Al Letson & Nikole Hannah-Jones: Sensitive, Not Scared
Publisher |
WNYC Studios
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
May 15, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:30:40

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spends time in some pretty elite spaces—she's a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, and a force to be reckoned with on Twitter. But, as she tells Al Letson (host of Reveal), she's careful not to forget her roots in Waterloo, Iowa, and the people there who raised her. "The benefit of being a working class black girl who has spent a lot of time around more affluent white people is you do quickly learn they're actually not really smarter than you," she says. "They just have had advantages of things and opportunities that you haven't had." This week, the two of them talk about Nikole's childhood growing up in a biracial family, reporting on inequality from a place of anger, and what happened when she tried therapy last year.


You can find episodes of Reveal, the podcast from The Center for Investigative Reporting, here. And you can read Nikole's essay for The New York Times Magazine about choosing a school for her daughter a-school-for-my-daughter-in-a-segregated-city.html">here. 

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones self-describes as "super sensitive." But that's not the same thing as being scared.

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones self-describes as "super sensitive." But that's not the same thing as being scared.

This episode is part of our 2019 Maternity Leave Lineup of guest hosted shows while our regular host, Anna Sale, is out on leave. Are you new to Death, Sex & Money? Check out our starter kit of some of our favorite episodes. And subscribe to our weekly email newsletter! Every Wednesday we send out podcast listening recommendations, fascinating letters from our inbox and updates from the show. Sign up at manage.com/subscribe?u=4109fdd323aaac7078eadaa8f&id=566f296761">deathsexmoney.org/newsletter.

Follow the show on TwitterFacebook and Instagram. Got a story to share? Email us any time at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org.

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