Unabridged: Talking HBO’s Watchmen Series with David Dennis Jr.

July 28, 2023August 23, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

Friend of The Stacks David Dennis Jr. is back to help us break down the 2019 HBO limited series Watchmen, in honor of our July book club episode about Alan Moore’s iconic graphic novel. We discuss David’s obsession with the show, its pivotal race moments and one special ingredient that the series added to its source material.

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The Movement Made Us by David Dennis Sr and David Dennis Jr
Watchmen (HBO)
Watchmen (Zack Snyder, 2009)
“Ep. 277 Watchmen by Alan Moore — The Stacks Book Club” (The Stacks)
Regina King
Damon Lindelof
Rap Stories (ESPN, Andscape, David Dennis Jr)
“Bun B” (Rap Stories)
“Big K.R.I.T.” (Rap Stories)
“MC Lyte” (Rap Stories)
“Curren$y” (Rap Stories)
“Freddie Gibbs” (Rap Stories)
“Goodie Mob” (Rap Stories)
“Ja Rule” (Rap Stories)
“Between Me & You” (Ja Rule ft. Christina Milian, 2000)
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
“Did It On’em” (Nicki Minaj, 2010)
Top 10 by Alan Moore, Zander Cannon and Gene Ha
Jean Smart
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Tulsa race massacre
Lost (ABC)
The Leftovers (HBO)
“This Extraordinary Being” (Watchmen, HBO)
Cord Jefferson
“All-Time 100 Novels: Watchmen” (Lev Grossman, Time)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Burn It Down by Maureen Ryan
“Lost Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture” (Maureen Ryan, Vanity Fair)
George Zimmerman
Kyle Rittenhouse
Bruce Wayne/Batman
Clark Kent/Superman
The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004)
Black Panther (Ryan Coogler and Marc Forster, 2018)
Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996)
Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax
Doomsday Clock by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank
Green Lantern by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp
Geoff Johns
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Simone Biles
Oklahoma! (Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, 1943)
Rodgers and Hammerstein
“Breaking Down the Season Premiere of ‘Watchmen’” (The Watch)
Juliet Litman
Oklahoma! (2019 revival)
Around the Horn (ESPN)

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Unabridged: I’m a New Bitch Every Month with Jamilah Mapp and Erica Dickerson

June 30, 2023July 27, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

Podcasters and co-authors Jamilah Mapp and Erica Dickerson join Unabridged to talk about their new book A Good Mom’s Guide to Making Bad Choices. We get into their collaborative process, how they’ve embraced changing their minds in public and they explain how they navigate privacy with their daughters, plus more!

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Good Moms Bad Choices
A Good Mom’s Guide to Making Bad Choices by Jamilah Mapp and Erica Dickerson
Tinder
“Ep 269 | Marriage and Martinis” (Good Moms, Bad Choices)
The Good Vibe Retreat
HotelTonight
Grammarly
The Ethical Slut by Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton and Dossie Easton
Communion by bell hooks
Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov
“The Ethical Slut Feat Janet Hardy” (Good Moms, Bad Choices)
Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Erykah Badu
Chrissy Teigen
Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by Kimberly Kirberger, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

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Unabridged: The Best of 2023…So Far with Lupita Aquino, Liberty Hardy, and Greta Johnsen

May 26, 2023June 21, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

Here by popular demand is our first Unabridged mid-year best of’s (so-far) episode, featuring a trio of our favorite bookish friends – Book Riot’s Liberty Hardy, Lupita Aquino (aka @Lupita.Reads) and Nerdette’s Greta Johnsen. We list and discuss our favorite 2023 releases we’ve read, the backslist we’re obsessed with, and a few picks we’re looking forward to in the back half of the year.

