Episode 24: If Beale Street Could Talk Discussion, with our favorite Trader Joe’s carpool pals Brit and Richard

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!
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Show Notes:
Sarah Brightman and the Russian Space Program on NPR
If Beale Street Could Talk Audiobook
Regina King Oscar Acceptance Speech
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
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
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