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Jun 30, 2020

This week, The Golden State Killer, pleaded guilty to 13 murders and 13 charges of kidnapping in a crime spree that terrorized California from 1973 to 1986. His capture was aided by the help of a team of investigative writers including my guest Billy Jensen, who is co-author of a book about the case that is also now an...


Jun 23, 2020

What is Gangsta Rap? Is it a media creation or a legit hip hop genre. How did it get started, who are its pioneers, and which artists are now carrying the torch? There are the topics my guest Soren Baker tackles in his expansive book The History of Gangster Rap. Soren is a journalist who has spent his entire career...


Jun 16, 2020

John Kenney is author of the new book Love Poems for Anxious People John is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, where he has been writing for the "Shouts & Murmurs" column since 1999. His new book is part 3 of a series of funny poetry collections including Love Poems for Married People and Love Poems for People...


Jun 12, 2020

As the world continues to mourn the death of George Floyd, another case of police violence against black Americans is attracting far less media attention. On March 13, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was killed by Louisville. Kentucky police officers after they allegedly executed a search warrant of the wrong...


Jun 8, 2020

Now, more than ever, we need to have a conversation about race in America. But what does that conversation really sound like? What are the issues we should be discussing to effect real change? Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum is the author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? and President Emeritus...