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Nerdette (WBEZ Chicago)
“Ep. 195 The Best Books of 2021 with Lupita Aquino and Morgan Hoit” (The Stacks)
“Ep. 131 The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio — The Stacks Book Club (Lupita Aquino)” (The Stacks)
“Ep. 127 Crushes and Controversy with Lupita Aquino” (The Stacks)
@Lupita.Reads (IG)
All the Books! (Book Riot)
The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie
National Book Award
The Dog of the South by Charles Portis
Kevin Wilson
Take What You Need by Idra Novi
“Nerdette Book Club: Idra Novey on ‘Take What You Need’” (Nerdette, WBEZ Chicago)
Better the Blood by Michael Bennett
“Nerdette Book Club: Michael Bennett on ‘Better the Blood’” (Nerdette, WBEZ Chicago)
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.
“Reading While Lapsed: A Conversation with BookTok Icon Lupita Aquino” (Lapsed)
“Ep. 253 I Tend to Write About It with Lamya H.” (The Stacks)
We Were Once a Family by Roxanna Asgarian
“Child in viral Portland police hug photo missing, 5 family members dead after California cliff crash” (Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, The Oregonian)
We Were Once a Family by Roxanna Asgarian (audiobook)
Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Paul Farmer
Jim O’Connell
The People Who Report More Stress by Alejandro Varela
The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
Marin Ireland
Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs by Kerry Howley
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Eppig
Big Swiss y Jen Beagin
The Night Flowers by Sara Herchenroether
Rivermouth by Alejandra Oliva
A Living Remedy by Nicole Chung
Promises of Gold by José Olivarez
“Ep. 258 Long-Suffering Basketball Fans with José Olivarez” (The Stacks)
Angie Cruz
Soledad by Angie Cruz
Let It Rain Coffee by Angie Cruz
My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
Bayard Rustin
Fred Trump
Larry Kramer
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB)
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
William Shakespeare
Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
The Singer’s Gun by Emily St. John Mandel
The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel
“Your summer books preview” (Nerdette)
Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens
Flores and Miss Paula by Melissa Rivero
The Affairs of the Falcons by Melissa Rivero
“Best books of 2021” (Nerdette)
MJ Franklin
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
More is More by Molly Baz
Chicky Chicky Bread Bread (Molly Baz from Instagram)
Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang
Blackouts by Justin Torres
We the Animals by Justin Torres
We the Animals (Jeremiah Zagar, 2018)
Company by Shannon Sanders
Danielle Evans
Creep by Myriam Gurba
The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper

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Unabridged: Making a Book of Poems with Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Matthew Hollis

April 28, 2023May 17, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

On this Unabridged, we hear from poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley (Quiet: Poems) and her editor Matthew Hollis about their process in collaborating on a book of poems. They talk about the secrets shared between editors and authors, how the poems look on the page and the art of punctuation and line endings.

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Quiet by Victoria Adukwei Bulley
The Sovereignty of Quiet by Kevin Quashie
Brown University (Providence, RI)
Faber and Faber
Lavinia Singer
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Keats
Royal Holloway, University of London
Lavinia Greenlaw
Emma Patterson
Samuel Beckett
T. S. Eliot
Ezra Pound
The Waste Land by Matthew Hollis
William Shakespeare
Tim Carroll
Ted Hughes
Premier League
League One
Norwich City F. C.
Ipswich Town F.C.
Arsenal F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
Clint Smith
Sula by Toni Morrison
In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki

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Unabridged: One for the Books with Rachel Lindsay and Chelsea Devantez

March 31, 2023May 17, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

Here is a little abridged version of Traci’s live show “One for the Books” with LAist. This time around, it’s a conversation with friends of the show Chelsea Devantez and Rachel Lindsay. We talk about Rachel’s book, why we should care about celebrity memoirs, the Bachelor franchise and so much more.

