BSG #43: The Tina Fey of The Water Dancer / Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Water Dancer with Said Medina
Coates discussing The Water Dancer w/Ibram X. Kendi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXcpOuFSxqc
TOC
:30–intro and special guest, Said!
8:44–spoiler warning and book intro
12:23–the power of memory and storytelling
18:35–what is the value of the magic in the book?
20:25–women in the novel
55:27–problematic characters
1:02:00–history in the novel
1:05:26–terminology
1:10:18–quotes from the Coates and Kendi talk
1:17:13–would this be a good limited series?
1:22:27–ratings?
1:32:31–listener feedback
1:42:54–what’s on the blog? What’s up next?
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