Xochitl Gonzalez on art, belonging and nostalgia
Happy To Be Here
Greta Johnsen
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
We unpack the week with Ronald Young Jr., host of ‘Weight For It,’ and Arionne Nettles, head of Northwestern’s audio journalism program and author of the upcoming book ‘We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything.’ We chat about the fallacy of airplane mode, tweens at Sephora and the popularity of owl ring bearers.
Plus, author Xochitl Gonzalez tells us about her new book ‘Anita de Monte Laughs Last.’ Xochitl imbued the characters with aspects of her own life story, making it “a nightmare to write.” She tells us why it was also worth it.
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| 0:00.0 | You may not know this but with W be easy you can catch up on the news live anytime you want with the |
| 0:07.6 | W be easy app or at 91.5 on your car radio whether you beam it or stream it, the news is on W.B.E.Z. |
| 0:21.3 | From W.B. E.E.S. Chicago, this is Nurdett. I'm Greta Johnson. We did it. We made it to another weekend. |
| 0:26.8 | Coming up, so Chial Gonzalez is going to tell us about her new book, Anita DeMonte |
| 0:31.0 | laughs, laughs. |
| 0:32.2 | Anita became every artist that I've known |
| 0:35.3 | that has had struggled to get their art recognized |
| 0:38.4 | and seen as valid. |
| 0:39.8 | But first, it is our chance to sit back |
| 0:41.8 | and relax with two excellent humans. |
| 0:44.8 | Here this week is the head of the audio program for Northwestern's journalism program and the |
| 0:49.3 | author of the upcoming book, We Are the Culture Black Black Chicago's influence on everything, Ari on Nettles. |
| 0:55.8 | Ari, hello. |
| 0:57.3 | Hi Greta. |
| 0:59.1 | Also here is the host of the podcast, Wait for it, Ronald Young Young Jr. Ron welcome to the show. |
| 1:04.5 | Hello Greta I'm so happy to be here. |
| 1:06.5 | Yay okay so before we jump in pop quiz question the Oscars are this weekend what was your |
| 1:12.3 | favorite movie of 2023? |
| 1:13.9 | Ron, did you have a favorite? |
| 1:16.4 | I'm putting you both on the spot with this one. |
| 1:18.7 | I think mine was Godzilla minus one. |
| 1:22.0 | Honestly, I mean, I thought through everything, and I know there's probably some more obvious choices there but this |
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