Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years. (Podcast Hosted by Aldo B. Martin & Dr. Frank Leon Roberts)

About Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years. (Podcast Hosted by Aldo B. Martin & Dr. Frank Leon Roberts)

Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years, 1940-1942 takes listeners on a fascinating journey to James Baldwin's early days as a teenage prodigy at New York City's famed DeWitt Clinton High School. Co-hosted by New York City-based podcast creator Aldo B. Martin and Harlem-based English Professor Frank Leon Roberts, Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years combines in-depth analysis, casual conversation and riveting audio performances of rare and never-before-recorded work written by teenage Baldwin. Insightful, conversational, and accessible—Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years will appeal to anyone with a love for James Baldwin, New York City, stories, conversation, podcasts, or the power of literature.

Publisher

Aldo B. Martin and Dr. Frank Leon Roberts

Category

arts · arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2023

Latest episode

15 Nov 2023

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Nov 2023

   Epilogue

   In the final episode, Professor Roberts and Aldo discuss their thoughts and discoveries in holding space for this subject matter. The duo also attempt to explain why James Baldwin was, is, and will always be important. Episode References The Welcome Table Herman "Bill" Porter Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The James Baldwin Papers Ferncliff Cemetery Association Further Reading: Books by James Baldwin The Furious Passage of James Baldwin by Fern M. Eckman James ...

2. 

   8 Nov 2023

   Chapter 17 - Rendezvous with Life

   This episode discusses an interview that teenage Baldwin conducted in the Magpie. Also discussed, is James Baldwin's student/teacher relationship with Harlem Renaissance poet, Countee Cullen. Elena from 3B joins Aldo as a special guest host for this episode (don't worry - Professor. Roberts will be back next week!). Elena and Aldo discuss how the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights Movement are directly linked to Clinton High School and James Baldwin. "Re...

3. 

   1 Nov 2023

   Chapter 16 - Judgment Day

   In this poem, titled "Judgment Day" young James Baldwin again experiments with the usage of African American Vernacular English. Professor Roberts argues that this poem is the most defiant of Baldwin's Magpie work. This episode then takes a look at one of James Baldwin's high school teachers, Abe Meeropol (Abel Meerpolsky). Aldo and Professor Roberts examine Abe Meeropol's contributions to the Magpie, to young Baldwin, and to the world. "Judgment Day" is read by Tina E. "Th...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

27 ratings

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