The Most Dangerous Thing in America

The Most Dangerous Thing in America

The most dangerous thing in America is a n***a with a library card. I don’t live in America and I don’t have a library card, but that don’t change a thing. This is a podcast about books written by Black authors reviewed by a Black author. Enjoy.

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September 12, 2025 33 mins

This week on the podcast I read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dream Count.

 

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This week on the podcast I read 50 Cent's The Accomplice.

 

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September 13, 2024 17 mins

This week on the podcast I read P. Djeli Clark's A Master of Djinn.

 

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August 30, 2024 18 mins

This week on the podcast I read Chris Herring's Blood in the Garden.

 

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August 9, 2024 18 mins

This week on the podcast I read Jahmal Mayfield's Smoke Kings. Also wrote a review here:

 

https://medium.com/@bobbywwilsonjr/smoke-kings-a4d940ab4832

 

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This week on the podcast I finished Donovan X. Ramsey's When Crack Was King.

 

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This week on the podcast I read the first half of Donovan X. Ramsey's excellent book When Crack Was King.

 

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This week on the podcast I finished Hanif Abdurraqib's There's Always This Year.

 

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This week on the podcast I read Hanif Abdurraqib's There's Always This Year.

 

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March 19, 2024 22 mins

This week on the podcast I read Paul Beatty's The Sellout.

 

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If you're intrested in the project mentioned on the pod, it's non-book related. 

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This week on the podcast I read Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Chain Gang All Stars.

 

Checkout The Kids of Rutherford County for a podcast about very young kids getting put into the prison system.

 

Here are some books about Palestine to read and understand more about what's going on.

 

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October 19, 2023 29 mins

This week on the podcast I read Marc Olden's Poe Must Die.

 

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October 12, 2023 16 mins

This week on the podcast I read Jaurice Smiley's The Royal Gray Box. You can purchase Jaurice's book here.

 

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This week on the podcast I finished Vincent Woodard's The Delectable Negro.

 

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This week on the podcast I continued Vincent Woodard's The Delectable Negro. Chapter 6 next week! No delay!

 

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This week on the podcast I continue reading and discussing Vincent Woodard's The Delectable Negro. So far proving not to be my cup of tea.

 

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This week on the podcast I read chapters 2 and 3 of Vincent Woodard’s The Delectable Negro. Because I talk too much I have to break the podcast in half! This is chapter 3!

 

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This week on the podcast I read chapters 2 and 3 of Vincent Woodard’s The Delectable Negro. Because I talk too much I have to break the podcast in half! There's another half after this one for chapter 3.

 

Keep reading!

 

Like the pod about Black books? Buy a Black book!

 

https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Sand-Bobby-Wilson-ebook/dp/B08GZWNMP2 

 

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This week on the podcast I begin Vincent Woodard’s The Delectable Negro starting with the introduction and chapter 1.

 

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This week (it actually took weeks) I read John Edgar Wideman's Look For Me And I'll Be Gone. 

 

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