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LAist
Celebrity Book Club with Chelsea Devantez
Spare by Prince Harry
J. R. Moehringer
Open by Andre Agassi
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
My Life So Far by Jane Fonda
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy
Will by Will Smith
Mark Manson
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Becoming by Michelle Obama
“Obama is reportedly feeling competitive after Michelle’s smash-hit memoir and sometimes says she used a ghostwriter” (Alex Lockie, Insider)
Miss Me with That by Rachel Lindsay
Real Love by Rachel Lindsay
The Salt Eaters Bookshop (Inglewood, CA)
Extra TV
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (The Ringer)
Morally Corrupt (The Ringer)
The Bachelorette (ABC)
Jonathan Franzen
Sliding Doors (Peter Howitt, 1998)
Bryan Abasolo
‘”The Bachelorette’: Racist, Sexist Tweets Surface From Contestant on ABC Show” (Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety)
“‘The Bachelorette’: “Whaboom” Guy Admits He Went on the Show for Fame” (Christina Schoellkopf, Hollywood Reporter)
Zach Shallcross
Emily Maynard
Tayshia Adams
Matt James
“Rachael Kirkconnell Realized ‘Racist’ Fraternity Party Was Wrong Before ‘Bachelor’ Scandal: ‘I’m So Ashamed’” (Erin Crabtree, US Magazine)
Beverly Hills Disc and Laser Therapy Center (Beverly Hills, CA)
Fame (Alan Parker, 1980)
Sofia Quintero
Alexa Martin
Not Dead Yet (ABC)
The Problem with Jon Stewart (AppleTV+)
MILF Manor (TLC)
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Delta Style by Delta Burke
Designing Women (CBS)
Open Book by Jessica Simpson
Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi
True Love by Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez: Halftime (Netflix)
Tommy Mottola
Mariah Carey
“Jessica Simpson Opened Up About “Feeling Like A Failure” For Years After Being Body-Shamed By The World In 2009” (Natasha Jokic, Buzzfeed News)
John Mayer
Tony Romo
Dallas Cowboys
Rihanna
Rihanna’s Superbowl Halftime Show
Rihanna 2023 Performance
Beyoncé
Seth and Rihanna Go Day Drinking
Sandra Bullock
Jesse James
Kat Von D
Kanye West
North West
Meghan Markle
“Jada Pinkett Smith writing book covering ‘complicated marriage to Will Smith’” (Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly)
“Kerry Washington Is Set to Release New Memoir: ‘I Hope Readers Will Receive It with Open Hearts'” (Julie Jordan, People)
Unprisoned
Rue McClanahan
“Barbra Streisand’s First Memoir, ‘My Name Is Barbra’, Set For Fall Release” (Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline)
“Prince Harry’s Memoir The Spare” (Celebrity Book Club)
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
“Matthew Perry’s Memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” (Celebrity Book Club)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
Scandal (ABC)
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Toni Morrison
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
You Deserve Better by Tyler Cameron
Paris by Paris Hilton
The Sword and the Shield by Peniel E. Joseph

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Unabridged: Phone Detox with Mr. Stacks

February 24, 2023February 27, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

Mr. Stacks is back! In this edition of Unabridged, we talk about our phone detox, which was inspired by the book How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life by Catherine Price. We discuss what went well, what was hard, and our plans moving forward. We answer audience questions about the challenge, along with some general ones about books.

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How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price
The Stacks Discord
Bad Bunny
Days that Shaped America: The Challenger Disaster (History Channel)
“I Like It” (Cardi B ft. Bad Bunny and J Balvin, 2018)
Randy Weaver
How to Break Up with Your Phone (audiobook)
Flowers (Miley Cyrus, 2023)
Lady Gaga
Whitney Houston
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” (Whitney Houston, 1987)
Days That Shaped America (History)
Days that Shaped America: Oklahoma City Bombing (History)
Days that Shaped America: Waco Siege (History)
Murder trial of O.J. Simpson
“Ep. 255 The Round House by Louise Erdrich — The Stacks Book Club (Mina Kimes)” (The Stacks)
Amazon Kindle
Alarm Clock
Freedom App
Screen Life Balance (15% off if you sign up for the newsletter)
Los Angeles Times
The Atlantic
The Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Ride or Die by Shanita Hubbard
Weightless by Evette Dionne
Koresh by Stephan Talty
David Koresh
Jim Jones
Taylor Kitsch
Waco (Paramount Plus)
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
Missoula by Jon Krakauer
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Bill Bryson
A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Christopher Hitchens
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

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Unabridged: The Best of Mariah Carey

January 31, 2023May 17, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

January was Mariah Month at The Stacks! This Unabridged episode is dedicated to the pop icon and author of our Book Club pick The Meaning of Mariah Carey. To celebrate, we brought back some friends of the podcast to share their favorite Mariah moments and songs. Plus, Traci shares her own faves.

