Ep. 149 A Bias Toward Justice with Vann Newkirk

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Our guest today is journalist and senior editor at The Atlantic, Vann Newkirk. Vann is also the host of the Floodlines podcast that chronicled the events of Hurricane Katrina. We talk today about the idea of journalistic neutrality, environmental racism, and using books as a way to fill in the gaps of the things we learned (or didn’t) in school.

The Stacks Book Club selection for February is The New Wilderness by Diane Cook, we will discuss the book with Vann Newkirk on Wednesday February 24th.

You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/02/03/ep-149-a-bias-toward-justice-with-vann-newkirk/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them.
0:11.5	I'm your host, Tracey Thomas, and our guest today is Van Newkirk.
0:15.4	Van is a journalist and a senior editor at The Atlantic, and the host of the Floodline's
0:19.7	podcast, The Chronicles the Events of Hurricane Katrina.
0:22.9	We talk today about what led Van into journalism, his pattern of using books as a way to dive
0:27.9	deeper into the world he didn't learn about in school, and the lessons we have to learn
0:32.1	around Hurricane Katrina and climate disasters in America.
0:36.0	The Stacks Book Club pick for February is the new wilderness by Diane Cook, and we will
0:40.2	discuss the book in detail with Van on Wednesday, February 24.
0:44.8	If you want to show the Stacks some love, consider joining the Stacks pack on Patreon.
0:48.6	That's a group of people who enjoy this podcast and commit a monthly amount to support
0:52.2	the work of this show.
0:53.6	They make the show possible, and in exchange they earn perks like our virtual book club,
0:57.2	this counts on merch, and shoutouts on the show.
1:00.0	If you want to join, head to patreon.com slash the Stacks.
1:04.0	This week I'm giving extra special love to some of our newest members, and they are
1:07.9	Annie Palumbo, Kristen Kennedy, Maddie Gartenstein, Lee Ann Zinsameister, Michaela A, Kelly Marble,
1:17.2	Meg, Shelby Grain, Corbin Livingston, and Amy Brown.
1:21.4	I cannot thank you all enough for making the Stacks a reality.
1:25.0	Okay.
1:26.0	I'm very excited for you all to meet Van Newkirk.
1:32.0	All right, everybody.
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