Aug 26, 2025
Episode originally aired on Nov. 2, 2021.
“Don’t make it out, make it better.”
That’s a line from podcast guest D. Watkins, offered in the book trailer for his book of essays We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America, in which he gives voice to the voiceless and shines meaningful light on what...
Aug 12, 2025
Episode originally aired on April 11, 2023
“Writing is not what you start,” writes podcast guest Nell Scovell in her scathingly funny memoir Just the Funny Parts. “It’s not even what you finish. It’s what you start, finish, and put out there for the world to see.”
Indeed, Nell offers this observation from...