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Pictured clockwise from top left: Cree Myles, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Mariah Carey, Chelsea Devantez, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vella Lovell, Dawnie Walton.

The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey with Michaela Angela Davis
Chelsea Devantez
“Ep. 251 The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey — The Stacks Book Club (Chelsea Devantez)” (The Stacks)
Rainbow (Mariah Carey, 1999)
Fantasy Remix by Mariah Carey ft. O.D.B. music video
Mariah Carey on MTV Cribs (2002)
Obsessed (Mariah Carey, 2009)
This is Mariah Carey (Spotify Playlist)
Shake it Off (Mariah Carey, 2005)
The Emancipation of Mimi (Mariah Carey, 2005)
Hero (Mariah Carey, 1993)
“Mariah ‘Hero’ sued for $20 mil” (Fox 411)
Julio Iglesias
Hero (Enrique Iglesias, 2001)
Hero 9/11 tribute remix
Derek Jeter
Brandon Kyle Goodman
You Gotta Be You by Brandon Kyle Goodman
“Ep. 236 I Thought I Was the Problem with Brandon Kyle Goodman” (The Stacks)
Whitney Houston
Celine Dion
Shake it Off (Taylor Swift, 2014)
Mariah Carey on JLo – “I don’t know her!”
Mariah Carey On Not Knowing J. Lo | WWHL
I’m Real (Jennifer Lopez, 2001)
Cameo
The Meaning of Mariah Carey audiobook
JoJo Siwa
Vella Lovell
“Ep. 9 Talking Books with Vella Lovell” (The Stacks)
“Ep. 10 New Boy by Tracy Chevalier — The Stacks Book Club (Vella Lovell)” (The Stacks)
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)
Mr. Mayor (NBC)
Animal Control (Fox)
Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey, 1995)
Da Brat
One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey ft Boyz II Men, 1995)
Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men – One Sweet Day music video
Jennifer Lopez
Ben Affleck
“Controversial past of Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck’s ‘plantation-style’ wedding venue” (Dana Kennedy and Isabel Vincent, PageSix)
Hanif Abdurraquib
“Ep. 160 Black People Doing Spectacular Things with Hanif Abdurraqib” (The Stacks)
Hanif’s Instagram
Mariah Carey – Dreamlover music video
Little Richard
A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraquib
Katie Holmes
Butterfly (Mariah Carey, 1997)
Glitter (Vondie Curtis-Hall, 2001)
Glitter (Mariah Carey, 2001)
Mariah Carey – Emotions (Live at Arsenio Hall Show – 1991)
Emotions (Mariah Carey, 1991)
Sam Cooke
Frank Sinatra
Daydream (Mariah Carey, 1995)
Fantasy Remix (Mariah Carey ft. Ol’ Dirty Bastard)
Fantasy (Mariah Carey, 1995)
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Mariah Carey, 1999)
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins, 1984)
My Love is Your Love (Whitney Houston, 1998)
Rolling in the Deep (Aretha Franklin, 2014)
“Ep. 196 A Little Devil in America by Hanif Abdurraqib — The Stacks Book Club (Andrew Ti)” (The Stacks)
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraquib
Object of Sound (Sonos)
Cree Myles
“Ep. 197 All Ways Black, Always with Cree Myles” (The Stacks)
Mariah’s World (E! TV)
Justin Timberlake
*NSYNC
Beyoncé
Bust Your Windows (Jazmine Sullivan, 2008)
Jermaine Dupri
“Mariah Carey’s Twins Adorably Steal the Spotlight as Their Mom Receives a Walk of Fame Star” (People.com)
Shawn Mendes
“Mariah Carey responds to Shawn Mendes’ post about listening to her songs with the same caption” (@popbase)
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Mariah Carey tweet on Marie Curie (@MariahCarey)
Little People, Big Dreams: Frida Kahlo by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Little People Big Dreams: Marie Curie by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Dawnie Walton
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
“Ep. 188 Creating an Icon with Dawnie Walton” (The Stacks)
Ursa Short Fiction Podcast
Deesha Philyaw
Mariah Carey – Vision of Love music video
Redman on MTV Cribs
Jennifer Hudson
Breakdown (Mariah Carey ft. Krayzie Bone & Wish Bone)
D’Angelo
Lauryn Hill
Always Be My Baby music video

