Best Keith Baldwin Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 327: Abigail Leonard Examines the First Year of Parenthood 35:48

7d ago35:48

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Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviews international reporter and news producer Abigail Leonard about her new book, “Four Mothers, An Intimate Journey through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries.” With a close examination of the lives of women in Japan, Finland, Kenya and the United States, Leonard writes an insig…

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Forest Bakery - The 3 person partnership shares their recipe for success regarding their products, work life balance and aligned goals 51:19

23d ago51:19

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Hear how Jo, Kyle and Humna came together from different experiences in Detroits food scene to open a highly successful bakery in Oak Park. Forest bakery is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 -2 but those limited hours require a full week of prep and dedication to produce the high quality products they have become known for. Hear how they were v…

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Episode 326: Twain Scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin Explores Huckleberry Finn’s Character Jim 39:40

29d ago39:40

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Shelley Fisher Fishkin, author of JIM: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade. In the interview she highlights the irony in Twain's portrayal of Jim, contrasting Huck's limited understanding with Twain's deeper critique of society. Fishkin emphasizes the need for teachers to be …

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Episode 325: Jesse Q. Sutanto's Latest Cozy Mystery Featuring Vera Wong 29:34

1M ago29:34

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of the mystery novel VERA WONG'S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (on a DEAD MAN). This is the second book in the series featuring Vera Wong, a 61-year-old tea shop owner in San Francisco. Vera, based on Sutanto's mother, investigates a murder involving a missing person social media …

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Justin Craig, owner of Run Detroit on running.....and running a business 1:04:21

1M ago1:04:21

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It can be said running a business is like running a marathon however running a business or a marathon does not have to be grueling slog like that phrase infers. Here we talk to Justin about his love of running itself as well as starting up a business in downtown Detroit before downtown started to regenerate. Hear Justin talk honestly about business…

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Episode 324: Preston Lauterbach Explores Black Musicians Who Made Elvis Presley 39:22

1M ago39:22

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Preston Lauterbach, author of BEFORE ELVIS: The African American Musicians Who Made the King. In the interview Lauterbach highlighted the influence of African American musicians on Elvis Presley. He noted that Elvis's first hit, "That's All Right," was originally recorded by Arthur Crudup, and…

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Episode 323: Historian Linda Gordon Investigates Social Movements Impact On America 30:36

1M ago30:36

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Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed New York University Professor Linda Gordon about her new book, SEVEN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA. Professor Gordon writes a captivating account of historical events that have shaped American society. By exploring the transformative nature of individual and collective activism…

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Episode 322: The Northern Ireland U.S. Civil Rights Connection 45:54

2M ago45:54

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Forest Issac Jones, author of GOOD TROUBLE: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972. Jones discovered the connection between the Catholic Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland and the Black Civil Rights Movement during a 2021 visit to Belfast. He highlights the …

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Episode 321: Kimberly Lau Examines the Manifestation of Race in European Fairy Tales 44:55

2M ago44:55

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Kimberly J. Lau, author of Specters of the Marvelous: Race and the Development of the European Fairy Tale. In stories retold for generations, wondrous worlds and magnificent characters have defined the genre of European fairy tales with little recognition of yet another defining aspect—racism …

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Episode 320: Fernando Flores's Dystopian Tale Brother Brontë 50:35

3M ago50:35

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Fernando A. Flores, author of the novel Brother Brontë. Set in Texas in 2038, it is a dark tale of a future where books are burned, the libraries are closed, and your neighbor may turn you in for having books. In the interview, Flores said, "...for those of us who have traveled to the valley b…

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Episode 319: Keith Clark Highlights the Importance of Black Literary Trail Blazers James Baldwin, Ernest Gaines, and Ann Petry 48:37

3M ago48:37

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Diverse Voices Book Review host interviewed Keith Clark about his books Navigating the Fiction of Ernest J. Gaines: A Roadmap for Readers, The Radical Fiction of Ann Petry, and Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines and August Wilson. Clark is a Professor of English and African and African American Studies at George Mason University. Dive…

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Episode 318: Lilliam Rivera Novel Explores Darkness in Illusory World of Glamour and Fashion 34:07

3M ago34:07

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviews Lilliam Rivera about her 2024 novel Tiny Threads, a dark thriller set in Vernon, California, in the fashion world. Rivera discusses the novel's blend of horror, fashion, and personal trauma. She explores the connection between fashion and violence, drawing from her experience as a fashion edito…

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Episode 317: Betsy Leondar-Wright Co-Authors Book That Examines How Inequalities Persist 43:08

