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A Conversation With Ben Sherman About His New Book "Underground Airlines"

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It is time for the annual fundraiser that occurs during the month of December at which point I put on my gentle NPR fundraising voice and push out the old begging bowl which can be found by clicking on the Paypal link on the right side of the screen at ChaunceyDevega.com.

As longtime readers of this site and listeners to my podcast know, I do not accept advertising or paid sponsorships. We are at the end of the second week of fundraiser and are approximately 190 dollars short of our goal. If you can include the podcast and my other work in your holiday gift giving the positive energy will be greatly appreciated. 

This week’s special fundraising podcast guest is Ben Winters, author of the New York Times bestselling book “Underground Airlines”. In this expansive conversation, Ben and Chauncey talk about the “what if?” scenario of how white on black chattel slavery continues into present-day America that drives “Underground Airlines”, writing race and the color line as a white author, as well as the rise of Donald Trump and what the popularity of his bigotry says about America. Ben and Chauncey also discuss their mutual love of comedy, Ben’s time trying to be a stand up comedian, and of course, the nuts and bolts about the craft of writing. 

During this week’s Christmas and holiday season episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, per the tradition of Festivus, Chauncey airs his grievances, talks about the Christmas Card industrial complex, and shares a clip of what happens when Jean Shepherd of “A Christmas Story” fame meets the Ku Klux Klan.

This episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show can be downloaded from Libysn and also listened to here.

The Chauncey DeVega Show is available on Itunes and at Stitcher

The Chauncey DeVega Show can now be found on Spotify as well.


Source: http://www.chaunceydevega.com/2016/12/a-conversation-with-ben-sherman-about.html



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