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July 26, 2019

The Weight Of Words (2019)

Words mean things, but some words are especially meaningful — whether in a survival manual, a song lyric, or a slur.

Jennifer Heuer

Prologue

Prologue

What does God get out of us praising him? Or is it actually for us? (7 minutes)

Act One

Go To The Mattresses

Shamyla always loved books. Like lots of other eleven-year-olds back in 1989, she loved The Babysitters Club. And then, something happened, changing what she read, and how. Producer Elna Baker tells the story. (25 minutes)

Act Two

Daddy Lessons

Parents try to shape who we are in their own image. Producer Neil Drumming spoke to Adam Mansbach, who tried to make his daughter fall in love with hip-hop. (19 minutes)