George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism

03/07/2025 26 min Episodio 184
George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism

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Star Trek legend George Takei has spent a lifetime confronting injustice: his family was sent to internment camps during World War II, he fought for civil rights in the 60’s, and later in life he became an activist in the LGBTQ+ community. Takei talks with Audie about his new graphic book, “It Rhymes with Takei,” a story about the experiences that shaped him, and what they say about patriotism, protest, and the state of American democracy.
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