Podcasts about we cast a shadow

We didn't have our regular crew for this episode since Olaniyi couldn't make it, but our special guest, Shy pulled up and held it down! In this episode we get to chattin about Sha'Carri Richardson's unfair Olympics ban, the beautiful masterpiece that is Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, and the book, 'We Cast a Shadow' by Maurice Carlos Ruffin.  00:00 - Intro and checking in08:02 - We Out Here: Sha'Carri Richardson Olympics Ban20:13 - Anime Review: Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (SPOILER ALERT!!) 44:05 - We LIT Review: We Cast a Shadow01:05:06 - Nerd of the Week: Gabby Thomas  Follow us on Twitter! @BlkNerdOnTheLow Follow us on Instagram! @BlkNerdOnTheLow Email us at BlackNerdOnTheLow@gmail.com

Award-winning author of the novel We Cast A Shadow (and lifelong comic book fan) MAURICE CARLOS RUFFIN talks comics, race, influence, southern hospitality, Chris Claremont's X-Men, the heart of Ben Grimm, the ideals of Captain America, and the importance of comics as literature... and much more! It was a fun conversation with a great dude, and we hope you have as much fun listening to it as we had recording it!    Follow Maurice on Instagram HERE! https://instagram.com/mauriceruffin?utm_medium=copy_link And make sure you buy his book, We Cast A Shadow... available wherever books can be bought!   For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby

In this episode, recorded earlier this summer, Maurice Carlos Ruffin speaks to writing his satirical novel about race, We Cast A Shadow, with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler, as well as reading an excerpt and discussing his craft, influences, and process. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Black Shadow,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog (https://www.hotredheadmedia.com/post/the-black-shadow-a-custom-cocktail-for-maurice-carlos-ruffin-s-booktails-literary-podcast-ep7) .  Grab a copy of his book We Cast A Shadow (https://bookshop.org/books/we-cast-a-shadow/9780525509073?aid=12334&listref=booktails-podcast-featured-author-books) , make a cocktail, and listen.

This third episode features an exclusive interview with Maurice Carlos Ruffin, award-winning author of We Cast A shadow, and original prose pieces written by Christiana McClain and Christopher Romaguera. Thanking all participants for their artistry as we remain quarantined inside, and much love to Maurice, who became a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for We Cast A Shadow.

 Maurice Carlos Ruffin had an amazing book year in 2019, and since we recorded this podcast, his 2020 has only gotten better. We Cast A Shadow has been selected as a 2020 Pen Open Book Award finalist, is a 2020 ALA RUSA Audio Book award winner, Ruffin himself was the keynote speaker at the Literary … Continue reading Episode 34: Interview with Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of We Cast A Shadow →

This month's episode revolves around transformation, disguise, and the many ways both creep into our work-- and lives. Featuring performances and musings from Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Shaina Monet, Skye Jackson, and more! Segments taken from: "We Cast A Shadow" by Maurice Carlos Ruffin "In Hamburg with The Negro Avenged" by Shaina Monet "An Imitation of Life (Because Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by Skye Jackson Poems by NOCCA Students Naomi Addler and Elijah Zittler

Author Maurice Carlos Ruffin joins Daniel Ford for Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his debut novel We Cast A Shadow. Caitlin Malcuit also talks about crime-solving cats. To learn more about Maurice Carlos Ruffin, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also read our review of We Cast A Shadow in January’s "Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, OneRoom, and Black Ink Coffee Company.

David sits down again with essayist and soon to be novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin to talk film, gentrification on Freret St, and how his novel WE CAST A SHADOW came to be. Originally aired on October 25th 2018.

Maurice is an alum of the CWW, and his novel We Cast A Shadow is forthcoming next year. He's smart, knowledgeable, and I like the cut of his jib. Our talk covered everything from New Orleans to the Smashing Pumpkins to gentrification to race. Really great stuff here.