Today we’re joined by award-winning journalist and cultural critic Brittany Luse upon her first anniversary as host of NPR’s It’s Been a Minute. We discuss curiosity as a foundational principal of Brittany’s life, and what comes easily versus what’s more difficult as a veteran podcaster. We also hear about how she decides what to cover on the show, and Brittany’s book club with her niece.
The Stacks Book Club selection for September is Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer. We will discuss the book on September 27th with Brittany Luse.
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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes and on Bookshop.org and Amazon.
- It’s Been a Minute (NPR)
- Sampler (Gimlet)
- For Colored Nerds (Stitcher)
- The Nod (Gimlet)
- “Ep. 89 Staying True to Yourself with Jason Reynolds” (The Stacks)
- The Nod with Brittany & Eric feat Jason Reynolds
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
- Uber Pool
- Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994)
- Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
- Josh Segarra
- “Why we all need a himbo with ‘The Other Two’s Josh Segarra” (It’s Been a Minute)
- “Ep. 43 Life as an Actor with Josh Segarra” (The Stacks)
- The Other Two (Max)
- WrestleMania
- Heavy by Kiese Laymon
- Heavy by Kiese Laymon (audiobook)
- Sam Sanders
- “Ep. 278 We’re Giving Him Drugs with Sam Sanders” (The Stacks)
- The Bible
- Romans 12:2
- Oprah Winfrey
- “Ep. 280 Blind Thought with Andrew Leland” (The Stacks)
- “Ep. 281 The Characters Came Quickly with Jennifer Baker” (The Stacks)
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
- Seek You by Kirsten Radtke
- Harry Harlow’s monkey loneliness study
- The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
- Caucasia by Danzy Senna
- Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks
- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (audiobook)
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (audiobook)
- The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey (audiobook)
- Finding Me by Viola Davis (audiobook)
- I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (audiobook)
- I. M. by Isaac Mizrahi (audiobook)
- Just Kids by Patti Smith (audiobook)
- Luster by Raven Leilani
- Barbie (Greta Gerwig, 2023)
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
- Betrayal by Harold Pinter
- Dyscalculia by Camonghne Felix
- “Ep. 254 Heartbreak is Pivotal to Romance with Camonghne Felix” (The Stacks)
- Fair Play by Katie Barnes
- You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
- “Ep. 282 You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi — The Stacks Book Club (Sam Sanders)” (The Stacks)
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- Red, White & Royal Blue (Matthew Lopez, 2023)
- How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
- An Immense World by Ed Yong
- Marley & Me by John Grogan
- Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola
- Emily Henry
- Rebekah Weatherspoon
- New People by Danzy Senna
- The Deepest Breath (Netflix)
- Freediving
- Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003)
- Fat Talk by Virginia Sole-Smith
- Flawless by Elise Hu
- Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
- Condoleezza Rice
- Monsters by Claire Dederer
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