Ep. 287 Ending Racism with Minda Honey

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Arts, Society & Culture, Books, Literature

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Political and relationship essayist Minda Honey is here to discuss her new book The Heartbreak Years: A Memoir. We talk about Minda's experience of being Black and Filipina, colorism and the internet's lack of nuance, how her exes have taken her writing about them and how she cured racism with this book. Also, we hear about Minda's reading tracker and annual mega-reading challenge.

The Stacks Book Club selection for October is Tar Baby by Toni Morrison. We will discuss the book on October 25th with Minda Honey.

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https://thestackspodcast.com/2023/10/04/ep-287-minda-honey

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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
1:17.8	I'm your host Tracy Thomas and today
1:19.6	I'm speaking with minda honey minda is the author of a brand new memoir called the heartbreak years
1:24.7	It's a hilarious and frank account of a black woman's turbulent search for love in her 20s in Los Angeles
1:31.5	With much wisdom and compassion for her younger self minda addresses her past relationships while talking about the complicated dynamics of race class
1:39.7	Gender and of course consent culture. We talk today about why it's hard to talk about our mixed identities
1:46.2	Sharing intimate details with the world and about Minda's intense and frankly admirable
1:53.1	Reading dashboard tracker system
1:56.6	Remember this month's book club discussion will happen on October 25th when minda honey returns to discuss tar baby by Tony Morrison
2:05.3	Everything we talk about on each episode of the stacks can be found in the link in the show notes
2:09.9	If you like this show or you just like books or maybe you really love snacks
2:13.9	And you want to be a part of a community that is excited by all of those things and more head to patreon dot com slash the stacks and join the stacks pack
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