Welcome to the Vulgar Geniuses Podcast. We are your host Dennie and Veronica. Each month we will be reviewing a different book written by various authors of color.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to the Vulgar Geniuses Podcast. We are your host Dennie and Veronica. Each month we will be reviewing a different book written by various authors of color.
Recent episodes include "Erika J. Simpson" (10 September 2025, 69 minutes), "Ryan Rivas" (3 September 2025, 59 minutes), and "Cebo Campbell" (27 August 2025, 75 minutes).
Vulgar Geniuses publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 63 minutes across 139 episodes.
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Vulgar Geniuses is an arts podcast with 139 episodes published.
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Episode #1
When Erika J. Simpson’s essay found its way into Roxane Gay’s newsletter, The Audacity , it set in motion the origins of what would become a beautifully layered memoir about Sallie Carol, a mother who stood so tall and...
Episode #4
Ryan Rivas’ Lizard People is a dark satire told through the voice of the unnamed narrator, who believes that he himself is a lizard person. After an incident at his workplace, the man is sent to a resort for intensive...
Episode #5
In Sky Full of Elephants, a year has passed since “The Event,” where, without warning or known cause, every white person stopped what they were doing, walked to the nearest body of water, and drowned themselves. Charlie...
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In August 2015, James Dukes, known as IMAKEMADBEATS, introduced the world to a groundbreaking movement in Memphis’ burgeoning hip-hop scene when he founded Unapologetic, a music label that has become the blueprint for...
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Yuri Kochiyama was a revolutionary! The legacy of her life's work as a civil rights activist has been beautifully documented in a children's picture book written by Kai Naima Williams, Harlem-born poet, artist, and...
Episode #1
Three years have passed since Hanif Abdurraqib's essay collection Little Devil In America tackled the subject of Black performance in American culture. In his newest release, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and...
Episode #27
Through an examination of queerness, race, and the power that they play within the lives of a Southern Black family, Jennifer Neal's Notes On Her Color is an inventive and vibrant story as mother and daughter share the...
Episode #26
In 2023, we celebrated our third anniversary with Yvette Lisa Ndlovu's debut short story collection, Drinking From Graveyard Wells. Her book captivated us as she worked magic, death, and time travel into stories that...
Episode #25
Quietly Hostile is the fifth book by Samantha Irby, and it is truly a love letter to all people who have embraced the power of not giving a fuck what anyone thinks. Her hilarious collection of essays gives us a peek...
Episode #24
We bid adieu to 2023, but not before we take a final walk down memory lane to celebrate the many wins we had during our spectacular Jordan Year. Dennie and I talk about the stellar guests that graced our show, the...
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Longlisted for the National Book Award in 2022, Maria, Maria & Other Short Stories sealed Marytza K. Rubio's name in the history books for creating an immersive short story collection. Wrapped in themes of revenge...
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Saints of the Household from author Ari Tison is a novel woven in a gorgeous marriage of poetry and prose that presents a story of brotherhood, heritage, and choices made to defend a family member who suffers a violent...
Episode #21
DYSCALCULIA: A LOVE STORY OF EPIC MISCALCULATION, from poet and essayist Camonghne Felix, is a powerful and brilliant memoir that serves as a masterclass in investigating self when the heart and mind are reeling from...
Episode #20
The year was 2008, and as an unknown politician was taking the world by storm with hope and change, a young twenty-something Minda Honey was crossing over state lines to establish a new life with her high school...
Episode #19
It's the Takeover Episode! The Vulgar Geniuses were invited to Rollins College to host a live recording at the Rollins Museum of Art in September of this year. Joined on the stage by five of Rollins' most talented...
Episode #18
Aaliyah Bilal's TEMPLE FOLK is a captivating short story collection devoted to showing Black Muslims pursuing a life full of desire necessary to reaching one's own truth. This debut serves as a compelling means for...
Episode #17
Myriam Gurba invites us to give a critical eye to those who lurk in the darkness and the villains that walk untouchable in broad daylight with her recent essay collection, CREEP: ACCUSATIONS AND CONFESSIONS. This...
Episode #16
From takedowns to chokeholds, Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a martial art practice that comprises over a thousand technique moves to push one's opponent into a state of submission. In Rolling: A Ladies' Guide to Brazilian Jiu...
Episode #18
SHE IS A HAUNTING is an engrossing coming-of-age novel from Trang Thanh Tran. While visiting her estranged father in Vietnam as a guise to reconnect, Jade Nguyen's main objective is to get the money needed for her to...
Episode #14
This past April, visual artist Anthony Darby wowed audiences with the closing of his first solo gallery exhibit, "Familiar Faces," at the SoWhat art gallery in Orlando, Florida. Darby's work was a wall-to-wall...
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