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
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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
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40mins
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
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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
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38mins
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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33mins