
Ep. 359 It’s Rooted in Our Past with Rebecca Nagle
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02/19/25 • 57 min
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This week, journalist and activist Rebecca Nagle joins us to discuss her debut book, By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land. We discuss her decision to expand her podcast, This Land, into a book, the deliberate erasure of Indigenous people in the United States, and how she approaches the idea of "objectivity" in journalism.
The Stacks Book Club pick for February is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. We will discuss the book on February 26th with Ira Madison III returning as our guest.
You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:
https://thestackspodcast.com/2025/2/19/ep-359-rebecca-nagle
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This week, journalist and activist Rebecca Nagle joins us to discuss her debut book, By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land. We discuss her decision to expand her podcast, This Land, into a book, the deliberate erasure of Indigenous people in the United States, and how she approaches the idea of "objectivity" in journalism.
The Stacks Book Club pick for February is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. We will discuss the book on February 26th with Ira Madison III returning as our guest.
You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:
https://thestackspodcast.com/2025/2/19/ep-359-rebecca-nagle
Connect with Rebecca: Instagram | Twitter
Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | Subscribe
SUPPORT THE STACKS
Join The Stacks Pack on Patreon
To support The Stacks and find out more from this week’s sponsors, click here.
Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Ep. 360 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov — The Stacks Book Club (Ira Madison III)
It’s The Stacks Book Club Day, and we’re unpacking Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov with returning guest Ira Madison III. This literary classic is widely studied, but why? We explore what makes this novel a classic, why it’s still taught today, and what Nabokov wanted readers to take away from his most infamous work.
There are spoilers on this episode.
Be sure to listen to the end of today’s episode to find out what our March book club pick will be.
You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:
https://thestackspodcast.com/2025/2/26/ep-360-lolita
Connect with Ira: Instagram | Website
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