011: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives ft. Lyrical Soldier

09/18/17 • 80 min

In this episode we are discussing September’s book, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin, with special guest Lyrical Soldier! We’re talking about: * Overview * Author, setting and context * Themes: * Health and modern medicine * Sex and fertility * Polygamy * Style and technique * Best and worst bits SBC LIVE SHOW Vote for October's Book: http://bit.ly/2y8g7kr Tickets: http://bit.ly/2jBhPZj FOLLOW US facebook.com/thesankofabc twitter.com/thesankofabc instagram.com/thesankofa.bc goodreads.com/thesankofabc Newsletter: eepurl.com/cHg_fH Expanding the team: bit.ly/2fX6txf SHOUTOUTS/MENTIONS Music: Ryan Little - Traffic Jam Lyrical Soldier: instagram.com/lyricalsoldier facebook.com/lyricalsoldier Lola Shoneyin's TEDx Talks: http://bit.ly/2xenA49 Guardian article on Polygamy in Nigeria: http://bit.ly/2jCTemK Premium Times, Nigeria: http://bit.ly/2jACeh4

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010: Born A Crime ft. Sugar J Poet

In this episode we are discussing August’s book, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, with special guest Sugar J! We’re talking about: * Overview * Author, setting and context * Themes: * Family * Women and matriarchy * Institutional racism * Style and technique * Best and worst bits FOLLOW US facebook.com/thesankofabc twitter.com/thesankofabc instagram.com/thesankofa.bc goodreads.com/thesankofabc Newsletter: eepurl.com/cHg_fH Expanding the team: http://bit.ly/2fX6txf SHOUTOUTS/MENTIONS Music: Ryan Little - Traffic Jam Sugar J Poet: twitter.com/SugarJPoet instagram.com/sugarjpoet facebook.com/SugarJPoet Blog: www.sugarjblog.wordpress.com Spit The Atom: twitter.com/SpitTheAtom Trevor Noah's documentary: http://www.youlaughbutitstrue.com/ PEN World Voices Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiX5XvykVSk

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012: Nervous Conditions #SBCLive

In this episode we are discussing October's book, Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga, with the audience from the live show! We’re talking about: * Overview * Author, setting and context * Themes: * Exploitation * Pride and Power * Othering * Style and technique * Best and worst bits FOLLOW US facebook.com/thesankofabc twitter.com/thesankofabc instagram.com/thesankofa.bc goodreads.com/thesankofabc Newsletter: eepurl.com/cHg_fH Expanding the team: bit.ly/2fX6txf SHOUTOUTS/MENTIONS Music: Ryan Little - Traffic Jam The Artworks: http://www.theartworks.london/ Wordery: https://wordery.com/ Onua: https://www.onua.co.uk/home