Morris Day, and directed by Albert Magnoli. Learn more...2021-07-0136 min
The StacksEp. 170 The Undying by Anne Boyer -- The Stacks Book Club (Mychal Denzel Smith)It’s time for another installment of The Stacks Book Club. This month we’re discussing The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer with Mychal Denzel Smith (Stakes is High). Our conversation explores the commodification of cancer, the ways sexism is entrenched in the language of breast cancer, and how form and content can work together and fight against one another in the same text.There are no spoilers in this episode.Be sure to listen until the end of the podcast to find out The Stacks Book Club pick...2021-06-301h 11Open FormEpisode 10: Jason Diamond on BeetlejuiceOn this episode, Mychal talks to Jason Diamond about the 1988 film Beetlejuice, starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, and Winona Ryder, and directed by Tim Burton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-06-2426 minThe StacksEp. 169 Defining Love for Ourselves with Ashley C. FordAshley C. Ford is a host, podcaster, writer, and now author. Her debut book, Somebody’s Daughter, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and tells the story of her childhood as it relates to her coming of age and her father’s incarceration. Today we discuss therapy and her writing process, the ways anger fuels passion, and what it means to be published by Oprah Winfrey’s imprint. The Stacks Book Club selection for June is The Undying by Anne Boyer. We will discuss the book with Mychal Denzel Smith on Wednesday June 30th....2021-06-2357 minOpen FormEpisode 9: Jordan Kisner on The RiderOn this episode, Mychal talks to Jordan Kisner about the 2017 film The Rider, directed by Chloé Zhao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-06-1737 minThe StacksEp. 168 Embodying History with Clint SmithToday we are joined by Clint Smith author of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. Clint is a staff writer at The Atlantic. We talk about how Clint’s poetry informs his nonfiction, the capacity to be surprised, and the recency of slavery.The Stacks Book Club selection for June is The Undying by Anne Boyer. We will discuss the book with Mychal Denzel Smith on Wednesday June 30th.You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: ht...2021-06-161h 14Open FormEpisode 8: Kali Fajardo-Anstine on Sunshine CleaningWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.On this week's episode, Mychal talks to Kali Fajardo-Anstine about the 2008 film Sunshine Cleaning , starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt and directed by Christine Jeffs. Learn more...2021-06-1033 minThe StacksEp. 167 Disrupting the Systems that Cage Us with Marlon PetersonToday we are joined by author and activist Marlon Peterson. His book Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s Freedom Song is out now and is both a memoir of Marlon’s time in prison and an indictment of a system that fails its citizens. We talk today about possibility, asking different questions, and romantic comedies. The Stacks Book Club selection for June is The Undying by Anne Boyer. We will discuss the book with Mychal Denzel Smith on Wednesday June 30th.You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The S...2021-06-0957 minOpen FormEpisode 7: Kiese Laymon on Rocky IIIWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.On this week's episode, Mychal talks to Kiese Laymon about the 1982 film Rocky III, starring Sylvester Stallone and Mr. T and directed by Sylvester Stallone. Learn more...2021-06-0331 minThe StacksEp. 166 Who Do We Want to Be with Mychal Denzel SmithOur guest this week is Mychal Denzel Smith, the author of one of Traci’s favorite books from 2020, Stakes is High. Mychal’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many other publications, and now he hosts the Open Form podcast. Today we talk about the difference between accountability and punishment, abolition, and what it means to want better for America.The Stacks Book Club selection for June is The Undying by Anne Boyer. We will discuss the book with Mychal Denzel Smith on Wednesday June 30th.You can find link...2021-06-021h 06Open FormEpisode 6: Hermione Hoby on DaisiesOn this week's episode, Mychal talks to Hermione Hoby about the 1966 film Daisies, starring Ivana Karbanová and Jitka Cerhová and directed by Vera Chytilová. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-05-2728 minOpen FormEpisode 5: R.O. Kwon on MinariWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.On this week's episode, Mychal talks to R.O. Kwon about the 2020 film Minari, directed by Lee Isaac Chung and starring Steven Yeun, Yuh-Jung Youn, Yeri Han, Alan...2021-05-2037 minOpen FormEpisode 4: Nate Marshall on The Five HeartbeatsWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.On this week's episode, Mychal talks to Nate Marshall about the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats, starring Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Herry Lennix, and Tico Wells, and directed by Robert Townsend.2021-05-1340 minOpen FormEpisode 3: Nadia Owusu on Hunt for the WilderpeopleWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.On this week's episode, Mychal talks to Nadia Owusu about the 2016 film Hunt for the Wilderpeople, starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison, and directed by Taika Waititi. ...2021-05-0627 minOpen FormEpisode 2: Tracy O’Neill on Ball of FireWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.On this week's episode, Mychal talks to Tracy O'Neill about the 1941 film Ball of Fire, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper, and directed by Howard Hawks.This week's sponsor:2021-04-2933 minOpen FormEpisode 1: Brit Bennett on Undercover BrotherWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.On the first episode, Mychal talks to Brit Bennett about the 2002 film Undercover Brother, starring Eddie Griffin and directed by Malcolm D. Lee.This week's sponsor:This...2021-04-2235 minOpen FormTrailerListen to the trailer for the new podcast Open Form, hosted by award-winning author Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love.Episodes begin April 22, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-04-2002 min
