Hopeton Hay Podcasts is the founder, producer, and host of Diverse Voices Book Review (formerly known as KAZI Book Review) which features interviews with a wide range of culturally diverse authors of recently published fiction and nonfiction, and Economic Perspectives, an audio interview show featuring discussions on finance, economic, and small businesses and policies.
On this episode of Diverse Voices Book Review, host Hopeton Hay speaks with Vanessa S. Williamson, author of The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History. Their wide-ranging conversation revisits the Boston Tea Party as a protest against a corporate tax break, explores taxation as a tool for Black freedom during Reconstruction, and examines how Franklin D. Roosevelt connected paying taxes with civic duty during World War II. Vanessa Williamson is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings, and a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. She studies taxation and democracy in America. She is also the author of Read My Lips: Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes,and with Harvard professor Theda Skocpol, The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism.Follow Vanessa S. Wiiliamson on Bluesky: vanessawilliamson.bsky.social Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social
3 Oct 2026
Episode 400: Tomas Moniz Addresses Aging, Community, and Rejuvenation in New Novel
In this episode of Diverse Voices Book Review, host Hopeton Hay talks with Tomas Moniz about his new novel, The King of Aloe Vera. Moniz discusses Ray, a 75-year-old widower whose unexpected friendship with a young woman named Q draws him out of grief and back into community. Set in San Francisco, the novel explores aging, identity, housing insecurity, intergenerational connection, and the challenge of addressing social issues. Tomas Moniz is an East Oakland–based writer whose novels also include Big Familia, and All Friends Are Necessary. He also edited the Rad Dad and Rad Families anthologies and teaches creative writing. Follow Tomas Moniz on Social Media:Instagram - @tomas_should_be_writing Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social
8 Sept 2026
Episode 398: Sheryl Lister on Sisterhood, Family, and Healing
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Sheryl Lister, the author of All My Sisters and Me. In her novel, four women explore the dynamics of sisterhood, love and family, while learning more about themselves along the way. Sheryl Lister is a multi-award winning author and has enjoyed reading and writing for as long as she can remember. She is a former pediatric occupational therapist with over twenty years of experience and often says she “played” for a living. Follow Sheryl Lister on Social Media: Instagram - @sheryllister Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
9 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
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YouTube
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Engagement
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