Author Ta-Nehisi Coates reflects on how America has changed over the past four years and discusses the film adaptations of his books "The Water Dancer" and "Between the World and Me."
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America Gets Diarrhea, CDC Has No Money to Help & Iran War Budget Explodes | Molly Shannon
An explosive diarrhea parasite called cyclospora sweeps the nation and premieres on TikTok, Taco Bell prematurely signals responsibility for the spread, America's original budget for the Iran War practically triples, and Michael Kosta highlights the connection between government ... Show More
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Oct 2024
Have We Missed The Message? with Ta-Nehisi Coates
<p>Bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss his new book about how the stories we tell, and the ones we don’t, shape our realities. They also unpack the jaw-dropping CBS interview that followed the book’s release, and our elusive search as a peop ... Show More
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Nov 2024
Between the World and Me -Book Summary
<p>Ta-Nehisi Coates' <em>Between the World and Me</em>, a letter to his son exploring the realities of being Black in America. <strong>Key themes</strong> include the systemic nature of racism, the vulnerability of Black bodies, and the myth of the American Dream. The analysis of ... Show More
17m 25s
Oct 2024
Ta-Nehisi Coates Talks to Mehdi About Israel, Palestine, and Apartheid
In this week's episode of Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss his new book 'The Message', what it took for him to publish a book critical of Israel at a time like this, and what he says that makes Mehdi "feel seen." ... Show More
21m 25s
Jul 2021
From Opinion: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Story We Tell About America
<p>You’ve heard the 1619 podcast right here on The Daily. And we’ve covered the backlash to the 1619 Project and the battle over critical race theory that followed. In this interview, Ezra Klein, an Opinion columnist at The New York Times and host of The Ezra Klein Show, speaks w ... Show More
1h 17m
Oct 2024
Ta-Nehisi Coates on complexity, clarity, and truth.
How important is complexity? At The Gray Area, we value understanding the details. We revel in complexity. But does our desire to understand that complexity sometimes over-complicate an issue?
Journalist and bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks so.
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1h 9m