Bughouse Square with Eve Ewing
History comes alive as we revisit important moments in American culture with interviews from the archives of the inimitable 20th-century broadcaster and oral historian Studs Terkel. Host Eve Ewing guides us through the Studs Terkel Radio Archive and pairs each piece of archival audio with an intervi… read more
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BONUS: The Language of Your Birth Through a Colonial Lens
February 15th, 2019
Erika L. Sánchez explains what it was like to live in Spain and to feel like she spoke a different language, even though it was still Spanish.
Find …
Ep. 5: Sandra Cisneros & Erika L. Sánchez
February 1st, 2019
The Rundown:
Eve explains how much Sandra Cisneros’ writing means to her and how the stories resonate with her childhood in Chicago.
Sandra …
BONUS: Double Consciousness
January 18th, 2019
Min Jin Lee explains the racism she experienced as a Korean-American living in Japan, and how that pulled at both her Korean and American selves.
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Ep. 4: Younghill Kang & Min Jin Lee
January 4th, 2019
The Rundown:
Eve lays out Younghill Kang’s autobiographical immigrant stories and the looming ideological presence of the Japanese occupation of …
BONUS: Lorraine, James and Nina
December 21st, 2018
We have more from our interview with Imani Perry! She describes the intimate friendships that Lorraine Hansberry had with James Baldwin and Nina …
Ep. 3: Lorraine Hansberry & Imani Perry
December 7th, 2018
The Rundown:
Eve explains why unearthing an interview with Lorraine Hansberry is so exciting and how restrictive covenants segregated cities across …
BONUS: My Twitter Beef With Raffi
November 23rd, 2018
Before the next episode drops, we need to talk about Adam Mansbach’s contentious relationship with the singer of Baby Beluga.
Look out for Episode 3 …
BONUS: Bulldozing the Boundaries of Adult and Children’s Lit
November 9th, 2018
If you’re going to write a book that involves swearing at your child, it probably shouldn’t go in the children’s section, right? Adam Mansbach had to …
Ep. 2: Shel Silverstein & Adam Mansbach
November 2nd, 2018
Ep. 2: Shel Silverstein & Adam Mansbach
The Rundown:
Eve teaches us how to properly pronounce the last name of our favorite childhood poet.
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BONUS: More Black, Queer Writers to Read
October 26th, 2018
Episode 2 is almost ready, but we have more from Darnell Moore! He names more black, queer writers that merit our attention now. He recommends Richard Bruce Nugent, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Cheryl Clark, M Jackie …
BONUS: “They Are Doing It For All Black Lives"
October 19th, 2018
To tide you over until Episode 2, here are some more insights from Darnell Moore on the Movement for Black Lives and the challenges of creating inclusive spaces.
Look out for Episode 2 on Friday, November 2, 2018!
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Ep. 1: James Baldwin & Darnell Moore
October 5th, 2018
Welcome to Bughouse Square! For the first time, we’re opening up the archived tape from the radio show of Studs Terkel, the renowned Chicago reporter. We’re pairing some of our favorite discoveries from the Studs Terkel …
Coming Soon: Episode 1
September 17th, 2018
In our first episode, Studs Terkel talks to the legendary writer James Baldwin, and Eve asks why Black writers are so often expected to be hopeful.
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