Welcome, welcome, welcome, this is the distraction pieces podcast episode 374.

Thank you for tuning in guys, I hope you're all well.

I'm joined today by Nick S. Schuckler and it's as we discuss it's a conversation that's been a long time coming so I was delighted to uh

to make it happen. We mentioned I recorded this just after I'd released the episode with Musa Rokwanga

which has been a really popular one if you missed that, go back and give it a listen.

So we mentioned that we also mentioned I think we mentioned the chat with us or one of the stories that

Asim Chowdry told in his chat and maybe one of the stories that Neha told but yeah loads of really good chats

if you want to go back and browse the archive of this is your first time tuning in but most importantly

Nick S. has got an amazing new book out we talk a lot about the good immigrant which was the book that

kind of blew him up, it's amazing it's a collection of essays we get into it don't worry but we also

talk about his new book Brown Baby and the accompanying podcast which isn't like a reading of the

the book or anything it's investigating the same themes that Nick S. looks into in the book but

with other parents and with other people so yeah it's all really good and you should look at all of it

and follow Nick S. on socials because he's wonderful yeah I was delighted to have this conversation

it's mad our paths hadn't crossed before because we've got so many mutual friends and so many

shared interests and everything so you're going to love this conversation we speak a little bit

and we've referenced hip-hop a few times if you're a fan of my music then you will have enjoyed

the last three weeks worth of behind the album episodes three weeks three episodes worth all

last week where we went I did a behind the album on each of the albums I did with Daniel Sack

so they're worth going and having a look at if you fancy it and you can head to speechdevelopmentreckles.com

where you can buy vinyl CDs DVDs merch all sorts of good merch the often quick to sell out

sunglasses are back in stock I've not posted about them much because you know every time the

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