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Dr. Avriel Epps, Meredith Broussard, Virginia Eubanks, and Charles Senteio
May 30, 2024
Technology
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Dr. Avriel Epps, Henriette Cramer, Patrisse Cullors, John Lopez
April 25, 2024
Technology
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Dr. Avriel Epps, Kashyap Rajesh, Sneha Revanur, Dr. Brendesha Tynes
March 28, 2024
Technology
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Leslie Jamison, Sarah Manguso
March 7, 2024
Fiction/Literature
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Rabbi Sharon Brous, Father Gregory Boyle
January 30, 2024
Essay/Memoir
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Cristina Rivera Garza, Ceci Bastida
November 16, 2023
Essay/Memoir
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Tracy K. Smith, Morgan Parker
November 9, 2023
Essay/Memoir
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Rosa Lowinger, Carolina A. Miranda
October 18, 2023
Arts & Entertainment
![Santi Elijah Holley](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/podcast_listing/public/podcasts/aloud/santi-author-photo-credit-vikesh-kapoor.jpg?itok=l-qh4gRW)
Santi Elijah Holley, Melina Abdullah
October 11, 2023
History/Bio
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Naomi Klein, Cory Doctorow
September 6, 2023
Science/Nature
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Héctor Tobar, Carribean Fragoza
June 15, 2023
Essay/Memoir
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Reza Aslan, Franklin Leonard, Jean Guerrero
May 13, 2023
Current Events
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Cheryl Strayed, Liz Tigelaar
April 20, 2023
Arts & Entertainment
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Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Kenneth Nguyen, Quyen Ngo, Dr. Jason R. Nguyen
March 20, 2023
Arts & Entertainment
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