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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 226: Aaron Philip Clark’s Novel Features Black Private Detective In Los Angeles Investigating Corruption
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Aaron Philip Clark, author of BLUE LIKE ME, the second novel in his Trevor Finnegan series. Finnegan, a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 225: Jeff Abbott Spy Thriller Heralds Return of Sam Capra
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Jeff Abbott, author of TRAITOR’S DANCE, the sixth book in his Sam Capra Series. In the interview they…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 224: Ruben Degollado's Novel Explores Three Generations of Mexican American Family in South Texas
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ruben Degollado, author of the novel THE FAMILY IZQUIERDO. In the interview, Degollado shared how he…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 223: 2014 Interview with Reverend Raphael Warnock (Reelected to Senate December 6, 2022) On His 2013 Book on Black Theology
In December of 2013, Senator Raphael Warnock, who then was senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, published his first book, THE…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 222: The Role of the Camera in Racial Justice: Past, Present, and Future
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Phil Allen Jr., author of THE PROPHETIC LENS: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 221: Lan Samantha Chang's Novel The Family Chao Deeply Explores Self Identity and Family Conflict
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Lan Samanatha Chang, author of the novel THE FAMILY CHAO. THE FAMILY CHAO is a drama about a Chinese…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 220: Favorite Crime Fiction From October
Crime Fictions Picks of the Month hosts Hopeton Hay, Scott Montgomery, Molly Odintz, and Amanda Moore discussed their favorite recently released favorite crime…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 219: Female Assassin Featured in Second Novel in Series
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Yasmin Angoe, author of They Come at Knight, the second installment in the Nena Knight series…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 218: The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Peniel E. Joseph, author of THE THIRD RECONSTRUCTION. In THE THIRD RECONSTRUCTION Joseph weaves in his…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 217: Margaret Burnham Investigates Legal Apparatus That Sustained Jim Crow–Era Violence
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Margaret A. Burnham, author of BY HANDS NOW KNOWN. In the book, Burnham, director of…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 216: SOUTH CENTRAL NOIR: Stories in Legendary LA Community
Host Hopeton Hay interviewed Gary Phillips, editor of the short story collection SOUTH CENTRAL NOIR. In his introduction to the collection, Phillips wrote…
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Episode 215: Crime Fiction Picks of the Month
After a three-month hiatus for Crime Fiction Picks of the Month, host Hopeton Hay and Crime Fiction Picks cohosts Scott Montgomery, Molly Odintz, and Amanda…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 214: Gabino Iglesias's Novel Encompasses Crime, Horror, and Religion
Host Hopeton Hay interviewed Gabino Iglesias, author of THE DEVIL TAES YOU HOME. Published by Muholland Books, here is a description of the plot: "Buried in…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 213: Rudy Ruiz's Novel Mixes Magical Realism, Mystery, & Anglo-Mexican American Tensions in Texas Border Town in Late 19th Century Setting
Host Hopeton Hay interviewed Rudy Ruiz, author of the novel Valley of Shadows. "...Through luminous prose and soul-searching reflections, Rudy Ruiz transports…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 212: Charlise Lyle’s Memoir Chronicles Her Life From the Projects to Prep School
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Charlise Lyles, author of DO I DARE DISTURB THE UNIVERSE? Charlise’s memoir covers her rise from a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 211: Terry Dawson’s Poetry Inspires Appreciation of Planet
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Terry Dawson, author of THE AFTER: Poems Only A Planet Could Love. “Dawson's poems explore the beauty…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 210: Mark Pryor’s Mystery Novel Set in German Occupied Paris in 1940
On Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Mark Pryor, author of DIE AROUND SUNDOWN. In the novel, French Police detective Henri Lefort is…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 209: Meng Jin’s Short Story Collection Explores Grief, Death, and Lives of Chinese Women
Host Hopeton Hay interviewed Meng Jin, author of the short story collection SELF-PORTRAIT WITH GHOST. From the publishers web page: “Written during the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 208: Salar Abdoh’s Novel Chronicles War in Iraq and Syria