3M ago43:08

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Betsy Leondar-Wright, co-author of Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? Two questions that seem simple on their face, but which invite a host of tangled responses. In this book, Jessi Streib and Betsy Leondar-Wright offer a new way of understanding how inequalities persist by focusing on the individual…

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Episode 316: Brea Baker Investigates Black Land Theft in Book Rooted 32:46

3M ago32:46

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Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Brea Baker about her new book, "Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership." Through a close examination of historical events, Brea explores the significance of land ownership and how generations of black families have been impacted by sy…

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Episode 315: Walter Mosley's Latest Novel Explores a Son's Search for His Father 53:03

4M ago53:03

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed legendary author Walter Mosley about his latest novel Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right, his third novel featuring New York private detective Joe King Oliver. In the novel, Oliver's 92-year-old grandmother asks him to find his father, her son, after she discovers she has a tumor that coul…

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Episode 314: Favorite Novels of 2024 40:53

4M ago40:53

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Diverse Voices Book Review hosts Hopeton Hay and Amanda Moore discuss their favorite novels of 2024 that were featured in author interviews. For Hopeton, his favorite novels were 54 Miles by Leonard Pitts, Jr., Guide Me Home by Attica Locke, and Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat. Amanda's favorite novels were Flores and Miss Paula by Meli…

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Episode 313: Alex Segura Thriller Examines Conflict Between Art and Commerce 32:34

4M ago32:34

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Alex Segura, author of the thriller Alter Ego. In the story, Annie Bustamante, a celebrated filmmaker and comic book artist, gets a chance to work on her favorite superhero, The Lethal Lynx. Despite her excitement, she's wary of the offer, and her suspicions grow when she receives anonymous wa…

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Episode 312: History Professor Joe Trotter Jr. Explores Building the Black City 39:51

4M ago39:51

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Joe William Trotter, Jr., author of Building The Black City: The Transformation of American Life. Building The Black City explores the history of African Americans in cities across America from the colonial era to recent times. He emphasized the agency of African people in building their own i…

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Episode 311: The Damascus Events: An Interview with Eugene Rogan on the 1860 Massacre and the Ottoman Empire 33:34

5M ago33:34

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Eugene Rogan, a professor of modern Middle Eastern history at the University of Oxford and the director of the Middle East Center at St. Anthony's College, Oxford. Rogan discusses his book, The Damascus Events: The 1860 Massacre and the Making of the Modern Middle East." The conversation touch…

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Episode 310: Rafael Martinez Examines the Plight of Undocumented Youth Immigrants 31:25

5M ago31:25

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Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Rafael A. Martinez, author of Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States. Martinez, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, writes a thought-provoking narrative about the obstacles that illegal immigrants face in the United States. By examining various c…

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Episode 309: Nikki Giovanni: An Interview from November 15, 2020 41:01

6M ago41:01

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Black cultural icon and poet Nikki Giovanni died on December 9, 2024, at the age of 81. On November 15, 2020, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed her about her book of poetry and prose, Make Me Rain, which was just published the month before. In Make Me Rain, Giovanni calls attention to injustice and racism, celebrates Black cul…

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Episode 308: From Crime to Fantasy: Rachel Howzell Hall Discusses Her Genre-Bending New Novel 'The Last One 41:23

6M ago41:23

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Rachel Howzell Hall, author of the fantasy novel The Last One. Best known for writing crime fiction, Hall was approached by a publisher to write a fantasy novel series, which resulted in her new book. In the interview, Hall discussed how writing the fantasy novel required her to build an entir…

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Episode 307: Fabienne Josaphat's Historical Novel Explores Black Panthers 41:41

6M ago41:41

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Fabienne Josaphat, author of Kingdom of No Tomorrow. Kingdom of No Tomorrow is a historical novel that delves into a the Black Panther Party from 1968 to 1969 through the perspective of protagonist Nettie Boileau. She volunteers at the Black Panthers' Free Health Clinics in Oakland and develop…

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Episode 306: Leonard Pitts Jr. Explores Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March in Novel 54 MILES 33:32

7M ago33:32

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Leonard Pitts Jr., author of the novel 54 MILES. Continuing with characters from his earlier work, THE LAST THING YOU SURRENDDER, set during World War II, "54 Miles" is a historical novel that unfolds during the crucial weeks of the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965 in alabama. The story revol…

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Episode 305: Wanda Morris Novel Centers on Conspiracy Back to Reconstruction 27:53

7M ago27:53

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Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed, Wanda Morris, the author of WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND. In her novel, a woman returns to her hometown to restart her career and her life, only to stumble upon a group of individuals whose ruthless ambitions threaten the lives of people in her community. Wanda Morris is the award-winning au…

