Description
Author and historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor discusses her new book SOMETHING WE SAID with Dawn Davis, publisher of 37 Ink at Simon & Schuster. The two reflect on the legacy of Elizabeth's father, Richard Pryor, and his use and eventual disavowal of the N word in his comedy. The two also discuss what Richard Pryor would think about our current political moment, why the N word is so hard to talk about, and why Elizabeth does not say or write the N word in her own work.
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Timestamps
00:00-01:02: Intro
01:03-02:04: Elizabeth Sees Her Book For the First Time
02:05-02:52: The Genesis of SOMETHING WE SAID
02:53-05:35: Elizabeth's Relationship with Her Father, Richard Pryor
05:36-09:53: Richard Pryor's Relationship with the N Word
09:54-12:37: An Overview of Richard Pryor's Career
12:38-14:03: What Richard Pryor Would Think of Today's Political Landscape
14:04-15:43: The Historical Interludes in SOMETHING WE SAID
15:44-16:48: Why the N Word is Hard to Talk About
16:49-19:31: Why Elizabeth Does Not Say or Write the N Word
19:32-21:35: Dealing with Points of Encounter with the N Word
21:36-26:49: Passage Reading
26:50-27:00: Outro