The Stacks Podcast
1) Introducing: Vibe Check with Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones and Zach Stafford
Introducing Vibe Check, a podcast where hosts Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, and Zach Stafford make sense of what’s going on in news and culture – and how it all feels. On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, ...Show More
2) Ep. 391 The Lilac People by Milo Todd — The Stacks Book Club (Denne Michele Norris)
It is The Stacks Book Club day and we're discussing The Lilac People by Milo Todd. Our guest for today's conversation is editor and author, Denne Michele Norris. The Lilac People follows a trans man a...Show More
3) Ep. 390 What Happened in Those 107 Days with Kamala Harris
Today on The Stacks we are joined by former Vice President, Kamala Harris. She is here to discuss her brand new book 107 Days, which chronicles her historic run for the presidency in 2024. In our conv...Show More
4) Unabridged: A Conversation Between Friends with Jason Reynolds and Hanif Abdurraqib
*Patreon and Substack-only bonus episode teaser, click here for the full episode* In this bonus episode, we’re heading down south to Jackson, Mississippi to join friends of the pod, Jason Reynolds an...Show More
5) Ep. 389 The Resort Is a Microcosm of Society with Cleyvis Natera
This week on the Stacks, we’re talking literary suspense with Cleyvis Natera and her newest book, The Grand Paloma Resort, which takes place at a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic. Cleyvis expla...Show More
6) Ep. 388 A Community in Book Form with Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones
Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones join us this week on the Stacks to discuss their anthology, The People’s Project: Poems, Essays, and Art for Looking Forward. With original work from twenty-seven authors ...Show More
7) Ep. 387 Full-Time Literary with Denne Michele Norris
This week on The Stacks we are joined by Denne Michele Norris, the editor and chief of Electric Literature. She is the first Black, openly trans woman to helm a major literary publication. She is also...Show More
8) Ep. 386 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer — The Stacks Book Club (Alexis Madrigal)
It's The Stacks Book Club Day, and we're talking about the plant world and nature with this month’s pick, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Ro...Show More
9) Unabridged: The Art of Oral History with Garrett M. Graff
*Patreon and Substack-only bonus episode teaser, click here for the full episode* Another bonus episode this month? Heck yes! We're doing a deep dive into oral history with friend of the pod, journal...Show More
10) Ep. 385 A Human Champagne Bubble with Addie E. Citchens
Debut novelist, Addie E. Citchens, joins us this week to discuss her book, Dominion—a Black Southern family drama told through the eyes of two women. Addie talks about how growing up in the church in ...Show More