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Episode 304: The Border Between Us: A Conversation with Rudy Ruiz on Family, Identity, and Storytelling 47:22

7M ago47:22

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Rudy Ruiz, author of the novel THE BORDER BETWEEN US. Set in Brownsville, Texas, the novel follows Ramon Lopez's life from fifth grade to college, exploring themes of family dynamics, immigration, and coming of age. Ruiz draws heavily from his own experiences, fictionalizing real events and ch…

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Episode 303: Ruben Reyes Jr. Debut Short Stories Collection Leans into Speculative Fiction 29:02

8M ago29:02

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ruben Reyes, Jr., author of the short stories collection THERE IS A RIO GRANDE IN HEAVEN. THERE IS A RIO GRANDE IN HEAVEN, Reyes's first book, blends speculative fiction with themes of Salvadoran immigration. Reyes describes his book as speculative fiction about Salvadoran immigrants, ranging …

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Episode 302: Krimstein Graphic Narrative Explores Einstein and Kafka Formative Months in Prague 29:34

9M ago29:34

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ken Krimstein, the author of the graphic narrative EINSTEIN IN KAFKALAND: How Albert Fell Down the Rabbit Hole and Came Up with the Universe. During the year that Prague was home to both Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka from 1911-1912, the trajectory of the two men's lives wove together in unca…

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Episode 301: Megan Kimble Examines The Impact of Urban Highways in Texas 35:17

9M ago35:17

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Megan Kimble, author of CITY LIMITS: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America’s Highways. CITY LIMITS examines the impact of urban highways on American cities. In the interview, Kimble discussed how highways were sold as progress in the 1950s and 60s, driven by car companies and o…

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Episode 300: Gabino Iglesias Novel Blends Horror and Crime Fiction 39:12

9M ago39:12

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Gabino Iglesias, author of the novel HOUSE OF BONE AND RAIN. In the interview, Iglesias explained how the novel was inspired in part by his personal experiences as a teen in Puerto Rico. The story follows a group of friends seeking revenge after a friend's mother is killed. Iglesias highlights…

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Episode 299: Attica Locke: The Final Chapter of Black Texas Ranger Darren Mathews 32:38

9M ago32:38

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Attica Locke, the New York Times Best Selling author, about her latest novel, GUIDE ME HOME, the final installment in her Edgar Award-winning "Highway 59" trilogy. Set in east Texas, the novel explores themes of race, integrity, and family dynamics through the character Darre Matthews, a black…

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Episode 298: May Cobb Explores Secrets, Lies, and Murder in Novel The Hollywood Assistant 34:17

10M ago34:17

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Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed, May Cobb, the author of THE HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANT. In her novel, a young writer works as a personal assistant to a wealthy Hollywood couple, but through an ironic twist of fate, she finds herself caught in the middle of a story that she cannot escape. May Cobb is award-winning author of…

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Episode 297: Nicola Yoon's New Thriller Set in a Black Utopia 37:58

10M ago37:58

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Nicola Yoon, author of ONE OF OUR KIND. Yoon describes her novel as "somewhere between a thriller and a horror. It's about a woman named Jasmine who, along with her husband and young son, moved to a suburb of Los Angeles that builds itself as a black utopia. And when Jasmine gets there, she ex…

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Episode 296: Frank Guridy Unveils the History of Stadiums, Movements and Economics 38:55

10M ago38:55

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Diverse Voices Book Review host interview Frank Andre Guridy, author of THE STADIUM: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play. In this book, historian Frank Guridy recounts the contested history of play, protest, and politics in American stadiums from the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in 1924 to the Colin Kaepern…

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Episode 295: Tragedy, Race and a Painful Past Frame John Vercher's Latest Novel 29:42

11M ago29:42

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed John Vercher, author of the novel DEVIL IS FINE. The novel is described by its publisher: "Still reeling from a sudden tragedy, our biracial narrator receives a letter from an attorney: he has just inherited a plot of land from his estranged white grandfather. He travels to a beach town severa…

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Episode 294: Renee Watson's Novel Explores Who Society Makes Space For, Heartbreak and Healing 26:15

11M ago26:15

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Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed, Renee Watson, the author of skin & bones. Through a series of profound vignettes, her new novel tells the story of a woman who tries to live and thrive in a world that never truly sees the beauty that she has learned to love within herself. Renée Watson is also the author of the young…

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Episode 293: Larry Tye Book Narrates How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America 32:33

11M ago32:33

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Larry Tye, author of THE JAZZMEN: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America. From the publisher: This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro jazzmen who orchestrated the chords that throb at the soul of twentieth-century America.. Wha…

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Episode 292: Danielle Allen Book: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality 25:18

