Ep. 185 Abolition for the People with Bree Newsome Bass Kiese Laymon

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Today we're discussing Abolition for the People: The Movement for a Future Without Policing and Prisons, an anthology edited by Colin Kaepernick. We are joined by two contributors from the book, Bree Newsome Bass and Kiese Laymon. Bree is a filmmaker and activist, known for removing the confederate flag from South Carolina Capitol. Kiese is the author of Heavy and Long Division, and a friend of this podcast.

The Stacks Book Club selection for October is Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan, we will discuss the book with October 27th on Nichole Perkins.

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0:00.0	All right, the live in the stack store is on its last leg literally. We only have one show left
0:08.5	Join me in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 18th with three of my favorite ever podcast guests and friends of this show
0:16.2	We are gonna be joined by Rachel Lindsey
0:18.4	Yes, that Rachel Lindsey the first black bachelorette
0:21.8	Also, she is an author a podcaster a TV host and a wonderful human being
0:26.4	We're gonna be joined by Sam Sanders podcast host journalist and I think arguably the cultural critic of our time and
0:33.7	The wonderful hilarious and super duper smart Chelsea Devantes who is an any nominated TV writer comedian director and of course the host of
0:42.6	Glamrs trash formerly known as the celebrity book club podcast
0:46.6	We are going to have a blast bringing this tour to a close and not to mention that our friends from reparations book club
0:52.6	One of my favorite bookstores here in LA is curating a pop-up bookshop of our dreams
0:57.8	It's not too late to get your tickets head to the stacks podcast dot com slash tour before they sell out
1:14.8	Welcome to the stats podcast about books and the people who read them
1:18.0	I'm your host Tracy Thomas and today we are discussing abolition for the people the movement for a future without policing and prisons
1:24.7	Which is calling cappernex new essay anthology we're joined today by two contributors from the book author of heavy and long
1:32.2	Division and dear friend of the podcast KSA layman and
1:35.8	writer activist producer and artist
1:38.3	Brie Newsom Bass who is best known for climbing the flagpole in front of the capital of South Carolina to take down the Confederate flag in
1:46.0	2015 they both join me to discuss police and prison abolition and this incredible collection
1:52.4	The stacks book club pick for October is waiting to exhale by Terry Macmillan
1:56.2	We will be discussing the book on Wednesday October 27th with Nicole Perkins
2:00.8	If you love this show and want more of it like bonus episodes a community of book nerds to share thoughts with and our monthly
2:06.8	Virtual book club you must join the stacks pack
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