This book carries us through the history of the United States as seen through the eyes of the indigenous peoples that this nation displaced, discarded, and continually degrade. Though rather dry, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz delivers an unflinching nar

An Indigenous People’s History of the Unites States pt1 – Awesome! Book Club e13

Jul 20th, 2018 49m 11s

Awesome! Book Club e12 – The Diary of a Young Girl pt3

Apr 27th, 2018 51m 33s

Part three of our discussion of The Diary of a Young Girl. Anne Frank’s diary persists to this day as one of the most enduring books of the twentieth century. Written while she and her family hid from the Nazis. Her writing comes alive off the

Awesome! Book Club e11 – The Diary of a Young Girl pt2

Apr 27th, 2018 55m 16s

Part two of our discussion of The Diary of a Young Girl. Anne Frank’s diary persists to this day as one of the most enduring books of the twentieth century. Written while she and her family hid from the Nazis. Her writing comes alive off the pa

Awesome! Book Club e10 – The Diary of a Young Girl pt1

Apr 27th, 2018 49m 34s

Part one of our discussion of The Diary of a Young Girl. Anne Frank’s diary persists to this day as one of the most enduring books of the twentieth century. Written while she and her family hid from the Nazis. Her writing comes alive off the pa

Awesome! Book Club e09 – Between the World and Me pt2

Mar 1st, 2018 1h 17m

The second half of our discussion of Between the World and Me to mark Black History Month. This book is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt at imparting a lifetime worth of contemplation, revelation, and experience to his adolescent son in the form of a

Awesome! Book Club e08 – Between the World and Me pt1

Mar 1st, 2018 1h 9m

We discuss Between the World and Me to mark Black History Month. This book is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt at imparting a lifetime worth of contemplation, revelation, and experience to his adolescent son in the form of a deeply personal, emotiona

Awesome! Book Club e07 – Hiroshima Part 2

Feb 22nd, 2018 53m 33s

In this episode we discuss Hiroshima by John Hersey which follows the tragic events of August 6th, 1945 through the eyes of six survivors. It was published in The New Yorker in August 1946 and was put to print as a book shortly after, with a re

Awesome! Book Club e06 – Hiroshima Part 1

Feb 22nd, 2018 53m 21s

Awesome! Book Club e05 – Sapiens Part 4

Jan 17th, 2018 1h 30m

We discuss Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. This book brings us from the beginning of our species, Homo Sapiens, all the way to what the future may look like for humankind. It is a fantastic analysis of the human race

Awesome! Book Club e04 – Sapiens Part 3

Jan 17th, 2018 49m 17s

Awesome! Book Club e03 – Sapiens Part 2

Jan 17th, 2018 54m 50s

Awesome! Book Club e02 – Sapiens Part 1

Jan 17th, 2018 50m 59s

Awesome! Book Club e01 – Intro

Jan 17th, 2018 29m 9s

For this very first episode of the Awesome! Book Club podcast, we introduce ourselves, talk a little bit about who we are, what kind of books we are interested in, and the goal of the podcast. We welcome you to participate in this journey with

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