Ep. 214 How You Look and How You Feel Have to Meet with Van Lathan Jr.
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2022
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
This week, we speak with Van Lathan Jr., prolific podcaster, Oscar winning producer, and author of the new memoir Fat, Crazy, and Tired: Tales from the Trenches of Transformation. Our conversation covers vulnerability, feeling [un]comfortable in our own skin, and the struggle of loving our bodies. We also get into mourning the future, and the journey of becoming who we think we need to be.
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The Stacks Book Club selection for May is Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith.We will discuss the book on May 25th with Novena Carmel.
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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 |
| 1:14.7 | 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'm thrilled to speak with van latin junior |
| 1:21.9 | He's the co-host of the higher learning podcast along with Rachel Lindsey previous guest of the show |
| 1:27.5 | Van is also now an author with his debut book that crazy and tired tales from the trenches of transformation |
| 1:33.5 | We talked today about Van's own experiences with body positivity and being comfortable or uncomfortable in his skin |
| 1:39.8 | We also talk about mental health the black community and van's time at TMZ |
| 1:44.6 | This month's book club selection is shine bright by Danielle Smith |
| 1:48.1 | We will be discussing the book on Wednesday May 25th with no Vina Carmel |
| 1:52.5 | Quick reminder everything we talk about on each episode of the stacks can be found in that link in the show notes |
| 1:58.1 | Click it to find all the books movies references. They're all right there |
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