
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates is arguably the strongest voice of his generation on the role of race and identity in American politics and culture. He’s the author of several books, including “Between the World and Me,” “We Were Eight Years in Power,” and “The Beautiful Struggle,” and the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant and a National Book Award. For this week’s episode, we feature a conversation between Coates and host Jason Johnson, recorded live at the recent Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. They discuss everything from the diss track battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, to the campus protests over the Middle East, to the limits –and necessity– of participating in electoral politics.
Guest: Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates
Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola
Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
By Slate Podcasts4.8
565565 ratings
Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates is arguably the strongest voice of his generation on the role of race and identity in American politics and culture. He’s the author of several books, including “Between the World and Me,” “We Were Eight Years in Power,” and “The Beautiful Struggle,” and the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant and a National Book Award. For this week’s episode, we feature a conversation between Coates and host Jason Johnson, recorded live at the recent Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. They discuss everything from the diss track battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, to the campus protests over the Middle East, to the limits –and necessity– of participating in electoral politics.
Guest: Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates
Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola
Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1,378 Listeners

2,841 Listeners

999 Listeners

1,029 Listeners

5,627 Listeners

1,870 Listeners

53 Listeners

2,068 Listeners

236 Listeners

23,878 Listeners

9,378 Listeners

3,408 Listeners

1,285 Listeners

12,762 Listeners

8,569 Listeners

1,197 Listeners

5,836 Listeners

450 Listeners

3,354 Listeners

50,972 Listeners

2,960 Listeners

10,517 Listeners

953 Listeners

60 Listeners

7,073 Listeners

1,177 Listeners

3,469 Listeners

48 Listeners

97 Listeners

293 Listeners

1,773 Listeners

6 Listeners

131 Listeners

0 Listeners

45 Listeners