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- Bryan Stevenson's JUST MERCY - A Must Read for All Human Beings
In this #unabridgedbookclub episode, we discuss Bryan Stevenson's nonfiction book Just Mercy. Stevenson discusses his work as an attorney with prisoners on death row and with individuals who were sentenced to life in prison when they were children.
During our discussion, we strive to cover the plethora of issues raised by the book, including mass incarceration, the way we deal with mental disabilities and mental illness, the death penalty, and the role of poverty in the criminal justice system. Our conversation, like the book, is wide ranging both in topic and emotion as we reflect on what we gained from Stevenson's book. This truly is, as Sara says in the episode, a book that should be a "must read."timeline
*Introduction: 00:00 - 01:42
*Just Mercy: 01:43 - 52:19
*Book Pairings: 52:30 - 61:10
*Classroom Connections: 61:15 - 64:04
book pairings*Ashley - Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man
*Jen - Ernest Gaines’s A Lesson Before Dying
*Sara - Beth Macy’s Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
other mentions and additional resources*Equal Justice Initiative
*"Michael B. Jordan Headlines Film Adaptation of Criminal Justice Memoir, 'Just Mercy'"
*"Lethal Injections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)"
*Bryan Stevenson’s TED Talk: “We need to talk about an injustice”
*In the Dark Podcast (Season Two)
*Ian Richardson's Story
*Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
*Orange Is the New Black series
*Loving film
*Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “The Case for Reparations”
*Richard Wright's Black Boy and Native Son
*Patrisse Khan Cullers and Asha Bandele's When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
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1 hr 6 min - Nicola Yoon's THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR - Book-to-Film Adaptation - I was right up on that book!
Thanks for joining us for our discussion of the film adaptation of Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star! We are big fans of Nicola Yoon's work (check out episode 3, when we discussed her book Everything, Everything), so we eagerly anticipated this movie . . . and it's no surprise that we have A LOT of feelings.
Take a listen, and then let us know what you thought about this book and film on social media, where you can find us @unabridgedpod.mentioned in episode
*Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star
*The Sun Is Also a Star film
*Crazy Rich Asians book-to-film adaptation episode
*Before Sunrise
want to support unabridged?
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30 min - Nicola Yoon's THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR - Book-to-Film Adaptation - I was right up on that book!
Thanks for joining us for our discussion of the film adaptation of Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star! We are big fans of Nicola Yoon's work (check out episode 3, when we discussed her book Everything, Everything), so we eagerly anticipated this movie . . . and it's no surprise that we have A LOT of feelings.
Take a listen, and then let us know what you thought about this book and film on social media, where you can find us @unabridgedpod.mentioned in episode
*Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star
*The Sun Is Also a Star film
*Crazy Rich Asians book-to-film adaptation episode
*Before Sunrise
want to support unabridged?
Become a patron on Patreon.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.
Like and follow our Facebook Page.
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.
Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.
Check us out on Podbean.
30 min - Nicola Yoon's THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR - Book-to-Film Adaptation - I was right up on that book!
Thanks for joining us for our discussion of the film adaptation of Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star! We are big fans of Nicola Yoon's work (check out episode 3, when we discussed her book Everything, Everything), so we eagerly anticipated this movie . . . and it's no surprise that we have A LOT of feelings.
Take a listen, and then let us know what you thought about this book and film on social media, where you can find us @unabridgedpod.mentioned in episode
*Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star
*The Sun Is Also a Star film
*Crazy Rich Asians book-to-film adaptation episode
*Before Sunrise
want to support unabridged?
Become a patron on Patreon.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.
Like and follow our Facebook Page.
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.
Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.
Check us out on Podbean.
30 min - Bookworm Problems - I'm Feeling Anxious Just Talking about ItIn this #unabridgedshort episode, we confess our bookworm problems (with a side of literary sins). These bookworm problems aren't unique to us. Are they? (Please say no!)Want to confess some of your bookworm problems? Connect with us on social media @unabridgedpod!mentioned in episode*Massanutten Regional Library*Cassandra Clare's The Dark Artifices series*Neil Gaiman's NeverwhereCheck out what's coming up next.want to support unabridged?Become a patron on Patreon.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.Like and follow our Facebook Page.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.Check us out on Podbean.27 min
- Bookworm Problems - I'm Feeling Anxious Just Talking about It
In this #unabridgedshort episode, we confess our bookworm problems (with a side of literary sins). These bookworm problems aren't unique to us. Are they? (Please say no!)
Want to confess some of your bookworm problems? Connect with us on social media @unabridgedpod!mentioned in episode
*Massanutten Regional Library
*Cassandra Clare's The Dark Artifices series
*Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere
Check out what's coming up next.want to support unabridged?
Become a patron on Patreon.
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.
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Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.
Check us out on Podbean.
27 min - Bookworm Problems - I'm Feeling Anxious Just Talking about It
In this #unabridgedshort episode, we confess our bookworm problems (with a side of literary sins). These bookworm problems aren't unique to us. Are they? (Please say no!)
