Tiffanie Drayton, BLACK AMERICAN REFUGEE: Escaping the Narcissism of the American Dream

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Zibby is joined by journalist and author Tiffanie Drayton to talk about her first book, Black American Refugee, which grew out of one of her popular New York Times articles. The two discuss how Tiffanie decided to portray the narcissistic abuse she endured from her ex-husband in the same way she portrayed the narcissistic abuse of living in America, as well as what it was like to reflect on some of her painful memories. Tiffanie also offers a less than ideal follow-up to the end of her story and offers an inspiring call to arms for those who have been maligned by our government.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now.
0:07.8	Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:10.7	It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or
0:21.1	less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this
0:25.9	podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature,
0:31.8	wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can
0:37.4	learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com,
0:39.5	but really you're here to learn more about the authors,
0:42.3	and that is what we're going to do.
0:44.4	Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts
0:46.9	in the ZCast Podcast Network.
0:49.4	You can learn more at ZCastnetwork.com
0:51.9	and definitely check out those shows as well.
0:58.4	Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Tiffany Drayton is the author of Black American Refugee, escaping the narcissism of the
1:03.2	American dream. Tiffany is a mother, world traveler and journalist whose work has been
1:07.7	featured in the New York Times, Fox, Marie Claire, Playboy, Salon, Complex, Yahoo,
1:12.3	among other outlets. She has published two nonfiction young adult books called Developing Political
1:18.1	Leadership Skills and Coping with Gun Violence. She grew up in the United States and currently
1:22.7	lives with her family in Tobago, although actually when we talked, she was not living in Tobago,
1:27.8	but you'll have to listen to understand what's going on. Welcome, Tiffany. Thank you so much for
1:32.2	coming on. Moms Don't have time to read books to discuss your absolutely beautiful memoir,
1:37.3	Black American Refugee, escaping the narcissism of the American Dream. Thank you so much for having me.
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