You Are The Genre And Mychal Denzel Smith

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Tavis Smiley Mychal Denzel Smith joins Tavis SmileyMychal Denzel Smith, author of the New York Times bestseller “Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching” and “Stakes Is High,” takes us inside his new piece for the Intercept about “the Black vote” in the NYC mayoral race.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

2025-07-2442 min

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 Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 Nation How 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...

2022-09-1238 min

2022-09-1240 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 43

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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/adchoices

2021-08-1929 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 Stacks Ep. 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 11

Open Form Episode 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/adchoices

2021-06-2426 min

The Stacks Ep. 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 min

Open Form Episode 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/adchoices

2021-06-1737 min

The Stacks Ep. 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 14

Open Form Episode 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 min

The Stacks Ep. 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

The Stacks Ep. 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 06

Open Form Episode 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/adchoices

2021-05-2728 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form Episode 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 min

Open Form TrailerListen 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/adchoices

2021-04-2002 min

Thresholds A 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 Podcast Episode 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 Struggle Say 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 Books Marc 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 Show Mychal 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 min

Coffee and Books Mychal 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

Embark On The Most Immersive Full Audiobook Today!Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405163to 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 exceptionalism...

2020-09-153h 30

Savor An Vivid Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405163to 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 identity...

2020-09-153h 30

Fuel Your Mind With The Riveting Full Audiobook Now, Story Seekers!Stakes Is High by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/168309to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stakes Is High Author: Mychal Denzel Smith Narrator: Mychal Denzel Smith Format: mp3 Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins Release date: 09-15-20 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 51 ratings Genres: Racism & Discrimination Publisher's Summary: 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 exceptionalism, the inevitable rightness of our path, and the promise that hard work and determination will carry us to freedom. But in Stakes...

2020-09-153h 30

Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social Science Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405163to 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 exceptionalism...

2020-09-153h 30

Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405163to 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 identity...

2020-09-153h 30

Thresholds Mychal 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 Reviews Claudia 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

Cambridge Black Lives Matter Mychal 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 Kicker Imagining 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 Palestine Black 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 Podcast Emily 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 Podcast Episode 9: Mychal Denzel SmithHosted by Matt Pullman. Produced by Bill Shouldis.

2019-02-1900 min

On the Media Rethinking MLK DayWhen he was still in his twenties, Martin Luther King Jr. was, among other things, an advice columnist for Ebony magazine. Writer Mychal Denzel Smith studied those columns for an article this week in The Atlantic, and he found that readers asked the civil rights leader about everything from race relations to marriage problems. In some instances Dr. King was surprisingly unorthodox — the preacher's thoughts on birth control are particularly eloquent — and in others, his advice was less than sage. When one reader complained about her philandering husband, he told her to self-reflect: "Are you careful with your grooming...

2019-01-2219 min

Library Talks Satirizing America in 'Friday Black'Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah sheds light on a modern day America full of racial violence, greed, and heartbreak in his debut collection of short stories, "Friday Black." Focusing on the struggles of young black men and women, his characters fight to survive with their humanity intact. In conversation with writer Mychal Denzel Smith, Adjei-Brenyah discuses his approach to writing satire, the perils of capitalism, and how to stay hopeful while creating dystopian fiction.

2019-01-0641 min

The Harper’s Podcast The 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 Cityside Uncharted 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

On the Media Podcast (On the Media)What Ails AmericaOur northern neighbor is celebrating its 150th birthday this weekend, yet many Canadians don’t care. Why Canada’s lack of patriotism might be a good thing. Also, how families of black people killed by police often have to grieve under the media spotlight. And the tale of a composer's search for the sound of America. 1. Canadian writer Stephen Marche @StephenMarche on the differences between Canadian and American views on diversity and culture. 2. Writer Mychal Denzel Smith @mychalsmith on the "obligation for black families to mourn in public." 3. WNYC's Sara Fishko on composer Aaron Copla...

2017-06-3050 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 $Writers Who Don\'t Write$

Writers Who Don't Write Mychal 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 Nerds Black 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

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

Dive Into This Sensational Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.Invisible 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

Don’t Miss An Eye-Opening Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching by Mychal Denzel SmithPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/2730to listen full audiobooks. Title: Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching Author: Mychal Denzel Smith Narrator: Kevin R. Free Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins Release date: 06-14-16 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 291 ratings Genres: Cultural & Regional 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 moments of Black self-determination for...

2016-06-145h 52

Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social Science Invisible 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

Micropolis Beyoncé, 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

Rembert Explains Rembert ExplainsReactions to the unrest in Baltimore from writers Jamil Smith, Doreen St. Felix, Hillary Crosley Coker, Jamilah Lemieux, and Mychal Denzel Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2015-04-291h 25

Rhymes & Reasons Mychal Denzel Smith

2015-04-1600 min

Rembert Explains Rembert 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2015-01-2849 min

Brooklyn Bugle » Podcast Tell the Bartender Episode 42: An EducationListen to Episode 42: An EducationDownload From iTunes HereIn 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 respon...

2014-09-0400 min

Tell The Bartender - A Storytelling Podcast Episode 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