Ep. 4 Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward — The Stacks Book Club (Sarah Fong)
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2018
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
On this week of The Stacks, PhD candidate Sarah Fong is back, and we're talking about Jesmyn Ward's memoir, Men We Reaped. Our conversation dives into the deaths of five Black men in Ward's life, and what these deaths say about the greater experience of Black people in America. We discuss substance abuse, mental health, grief, systemic racism and a lot more. There are spoilers in this episode, so if you've yet to read the book proceed with caution.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Tracy Thomas, and I am your host here at the Stacks. Welcome back. I'm very excited this week. I am joined by |
| 0:15.3 | my guest Sarah Fong. We discussed books a ton last week so if you've yet to listen to |
| 0:20.3 | episode 3 go back listen. Sarah has some amazing recommendations for you. listen to |
| 0:23.0 | episode three go back listen Sarah has some amazing recommendations for you this week she and I will be discussing |
| 0:27.0 | Jessman Ward's book Men We Reaped this book is a memoir it tells the story of |
| 0:32.0 | Ward's life and also the story of Ward's Life, |
| 0:33.6 | and also the story of five men that she knew growing up |
| 0:37.1 | and throughout her early adulthood who all passed away |
| 0:39.7 | from separate things, but she draws some interesting parallels and conclusions about their lives |
| 0:44.3 | in the lives of many other black men in America. |
| 0:47.7 | If you've yet to read the book, I highly suggest that you pause this episode. |
| 0:51.9 | You go read it, and then you come back and talk with Sarah and I. |
| 0:54.9 | We will be here and this book is not to be missed. |
| 0:59.5 | And of course, last but not least, make sure you are subscribed to this podcast wherever you get your |
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| 1:14.2 | tell your family. |
| 1:14.9 | We're trying to get the word out about the stack |
| 1:16.7 | so anything you can do would be greatly appreciated. |
| 1:19.7 | And now, let's get on with the episode. Hello and welcome back to the stacks. |
| 1:30.0 | Hello and welcome back to the stacks. |
| 1:32.0 | I'm Tracy Thomas and I'm here again with Sarah Fong |
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