In the final episode, Professor Roberts and Aldo discuss their thoughts and discoveries in holding space for this subject matter.... more

This episode discusses an interview that teenage Baldwin conducted in the Magpie. Also discussed, is James Baldwin's student/teacher relationship... more

In this poem, titled "Judgment Day" young James Baldwin again experiments with the usage of African American Vernacular English. ... more

In his latter years at DeWitt Clinton High School, James Baldwin wrote a poem titled “Loose Stone Rolling.” Professor... more

Also Professor Roberts and Aldo discuss "Sonnet," they borrow some of their thoughts from Professor Roberts' students. The duo... more

One of the more noteworthy elements about "The Magpie," is the element of peer collaboration. While James Baldwin, the... more

"Aunt Tina," the fourth short story that James Baldwin wrote for "The Magpie," may have been the inspiration for some... more

Mississippi Legend is one of the short stories that James Baldwin wrote in "The Magpie." Aldo suggests that... more

This episode is a live recording of the special event “Podcasting as Public Scholarship: Finding James Baldwin with Aldo B.... more

In this episode, Aldo and Dr. Roberts discuss the poem "The Dream." Aldo suggests that the poem may... more