Lit!Pop!Bang!

Recorded before news broke about the closing of the Baltimore Beat, Anthony and Cece speak with the Editor-in-Chief of that publication, Lisa Snowden-McCray. In this episode, the group discuss Lisa's path to journalism (3:00), to the Beat (10:50), and the state of journalism as an institution and business (14:45). Later, in the Pop section, Anthony, Celeste, and Lisa talk Black Panther and black representation in media (28:30) and the reboot of Queer Eye on Netflix (41:45). In the Bang segment, Anthony crowd-sources how he can find new music (52:15).

Links
The critical review written on Black Panther from the Boston Review
http://bostonreview.net/race/christopher-lebron-black-panther

The World of Wakanda
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Wakanda-Ta-Nehisi-Coates/dp/130290650X

Washington Blade
http://www.washingtonblade.com

Baltimore Beat
http://baltimorebeat.com

Rose McGowan confronted by Trans woman
http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/rose-mcgowan-got-into-a-shouting-match-with-a-trans-woman.html

Splendid Table
https://www.splendidtable.org

Out of the Blocks
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/451202110/out-of-the-blocks-on-w-y-p-r

Cece and Anthony are joined by poet and "Split This Rock" co-founder, Sarah Browning, to discuss life, poetry, and politics (0:00). Later, Cece and Anthony talk Fire and Fury (36:30), Game of Thrones hiatus (41:50). and the Olympics (46:00). Sarah then rejoins the hosts to imagine their dream literary course to teach/take (53:10).

Links
Split This Rock
http://www.splitthisrock.org/

The Quarry
http://www.splitthisrock.org/poetry-database

Killing Summer by Sarah Browning
http://siblingrivalrypress.bigcartel.com/product/killing-summer-by-sarah-browning

Open Culture
http://www.openculture.com/

 “Ballad of Orange and Grape” by Muriel Rukeyser
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57158/ballad-of-orange-and-grape

Astoria Books
https://www.astoriabookshop.com

Follow us on Twitter
www.twitter.com/litpopbang

Cece and Anthony talk with current and previous Youth Poet Laureates of Baltimore, Mohammed Tall and Hannah Sawyerr (0:16) . Later, they discuss banned words at the CDC (21:15), Omarosa's resignation (29:31) and the people they want to see less of in the coming year (37:10). 

Links
Mohammed's poem Do the Right Thing
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-eVeHBsb1C4

Hannah's website and book For Girls Growing into Their Hips
https://www.hannahsawyerr.com/

Letter to my Daughter by Maya Angelou
https://www.amazon.com/Letter-My-Daughter-Maya-Angelou/dp/0812980034

Banned Words:
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/12/there_is_no_ban_on_words_at_the_cdc.html

Omarosa resignation:
https://www.thecut.com/2017/12/omarosa-manigault-resign-white-house-trump.html

March Trilogy from Rep. John Lewis:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/mobile/catalog/march-trilogy-slipcase-set/947

Get to know hosts Anthony Moll and Cece as they break down what to expect from Lit!Pop!Bang! In this introductory episode, Anthony and Cece discuss their current writing projects (1:05), try to define Lit!Pop!Bang (10:30), who they're reading right now (13:10), possible guests (17:30), and play Marry, Kill...Bang (20:00) to finish out the episode.