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On today’s show, guest host Danyel Smith discusses civil liberties with Kenji Yoshino…a Yale Law professor and a gay, Asian-American man. Also on the show, Melvin Van Peebles--the man whose 1971 film "Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song" kicked off a whole new genre: blaxploitation. And on the latest edition of Please Explain, the age-old tradition of brewing a good beer.
Covering
In Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights, Kenji Yoshino explores the ways in which the law, civil liberties, and self-identification intersect. A Yale Law professor and a gay, Asian-American man, he describes the prejudices that he sees written in America’s civil rights legislation.
Events:Kenji Yoshino will be speaking
Tuesday, January 24th at 6pm
New York University’s D’Agostino Hall
110 West Third Street
Music:
“Knuddelmaus” by Ulrich Schnauss
“Pole Tricks” by Japancakes
Watermelon Man
When Melvin Van Peebles’s low-budget film "Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song" started making money at the box office, it kicked off a trend that resulted in a whole new genre: blaxploitation. Now, Van Peebles is the subject of a new documentary that explores his multifaceted career in film, theater, music, and literature: “How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It).” Filmmaker Joe Angio joins Melvin Van Peebles for a look at this new film.
Music:
“Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” Soundtrack (Stax Records)
Tracks 4, 10 and 6
Please Explain: Beer
The oldest known recipe in the world is for beer. In fact, it may have been beer--not bread--that inspired civilization's first farmers to put down roots. On this week's edition of Please Explain, we'll find out what goes into making a good beer.
Guests are Steve Hindy, president and co-founder of the Brooklyn Brewery, and co-author of the new book Beer School; and Gregg Smith, beer expert and author of A Beer History, as well as The Beer Drinker's Bible and Beer in America: The Early Years--1587-1840: Beer's Role in the Settling of America and the Birth of a Nation.
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Music:
Sonatine Soundtrack
Tracks 6 and 1
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