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The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum

Meet Angel Eduardo. The Harper's Letter Was For Him

The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum

Meghan Daum

Society & Culture

4.7 • 855 Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 8 March 2021

ā±ļø 90 minutes

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Summary

Angel Eduardo is a writer, musician and visual artist based in New York City. Last summer, he wrote an article that appeared in Areo Magazine calledĀ I'm a Nobody, The Harper's Letter Was For MeĀ  The now-infamousĀ Open Letter on Justice and DebateĀ  published in Harper's Magazine, addressed a climate of growing intolerance for ideological diversity and was signed by more than 150 prominent artists and intellectuals. Among the criticisms of the so-called "Harper's Letter" was that it amounted to a bunch of elitists whining about having their voices muted by the democratization of opinion. But Angel, a 35-year-old millennial with immigrant parents, a day job and a fledgling artistic career, saw things differently. In this conversation, Angel talks with Meghan about why he wrote the article, why the new leftist groupthink reminds him of his own religious upbringing, why he thinks fetishizing the n-word does more to incite racism than fight it. He also explains a rhetorical concept he's come up with called "star-manning." Ā  Ā  Guest Bio: Angel Eduardo is a musician, photographer, and designer based in New York City. He is a staff writer and content creator for IdealistĀ and contributes aĀ monthly column for the Center for Inquiry calledĀ Searching for Better Angels. Learn more about him, see his visual art and hear his music on his official website,Ā angeleduardo.com.

Transcript

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0:00.9

You're listening to the Unspeakable podcast with Megan Dowm.

0:04.8

Now on Podcast One.

0:07.9

Hi, I'm Frank.

0:09.4

I don't like change.

0:10.6

And I just saw a billboard for this new BJ's wholesale club talking about how you could pay as little as two cents a gallon for gas.

0:17.2

Look, when gas prices are this low, we can't complain about gas prices being too high.

0:22.2

No, sir. I wouldn't join BJ's Wholesale Club.

0:25.2

Hey, thanks, Frank.

0:26.4

But if you do want to sign up now for ridiculously low gas prices, join the new BJ's Wholesale Club,

0:31.6

opening soon in Ross Township.

0:33.1

Visit BJs.com slash Ross Township or the BJ's membership center at the Block Northway.

0:39.2

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0:42.1

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0:45.6

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0:47.8

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0:50.1

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0:54.6

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0:59.0

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1:03.4

and here in Western Pennsylvania start a better, healthier way of life

1:07.7

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1:11.5

The caring team of physicians at Recovery Centers of America see their patients as so much more

1:17.5

than their addiction and are deeply committed to providing expert care with heart.

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