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Salar Abdoh, author of the novel OUT OF MESOPOTAMIA. “Informed by firsthand experience on the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 208: Teens Choice Book Show Interview with YA Author Kelis Rowe About Black Teen Romance
Hosts Maya Hay, Alex Winston and Alexis Winston interview Kelis Rowe, author of FINDING JUPITER. The novel “is a timeless love story set in Memphis, Tennessee…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 207: HEAT 2: Novel Serves as Prequel/Sequel To Famous Michael Mann Movie Heat
Host Hopeton Hay interviewed Meg Gardiner, co-author of HEAT 2. “Michael Mann, four-time-Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last of the Mohicans, The…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 206: Scottish Crime Novelist Denise Mina
Host Hopeton Hay interviewed Denise Mina, author of the crime novel CONFIDENCE. FROM DENISE MINA’S WEB SITE DESCRIPTION OF THE NOVEL: “When amateur film-maker…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 205: Travis County COVID Initiatives Focus of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast Featuring Commissioner Travillion
On the second episode of the podcast of Travis County Commissioner for Precinct One Jeffrey Travillion, Tip of the Iceberg, hosted by Hopeton Hay, the focus…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 204: The Memoir of a Black Nerd
Host Hopeton Hay interviews Jordan Calhoun, author of PICCOLO IS BLACK: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture. Jordan Calhoun is Editor in Chief at…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 203: Slaves for Peanuts
Host Hopeton Hay discussed how peanuts developed into a cash crop and impacted slavery in colonial Senegal in his interview with Jori Lewis, author of SLAVES…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 202: Aging MMA Fighter Deals With Race and Dementia in John Vercher Novel
Host Hopeton Hay discusses the new novel AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT (published June 2022) with author John Vercher. AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT is “a harrowing and…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 201: Immigrant Voices and the Undocumented Experience
Host Hopeton Hay discusses the new book SOMEWHERE WE ARE HUMAN: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings with its co-editor Reyna Grande…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 200: Short Story Collection Focuses on Asian American Experience
In his interview with acclaimed author Don Lee, host Hopeton Hay discussed the inspiration for his short collection THE PARTITION. The collection explores…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 199: Caribbean Professor Explores Racial Injustice In Novel
Host Hopeton Hay interviews award winning author Elizabeth Nunez about her latest novel NOW LILA KNOWS. In NOW LILA KNOW Caribbean professor Lila Bonnard…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 198: Diverse Voices Book Review - Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker on The Southernization of America
Host Hopeton Hay discusses the SOUTHERNIZATION OF AMERICA: Democracy in the Balance with authors Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker. In the interview they…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 197: Diverse Voices Book Review - Legendary Crime Fiction Writer James Lee Burke
My guest is James Lee Burke, author of the novel EVERY CLOAK ROLLED IN BLOOD. The novel is described on his web site as “IN HIS MOST AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL TO…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 196: Diverse Voices Book Review - May Crime Fiction Picks
My partners in crime, Austin writer Amanda Moore, Scott Montgomery of BookPeople, and Molly Odintz of CrimeReads.com, joined me as they do every month to…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 195: Best Of: Sergio Troncoso's Apocalyptic Crime Thriller NOBODY’S PILGRIMS
In this Best Of Diverse Voices Book Review, we revist Hopeton Hay's 2022 interview with Sergio Troncoso about his first crime/thriller novel, NOBODY’S…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 194: Diverse Voices Book Review- CITY ON FIRE, Don Winslow’s Epic Mob Novel
CITY ON FIRE is the first of a planned trilogy on an Irish and Italian mob families based in Rhode Island. In our interview Winslow discussed how his novel is…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 193: Diverse Voices Book Review - Memoir of Hall of Fame Football Great Edgerrin James
My guest is John Harris, co-author of a memoir of Hall of Fame football player, Edgerrin James, FROM GOLD TEETH TO GOLD JACKET: My Life in Football and…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 192: Diverse Voices Book Review - The 1619 Project: Who’s Afraid of Black Books?
