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The Life and Music of Janis Joplin; Plus: Leslie Jamison on her fiery new book of essays ‘Make It Scream, Make It Burn’

0:08 – Eric Foner is a professor of History at Columbia, author of The Second Founding: How the Civil war and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution.

0:34 – Holly George Warren is a two-time Grammy nominee and the award-winning author of sixteen books. Her latest book is Janis: Her Life and Music.

1:08 – Lyvonne Proverbs (@lyvonnep) is body and sex positive pastor, transformational speaker, poet, educator and founder of Beautiful Scars an online storytelling agency focused on trauma, healing and resiliency for black women survivors of childhood sexual abuse and/or male violence.

1:34 – Leslie Jamison (@lsjamison) has made her name in part by writing about her own experiences with addiction and recovery. Her latest is a collection of essays ranging from highly whimsical to deeply personal entitled Make it Scream — Make it Burn. 

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
JiMr. Hard LuckThe Making Of A HustlerIndependent
Janis JoplinCry BabyCollectionsLegacy Recordings
Janis Joplin feat. Jorma KaukonenBlack Mountain BluesThe Early Years, 1963-1965 (Remastered)Lilith Records
Jefferson AirplaneWhite RabbitCollectionsSony BMG Music Entertainment
Janis JoplinKozmic BluesBox Of PearlsColumbia/Legacy

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