The Stacks

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The Stacks is your one stop shop to talk books and reading. Guests will join the host, Traci Thomas for lively discussions about books and the ways they have shaped their lives, and they way we all understand culture, race, politics, and more. The last Wednesday of each month Traci and guest will break down a book in detail as part of The Stacks Book Club. 


Make sure to check the website www.thestackspodcast.com for more details, including upcoming The Stacks Book Club picks.


Recent Episodes
  • Ep. 374 Petty Good or Petty Bad with Ceara O’Sullivan
    Jun 4, 2025 – 01:03:26
  • Ep. 373 Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley — The Stacks Book Club (Kara Brown)
    May 28, 2025 – 01:01:19
  • Ep. 372 Apropos of Nothing, There’s This Book with Frederick Joseph
    May 21, 2025 – 01:05:28
  • Unabridged: Poptimism in the Age of Beyoncé with Sam Sanders
    May 16, 2025 – 00:15:49
  • Ep. 371 How We Choose Who We Become with Daria Burke
    May 14, 2025 – 00:56:05
  • Ep. 370 Between Oprah and Obama with Kara Brown
    May 7, 2025 – 01:05:00
  • Ep. 369 Blessing the Boats by Lucille Clifton — The Stacks Book Club (Tiana Clark)
    Apr 30, 2025 – 01:05:41
  • Ep. 368 The Homelessness Myth Doesn’t Match Reality with Brian Goldstone
    Apr 23, 2025 – 01:05:32
  • Unabridged: Remaining Human with Kiese Laymon
    Apr 18, 2025 – 00:15:40
  • Ep. 367 What Does It Mean to Know a Celebrity with Giaae Kwon
    Apr 16, 2025 – 00:58:57
  • Ep. 366 The Evolution of “Girl Power” with Geri Halliwell-Horner
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:39:16
  • Ep. 365 The Poets that Make Me Understand Myself with Tiana Clark
    Apr 2, 2025 – 01:07:02
  • Ep. 364 They Were Her Property by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers — The Stacks Book Club (Tembe Denton-Hurst)
    Mar 26, 2025 – 01:04:57
  • Unabridged: We’re in a Gender Straitjacket with Emily St. James
    Mar 21, 2025 – 00:14:46
  • Ep. 363 Gender and Genre Are the Same Word with Torrey Peters
    Mar 19, 2025 – 01:01:34
  • Ep. 362 Colonialism Is Not an Abstraction with Omar El Akkad
    Mar 12, 2025 – 01:00:02
  • Ep. 361 Reading Black Writers Gave Me Heritage with Tembe Denton-Hurst
    Mar 5, 2025 – 01:03:47
  • Ep. 360 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov — The Stacks Book Club (Ira Madison III)
    Feb 26, 2025 – 01:03:37
  • Ep. 359 It’s Rooted in Our Past with Rebecca Nagle
    Feb 19, 2025 – 00:57:39
  • Unabridged: Kendrick’s “Great American Game” with David Dennis Jr.
    Feb 14, 2025 – 00:17:00
  • Ep. 358 The Purpose of Schools with Eve L. Ewing
    Feb 12, 2025 – 01:09:50
  • Ep. 357 We Love the Tea with Ira Madison III
    Feb 5, 2025 – 00:54:23
  • Ep. 356 The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley — The Stacks Book Club (J Wortham)
    Jan 29, 2025 – 01:05:32
  • Ep. 355 Scrambling Queer History with Michael Waters
    Jan 22, 2025 – 00:51:09
  • Bonus Episode: Toni Morrison, Goodness, and What Comes Next with Saeed Jones
    Jan 20, 2025 – 01:05:31
  • Unabridged: Most Anticipated Books of 2025 with Sara Hildreth and Cree Myles
    Jan 17, 2025 – 00:15:09
  • Ep. 354 No One Is Begging You to Create with Kaliane Bradley
    Jan 15, 2025 – 00:56:19
  • Ep. 353 Monuments Are Memories with Irvin Weathersby Jr.
    Jan 8, 2025 – 00:57:55
  • Ep. 352 No Hierarchy of Legitimacy with J Wortham
    Jan 1, 2025 – 01:07:27
  • Ep. 351 Tacky by Rax King — The Stacks Book Club (Nora McInerny)
    Dec 25, 2024 – 01:01:29
  • Unabridged: 2024 Pop Culture Superlatives with Chelsea Devantez & Sam Sanders
    Dec 20, 2024 – 00:11:17
  • Ep. 350 The Best Books of 2024 with Greta Johnsen & MJ Franklin
    Dec 18, 2024 – 01:18:18
  • Ep. 349 Testing Humanity with Mosab Abu Toha
    Dec 11, 2024 – 00:56:07
  • Ep. 348 I Will Always Be a Grief Enthusiast with Nora McInerny
    Dec 4, 2024 – 00:58:41
  • Unabridged: Nonfiction Book Generator
    Nov 29, 2024 – 00:07:59
  • Ep. 347 Luster by Raven Leilani — The Stacks Book Club (Justine Kay)
    Nov 27, 2024 – 01:10:56
  • Ep. 346 Curating Climate Conversations with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
    Nov 20, 2024 – 01:05:07
  • Ep. 345 The Fear of Vulnerability with Jason Reynolds
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:05:24
  • Ep. 344 Unstable Attachment to Realism with Justine Kay
    Nov 6, 2024 – 01:01:41
  • Ep. 343 The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead — The Stacks Book Club (Franklin Leonard)
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:08:53
  • Ep. 342 Evangelizing Abortion Rights with Jessica Valenti
    Oct 23, 2024 – 00:58:23
  • Unabridged: One for the Books with Danzy Senna and Zach Stafford
    Oct 18, 2024 – 00:14:23
  • Ep. 341 Am I Supposed to Be Here with Jason De León
    Oct 16, 2024 – 01:01:26
  • Ep. 340 Conspiracy Theories Are Not About the Truth with Jesselyn Cook
    Oct 9, 2024 – 00:58:52
  • Ep. 339 A Hype Man for the Writing Community with Franklin Leonard
    Oct 2, 2024 – 01:05:36
  • Ep. 338 Jazz by Toni Morrison — The Stacks Book Club (Eve Dunbar)
    Sep 25, 2024 – 01:08:46
  • Unabridged: Queer Icons & Banned Books with George M. Johnson
    Sep 20, 2024 – 00:11:59
  • Ep. 337 We Love an Ethical Scam with Laci Mosley
    Sep 18, 2024 – 00:48:43
  • Ep. 336 Blackness Is the Ingredient with Danzy Senna
    Sep 11, 2024 – 01:00:45
  • Ep. 335 This Thing Called Satisfaction with Eve Dunbar
    Sep 4, 2024 – 01:10:13
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