Note: We’re on tape today, replaying some of our favorite conversations. 

On today’s episode of Boston Public Radio: 

ESPN’s Howard Bryant discussed his book "The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism.”

Writer Michael Eric Dyson discussed his book “What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America.” 

Harvard historian Stephen Greenblatt talked about his book "Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics.”

Journalist and naturalist Sy Montgomery discussed her book "The Hyena Scientist.”

Writer and humorist John Hodgman discussed his book, titled "Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches.”

Actor and activist George Takei discussed the musical “Allegiance," which is based on his real life experience of living in a Japanese-American internment camp.