The Ideas and Action podcast features crucial conversations with some of today’s leading thinkers and activists published by One World, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Join Editor-in-Chief Chris Jackson and the One World team as they explore the challenges facing our society today and share ideas and perspectives from the likes of Ibram Kendi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alicia Garza, Bryan Stevenson, Heather McGhee, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, and more, that will help us rethink our collective past, understand our present world, and create brighter futures together.

Ideas & Action
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The Ideas and Action podcast features crucial conversations with some of today’s leading thinkers and activists published by One World, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Join Editor-in-Chief Chris Jackson and the One World team as they explore the challenges facing our society today and share ideas and perspectives from the likes of Ibram Kendi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alicia Garza, Bryan Stevenson, Heather McGhee, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, and more, that will help us rethink our collective past, understand our present world, and create brighter futures together.
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September 15, 2021
Adam Serwer on America's Cruel History and How to Avoid Repeating It
<p>Join award-winning journalist Adam Serwer and his One World editor Elizabeth Mendez Berry as they discuss Adam's New York Times-bestselling book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665171/the-cruelty-is-the-point-by-adam-serwer/">The Cruelty is the Point</a>, a calm, clear-eyed look at the currents of cruelty that elevated Donald Trump to the presidency—and how we can prevent history from repeating itself.</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information on One World and this author, visit <a href="https://www.oneworldlit.com/" target="_blank">www.oneworldlit.com</a>.</p> <p><br></p>

April 9, 2021
Ideas & Action: Season 1 Wrap Party!
<p>Check out the live wrap party to cap off Season 1 of Ideas & Action, featuring an all-star panel of One World voices from this season, plus a sneak preview from two new guests in Season 2. Hosted by OW Senior Publishing Manager, Mika Kasuga, you'll hear from <strong>Heather McGhee</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/564989/the-sum-of-us-by-heather-mcghee/">The Sum of Us</a>; <strong>Valarie Kaur</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563879/see-no-stranger-by-valarie-kaur/">See No Stranger</a>; <strong>Quiara Alegría Hudes</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/548314/my-broken-language-by-quiara-alegria-hudes/">My Broken Language</a>; <strong>Alicia Garza</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565184/the-purpose-of-power-by-alicia-garza/">The Purpose of Power</a> and host of the hit podcast <a href="https://lady-dont-take-no.simplecast.com/episodes">Lady Don't Take No</a>; <strong>Kali Fajardo-Anstine</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576721/sabrina-and-corina-by-kali-fajardo-anstine/">Sabrina & Corina</a>; <strong>Nate Marshall</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610570/finna-by-nate-marshall/">Finna</a>; <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2146749/morgan-parker/">Morgan Parker</a>, poet and novelist; <strong>Maurice Carlos Ruffin</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563877/we-cast-a-shadow-by-maurice-carlos-ruffin/">We Cast a Shadow</a>; and <strong>Riva Lehrer</strong>, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605368/golem-girl-by-riva-lehrer/">Golem Girl</a>.</p> <p>For more information about these authors and their books, visit <a href="//www.oneworldlit.com">oneworldlit.com</a> or <a href="//www.penguinrandomhouse.com">penguinrandomhouse.com</a>.</p>

March 26, 2021
Bonus Episode: Read After Burning
<p>In this bonus episode, the One World team shares an excerpt of Maria Dahvana Headley’s short story called “Read after Burning,” from the audiobook of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561572/a-peoples-future-of-the-united-states-by-edited-by-victor-lavalle-and-john-joseph-adams/">A People’s Future of the United States</a>, a spectacular collection of speculative fiction from 25 extraordinary writers, edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams. In this excerpt from "Read After Burning," the main character is born into a broken, oppressive world where books and stories are being destroyed. Despite witnessing and enduring countless horrors and injustices, the narrator still finds hope and a way to survive through ingenuity and imagination. To get the full story and/or the whole collection, visit <a href="//www.penguinrandomhouse.com">www.penguinrandomhouse.com</a>. </p>
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