Ep. 186 We Need Better Voices with Danté Stewart

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Today we are joined by debut author and minster, Danté Stewart to discuss his book, Shoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle. Our conversation carries us through and around the intersections of race, religion, and nationality as we discuss the stories we inherent around Blackness, the need for a more radical church, and the texts that give us meaning.

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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. Yes, that Rachel Lindsey the first black bachelor at also
0:22.2	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 L.A. is curating a pop-up bookshop of our dreams
0:57.7	It's not too late to get your tickets head to the stacks podcast dot com slash tour before they sell out
1:14.4	Welcome to the stacks a podcast about books and the people who read them
1:17.5	I'm your host Tracy Thomas, and we are joined today by Dante Stewart
1:21.5	Dante is the debut author of Shouting in the Fire and American Epistle today
1:26.2	We talk about his book that focuses on the intersections of race, religion and nationality and he answers questions about a more
1:32.4	Inclusive Christianity and the voices that inform his work the stacks book club pick for October is waiting to exhale by Terry McMillan
1:39.6	We will be discussing the book on Wednesday, October 27th with Nicole Perkins
1:44.0	I am so lucky to make this show every single week and the truth is as a newly independent podcaster
1:50.2	I could not make this show without the stacks pack
1:52.9	That's a group of people who contribute monthly to the show and in exchange for making a little book podcast possible
1:59.1	They get exclusive perks right now that includes things like exclusive episodes
2:03.9	virtual book club chats discounts on merch and book recommendations from indie bookstores
2:09.9	All that is to say if you like the show and want more of it consider joining the stacks pack by going to patreon dot com slash the stacks
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