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    Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on ‘Kindred’ and reexamining American slavery through science fiction

    Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on ‘Kindred’ and reexamining American slavery through science fiction

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    Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on ‘Kindred’ and reexamining American slavery through science fiction

    FromCapehart

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    Length:
    30 minutes
    Released:
    Jan 18, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this Washington Post Live conversation recorded on Nov. 12, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins discusses his TV adaptation of Octavia Butler’s novel “Kindred,” why he thinks TV and movies have “damaged our ability” to understand history, and what he is ultimately trying to show about slavery.
    Released:
    Jan 18, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Cape Up" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.