Conversations with Jesmyn Ward, Teju Cole, and other authors we love

Nov. 23, 2017

Photo of Teju Cole by Vassar College

From this Episode:

Jesmyn Ward: How racism haunts the present

Jesmyn Ward sets her novels in small-town Mississippi, and uses that setting to explore how America’s racist past continues to burden its present.

5 min

Zoë Quinn: Fighting hate after Gamergate

After video game developer Zoë Quinn broke up with her boyfriend, he posted an angry online diatribe against her that caused an internet firestorm that still hasn’t ended.

5 min

Teju Cole: What's missing when we look at the world?

Nigerian-American writer Teju Cole’s latest book is called “Blind Spot.” It features hundreds of images -- spanning from Lagos to Berlin to Brooklyn -- with essays on what’s...

5 min

Kris Yenbamroong: Cooking Night+Market dishes in your own home

Chef Kris Yenbamroong’s two Thai restaurants, Night+Market in West Hollywood and Night+Market Song in Silver Lake, are major hits. He has another restaurant on the way in...

5 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole