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Hopeton Hay Podcasts
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.
Episodes
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 286: Gemini Wahhaj Debut Novel Illuminates Recent Histories of Bangladesh, America and Iraq
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Chaitali Sen interviewed Gemini Wahhaj, author of the debut novel The Children of this Madness. In The Children of this…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 285: Historian Steven Hahn's Chronicle's History of Illiberalism In America
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Steven Han, author of Illiberal America: A History. In the interview they discussed the realities…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 284: Kellye Garrett's New Mystery Novel Missing White Woman
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed, Kellye Garrett, the author of Missing White Woman, her latest novel. Her new book tells the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 283: Pelecanos Illuminates Crime, Race, and Humanity in D.C. Story Collection
Diverse Voices Book Review host interviewed George Pelecanos, author of the story collection Owning Up. In the interview they discuss the significance of…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 282: Marie Arana's LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Marie Arana, author of LatinoLand. LatinoLand is an all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 281: Novel By Ayana Mathis Explores Family Legacy and Black Self-Determination
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ayana Mathis, author of the novel The Unsettled. "The Unsettled is a spellbinding portrait of two…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 280: Teens Book Show: A Black Women's History of the United States
In celebration of Women's History Month, we're featuring an interview conducted by Teens Choice Book Show host Maya Hay in January of 2021 with Daina Ramey…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 279: BLACK HISTORY: Koritha Mitchell, Author of From Slave Cabins to the White House
In 2020 Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Koritha Mitchell, author of FROM SLAVE CABINS TO THE WHITE HOUSE. As part of our continuing…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 278: BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Lisa B. Thompson, author of Underground, Monroe, and the Mamalogues: Three Plays
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Lisa B. Thompson, author of Underground, Monroe, and the Mamalogues: Three Plays. She was interviewed…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 277: BLACK HSTORY MONTH: Historian Peniel E. Joseph, Author of the Third Reconstruction
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Peniel E. Joseph, author of THE THIRD RECONSTRUCTION: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 276: Melissa Rivero's Novel Explores Loss of a Loved You
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Melissa Rivero, author of the novel Flores and Miss Paula. Flora and Miss Paula explores the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 275: Karin Cecile Davidson Stories Contemplate Love and Belonging
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Karin Cecile Davidson, author of the short stories collection THE GEOGRAPHY OF FIRST KISSES. "The…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 274: BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Randal Maurice Jelks, author of FAITH AND STRUGGLE IN THE LIVES OF FOUR AFRICAN AMERICANS: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali
In July of 2019 host Hopeton Hay interviewed Randal Maurice Jelks, author of Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 273: Black History Month: Actor Tembi Locke Memoir From Scratch
Back on December 1, 2019, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed actor Tembi Locke who had just published her memoir, FROM SCRATCH:A Memoir of…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 272: Black History Month: Attica Locke's 2019 Novel Explores Race and Justice in East Texas
In September of 2019 Diverse Voice Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Attica Locke, author of HEAVEN, MY HOME. Republishing this interview is part of…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 271: Tanya Golash-Boza: Before Gentrification in Washington, D.C.
