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Assembly Required with Stacey AbramsThe Right to Read and Fighting Book Bans with LeVar BurtonIn honor of Banned Books Week, Stacey is joined by two guests: Her mom and former librarian, Reverend Carolyn Abrams, and actor, director, and literacy advocate, LeVar Burton. The trio discuss the transformative power of story and strategies to combat book banning.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Learn More: Banned Books Week: https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/https://twitter.com/BannedBooksWeekhttps://www.instagram.com/banned_books_week/htt...2024-09-2653 min
What You Should ReadYou Should Read: Books by Asian Authors!Send us a textHi, Should-Heads! We're so excited to talk about Asian authors this week and it's a lot of great books over multiple genres. We've got some amazing books to share and we'd love to hear any recommendations you have for us! Links mentioned in this episode: Learn more about Stop Asian Hate! and donate or get involved here: https://stopaapihate.org/actnow/ LeVar Burton book club: https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/levar-burton-launches-book-club-james-baldwin-77630800 Jodi Picoult musical: https://www.jodipicoult.com/breathe.html and get tickets to stream it he...2021-05-1856 min
TheModernMoron podcastEp. 91 Concerned Over Cuomo, Bummed Over Biden Harangued Over HypocrisyHello! Yes, this is an episode of The Modern Moron… and like an aging Snow Leopard, increasingly rare to find. Does that increase the value of a Modern Moron episode… I’m gonna say no, we’re not like a snow leopard or a bitcoin. In this rambling episode, the senator is not in a good place… the news has him down. But when does the news, by and large, ever have you up? It always leads with the latest tragedy and ends with something on the lighter side so you don’t jump out a window after the broadc...2021-04-1833 min
The StoopThe Sounds of BlacknessWhat is a sound that embodies Blackness? Today we invite you to unwind, lean back, disconnect and drift while we ask some phenomenal personalities, like LeVar Burton, Stacey Abrams, David Oyelewo, Shangela and more what is a sound that is undeniably Black?
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Call Your GirlfriendTop Sheroes of 2018We look back at the podcast year that was, including interviews with many of our sheroes: Kamala Harris, Alicia Garza, Stacey Abrams, Cynthia Nixon, and Cecile Richards. We also tackled subjects like bisexuality, poop, and white fragility. We even had some men on the show this year! (Remember the dulcet tones of LeVar Burton?) Whether you're a weekly listener or you just heard about us, come bask in some of our favorite moments of the year.2018-12-2846 min
Call Your GirlfriendTop Sheroes of 2018We look back at the podcast year that was, including interviews with many of our sheroes: Kamala Harris, Alicia Garza, Stacey Abrams, Cynthia Nixon, and Cecile Richards. We also tackled subjects like bisexuality, poop, and white fragility. We even had some men on the show this year! (Remember the dulcet tones of LeVar Burton?) Whether you're a weekly listener or you just heard about us, come bask in some of our favorite moments of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2018-12-2844 min