Ep. 44 Rap Dad by Juan Vidal — The Stacks Books Club (Josh Segarra)
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2019
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
We are joined again today by actor, Josh Segarra (Arrow, Sirens, Orange is the New Black) to discuss Rap Dad by Juan Vidal. A sort of a coming of age story rooted in becoming a parent in the hip-hop culture, Rap Dad is part memoir and part commentary on society. We talk redefining success in relationship to parenthood, intellectualizing religion, and Rap music as teacher. There isn't a lot to spoil this week, so listen and enjoy. You can also hear Juan Vidal talk about writing Rap Dad on The Short Stacks Episode 4.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Stacks, a book podcast hosted by me, Tracy Thomas. For the Stacks Book Club we're discussing |
| 0:14.6 | rap dad by Juan Vidal today. Back again for more fun is actor Josh Segara. |
| 0:19.4 | There are a little bit of spoilers this week but not really because there isn't a ton to spoil in the book. |
| 0:24.3 | So I'm just giving you that kind of semi-warning. |
| 0:26.9 | Also, if you haven't yet, go back and check out our episode of the Short Stacks with author Juan Vidal |
| 0:31.9 | where he talks about his process in writing |
| 0:33.6 | rap dad. |
| 0:34.7 | As you all know, the Stacks is a completely free podcast. |
| 0:37.5 | And if you feel inclined to help support the show, you can do so by going to Patreon dot com slash the Stacks. |
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