Episode 10 - Sherman Alexie
Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Higher Ground
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2016
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Author, poet, filmmaker Sherman Alexie has been an articulate, outspoken artistic voice in the Native American community for over 20 years. His collections of poetry and novels have received wide acclaim, including a 2007 National Book Award for his young adult novel, 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.' Alexie sits down with Sam for a raw, funny, political, and often emotional conversation about growing up on a reservation, his extraordinary career, his sometimes fraught relationship with Native American critics, his frustrations with the Bernie Sanders movement, and the new generation of brown-skinned activists taking up the mantle. Music by Vanilla @vanilla. Original illustration by Krishna Shenoi http://krishnabalashenoi.com/.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin |
| 0:09.0 | Hey, this is Sam. |
| 0:10.0 | If you enjoy our interviews with writers and artists on Talk Easy, then I'd recommend checking |
| 0:14.8 | out the podcast Missing Pages. Hosted by acclaimed literary critic and author Beth Ann Patrick, |
| 0:21.5 | Missing Pages investigates the biggest hot button topics in the book world today |
| 0:26.4 | with the help of special guests like New York Times Best-Selling author Jody Pekle |
| 0:31.3 | and publisher weeklies Jim Miliet. |
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| 0:36.1 | Missing Pages explores everything from the insta frame of Colleen Hoover |
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| 0:46.0 | As both the Washington Post and the Guardian praise, |
| 0:49.0 | missing pages is a must listen. |
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| 0:55.0 | Apple Podcast or wherever you like to listen. Oh, Hey everyone. Welcome to Talk Easy, a weekly podcast of intimate interviews with the people shaping our culture. |
| 1:24.1 | I'm Sam Fregoso, thank you for tuning in. |
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| 1:45.8 | This week on the podcast we have beloved novelist, poet, and filmmaker Sherman Alexi. |
| 1:51.0 | Born on an Indian reservation in Spokane, Washington, Alexi is unafraid to write what he knows while still daring to venture outside his comfort zone. |
| 1:59.0 | A great deal of his books revolve around Indian Americans of all varieties. |
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