E11 - "Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business" by Roxane Gay

19/10/2025 29 min Temporada 1 Episodio 9

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Greetings and welcome to our deep dive on Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Critiques, and Minding Other Folks' Business by Roxane Gay. This book brings together a decade of the author’s opinion writing, with essays on everything from police brutality to the Fast & Furious franchise. It is written for readers seeking thoughtful and provocative writing to help parse complex issues and find community in times of social upheaval.The collection explores essential questions facing our culture today: How does a writer express outrage and bear witness in a fraught political climate? What is the connective tissue linking the major social and cultural shifts of the last ten years?Guiding us through this landscape is Roxane Gay, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and the author of New York Times-bestselling books such as Bad Feminist and Hunger, solidifying her status as a voice not just worth hearing, but one we cannot afford to ignore.