Reckon Interview Podcast
1) Cara Fitzpatrick on 'The Death of Public Schools: How Conservatives Won the War Over Education in America'
If you scroll through the news or turn on the TV, you see endless stories of book bans, teachers on strike, school shootings, legislative wars over curriculum, and, of course, the insane rumors about ...Show More
2) Will Alabama execute an innocent man? Beth Shelburne on the story behind 'Earwitness'
Will the state of Alabama execute a man for a crime he didn’t commit? That’s a question that’s been raised far too many times in the last decade, but right now it’s being raised for Toforest Johnson. ...Show More
3) Victor Luckerson on the Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street
You may think you know the story of the Tulsa race massacre. Maybe you’ve picked it up in pieces from HBO’s Watchmen or Lovecraft Country. Maybe you saw the documentaries that dropped a couple of year...Show More
4) Frederick Joseph on Patriarchy Blues
Frederick Joseph joins the Reckon Interview to discuss his new bestseller “Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on Manhood.” You may know Frederick as the force behind the Black Panther project, the effort t...Show More
5) Neema Avashia describes 'Another Appalachia'
Neema Avashia was born and raised in the bedroom suburban community of Cross Lanes, West Virginia. She’s an Appalachian through and through. She can sing Take Me Home Country Roads by heart. She knows...Show More
6) Andre Henry says we're living through a time of apocalypse
In his book, “All the White Friends I Could Not Keep,” Andre Henry describes what it’s like to live through an apocalypse. And he’s going back to the original roots of that word. A time of revelation....Show More
7) Music legend Delbert McClinton reflects on 'Outdated Emotion'
They call Delbert McClinton the Godfather of Americana for a reason. Across the span of a 60 year career, he’s played with everyone. Little Richard and Jimmy Reed. Muddy Waters. Willy Nelson. Tom Pet...Show More
8) Raising hell with Appodlachia's Chuck Corra
If you want to know the truth about Appalachia, you won't find it in a certain elegy. You'll find it from people like Chuck Corra and Appodlachia, a podcast committed to examining the region in all it...Show More
9) David Dennis Jr. on the ways "The Movement Made Us"
Some of you may not know his story but David J. Dennis Sr. was a titan of the civil rights movement. Born in Louisiana, he joined the movement while at Dillard University in New Orleans. Like many peo...Show More
10) Emily Bingham on the reckoning of 'My Old Kentucky Home'
As the horses take their place in the upcoming Kentucky Derby, thousands of people around the country will join in singing “Our Old Kentucky Home,” the state song of Kentucky and one that also has its...Show More