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Welcome to three black people in a rose.

Yes. Today we're going to spill the tea and while we're watching on TV talk pop culture all kinds of good stuff. I'm Natasha and I'm Justine and today we have a very special honored guest.

We are so excited guys.

He is a New York Times best-selling author

and a cultural critic and journalist who writes about all things,

pop culture, politics, race, sexuality, religion,

race, class, gender, and has been published

everywhere from Rolling Stone magazine to New York Times.

He is also the author of three must read essay collections,

and I'm gonna talk about all of them right now the first New York Times

bestseller I can't date Jesus love sex family race and other reasons I've put my faith

and Beyonce a collection of essays exploring his early life as a young black gay man growing up in a religious household in the South.

His second book, I Don't Want to Die Poor, explores the impact of college loans, the financial and emotional turmoil and cost of chasing your dreams, and his

latest book, I finally bought some Jordans, explores the struggle of being a black creative, finding

success in publishing, and entertainment, the consequences of being

an outspoken gay cultural critic and ruminations on that wretched pandemic in dealing with grief

as a grown adult. It is an honor to chop it up with him today about all the things

and also learn what he's currently watching on TV or reading. Please welcome to the show,

Michael Arsono. Oh, thank so much that was such a generous intro I really

appreciate that. Very happy to be here. We're so excited to have you. Yes okay so we have

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