Diverse Voices Book Review host interviewed Tanya Golash-Boza, author of BEFORE GENTRIFICATION: The Creation of DC's Racial Wealth Gap. "This book shows how a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 270: Cadwell Turnbull's Novel Explores World Where Monsters Come Out of Hiding
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Cadwell Turnbull, author of the speculative novel WE ARE THE CRISIS. WE ARE THE CRISIS is the second…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 269: Mike Tomlin Biography
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed John Harris, author of TOMLIN: The Soul of a Football Coach. In just his second season as the coach of…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 268: Pete Carroll Philosophy on Winning: From the KAZI Book Review Archives August 2010
In 2010, the same year that Pete Caroll was hired as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, he published the book WIN FOREVER: Live, Work, and Play Like a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 267: The Struggle for Equality And Building A Multiracial Democracy
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Steve Phillips, author of HOW WE WIN THE CIVIL WAR: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 266: Navigating History and Heart in "The Madstone": Elizabeth Crook's Earnest Tale of Adventure in Reconstruction Era Texas
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Elizabeth Crook, author of the novel THE MADSTONE. Set during Reconstruction in Texas in 1868, THE…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 265: Hannah Crafts: The First Black Woman To Write a Novel
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Dr. Gregg Hecimovich, a Hutchins Family Fellow at Harvard University and professor of English…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 264: Exploring the Cultural Impact and Legacy of the Black Panther Comics
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ytasha Womack, author of BLACK PANTHER: A Cultural Exploration. In the interview, Womack discussed the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 263: The Hidden History of Civil Rights - Unveiling Grassroots Contributions and Black Self-Governance in America
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed historian Dylan C. Penningroth, author of BEFORE THE MOVEMENT: The Hidden History of Civil Rights. In…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 262: Did the Bishop Kill His Wife? In New Mystery Novel A Church's Dark Secrets Are Revealed
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Femi Kayode, author of the novel GASLIGHT. The novel explores the story of the disappearance of the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 261: Langston Collin Wilkins Explores Houston's Hip Hop Culture in New Book
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Langston Collin Wilkins, author of WELCOME 2 HOUSTON: Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town. A native of…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 260: The Final Chapter in Yasmin Angoe’s Nena Knight Thriller Series
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Yasmin Angoe, the author of the best-selling and award-winning Nena Knight thriller series…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 259: Texas Civil Rights Leader Coming of Age with SNCC: Ernest McMillan
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ernest McMillan, author of the memoir STANDING: One Man's Odyssey During the Turbulent '60s. “This…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 258: THE FEAR OF TOO MUCH JUSTICE: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Court
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda more interviewed Stephen Bright and James Kwak, authors of THE FEAR OF TOO MUCH JUSTICE: Race, Poverty, and the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 257: What Does It Truly Mean To Forgive?
Teen's Choice Book Show (TCBS) host Maya Hay interviewed Jennifer Baker, author of Forgive Me Not. In this episode, the topics of forgiveness, the criminal…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 256: Denise Mina Writes Philip Marlowe Novel
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Denise Mina, author of the Philip Marlowe novel THE SECOND MURDERER. "In THE SECOND MURDERER, Denise…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 255: Nancy Bilyeau's Historical Mystery Novel Set in 1920s
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Nancy Bilyeau, author of THE ORCHID HOUR. Set in 1923 in New York City, THE ORCHID HOUR is a historical…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 254: Essay Collection Addresses Political Disinformation and Propaganda
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Walter Greason and Damian Darrell Jerry, editors of ILLMATIC CONSEQUENCES: The Clapback to…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 253: Poet Amanda Johnston
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed poet Amanda Johnston, author of the poetry collection ANOTHER WAY TO SAY ENTER. She is a writer…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 252: Latest Rachel Howzell Hall Crime Novel Addresses Trauma, Rage, and Race
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Rachel Howzell Hall, author of WHAT NEVER HAPPENED. Set on the Catalina Islands in California, the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 251: Historian Eli Merritt Exposes The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Eli Merritt, author of DISUNION AMONG OURSELVES: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 250: James Lee Burke’s Civil War Novel Examines Race and Class in Louisiana
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed James Lee Burke, author of FLAGS ON THE BAYOU. Set in Civil War era Louisiana, Burke’s novel provides a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 249: Latino Horror Stories
In a two-part show, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay first interviews Richard Z. Santos, editor of A NIGHT OF SCREENS: Latino Horror Stories, and…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 248: Afrofuturism Book and Exhibition Explores Connection to Black Empowerment
