SMNTY Classics: An Interview with Katie Mitchell
Stuff Mom Never Told You
iHeartPodcasts
4.0 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Katie Mitchell's new book Prose to the People celebrates the joy and power of Black bookstores. Katie joins us to talk about the process of writing the book, the importance of Black bookstores, and why it's important to preserve their history in this classic episode.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:09.3 | Hey, this is Annie. |
| 0:10.5 | And Samantha. |
| 0:11.4 | And I'm welcome to Stuff One Never Told You, production of I Heart Radio. |
| 0:32.6 | And as we're entering the new year, we are still going back to some of our favorites, our favorite episodes of 2025. |
| 0:41.1 | And one that we really loved was this interview that we did with Katie Mitchell, friend of the show, about her book, Prost of the People. And we ended up going to talk about it and a book signing. And it was just a really beautiful thing. |
| 0:51.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:51.8 | If you haven't checked it out, it is just really beautiful moving book. It is. |
| 0:56.2 | Highly, highly recommend it. And this conversation was great. It was just a fantastic conversation. |
| 1:02.7 | So hopefully we'll get to have her back on one day. But in the meantime, please enjoy this classic episode. |
| 1:14.6 | So. But in the meantime, please enjoy this classic episode. Hey, this is Annie. |
| 1:15.9 | And Samantha. |
| 1:16.7 | And welcome to Stephel Never Told You, a production of IHeart Radio. |
| 1:31.9 | And welcome back to the show, Katie Mitchell. |
| 1:36.2 | It's been a minute, but we are so glad to have you back. |
| 1:39.5 | Can you introduce yourself to our audience, please? |
| 1:42.1 | Yeah, thank you for having me back. |
| 1:47.6 | I'm Katie Mitchell, and I am the author of Prose to the People, a celebration of black bookstores. |
| 1:57.7 | Yes. And last time you were on hearing, you were with our good friend Eve's talking about on theme and the power of black storytelling. |
| 2:03.9 | And you mentioned that you were working on this book about Black bookstores. |
| 2:09.7 | And we were like, yes, you must come back when you complete it. |
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