Hopeton Hay Podcasts

Hopeton Hay Podcasts is the founder, producer, and host of Diverse Voices Book Review (formerly known as KAZI Book Review) which features interviews with a wide range of culturally diverse authors of recently published fiction and nonfiction, and Economic Perspectives, an audio interview show featuring discussions on finance, economic, and small businesses and policies.

Hopeton Hay Podcasts is a society podcast hosted by Hopeton Hay, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Hopeton Hay hosts Hopeton Hay Podcasts, a society show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #398

  Episode 398: Sheryl Lister on Sisterhood, Family, and Healing

  Sep 8, 202626 min

  Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Sheryl Lister , the author of All My Sisters and Me . In her novel, four women explore the dynamics of sisterhood, love and family, while learning more about themselves along the way. Sheryl Lister is a multi-award winning author and has enjoyed reading and writing for as long as she can remember. She is a former pediatric occupational therapist with over twenty years of experience and often says she “played” for a living. Follow Sheryl Lister on Social Media: Instagram - @sheryllister Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social

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  Episode #399

  Episode 399: Langston Hughes, Democracy, and the Meaning of My America

  Sep 6, 202641 min

  In this episode of Diverse Voices Book Review, host Hopeton Hay welcomes back Randal Maurice Jelks for a powerful conversation about My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy . Their discussion explores Hughes not only as a beloved poet of the Harlem Renaissance, but also as a deeply political writer whose essays, speeches, travels, and commitments to working-class struggle still speak urgently to questions of race, democracy, justice, and belonging today. Jelks reflects on Hughes’s global vision, his roots in Black radical traditions, his defense of the Scottsboro Boys, and his enduring insistence that America must be claimed and challenged by all of its people. Dr. Randall Maurice Jelks is a professor, documentary producer, and award-winning author whose work examines African American history, religion, politics, and culture. His writing has appeared in publications including the Boston Review and the Los Angeles Review of Books , as well as in journals, newspapers, blogs, and other periodicals. He is also co-editor of the academic journal American Studies . Follow Randal Maurice Jelks on Social Media: Facebook - @RMJofNOLA Instagram - @randalmauricejelks_books Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social

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  Episode #397

  Episode 397: Wit, Tenderness, and Displacement: Inside Hasan Dudar’s Novel Carryout

  Sep 2, 202651 min

  In this episode of Diverse Voices Book Review, contributor Tayyba Kanwal interviews Hasan Dudar, author of Carryout. Carryout is a collection of linked short stories rooted in the Arab diaspora in Toledo, Ohio. In this conversation, Tayyba speaks with Hasan about how these vivid, intimate stories about an immigrant family from Palestine and Lebanon brim with humor, wit and tenderness, even as they grapple with the disorientation of displacement. They travel across generations, intrigued by how an evolving sense of identity and home complicates what surviving and especially thriving means for these vibrant characters. Hasan Dudar is an award-winning writer, documentary producer and a graduate of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His fiction has appeared in journals such as Gulf Coast and Pinch , and his reporting has appeared in various publications including USA Today , Bloomberg News , and Aljazeera America. Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social

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  Episode #396

  Episode 396: Their Stories, Our Stories: Dr. Rosalee Martin Shares the Legacy of Huston-Tillotson University

  Aug 30, 202634 min

  In this episode of Diverse Voices Book Review , host Hopeton Hay speaks with Dr. Rosalee Martin about her book Their Stories, Our Stories: Four Presidents of Huston-Tillotson University . Drawing on her 50 years as a professor at Huston-Tillotson University, Dr. Martin reflects on the leadership, struggles, resilience, and enduring importance of HBCUs. The conversation highlights the presidents she served under from 1972 to 2023, the role of faculty and alumni, the challenges of funding and accreditation, and why HBCUs remain vital institutions today. Dr. Rosalee Martin is a sociologist, licensed social worker, educator, poet, and artist who retired from Huston-Tillotson University after five decades of teaching. She earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, and her creative work has appeared in several anthologies, including Experiments in the Jazz Aesthetic , Art, Activism, Academia , and The Austin Project . Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social

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  Episode #395

  Episode 395: A Woman on the Run: Yu-Mei Balasingamchow’s Names Have Been Changed

  Aug 22, 202641 min

  Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Kimberly Lau interviews Yu-Mei Balasingamchow about her debut novel, Names Have Been Changed . Their conversation explores Ophir, a Singaporean woman who commits a crime, flees the country, and spends the next decade moving through Tokyo, London, Colorado, and unnamed U.S. locations under changing identities. Lau and Balasingamchow discuss the novel’s themes of diaspora, survival, language, home, and the life-changing act of telling one’s story aloud. Born and raised in Singapore and now based in Boston, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow earned her MFA from Boston University, teaches at GrubStreet, and has received awards and fellowships for her fiction. Follow Yu-Mei Balasingamchow on Social Media Instagram - @yumei.balasingamchow Threads - @yumei.balasingamchow Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social

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