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This week Aaron Dolores, founder of Black Arrow FC is back and we're discussing How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer. This book takes a look at the world's most popular sport, and how changes in the social and political landscapes are mirrored on the pitch. With The World Cup in full swing, we discuss racism in soccer, we hypothesize as to why Americans aren't that into the sport, and we encourage you to pick a team and start rooting.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/06/20/ep-12-how-soccer-explains-the-world-by-franklin-foer

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This week we're joined by Aaron Dolores, founder of Black Arrow FC, a lifestyle brand that focuses on the intersection of soccer and Black culture. The World Cup starts tomorrow, so we're talking about Soccer and how it relates to the Black experience. We also discuss story telling in the Black community, when reading doesn't come so easily, and how challenges in your reading life can effect your relationship to books.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/06/13/ep-11-talking-books-and-soccer-with-aaron-dolores-from-black-arrow-fc

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This week, actress Vella Lovell (Crazy Ex- Girlfriend, The Big Sick) is back on The Stacks. This week we're talking about New Boy by Tracy Chevalier. New Boy is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare series, in which modern day authors retell Shakespeare's classic works. New Boy is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, set in a 1970's elementary school in Washington D.C. We talk about this book in comparison to its source material, where Chevalier's book wins and where it misses, and what makes a good adaptation of Shakespeare?

While we do discuss New Boy in detail, we don't really spoil the book if you're familiar with Othello. If you don't know Othello then there may be spoilers for you. Listen at your own risk.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/06/06/ep-10-the-stacks-book-club-new-boy-by-tracy-chevalier-and-william-shakespeares-othello

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Actress Vella Lovell (Crazy Ex- Girlfriend, The Big Sick) joins us this week to nerd out on books. Vella talks about reading as an actor, examining scripts for clues to her character's inner workings, and being a good scene partner. Vella also talks about trusting Oprah's Book Club recommendations and her love of self help books, especially as a spiritual guide for working actors. We also talk about why it doesn't matter how you read, it just matters that you pick up a book and get started.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/05/30/ep-9-talking-books-with-vella-lovell

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Choreographer Sam Pinkleton is back in time for The Stacks Book Club to take on true crime, with Vulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth. The book examines the serial killer Andrew Cunanan, who murdered 5 men in 1997 culminating in the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace. We discuss Cunanan and his victims, but mostly we focus on the tone of the book. We examine the term "gay crime" and why we find this and so much of the book to be problematic.

While there are spoilers in this episode, this book covers a real life event, which means all of the information is out in the public. You can listen without ruining the book.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/05/23/ep-8-the-stacks-book-club-vulgar-favors-by-maureen-orth

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This week on the show we are talking all things books with Tony nominated choreographer, Sam Pinkleton, best known for his work on the Broadway show, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. Sam and Traci discuss using books as an entry point to new worlds, the mythology of the present, and a handful of their favorite true crime books.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/05/16/ep-7-talking-books-with-sam-pinkleton

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On this week of The Stacks, we discuss Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin with our guest, TV writer Chris Maddox.Giovanni's Room is a classic American novel written in 1956, and the topics of masculinity, isolation, and love deferred are as relevant now as they were then. Our conversation traverses these themes from the book and more, like what we think of the title and who we think should star in the film version. There are spoilers in this episode.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/05/09/ep-6-the-stacks-book-club-giovannis-room-by-james-baldwin

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