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Unabridged: One for the Books with Sam Sanders and Danyel Smith

December 23, 2022January 29, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

This is a portion of the live recording of Traci’s new live show in LA “One for the Books” with KPCC and LAist. It’s a conversation with journalists Sam Sanders and Danyel Smith about how we talk about books and pop culture, why there’s a difference between the two worlds and how we should and could create change. Danyel also talks about her book Shine Bright and Black women in pop music.

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One for the Books
KPCC
LAist
Danyel Smith
Sam Sanders
The Crawford Family Forum
Michael Arceneaux
Kashana Cauley
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Ulysses by James Joyce
Shine Bright by Danyel Smith
Reparations Club (LA)
Black Girl Songbook (Spotify)
Billboard
Vibe
ESPN
NPR
The New Yorker
The New York Times Magazine
Bliss by Danyel Smith
More Like Wrestling by Danyel Smith
Whitney Houston
Janet Jackson
Mary J. Blige
Nancy Wilson
Sade
“Ep. 215 It’s Kind of Wonderful, but it’s Kind of Awful with Danyel Smith” (The Stacks)
“Ep. 216 Shine Bright by Danyel Smith — The Stacks Book Club (Novena Carmel)” (The Stacks)
Mariah Carey
Simone Biles
Beyoncé
“Most dominant athlete of 2018: Simone Biles” (Danyel Smith, Andscape)
Seven Days (Mary J. Blige, 1997)
Aretha Franklin
Cardi B
Lizzo
Latto
Jhené Aiko
Taylor Swift
“How Taylor Swift Broke Ticketmaster” (Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic)
The Beatles
Into It with Sam Sanders (Vulture)
Vibe Check (Stitcher)
It’s Been a Minute (NPR)
Oprah Winfrey
“Danyel Smith highlights Black women who defined pop music in ‘Shine Bright’” (It’s Been A Minute, NPR)
“Hot Book Summer” with Traci Thomas (It’s Been A Minute, NPR)
LeBron James
The White Lotus (HBO)
Love is Blind (Netflix)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Ryan Coogler, 2022)
“‘Wakanda’ Over It or: How I Learned to Come to Terms with ‘Black Panther’ Ambivalence” (Into It, Vulture)
Angela Bassett
Ryan Coogler
Chris Jackson
Trevor Noah
Ibram X. Kendi
Lisa Lucas
“Ep. 231 At the End of Every Day There’s a Book with Lisa Lucas” (The Stacks)
From Scratch (Netflix)
From Scratch by Tembi Locke
“Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Sold for $900 Million to Media Company Backed by Blackstone” (Brent Lang and Rebecca Rubin, Variety)
“The Juiciest Celebrity Memoirs of 2022 (Plus: What’s Chelsea Devantez Into?)” (Into It, Vulture)
Celebrity Book Club with Chelsea Devantez
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Keanu Reeves
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Finding Me by Viola Davis
The Beatles: Get Back (Peter Jackson, 2021)
Damita Jo (Janet Jackson, 2004)
Damita Jo DeBlanc
Ignition (Remix) (R. Kelly, 2002)

“Change the national anthem to R. Kelly’s 2003 hit “Ignition (Remix)” (WH Petition)
Stevie Wonder
Aaliyah
Anthony DeCurtis
Rolling Stone
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 2006)
LA Weekly
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Kindle
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
Shel Silverstein
Kettle Cooked Salted Potato Chips
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
Barack Obama & Iced Tea (The Stacks, Instagram)
Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

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Unabridged: Triscuits and Nilla Wafers with David Dennis Jr. and Justin Tinsley

November 25, 2022May 17, 2023 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

On this Unabridged, we’re joined by journalists and writers David Dennis Jr. and Justin Tinsley for a really vibe-y hang. We talk sports and the art of sports criticism, Kyrie Irving and our Thanksgiving dinner hot takes. We also discuss our favorite fast food restaurants and the best scenes from Martin.

