35 episodes
What Are You Reading? Ian and Tim
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- Society & Culture
We believe the question "What are you reading?" is a powerful question. It presents each of us with an opportunity to build community, share experiences, and express the things that matter to us.
On our podcast, What Are You Reading? we talk with interesting Atlantans about books. In free-flowing conversations recorded live at Atlanta Vintage Books, we find out what people from our city are reading and how those readings relate with their lives, work, and communities.
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Chapter 32: "You Fight Racism with Solidarity" - Gigi Pedraza
Gigi Pedraza, founder of The Latino Community Fund, is a brilliant thinker, leader, and reader. In this lively conversation, she talks with us about the ideas and stories that shape her work engaging and mobilizing Georgia's Latino community.
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Chapter 31: ""What Happens to Me Will Eventually Impact You" - Diana Chavez
Our friend Diana Chavez got a job on Joe Biden's campaign and helped him win. In this episode, she talks with us about what drove her to politics, how books empower her work, and why she should probably read more fiction.
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Chapter 30: "Be Part of Something Bigger, Have Fun, and do Rad Sh*t" - Jason Green
(NSFW) Jason Green blended ultramarathon, punk, and skateboard cultures to form the Yeti Trail Runners. We talk about how books fired his imagination as a weird kid in rural appalachia, why running books suck, and what happens to the brain of a sixteen-year-old when he reads Carlos Castaneda.
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Chapter 29: "How Did We Get Here?" - Ryan T. Woods
In a time when religious tensions are reshaping national politics, religious historian Ryan T. Woods helps us answer urgent questions. What is an Evangelical? How did Evangelicalism evolve into what it is today? How was the Christian movement first perceived by the Romans? Why is Shirley Jackson like a pumpkin spice latte?
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Chapter 28: "A Long Road" - Wende Ballew
Wende Ballew spends a lot of time in prison. As executive director of Reforming Arts, she helps incarcerated women gain an education and tell their stories through theater.
She talks with us about how prisoners see their stories, what she reads, and how her reading life changed after her experiences in the prison system deepened.