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On today’s episode, our IRL friends Brit and Richard are back to discuss If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. We saw the movie together and then read the book, which might sound backwards to some readers, but it enriched our conversation. We talk about the book, the movie, and how James Baldwin manages to tackle big social issues in such beautiful small scenes. It’s a long discussion, and an important one. We’re so happy that Brit and Richard took the time to read and discuss this classic work with us!
Get 3 audiobooks for the price of 1 with Libro.fm here
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Show Notes:
Sarah Brightman and the Russian Space Program on NPR
If Beale Street Could Talk Audiobook
Serial Season 3
Regina King Oscar Acceptance Speech
Hallmark Mahogany
If Beale Street Could Talk Soundtrack
Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper
Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
50% off Haymarket Books on the struggle for Black liberation
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Care and Feeding of ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
James Baldwin and Black Feminism
Beale Street Reading List
How James Baldwin’s Writings About Love Evolved
Beale Street Changed My Life
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On today’s episode, our IRL friends Brit and Richard are back to discuss If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. We saw the movie together and then read the book, which might sound backwards to some readers, but it enriched our conversation. We talk about the book, the movie, and how James Baldwin manages to tackle big social issues in such beautiful small scenes. It’s a long discussion, and an important one. We’re so happy that Brit and Richard took the time to read and discuss this classic work with us!
Get 3 audiobooks for the price of 1 with Libro.fm here
Support the show here
Find us on Instagram here
Show Notes:
Sarah Brightman and the Russian Space Program on NPR
If Beale Street Could Talk Audiobook
Serial Season 3
Regina King Oscar Acceptance Speech
Hallmark Mahogany
If Beale Street Could Talk Soundtrack
Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper
Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
50% off Haymarket Books on the struggle for Black liberation
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Care and Feeding of ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
James Baldwin and Black Feminism
Beale Street Reading List
How James Baldwin’s Writings About Love Evolved
Beale Street Changed My Life

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