On June 2 at 7 p.m. at the Austin Central Library, the Library Foundation and the PEN America Austin Chapter are partnering to host a discussion about The 1619…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 191: Diverse Voices Book Review - Historical Spy Thriller Set in 1760s England
Nancy Bilyeau’s latest novel, THE FUGUTIVE COLOURS, is set in a fascinating time in English history, the 1760s. Its protagonist, Genevieve, is a young married…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 190: Diverse Voices Book Review - Black Police Detective Novel UNDER COLOR OF LAW
In Aaron Philip Clark’s novel, UNDER COLOR OF LAW, a black police detective in Los Angeles is assigned to investigate the murder of a black police recruit. Set…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 189: Teens Choice Book Show Features Natalia Sylvester’s New YA Novel
Teens Choice Book Show producer and host Maya Hay interviews Natalia Sylvester about her latest novel BREATHE AND COUNT BACK FROM TEN. In this novel, Verónica…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 188: Debut of County Commissioner Jeffrey Travillion Podcast
Welcome to first to the first episode of the monthly podcast of Travis County Commissioner Jeffrey Travillion hosted by Hopeton Hay. In the first episode we…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 187: Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson
What an enlightening interview I had with Dillard University graduate, Tara T. Green, author of a stunning biography of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a pioneering Black…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 186: Crime Novelist Gary Phillips and April Crime Fiction Picks of the Month
On this episode of Diverse Voices Book Review we had our crime fiction picks of the month with Scott Montgomery and Amanda Moore, but opened with an extended…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 185: The Perils of Black Manhood
In his mix of genres in his collection of personal essays, TO THOSE BOUNDED, Donald Quist examines the perils of black manhood in America. He reflects on the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 184: Short Story Collection Chronicles Lives of African American Community located in Southern Suburbia
Ladee Hubbard, the critically acclaimed author of The Rib King, returns with THE LAST SUSPICIOUS HOLDOUT, a collection of short stories including the title…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 183: Recommended Crime Fiction Books for March
Scott Montgomery of BookPeople, Molly Odintz of CrimeReads, and crime fiction writer Amanda Moore joined me for our monthly recommendations of books we…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 182: Debut Books of Fiction By Women of Color - Diverse Voices Book Review
As part of the virtual Sixth Annual Celebration of Diverse Literary Voices of Texas, Austin writer Chaitali Sen organized and moderated the panel discussion…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 181: Civil Rights in Black and Brown in Texas - Diverse Voices Book Review
On February 26 I moderated a live virtual panel conversation on the book CIVIL RIGHTS IN BLACK AND BROWN: : Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 180: A History of Black Banks - Diverse Voices Book Review
My guest is Tim Todd, author, A GREAT MORAL AND SOCIAL FORCE: A History of Black Banks. Tim is an executive writer and historian with the Federal Reserve Bank…
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Episode 179: Crime Fiction Picks - Diverse Voices Book Review
Each month Hopeton Hay is joined by Scott Montgomery, Crime Fiction Coordinator of BookPeople, Molly Odintz, Senior Editor of CrimeReads.com, and Amanda Moore…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 178: Alex Segura Novel SECRET IDENTITY Is Love Letter to Comic Books Industry - Diverse Voices Book Review
The guest is is Alex Segura, the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which the New York Times called “wittily original” and named an…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 177: Texas Latinx Scholars Discuss Racial Violence and Community Response. on U.S. Mexico Border in Early 1900s
This is a recording of a live Zoom panel discussion I moderated as part of Diverse Literary Voices of Texas on February 19, 2022, Underreported: Racial…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 176: Black Playwright Celeste Bedford Walker Discusses Her Award Winning Plays
My guest on Diverse Voices Book Review is acclaimed Houston playwright Celeste Bedford Walker. The author of over 40 plays, she was honored with the Lifetime…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 175: The Poetry of Liliana Valenzuela & Translation of Sandra Cisneros Fiction into Spanish
My guest on Diverse Voices Book Review was Liliana Valenzuela, an award-winning poet and acclaimed Spanish translator of works by authors such as Sandra…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 174: Underreported Issues in Austin Metro’s Black Community
What are the critical issues facing the Austin metro areas Black community that are inadequately covered by the local media? Local journalist Alberta Phillips…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 173: Black Perspectives: Howard French, author of BORN IN BLACKNESS
Welcome to Black Perspectives the working title of my new monthly podcast on critical issues and history in the black community. It is sponsored in part by PEN…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 172: Kellye Garrett's Crime Novel Explores Social Media, & Family Through Lens of Black Protagonist
Kellye Garrett discussed her latest novel LIKE A SISTER. In this twisty, voice-driven thriller, no one bats an eye when a Black reality TV star is found…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 171: Novel Explores Vietnamese Immigrants in New Orleans
My guest is Eric Nguyen, author of the novel, THINGS WE LOST TO THE WATER. With his debut novel, Nguyen tells the story of a Vietnamese immigrant family who…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 170: New Orleans Novel Explores Family and Cultural Barriers
My guest is Louis Edwards, author of the novel, RAMADAN RAMSEY. RAMADAN RAMSEY begins in 1999 with the moving (and funny) teenage love story of Alicia Ramsey…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 169: Lisa Lutz Crime Novel, THE ACCOMPLICE
The Diverse Voices Book Review guest is Lisa Lutz, author of the crime novel THE ACCOMPLICE, published January 2022. The Accomplice examines the relationship…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 168: Alafair Burke's Latest Crime Novel
The guest is Alafair Burke, discussing her latest crime novel FIND ME. The novel examines the disappearance of a young woman leaving her best friend reeling…