Thomas Dai on Mapping, Naming, Borders, and Immigration Essayist Thomas Dai joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his new collection, Take My Name But Say It Slow, in which he writes about place and identity. Dai talks about …

Mapping, naming, borders, & immigration - a conversation that seemed to dominate #TheGrammys and one co-hosts Whitney Terrell & @sugi.bsky.social were having with Thomas Dai, author of “Take My Name But Say It Slow,” nearly a year ago today. Listen now: lithub.com/thomas-dai-o... #lithubpod

Jessica Lopez Lyman on the History of State Violence in Minnesota Interdisciplinary performance artist and Xicana feminist scholar Jessica Lopez Lyman joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about Minnesota’s history with state violence and…

Journalists #DonLemon, #GeorgiaFort arrested last night for covering protest against ICE earlier this month. Jessica Lopez Lyman @uminnpress.bsky.social lays down her theory on why MN has become a federal target w/ @sugi.bsky.social & Whitney Terrell. lithub.com/jessica-lope... #lithubpod #writers

Maurice Carlos Ruffin on the History of Powerful Black Women Challenging the Establishment Fiction writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about the literary and historical antecedents to Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who has file…

Black women have a long history of challenging the establishments of power. Revisit this conversation of our hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell with author @mauricenow.bsky.social about his book, The American Daughters. Links in bio. lithub.com/maurice-carl... #fnfpod #lithubpod #writers

No back pay for federal workers? Listen as @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell discuss Trump's strategy to thwart Congressional spending with ProPublica reporter @mtredden.bsky.social en.bsky.social. Links in bio. lithub.com/molly-redden... #FNFpod #writingcommunity #lithub #writers #lithubpod

Censoring the American Canon: Farah Jasmine Griffin on Book Bans Targeting Black Writers Acclaimed writer and professor Farah Jasmine Griffin joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about why book bans so often target the power of Black literature. Griffin discus…

It’s Banned Book Week! A great opportunity to revisit a conversation between hosts Whitney Terrell and
@sugi.bsky.social
with Farah Jasmine Griffin about censoring the American canon and targeting Black writers. lithub.com/censoring-th... #writingcommunity #writers #FNFpod #lithub #lithubpod

Tracking the lawsuits against Donald Trump's executive actions Dozens of lawsuits have been filed during President Donald Trump’s second administration. The suits challenge his executive orders as well as actions taken by his administration, including Elon Musk’s...

Lawsuits opposing executives orders raise questions about the White House's actions. Listen as Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan talk to Molly Redden on
the fight for the nation's purse. #FNFpod #writerscommunity #writers #lithubpod

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