Released: October 15, 2013

Featuring: SameOldShawn Adam Mansbach Kevin Coval Julia Hannafin

Producer: Jknyc

This episode, author Adam Mansbach (Go the Fuck to Sleep, Rage Is Back) returns to the show to talk about his new book, a thrilled called The Dead Run. He's joined by Chicago poet Kevin Coval who, in addition to his awesome poetry, also runs the largest youth poetry festival in the nation, Louder Than A Bomb. Join us as we talk rap, race, Judiasm, Chicago, Chief Keef, which KRS album is the greatest, and what "hackles" really are

Adam and Kevin at the Rap Genius offices. Picture via Impose

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