Thank You For Being Some of Our Best Friends

About this episode

In the final episode, Khalil and Ben interview Chicago poet laureate avery r. young about his work and reflect on their time on the show.

In the final episode of the show, Khalil and Ben talk with Chicago poet laureate avery r. young. He’s the multitalented interdisciplinary artist behind the podcast’s theme song, ‘Lil Lillie.’ They discuss the story behind the song and how racial justice influences his work. Ben and Khalil also reflect on their time working on this show. To check out avery r. young’s work, go to his website: https://www.averyryoung.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Khalil, Ben

Guest: avery r. young

Topics covered

• poetry
• racial justice
• art
• reflection
• music

Keywords

• poet laureate
• Khalil
• Ben
• racial justice
• Lil Lillie
• interdisciplinary artist
• Pushkin Industries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pushkin Industries, avery r. young

Books & works: Lil Lillie

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