11M ago25:18

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In 2014, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Danielle Allen about her newly published book, OUR DECLARATION: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality. Featured on the front page of the New York Times, her book publisher writes in its description of the book: "Our Declaration is already regarded as a se…

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Awenate Cobbina - CEO of Shinola. 54:29

11M ago54:29

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Awenate speaks about what made him leave a great role at the Whitehouse to come to Detroit with the Pistons initially before taking a role with the Bedrock Manufacturing group where he became CEO and is heading up the Shinola brand. His journey is one of always demanding more from himself and never accepting staying 'comfortable' whether that was i…

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Episode 291: Walter Mosley's Latest Easy Rawlins Novel: A Crime Fiction Pick of the Month 38:56

12M ago38:56

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Diverse Voices Book Review host interviewed Walter Mosley about his latest Easy Rawlins novel, FAREWELL, AMETHYSTINE. Set in 1970 finds Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, LA’s premier Black detective, at 50 years of age despite all expectations. He has a loving family, a beautiful home, and a thriving investigation agency. All is right with the world… and the…

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Episode 290: Shadowheart Is Crime Fiction Pick of the Month 39:06

12M ago39:06

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Meg Gardiner, author of the thriller SHADOWHEART, a crime fiction pick of the month. SHADOWHEART is the fourth book in Gardiner's UNSUB thriller series featuring FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix. In the thriller, Hendrix is tracking a serial killer that appears to be following the modus operandi o…

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Cam Crowder - How to venture into the world of Venture Capitalism 53:54

12M ago53:54

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Cam shares his candid insights from leaving college early to help run his familys Tim Hortons franchises. While there he found more efficient ways to serve customers in the drive through and he also started considering other food related technologies that could increase efficiency. During COVID the decision was made to sell the franchises and Cam w…

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Connie Smith - From growing up in foster care, to becoming a foster parent.......and running a PR firm 59:20

12M ago59:20

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Hear Connie not only talk about her career but about what it was like growing up in foster care. At 10 years old she had to make a mature decision about her living arrangements and ever since Connie has been decisive in her choices and with her strong work ethic and drive she progressed in the news and TV industry. During COVID, she was home with h…

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Episode 289: Annette Gordon-Reed Explores History of Juneteenth 31:59

12M ago31:59

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed award winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed, author of ON JUNETEENTH. In the interview, Gordon-Reed discussed the historical significance of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas. She also shared her personal experiences and perspectives on the holida…

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Terry McCarthy - Successfully working with your spouse while growing multi location animal clinics 1:11:17

1y ago1:11:17

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Hear Terry talk about how he and his wife Theresa decided to work together but in separate roles. Theresa is a vet and Terry runs the business side and that formula has seen them grow successfully over the past 30 plus years to where they now run; Dandy Acres in South Lyon Easthaven in Ann Arbor Shelter Bay in Novi If you want to run your own busin…

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Episode 288: Hunted A Thriller 53:03

1y ago53:03

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Abir Mukherjee, author of the new thriller Hunted. Hunted, Mukherjee's sixth novel, follows the paths of a terrorist group in the U.S. planning and executing bombings in the U.S., the efforts of the FBI to stop them, and the search for two of the young adults in the group by their parents who …

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Colleen Budde - Franchise owner of Office Evolution of Troy 1:01:56

1y ago1:01:56

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Hear Colleen talk about the decision by her and her husband for her to leave the corporate world of being an engineer and decide to invest in a franchise. Hear how they chose and researched the franchise and came to the decision to go for it even though they had busy lives with a young daughter at home. Not only that but COVID hit shortly after the…

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Dr Tony Capone - World Renowned Pediatric Eye Surgeon 1:01:54

1y ago1:01:54

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Dr. Capone is an internationally recognized clinician, surgeon and educator. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, book chapters, and publications from clinical trials. He is currently a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Oakland University, and Professor at the European School for Advanced Studies…

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Episode 287: Manisha Sinha Explores Reconstruction: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic 49:39

1y ago49:39

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Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed historian Manisha Sinha, author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. In the interview, Manisha explained her decision to focus on Reconstruction as the central theme, tying it to various other historical events and movements including the women's suf…

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Episode 286: Gemini Wahhaj Debut Novel Illuminates Recent Histories of Bangladesh, America and Iraq 38:18

1y ago38:18

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Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Chaitali Sen interviewed Gemini Wahhaj, author of the debut novel The Children of this Madness. In The Children of this Madness, Gemini Wahhaj pens a complex tale of modern Bengalis, one that illuminates the recent histories not only of Bangladesh, but America and Iraq. Told in multiple voices over successive …

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