ThresholdsA Look Back at 2020As we prepare for the 2021 season of Thresholds, we took a look back at some of our favorite conversations from 2020 including excerpts from interviews with Mira Jacob, Ocean Vuong, Natalie Diaz, Carmen Maria Machado, Alexander Chee, and Mychal Denzel Smith.New episodes of Thresholds coming every Wednesday, starting 1/13/21! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-01-0630 min
The Greenlight Bookstore PodcastEpisode QS27: Mychal Denzel Smith + Brit Bennett (November 27, 2020)Set squarely in the context of an America ravaged by a pandemic and racial and political violence, Mychal Denzel Smith's discussion of his book Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream with novelist Brit Bennett is a fierce, brilliant and unapologetic conversation, leavened with gallows humor. Mychal delineates the distinction between being forgetful of history and being intentionally committed to delusions, discusses selective ideas of American identity, and describes struggling against the futility of writing in the face of injustice, while noting "it's important that we leave a record of the alternative to what has been the dominant d...2020-11-271h 00
Choose Your StruggleSay Their Names, Tell Their Stories With Dennis Gillan and a Shout Out from Didi Mamaligas!Episode 43!Buy Stakes Is High by Mychal Denzel Smith!This week's episode begins with my thoughts on the election and where we go from here. Congrats to Kamala Harris for becoming the first woman to hold one of the two highest positions in our government and the first Black and South Asian VP. Please, please. please don't tell me you're looking forward to things going "back to normal". The interview in this episode is with Dennis Gillan. Dennis has been working for decades to end the stigma around discussing iss...2020-11-1358 minChoose Your StruggleSay Their Names, Tell Their Stories With Dennis Gillan and a Shout Out from Didi Mamaligas!Episode 43!Buy Stakes Is High by Mychal Denzel Smith!This week's episode begins with my thoughts on the election and where we go from here. Congrats to Kamala Harris for becoming the first woman to hold one of the two highest positions in our government and the first Black and South Asian VP. Please, please. please don't tell me you're looking forward to things going "back to normal". The interview in this episode is with Dennis Gillan. Dennis has been working for decades to end the stigma around discussing iss...2020-11-1358 min
Coffee and BooksMarc Lamont Hill and Special Host Mychal Denzel Smith discussing Marc's book; "We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest and Possibility"On this special episode of Coffee and Books, Marc dives into what motivated him to write his latest book; "We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest and Possibility." He is interviewed by his friend, and fellow New York Times Best selling Author, Mychal Denzel Smith. The two break down the book and the importance of why Marc wrote the book in this current climate. Also, Mychal gets a shot at revenge when the tables are turned on Marc for the tortuous Buy It, Borrow It, Burn It.2020-11-0900 min
The Arik Korman ShowMychal Denzel Smith on Standing Up for DemocracyMychal Denzel Smith, author of the New York Times bestseller Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, talks about whether it is better to have racism out in the open, whether times today are more dangerous than before, and what we can do if there isn't a peaceful transfer of power after the November election. Mychal’s latest book is Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream.2020-10-1024 minCoffee and BooksMychal Denzel Smith breaks down his book; "Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream"This week, Marc is in conversation with New York Times best selling author, Mychal Denzel Smith, dissecting his recent book; Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream. The two examine the American identity...who we think we are versus who we actually are, when Mychal first identified as a writer, and also Marc puts Mychal through arguably the most difficult, but wildly fun "Buy It, Borrow It, Burn It" yet!2020-09-2854 min
Let Free Audiobook Transport You to New WorldsStakes Is High: Life After the American Dream Audiobook by Mychal Denzel SmithListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 405163
Title: Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream
Author: Mychal Denzel Smith
Narrator: Mychal Denzel Smith
Format: Unabridged
Length: 03:30:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-15-20
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, General
Summary:
Brave, clear-eyed, and passionate, Stakes Is High is the book we need to guide us past crisis mode and through an uncertain future.
