We talk to two representatives from Wisconsin independent booksellers about their favorite books of 2023. Then, an African American studies professor joins us to discuss why Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy is often sanitized and what we lose when that happens. Finally, the author of a new book explains how fatphobia has shaped our world and why it should be taken more seriously as a social justice issue.
Featured in this Episode
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Local booksellers talk last year's best books, recommendations for 2024
Two representatives of Wisconsin independent booksellers share their favorite books of 2023 and what books are at the top of their lists in the new year.
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What we lose when Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is simplified or sanitized
Martin Luther King Jr.’s viewpoints are sometimes sanitized or simplified around the holiday named after him. An African American studies professor joins us to discuss why this happens and what we lose when it does.
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It's time for society to face fatphobia
A Harvard report from 2019 found that most categories of implicit bias they investigated had improved over the previous decade. Only one got worse: anti-fat bias. The author of a new book explains how fatphobia has shaped our world and why it should be taken more seriously as a social justice issue.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kalan Bavinck Guest
- Sonja Ackerman Guest
- Leonard McKinnis Guest
- Kate Manne Guest
- Dean Knetter Producer
- Colleen Leahy Producer
- Lorin Cox Producer
- Richelle Wilson Producer
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
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