Johnson Chronicles's guest appearances

Johnson Chronicles

LA Review of Books

Donald Trump

Tom McCarthy

Ijeoma Oluo

Patti Smith

Emily Dickinson

Bassem Youssef

Nicholson Baker

Mister Rogers

Peter Thiel

Alan Alda

Hans Sluga

Susan Kaiser Greenland

Amy Schumer

Bryan Stevenson

Rainn Wilson

OwlTail

Dick Gregory

LARB's Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks with author Peter J Harris about the new production of his work "Johnson Chronicles: Truth and Tall Tales About My Penis," which opens in Los Angeles on July 21st. Janice and Peter discuss the work's transition from page to stage, reflect on the mythology surrounding the black male member and the role of that mythology in the ongoing de-humanization of African-Americans, and the challenges still facing artists presenting honest, intimate portraits of Black Americans.  Also, author Morgan Parker returns to recommend Dick Gregory's provocatively titled autobiography.

Peter J Harris' Johnson Chronicles; plus Dick Gregory's Autobiography