The events of the past decade have forced us to reckon with who we are and who we want to be. We have been invested in a...2020-09-163h 30
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceStakes Is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405163 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream Author: Mychal Denzel Smith Narrator: Mychal Denzel Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Brave, clear-eyed, and passionate, Stakes Is High is the book we need to guide us past crisis mode and through an uncertain future. The events of the past decade have forced us to reckon with who we are and who we want to be. We have been invested in a set of beliefs about our American identity: our...2020-09-1503 min
Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsStakes Is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405163 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream Author: Mychal Denzel Smith Narrator: Mychal Denzel Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 15, 2020 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brave, clear-eyed, and passionate, Stakes Is High is the book we need to guide us past crisis mode and through an uncertain future. The events of the past decade have forced us to reckon with who we are and who we want to be. We have been invested in a set of beliefs about our American...2020-09-1503 min
ThresholdsMychal Denzel SmithMychal Denzel Smith is the author of the just-released Stakes is High: Life After the American Dream as well as the 2016 New York Times bestseller Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching. His work has appeared, online and print, in the New York Times, Washington Post, Harper’s, Artforum, Oxford American, New Republic, GQ, Complex, Esquire, Playboy, Bleacher Report, The Nation, The Atlantic, Pitchfork, Bookforum, and a number of other publications. He has appeared on The Daily Show, PBS Newshour, Democracy NOW!, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more national and local radio/television programs. He is...2020-09-0955 min
Fully Booked by Kirkus ReviewsClaudia RankineAward-winning author Claudia Rankine joins editor-in-chief Tom Beer to discuss Just Us: An American Conversation (Graywolf Press, Sept. 8), a paradigm-shifting cross-disciplinary collection of essays, poems, and images that contend with the perceptual and experiential divide between Black and White Americans. And in a sponsored interview, host Megan Labrise talks with Swedish hip hop star Jason Diakité, author of A Drop of Midnight: A Memoir (Amazon Crossing). Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week, including books by Mychal Denzel Smith, Yaa Gyasi, and Helen Macdonald.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...2020-09-0859 min
Luminary SpotlightThe Trevor Noah Podcast: Who You Gonna Call?Trevor and David discuss police violence during the recent protests across the country and ask writer Mychal Denzel Smith what it actually means to "abolish the police."
For more visit luminary.link/trevornoah2020-08-1247 min
Cambridge Black Lives MatterMychal Denzel Smith- Interview by Mojola AkinyemiMychal Denzel Smith is the author of Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education and a Knobler Fellow at The Nation Institute. He is interviewed by Cambridge student Mojola Akinyemi following the Cambridge Union panel on police violence and racism, which can be rewatched at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X488xUn9TF4
This is part of the ongoing Cambridge Black Lives Matter series, which features the work of the Cambridge community to support the movement. The original broadcast is available on all major streaming platforms. If you would like to...2020-08-0228 min
The KickerImagining a new worldThe uprising to abolish the police asks our country, and the press, to envision a new world. But the news business is not built to accommodate ideas that would transform society. On this week’s Kicker, three longtime writers and speakers on anti-Black racism and policing—Mychal Denzel Smith, Josie Duffy Rice, and Alex Vitale—discuss media coverage of recent protests, trace our use of the word crime, and urge us to focus on local activism.2020-07-1737 min
This Is PalestineBlack in AmericaIn this episode of 'This Is Palestine,' we shift our focus to the protests that have swept the nation, sparked by the tragic murder of George Floyd by police officers on May 25. We hear from three distinct Black American voices as they discuss systemic racism and what it means to be Black in America.
First, we hear from Mychal Denzel Smith, author of the forthcoming Stakes is High: Life After the American Dream and New York Times bestseller Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, New Republic, The...2020-06-0657 min
The Harper’s PodcastEmily Bernard and Mychal Denzel SmithBlack artists, intellectuals, and writers have long been asked to process their pain for white audiences—which has led some well-intentioned white progressives to view pain as the entirety of the black experience. Recognizing this fact inevitably leads us to wonder: what would have James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time been like if he had only addressed his fourteen-year-old nephew, or included a letter to his nieces?