Want to confess some of your bookworm problems? Connect with us on social media @unabridgedpod!mentioned in episode
*Massanutten Regional Library
*Cassandra Clare's The Dark Artifices series
*Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere
Check out what's coming up next.want to support unabridged?
Become a patron on Patreon.
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.
Like and follow our Facebook Page.
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.
Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.
Check us out on Podbean.
27 min - Bonus Episode: Interviews with Gus Bus Kids, K-2 and 3-5 - I love it!In this Unabridged Bonus episode, we share our experience with the Gus Bus, a mobile literacy program that also offers this after-school component. We met with two groups, K-2 and 3-5, to talk a little bit about podcasting, share some favorite children's books, and get some great recommendations from the Gus Bus students. We loved hearing the students' excitement as they learned about Unabridged, quizzed us about our level of fame, and expressed great enthusiasm about books and reading. To learn more about the Gus Bus program, check out their website.books we read and discussed*Susan Verde's I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds*Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson*Jacqueline Woodson's The Day You Begin, illustrated by Rafael López*Jason Reynolds's GhostGus Bus kids' recommendations*Jack Chabert's The Locker Ate Lucy*Dav Pilkey's The Adventures of Captain Underpants*Dav Pilkey's Dog Man series*5-Minute Batman Stories*Steve Jenkins's Actual Size*Greg Farshtey's Way of the Ninja (first in the Ninjago series)*Max Brallier and Douglas Holgate's The Last Kids on Earth*Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events series (Netflix series)*Raina Telgemeir's Smile, Ghosts, and Kristy's Great Idea (first in the new Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels)*J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series; the first book is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone*Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie*Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot's Mrs. Master Is a Disaster*Paul Tobin's Plants vs. Zombies*Kimberly Brubaker Bryan's The War that Saved My Life*Greg Logsted's Alibi Junior High*Author Chris Van Allsburg (check out his Jumanji)*Jeff Kinney's The Getaway (from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series)Check out what's coming up next.want to support unabridged?Become a patron on Patreon.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.Like and follow our Facebook Page.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.Check us out on Podbean.24 min
- Bonus Episode: Interviews with Gus Bus Kids, K-2 and 3-5 - I love it!
In this Unabridged Bonus episode, we share our experience with the Gus Bus, a mobile literacy program that also offers this after-school component. We met with two groups, K-2 and 3-5, to talk a little bit about podcasting, share some favorite children's books, and get some great recommendations from the Gus Bus students.
We loved hearing the students' excitement as they learned about Unabridged, quizzed us about our level of fame, and expressed great enthusiasm about books and reading. To learn more about the Gus Bus program, check out their website.books we read and discussed
*Susan Verde's I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
*Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson
*Jacqueline Woodson's The Day You Begin, illustrated by Rafael López
*Jason Reynolds's Ghost
Gus Bus kids' recommendations*Jack Chabert's The Locker Ate Lucy
*Dav Pilkey's The Adventures of Captain Underpants
*Dav Pilkey's Dog Man series
*5-Minute Batman Stories
*Steve Jenkins's Actual Size
*Greg Farshtey's Way of the Ninja (first in the Ninjago series)
*Max Brallier and Douglas Holgate's The Last Kids on Earth
*Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events series (Netflix series)
*Raina Telgemeir's Smile, Ghosts, and Kristy's Great Idea (first in the new Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels)
*J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series; the first book is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
*Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
*Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot's Mrs. Master Is a Disaster
*Paul Tobin's Plants vs. Zombies
*Kimberly Brubaker Bryan's The War that Saved My Life
*Greg Logsted's Alibi Junior High
*Author Chris Van Allsburg (check out his Jumanji)
*Jeff Kinney's The Getaway (from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series)
Check out what's coming up next.want to support unabridged?
Become a patron on Patreon.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.
Like and follow our Facebook Page.
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.
Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.
Check us out on Podbean.
24 min - Author Interview for Claire Handscombe's UNSCRIPTED -- A "Smart Beach Read"In this Unabridged Podcast episode, the Unabridged team had an amazing opportunity to interview author and podcaster of The Brit Lit Podcast Claire Handscombe about her book Unscripted. Claire describes her debut novel as a "smart beach read."Sara, Jen, and Ashley all read Unscripted and were delighted to have an opportunity to discuss the work, her love of The West Wing, and writing in general, with Claire.discussionSpoiler-free section: 0:00 - 29:22Spoiler section: 29:22 - 44:26mentions*Libby Page's The Lido*A. J. Pierce's Dear Mrs. Bird*Adelle Waldman's The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P*Martha Alderson's The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master*Martha Alderson's Plot Whisperer Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories*The West Wing Weekly Podcast*The Brit Lit Podcast*The West Wing TV series*Notting Hill filmCheck out what's coming up next.want to support unabridged?Become a patron on Patreon.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.Like and follow our Facebook Page.Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher.Check us out on Podbean.46 min
About Unabridged: A Book Podcast
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Unabridged is a bookish podcast hosted by teachers. We release episodes twice a month, including a monthly Book Club episode and other bookish topics full of recommendations for your TBR list. Join us…
for bookish fun at our website unabridgedpod.com, on social media @unabridgedpod, or via email at [email protected].