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“Ep. 217 Surviving in the Face of Death with David Dennis Jr.” (The Stacks)
“Ep. 220 Spread Love It’s the Brooklyn Way with Justin Tinsley” (The Stacks)
“Unabridged: Hate More with Kiese Laymon” (The Stacks)
Triscuit
Eggo Waffles
Nilla Wafer
Wheat Thins
Saltines
Mina Kimes
Around the Horn (ESPN)
The Bachelor (ABC)
Mina Kimes 10.5.22 NFL Live segment
Ryan Clark
Dan Orlovsky
Marc Spears
Tony Reali
LA Fitness
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Michael Jordan’s Flu Game
Still Crew (FKA The Smoking Section)
John Gotty
New Orleans Saints
Bountygate
Brett Favre
Ernie Johnson
NBA on TNT (TNT)
Woody Paige
Tim Cowlishaw
Clinton Yates
Stephen A. Smith
Kyrie Irving
“Kyrie Irving returns to the Brooklyn Nets after serving 8-game suspension” (Amir Vera and Kevin Dotson, CNN)
“Kyrie Irving suspended for at least 5 games by Brooklyn Nets | (debatable)“
“Look: LeBron James Tweets Unhappiness With Kyrie Irving’s Punishment” (Wilton Jackson, SI.com)
“Eagles WR Riley Cooper drops the N-word at a Kenny Chesney concert” (Ryan Van Bibber, SBNation)
Michael Vick
Ime Udoka
“Kyler Murray Contract: Numbers and Interpretations” (Walter Mitchell, Revenge of the Birds)
“Ep. 239 The Purpose of a System Is What It Does with Mariame Kaba” (The Stacks)
The Anti Defamation League
The Buffalo Bills
SoFi Stadium
Oakland A’s
Joe Lacob
G. Garvin
Spatchcock
Turducken
Chopped Cheese Sandwich
Kamado Joe
Drago’s Seafood Restaurant (New Orleans, LA)
Order Turkey from Popeyes
Jimmy Butler Meme
Al Copeland
“The Last Remaining Popeyes Buffet Is Reportedly Gone for Good” (Clair Lorell, Eater)
Cook Out
Waffle House
Jack in the Box
Herschel Walker
Wes Moore
“Herschel Walker Plays Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Krayzie Bone Reacts” (Trent Fitzgerald, XXL Mag)
Martin Episode with Tommy Davidson Part 1 & Part 2
Tommy Davidson
Chilligan’s Island episode of Martin
CD player episode of Martin
Biggie Smalls on Martin
DMV Blues episode of Martin
Martin Season 5 (1997)
It Was All a Dream by Justin Tinsley
The Movement Made Us by David Dennis, Jr
Steph Curry holding The Movement Made Us while entering the NBA playoffs
Huey Newton

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Unabridged: Let Them Eat Snickers with Sarah K. Peck

October 29, 2022October 28, 2022 ~ TheStacksPodcast ~ Leave a comment

For today’s Unabridged, we’re joined by podcaster and entrepreneur Sarah K. Peck. We talk about the community Sarah’s created with Startup Parent, and why it was important to make that tackled parenting and the working world. She shares the best books for parenting and business, and the biggest obstacles for working parents. We also discuss the challenges of parasocial relationships in the age of social media and podcasts.

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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes. You can also find what we talked about on Amazon.

The Startup Parent Podcast
Inc. Magazine
Fortune Magazine
Fast Company Magazine
The Wing’s CEO Audrey Gelman Inc. Mag cover story (Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Inc.)
Cheryl Strayed
The Stacks Pack
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Snickers Bar
“Stop Telling Me I’m A ‘Good Mom’—Why This Concept Is Problematic” (Sarah Katheleen Peck, Linkedin)
Learning in Public by Courtney E. Martin
Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City (Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times)
Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
Kindle
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Wait But Why by Tim Urban
The Status Game by Will Storr
Like a Mother by Angela Garbes
The Price of Motherhood by Ann Crittenden

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