Emily Bernard, author of Black Is the Body, and Mychal Denzel Smith, author of Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, both seek to expand and break out of limiting narratives around race...2019-03-1139 min
Missing Words PodcastEpisode 9: Mychal Denzel SmithHosted by Matt Pullman. Produced by Bill Shouldis. 2019-02-1900 minThe Harper’s PodcastThe GatekeepersAlthough many august publications have survived the shift to digital, they have retained many of the problems in how print outlets make assignments and edit their writers’ work—particularly when it comes to race. In the December issue, Mychal Denzel Smith writes, “There is power lost when the oppressor serves as interlocutor. This is not new. Navigating the constraints of white supremacy while establishing a self-definition outside of it is what being black in America has always meant. Slave narratives are powerful firsthand accounts of the horrors of slavery and important assertions of black humanity. But each one, whether Narrative of the...2018-12-2039 min
Podcasts from CitysideUncharted Episode 29: Learning to be a black man in AmericaWhat’s the script for black manhood? Mychal Denzel Smith unapologetically upends assumptions about black masculinity, rewriting the script for black men so that depression and anxiety aren’t considered taboo, and feminism and LGBTQ rights become part of the fight. Denzel Smith, author of of Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, talked with Uncharted Berkeley Festival of Ideas Co-Curator Helena Brantley about black manhood today and the heightened awareness of racism in Trump’s America.2018-06-1340 min
The Struggle Bus: Self-Care, Mental Health, and Other Hilarious StuffEpisode 116: Start With A Snake - The Struggle Bus LIVE!This is a recording of The Struggle Bus LIVE with special guests Josh Gondelman, Mychal Denzel Smith, Molly Knefel and surprise guest, ADVICE GIVING PUPPET Carl Mudgeon! Recorded on Wednesday, October 25th at Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY. Special thanks to HangAndHold for donating gifts for our audience game! Find them on Etsy at HangAndHold and Instagram at @hangandhold. Hand-painted + handmade goods to hang on your wall or hold in your hand. Made with love in BK. 2017-10-2959 min
All the Books!Favorite Nonfiction of 2016This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Ghostland, The Gene, Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, and more of their favorite nonfiction books of 2016.This episode was sponsored by ThirdLove and Comic Bento.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books discussed on the show:Ghostland: An...2016-12-2041 min
Writers Who Don't WriteMychal Denzel SmithMychal Denzel Smith is a Knobler Fellow at The Nation Institute and a contributing writer for The Nation magazine. He has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Salon, Feministing.com, The Guardian, The Root, theGrio, ThinkProgress, and The Huffington Post, and he has been a featured commentator on NPR, BBC radio, CNN, MSNBC, Al Jazeera America, HuffPost Live, and a number of other radio and television programs. He is the author of Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching. In this episode of Writers Who Don't Write, Mychal discusses his experience growing up black in America...2016-10-051h 17
For Colored NerdsBlack Art IncubatorB & E sit down to talk about the things that have kept them sane this summer, then they get out of the studio for a trip to the Black Art Incubator.
More Info:
Park Ave Armory Youth Corps: http://youthcorps.tumblr.com/
White Girls By Hilton Als:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Girls-Hilton-Als/dp/194045025X
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching by Mychal Denzel Smith: https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Man-Whole-World-Watching/dp/1568585284
The Mothers by Brit Bennett: https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Novel-Brit-Bennett/dp/0399184511\
Black Art Incubator: http...2016-09-1940 min
Afronerd RadioAfronerd@Afropunk; Kaepernick's Stance; Trump v Clinton v The Blacks; MWIR@7:30Howdy to the people! Listen to our latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they wax about the following (mid) weekly topics: Dburt returns from Brooklyn's 12th annual Afropunk festival and shares his (sweaty) thoughts; and in the wake of Afropunk, the nearby MTV Video Music Awards continues to prove that the once cutting edge music channel just doesn't cut that edge anymore (and hasn't for a loooong time); San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick takes a polarizing if not controversial stance on not standi...2016-09-011h 34Afronerd RadioGeorge Curry RIP; Trump & The Black Vote; Ryan Lochte's White Lie; MWIR@7:30pmETHey, folks. As the Brooklyn Afropunk Festival approaches, let's just get to the point, shall we? Listen to our latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they unpack on this (mid) week's impactful concerns: famed journalist and EMERGE magazine editor, George Curry passes; Republican presidential hopeful, Donald Trump makes a plea to potential Black votes (before mostly White audiences); our impressions over the fallout regarding the discovery that Olympic swimmer, Ryan Lochte lied about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio and how his st...2016-08-251h 37Afronerd RadioGabby Douglas vs Everybody; Spelman TRANscends & Milwaukee Burns, MWIR@7:30pmAfropunk is coming, folks! More specifcally, next week. In the interim, why not check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week In Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they discuss this (mid) week's current event laden issues: Gold medalist, Gabby Douglas continues to weather criticism from literally both sides-Black Women regarding her appearance and White racists for....well....being; famed womens HBCU, Spelman College is considering matriculating transgender females to their student body; another traffic stop resulting in the death of a Black male by police, this time in Mil...2016-08-182h 05
