Ep. 194 How We Understand Loneliness with Kristen Radtke

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Kristen Radkte is the author of Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness, a work of graphic nonfiction that uses prose and images to explore the experience and portrayal of loneliness. It is spectacular. Kristen talks to us about the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our collective understanding of loneliness, what she wishes more people knew about graphic books, and how to connect with the lonely in our lives.

You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/12/15/ep-194-kristen-radtke

The Stacks Book Club selection for December is A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib, we will discuss the book on December 29th with Andrew Ti.

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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
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1:14.5	Welcome to the stacks a podcast about books and the people who read them
1:17.6	I'm your host Tracy Thomas and today I am joined by the author of one of my most favorite books of the year
1:23.2	Kristen Radke
1:24.4	Her latest book is called seek you a journey through American loneliness and is a work of graphic non-fiction
1:30.9	Which isn't a genre I usually read but I was so blown away by this book
1:34.8	I knew that I had to have Kristen on the stacks before the years end
1:38.7	We talk today about loneliness the artistry and graphic books and so so much more
1:44.2	The stacks book club pick for December is a little devil in America by Haneath Abdul Rikib
1:48.6	We will be discussing the book on Wednesday December 29th with Andrew T
1:53.0	Quick reminder the stacks
1:55.6	2021 book club merch is here the items were designed by artist Hannah Redigzuki of Hane made it and feature all 12 of this year's book club
2:04.2	Picks there are totes there are sweatshirts there are t-shirts and there are mugs and you can get them all at the stacks podcast dot com slash shop
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