Episode 84: w/ John McWhorter “Linguistics, Race, and Beyond"

Recorded: November 2017

GUEST: JOHN MCWHORTER, (PROFESSOR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)

An expansive exchange with renowned social commentator and linguist, John McWhorter. McWhorter is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He's the author of twenty books, including Words on the Move (2017), Talk Back, Talking Black (2016), and Losing the Race (2000).

Also Referenced:

• “Antiracism: Our Flawed New Religion” (2015 - The Daily Beast)
• “How to Listen to Donald Trump Every Day for Years” (2017 - The New York Times)
• "A Man Who Is Tragically Unfit to Be President" (2017 - The New York Times)