Episode 049: The Nickel Boys
Download MP3Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.
Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located on Treaty One, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota as well as the birthplace of the Métis Nation and the heart of the Métis Homeland. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation in Treaty Three territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Original Tampa Bay Times article that exposed the abuses at the Dozier School for Boys
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NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Trevor: Jim Crow
Toby: Pollyanna
Dennis: Rug Pull
Lori: To turn a blind eye
Next month we will be our special 50th episode! We’ll be doing something different next month, so please send us your reading recommendations and nerd words so we can include them!
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Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, Lori Sweeting and Trevor Lockhart.
Creators and Guests
Host
Dennis Penner
Dennis works in the ideaMILL and while he prefers mysteries and non-fiction, he’s open to reading almost anything. He’s also the editor/producer, so he can edit the show to make himself sound smarter than he really is.
Host
Toby Cygman
Toby is an Outreach Librarian and recovering book snob. She mostly reads literary fiction but has been known to dabble in non-fiction and the genres.
Host
Trevor Lockhart
Trevor is the Branch Head of the Louis Riel library. He tends to be a slow reader but a fast talker, so it all evens out.