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Kevin Strait and Kinshasha Holman Conwill, co-editors of AFROFUTURISM: A History of Black Futures. The…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 247: Race, Justice, & Faith Are Key Themes in Latest S.A. Cosby Novel
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed S.A. Cosby, author of the novel ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, published June 2023. In the novel, the first…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 246: Tananarive Due Stories Aim To Scare
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Tananarive Due, author of THE WISHING POOL And Other Stories (April 2023). Due's second collection of…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 245: Talking Books and Texas Book Festival With Literary Director Hannah Gabel
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Hannah Gabel, Literary Director of the Texas Book Festival (TBF). Gabel, who joined TBF in March of…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 244: Ivy Pochoda's Novel Sing Her Down Explores the Darkness of It
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ivy Pochoda, author of the new novel SING HER DOWN. As described on her web site, "SING HER DOWN is a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 243: Private Investigator IQ Races to Save Girlfriend In Latest Joe Ide Novel
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Joe Ide, author of FIXIT, his latest crime novel featuring private investigator Isaiah Qunitabe, better…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 242: Author Silvia Rodriguez Vega Illuminates Impact of Separation Policy on Immigrant Children
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Silvia Rodriguez Vega, author of DRAWING DEPORTATION: Art and Resistance Among Immigrant Children. In…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 241: Historical Novel By Cheryl Head Explores Murder in Segregated Birmingham
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Cheryl Head, author of the novel TIMES UNDOING. TIMES UNDOING is "a searing and tender novel…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 240: Farah Jasmine Griffin’s Essay Collection Explores Black Culture, Politics, and Literature
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Farah Jasmine Griffin, author of IN SEARCH OF BEAUTIFUL FREEDOM: New and Selected Essays. IN SEARCH OF…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 239: Author of The Wandering Mind Reveals Distractions Have Even Challenged Monks
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Jamie Kreiner, author of THE WANDERING MIND: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction. "The…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 238: Joe Lansdale's Colorful Mystery Novel Explores UFO Cult and Murder in East Texas
Host Hopeton Hay speaks with Joe Lansdale about his latest novel THE DONUT LEGION. In the interview, Joe discusses his deep dive into conspiracy theories and…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 237: Mystery Set in Chinatown
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of the novel VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS. In the novel, Vera…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 236: Episode 236: Jumata Emill's Debut In Black YA Murder Mystery
Teen's Choice Book Show (TCBS) host Maya Hay interviewed Jumata Emill, author of The Black Queen. In the return of TCBS the topics of black identity…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 235: Shirley Chisholm: The First Black Woman Elected to Congress
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Anastasia Curwood, author of SHIRLEY CHISHOLM: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics. "Shaking up…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 234: Wanda Morris Book Is Coming of Age Novel Set in 1964 in Jim Crow South
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Wanda Morris, author of the crime novel ANYWHERE YOU RUN. The plot as described on her web…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 233: Tip of the Iceberg Podcast: Travis County Commissioner Jeffrey Travillion Discusses 2023 Agenda
In their first podcast of 2023 Commissioner Travillion and host Hopeton Hay discussed some of the main issues he is focused on in 2023. These issues include…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 232: Walter Mosley's New Novel Examines White Nationalism, Class, and Love Through Eyes of Black Protagonist
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Walter Mosley about his latest novel EVERY MAN A KING, the second featuring Black private detective Joe…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 231: Chaitali Sen's Riveting Short Story Collection
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Chaitali Sen, author of the story collection A NEW RACE OF MEN. Sen is a storyteller whose work pulls…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 230: PASSING NOTES Novel Addresses Passing for White in 1950s
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Courtney Duke Foster, author of the novel PASSING NOTES. Set in New York city in 1951, PASSING NOTES is…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 229: MACHETE: A Collection of Poems by Tomas Q. Morin
In November of 2021, Diverse Voices Bo Review host Hopeton Hay interview Tomas Q. Morin, author of MACHETE. Morin and his poems are described on the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 228: READING FOR OUR LIVES by Maya Smart
Diverse Voices Bok Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Maya Smart, author of READING FOR OUR LIVES: A Literary Action Plan from Birth to Six. Maya…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 227: Crime Fictions Picks of the Year - Top 5
Crime Fiction Picks of the Month Host Hopeton Hay and co-hosts Scott Montgomery and Amanda Moore discussed their five favorite crime novels of 2022. THE DEVIL…