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Cheerful Book Club: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Season 1, Ep. 92
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Hello! Here’s the second pilot of our new Cheerful Book Club series to see you through the end of the week. Geoff and Ed chat to Reni Eddo-Lodge about her best-selling book, ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’. They discuss why the book was needed, the impact of structural racism in Britain and what Reni’s learnt since writing it.

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