Article Club

Oct 31 2024 127 ep. 21 mins
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Book clubs are stressful. Join Article Club, a community of kind readers. We discuss one great article every month on race, education, or culture.

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#468: Let’s discuss “Athens, Revised”

Oct 31 2024 25 mins  
Dear Loyal Readers,Happy Halloween! I wish you successful tricking and treating. In case this needs to be said, 100 Grand is the best candy bar. (It used to be Twix.) Thank you.Now let’s get to this month’s featured article. But before that:* If you’re a newish subscriber: Since January 2020, I’ve chosen one article every month for a deep dive. Folks who are interested read

#464: The Sextortion of Teenage Boys

Oct 03 2024 26 mins  
Dear Loyal Readers,Welcome to October. Thank you for being here.In just a moment, I’ll reveal this month’s featured article. But before that, two things:* If you’re a newish subscriber: Since January 2020, I’ve chosen one article every month for a deep dive. Folks who are interested read it, annotate it, and discuss it. The author generously records a podcast interview. It�

#460: My Adult Autism Diagnosis

Sep 05 2024 40 mins  
Dear Loyal Readers,Welcome to September. Thank you for being here.In just a moment, I’ll reveal this month’s featured article. But before that, two things:* If you’re a newish subscriber: Since January 2020, I’ve chosen one article every month for a deep dive. Folks who are interested read it, annotate it, and discuss it. The author generously records a podcast interview. I

#455: Making The Case For Public School

Aug 01 2024 48 mins  
Dear Loyal Readers,August has arrived. This means (at least) three things are true:* It’s my birthday tomorrow. (Because I’m a Leo, I’ll be celebrating all month.)* School is starting soon (very soon).* You deserve a blockbuster issue. Because why not?We’ve had a ton of new subscribers lately, so before launching into today’s issue, I want to say thank you for signing up.

#453: “I wanted to understand why people were so angry.”

Jul 18 2024 28 mins  
Welcome, new subscribers, and welcome back, loyal readers! I’m happy you’re here.Today’s issue is dedicated to an interview with Mike Hixenbaugh, co-author of Southlake and author of They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms.Published by NBC News, Southlake is a six-part podcast about how a mostly-white commun

#449: “How can I protect you in this moment?”

Jun 20 2024 23 mins  
Welcome, new subscribers, and welcome back, loyal readers! I’m happy you’re here.Today’s issue is dedicated to an interview with Amanda E. Machado, the author of “The Abstract Rage To Protect,” June’s article of the month.First published in The Adroit Journal, “The Abstract Rage To Protect” is about masculinity, the need for men to protect women, the violence that f

#435: “There’s this splitting of the self.”

Mar 14 2024 16 mins  
Welcome, new subscribers, and welcome back, loyal readers! I’m happy you’re here.Today’s issue is dedicated to an interview with Jonathan Escoffery, the author of “In Flux,” March’s article of the month.First published in Passages North, “In Flux” is a short story about race, identity, and the dreaded question, “What are you?” It’s about Blackness, belonging,

#427: “It’s the inequality of higher education that makes me mad.”

Jan 18 2024 30 mins  
Welcome, new subscribers, and welcome back, loyal readers! I’m happy you’re here.Today’s issue is dedicated to an interview with Paul Tough, the author of “Saying No to College,” January’s article of the month.Published in The New York Times Magazine last September, the piece explains the significant shift in Americans’ views on the value of college over the past deca

Reflection and gratitude

Dec 29 2023 22 mins  
Dear Loyal Readers,Hope you’re having a relaxing (and reading-heavy) end of the year.I’ll be back next Thursday to reveal our January article of the month. It’s going to be a good one, and I urge you to join our discussion.Until then, I welcome you to listen to Article Club’s first-ever end-of-year podcast reflection episode, in which Melinda and I discuss some highlights f

#420: “You find out about your life in bits and pieces.”

Nov 16 2023 25 mins  
Welcome, new subscribers, and welcome back, loyal readers! I’m happy you’re here.⭐️ Before we get started: If you live near Oakland, join me and fellow Article Clubbers at an in-person gathering on Thursday, Nov. 30, at Room 389, beginning at 5:30 pm. It’s a great way to connect with other thoughtful readers and chat about the articles. It’d be wonderful to see you. Her