All the Books!Bookish Whatever for August 16, 2016This week, Liberty and Rebecca have a heat-induced bookish discussion about One-in-a-Million Boy, Geek Love, Golden Years, and more.This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Live, The Edge of the Light by Elizabeth George, and ThirdLove.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discus...2016-08-1642 min
Listen Legally to Popular Authors Full Audiobooks in Bios & Memoirs, Personal MemoirsInvisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching Audiobook by Mychal Denzel SmithListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching
Subtitle: A Young Black Man's Education
Author: Mychal Denzel Smith
Narrator: Kevin R. Free
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-14-16
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 183 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
How do you learn to be a black man in America? For young black men today, it means coming of age during the presidency of Barack Obama. It means witnessing the deaths of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Akai Gurley...2016-06-145h 52
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceInvisible Man Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Invisible Man Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education Author: Mychal Denzel Smith Narrator: Kevin R. Free Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: June 14, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: How do you learn to be a black man in America? For young black men today, it means coming of age during the presidency of Barack Obama. It means witnessing the deaths of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Akai Gurley, and too many more. It means celebrating...2016-06-1405 min
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceInvisible Man Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321466to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Invisible Man Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education
Author: Mychal Denzel Smith
Narrator: Kevin R. Free
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 52 minutes
Release date: June 14, 2016
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
How do you learn to be a black man in America? For young black men today, it means coming of age during the presidency of Barack Obama. It means witnessing the deaths of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Akai Gurley, and too many more. It means celebrating powerful...2016-06-145h 52
MicropolisBeyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and the Power of Black Protest MusicBeyoncé. Kendrick Lamar. J Cole. Janelle Monae.
Pop artists are increasingly speaking out against police violence these days, while amplifying the demands of Black Lives Matter in the process. This is in keeping with the spirit of the 1960s and 1970s, when James Brown, Nina Simone and Marvin Gaye turned issues of segregation and poverty into artistic masterpieces like "What's Goin On?"
"Music may be beautiful but it haunts you because you don’t want there to exist in the world the conditions that produce this sort of music," said Mychal Denzel Smith, author of the new...2016-04-2607 min
The Leslie Marshall ShowExplicit Appeals to Racism Politically Viable (again)?Leslie is joined by Mychal Denzel Smith, the author of "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching" (coming out in June 2016), Alfred Knobler Fellow at The Nation Institute, and contributing writer for The Nation magazine. They discuss his article for 'The Nation' entitled "Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does." (http://tinyurl.com/hgm6628)Mychal Denzel Smith's Twitter Handle is @MychalSmith and the website for 'The Nation' is www.TheNation.com.(Image Credit: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst)2016-03-0123 min
The Leslie Marshall ShowExplicit Appeals to Racism Politically Viable (again)?Leslie is joined by Mychal Denzel Smith, the author of "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching" (coming out in June 2016), Alfred Knobler Fellow at The Nation Institute, and contributing writer for The Nation magazine. They discuss his article for 'The Nation' entitled "Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does." (http://tinyurl.com/hgm6628)Mychal Denzel Smith's Twitter Handle is @MychalSmith and the website for 'The Nation' is www.TheNation.com.(Image Credit: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst)2016-03-0123 min
Rembert ExplainsRembert ExplainsReactions to the unrest in Baltimore from writers Jamil Smith, Doreen St. Felix, Hillary Crosley Coker, Jamilah Lemieux, and Mychal Denzel Smith.2015-04-291h 25
Rhymes & ReasonsMychal Denzel Smith2015-04-1600 minRembert ExplainsRembert Explains - Mychal Denzel SmithThe Nation's Mychal Denzel Smith joins Rembert to discuss Marshawn Lynch, the NFL's Super Bowl ad, Shonda Rhimes, and Black History Months of days past.2015-01-2849 min
Tell The Bartender - A Storytelling PodcastEpisode 42: An EducationIn this episode:
The incredibly talented Mychal Denzel Smith is a contributing writer at The Nation, freelances for other major publications, makes frequent appearances on television and is prodigious on Twitter. He also spent four years at a distinguished university but never graduated. This is a story about questioning authority, why it’s so important to do so no matter what the consequences, and, like any great narrative, there is a boat explosion. Ok, he had nothing to do with the boat but he is responsible for some other big things.
PLUS news about the monthly advice s...2014-09-011h 07