The Drip

09/02/2025

Hey everyone -- new pod is out! We got pretty deep in on this one. Next episode is on PARABLE OF THE SOWER!

This episode, though subdued, is a fascinating journey into the critical minds of the spoilers as they try to figure out what it is about Mukherjee's stories that has a hold on them. It's probably fair to say that we didn't LOVE this collection, but there were stories here than really get in our min...

29/01/2025

In this, our 50th episode, the Spoilers discuss everything from the inception of our little show to our favorite books and episodes. As you can imagine, it is celebration of everything that has kept us going all these years, including poetry, coffee, book covers, and the eternal question of genre! C...

07/10/2024

The Spoilers are back with the penultimate episode on their way toward the big 50! In this episode they heap praises upon Jesmyn Ward's latest triumph about a young, enslaved woman being led on a journey to the dark and deep of slavery's corrupt heart. They spend a lot of time trying to figure out h...

03/09/2024

The gang is back, you guys! It's been awhile, but we are back to discuss Shannon Gibney's amazing memoir of transracial adoption, family, and love. We've read a lot of books doing this show over the years, but you can be sure that we have never read one like this -- and it definitely shows in the ep...

01/11/2023

Hey you guys! We've got a new episode up on Charmaine Wilkerson's best seller BLACK CAKE just in time for the adaptation premiere on Hulu tomorrow! Check us out before you watch the show. And definitely check our episode out if you've already read the book. Enjoy!

The Spoilers are back with an episode about Charmaine Wilkerson's worthy novel, Black Cake -- just in time for the Hulu release of the series on November 1st. If you haven't read the book, all you have to do is listen to our episode and you'll be ready to watch whatever Oprah ends up doing for this....

16/10/2023

Hey Everyone! Episode 46 of the Drip is out! in this episode we discuss CHANGES, by Ama Ata Aidoo. We lost this amazing author, theorist, teacher, activist, scholar, and political figure this past May. We wanted to do an episode in tribute to her amazing life and talent, so we took on one of her most celebrated novels. Don't miss it!

18/09/2023

Hey everybody! If you haven't seen it, we have a new episode out -- our 45th show! I guess we have been doing this for a long time, huh? Anyway, we recorded this one on Suzzette Mayr's THE SLEEPING CAR PORTER way back in June. It may have sat on the shelf for a while waiting to be edited, but it still sounds as fresh as ever. Be sure and check it out.

Also be on the lookout for new episodes on CHANGES by Ama Ata Aidoo and BLACK CAKE by Charmaine WIlkerson coming in the next few weeks!

Happy Fall!

https://thedripbooks.podbean.com/e/episode-45-trains-pains-and-barnacles-suzette-mayr-s-the-sleeping-car-porter/

23/06/2023

Hi everyone! We have a couple new episodes up! If you haven't caught our recent show on Baldwin's GIOVANNI'S ROOM, you definitely need to. It's turned out to be one of our most popular episodes in years. And most recently we just posted a Driplet where Anita and Todd talk about what it was like for Todd to learn to read again after having a stroke three years ago. A big part of the conversation deals with the debate around science of reading vs reading recovery pedagogies. We definitely have thoughts. Check them out!

https://thedripbooks.podbean.com/

20/04/2023

Hey everyone! We have a new episode out on Leone Ross's delightful novel, POPISHO. I'm not gonna lie -- we were confused by this book for a bit, but in the end we all really loved it. Be sure to check out the book and the episode!

https://thedripbooks.podbean.com/e/episode-43-hold-the-pum-pum-jokes-learning-to-love-leone-ross-s-popisho/

22/02/2023

Hey loyal Drip fans! We have a new episode out on Attica Locke's novel, THE CUTTING SEASON. Check it out at https://thedripbooks.podbean.com/.

28/12/2022

Hey everyone! The newest episode of The Drip is out. For the first time in almost three years, we were all in the same room together to record an episode. We ended up talking about a teaching question Anita had been thinking about instead of a book this time. Check out the reunion!

Ever wonder what a book club with professors would sound like? The Drip is a podcast where three academics of color talk about great books....

17/09/2022

Hey y'all -- a new episode of The Drip is out on Toni Morrison's SULA, and if I may say so, it is sublime. Join us for our discussion of one of the great characters of Morrison's oeuvre, Sula Peace. She is the girl whose mother loved her, but didn't like her (I guess I can see that). Well, we love her AND we like her -- so there! Come have a listen!

https://thedripbooks.podbean.com/e/episode-39-apparently-we-love-her-toni-morrison-s-sula/