About this episode
Trevor interviews Luke McGowan-Arnold about American subcultures and Black experiences.
On this episode, Trevor is joined by Luke McGowan-Arnold Luke, a Black writer from Rockford, Illinois based in Philly, covering American subcultures, Black experiences, and social movements. His work appears in Chicago Review of Books and The Metropolitan Review. Notes From This Show: Irregular Notes – https://irregularnotes.substack.com/ Searching For Bigger – https://www.metropolitanreview.org/p/searching-for-bigger How To Write an American Novel – https://lilmamahumor.com/p/how-to-write-an-american-novel Rough Drafts Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts/id1772169326 DJ Clue talks Roc Marci & says he doesn’t think the label “Underground Hip-Hop” is relevant anymore – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhRfQ-pxwyk This is a free unlocked episode. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA…
People in this episode
Host: Trevor
Guest: Luke McGowan-Arnold
Topics covered
- American subcultures
- Black experiences
- social movements
- writing
- podcasting
Keywords
- Black writer
- social movements
- American novel
- podcast
- underground hip-hop
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Chicago Review of Books, The Metropolitan Review, Rough Drafts Podcast, DJ Clue, Champagne Sharks
Places: Rockford, Illinois, Philly, Seattle WA
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