Jun 9, 2017
Anti-racism activist, author, and
scholar Tim Wise is the guest
on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Tim
Wise is the author of numerous books including his most recent
Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and
Sacrificing the Future of America. He is also the subject of a
great new documentary called White Like Me.
This is the third time that Tim has
stopped by the virtual bar and salon--and our first conversation
since the election of Donald Trump.
During this episode of The
Chauncey DeVega Show, Tim and Chauncey discuss what Trump's
election reveals about white identity politics, the resurgence of
"white nationalism" as something "respectable" under Trump's
regime, questions of empathy (or not) for Trump's "white working
class" voters, and the white backlash to Barack Obama.
Maya Rupert is also a guest on this
week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is the
author of
a great new essay at The Atlantic about questions of race,
gender, and representation in the new Wonder Woman movie.
Maya and Chauncey offer their thoughts about Wonder Woman, share
some concerns and hopes about the broader DC film universe, and do
a little script doctoring along the way.
In this week's episode Chauncey
DeVega shares some insights about James Comey's testimony before
the Senate and wonders if this is all just an episode of the
Scooby-Doo cartoon. Chauncey also shares some new research that
further demonstrates the power of racism and nativism and bigotry
among Trump's "white working class" voters. At the end of this
week's episode of the podcast, Chauncey also asks the listeners for
advice about reconnecting with some relatives he hasn't spoken to
in almost two decades.