Ishmael Reed

23 Podcast Episodes

Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed

Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed

Mumbo Jumbo is a “Neo-Hoodoo” detective story, a post-modern satire, a touchstone of Afro-futurist fiction, and an invoc... Read more

14 Mar 2022

58mins

Afrofuturism: Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed

Afrofuturism: Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed

Can we blow up the canon?  To what degree is Afrofuturism Afrocentric and essentialist?  These questions and more as we ... Read more

18 Jun 2021

40mins

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Juneteenth Special Black Mystery Writers of the Past Ishmael Reed and Clarence Major

Juneteenth Special Black Mystery Writers of the Past Ishmael Reed and Clarence Major

I'm wrapping up this year's Juneteenth special in the 1970s with Ishmael Reed's Mumbo Jumbo and Clarence Major's Reflex ... Read more

14 Jun 2021

2mins

Review: Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed

Review: Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed

The search for a secret history.  A plague spreading across the US.  Mumbo Jumbo gives us a alternative view of history.... Read more

11 Jun 2021

38mins

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The Cyborg Jillian Weise and Ishmael Reed in Conversation

The Cyborg Jillian Weise and Ishmael Reed in Conversation

This week, The Cyborg Jillian Weise speaks with Ishmael Reed. Reed is a writer whose decades of work have been immensely... Read more

6 Apr 2021

33mins

The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda by Ishmael Reed - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 3

The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda by Ishmael Reed - Affirmative (Re)Action Episode 3

The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda is a play by American writer Ishmael Reed. It critiques the acclaimed historical musi... Read more

15 Mar 2021

49mins

Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"

Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"

Recorded by Ishmael Reed for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 26, 2... Read more

26 Feb 2021

6mins

Points of View by Ishmael Reed (Read by NSAA)

Points of View by Ishmael Reed (Read by NSAA)

Points of View by Ishmael Reed (Read by NSAA) by NSAA 360

5 Feb 2021

Episode 89: On Ishmael Reed's 'Mumbo Jumbo,' or, Why We Need More Magical Thinking

Episode 89: On Ishmael Reed's 'Mumbo Jumbo,' or, Why We Need More Magical Thinking

Ishmael Reed's 1972 novel Mumbo Jumbo is a conspiracy thriller, a postmodern experiment, a revolutionary tract, a celebr... Read more

6 Jan 2021

1hr 19mins

Kim McMillon interviews Playwright and novelist Ishmael Reed

Kim McMillon interviews Playwright and novelist Ishmael Reed

American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher Ishmael Reed discusses his work and part... Read more

7 Oct 2020

33mins

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