s2e13 REPLAY William Giraldi on manhood, sacrifice, body building and blood
featuring Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, and Sabrena Taylor, Tony robles and Martha Cinader
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s2e13 Replay December 18, 2024
Originally Aired April 16, 2024
Tony Robles interviews author William Giraldi (Hold the Dark and The Hero’s Body.) Their conversation ranges from manhood and body building to the masculinity of speed. We celebrate poetry month with Tony Robles, Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour, Tommi Avicolli Mecca and Sabrena Taylor. Martha Cinader on the path to publication.
HOSTS: Martha Cinader, Tony Robles GUESTS: Author William Giraldi, Poets Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, and Sabrena Taylor. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: DJ Jeannie Hopper. EDITING: Jeremiah Cothren. MUSIC: Jay Rodriguez Sierra. Banned Book Theme by DJ Jeannie Hopper with the voice and words of Yvette Murray. Living It! is from the CD, Living It!, Martha Cinader’s Po’azz Yo’azz.
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William Giraldi – Author
Read more: William Giraldi – AuthorWilliam Giraldi is author of the novels Busy Monsters, Hold the Dark (a Netflix feature film), and About Face, the memoir The Hero’s Body, and a collection of literary criticism, American Audacity (all published by W.W. Norton). He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Artist Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and is Master…
FEATURED SPOKEN WORD
Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour
“Tight”
Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour is a Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Artist from the Midwest now living in Santa Cruz. Since 2017, he has been a resident of The Tannery Artist Lofts with his partner and fellow artist, Rica Smith De La Luz. Together they form Sacred Poets, sharing their practice through books, prints, and apparel.
Tommi Avicolli Mecca
“I Stand with Immigrants”
Tommi Avicolli Mecca is a former member of Gay Liberation Front who has never stopped being an activist for queer and social justice causes. His writings have appeared in various anthologies over the years, and he is a contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, SF Examiner and SF Bay Guardian, among other newspapers.
Sabrena Taylor
“Hair 2”
San Francisco Bay Area poet Sabrena Taylor, is of African-American, Japanese cultural background, with Native American roots as well. Her poems traverse historical, political, mythological memory, addressing longing, social justice and healing.
FEATURED BOOKS
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William Giraldi – The Hero’s Body
Read more: William Giraldi – The Hero’s BodyAt just forty-seven years old, William Giraldi’s father was killed in a horrific motorcycle crash while racing on a country road. This tragedy, which forever altered the young Giraldi and devastated his family, provides the pulse for The Hero’s Body. In the tradition of Andre Dubus III’s Townie, this is a deep-seeing investigation into two generations of…
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William Giraldi – About Face
Read more: William Giraldi – About FaceA tragicomic novel of a fame-obsessed American society yet again on the brink. Evoking such classics as Elmer Gantry and The Day of the Locust, William Giraldi’s About Face boldly transfers the perennial literary themes of celebrity, ambition, and obsession to twenty-first-century Boston. There we meet Val Face, a charismatic self-help guru who captivates multitudes with his uncanny ability to heal…
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William Giraldi – Hold the Dark
Read more: William Giraldi – Hold the DarkWritten with “force and precision and grace” (John Wilwol, New York Times Book Review) Hold the Dark is a “taut and unforgettable journey into the heart of darkness” (Dennis Lehane). At the start of another pitiless winter, wolves have taken three children from the remote Alaskan village of Keelut, including the six-year-old son of Medora and Vernon Slone.…
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