Author Angie Thomas
American author Angie Thomas joins us down the line from Jackson, Mississippi to discuss Concrete Rose, the prequel to her chart-topping novel The Hate U Give.
The White Tiger director Ramin Bahrani and two of its stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Adarsh Gourav discuss their new movie.
New Zealand actress and comedian Rose Matafeo explains how comedy can get lost in translation.
Nadia Nakai, South Africa’s biggest female rapper, talks about her evolving career in music.
French actress Camille Cottin, star of the hit comedy show Call My Agent, tells us how close to reality it is.
Novelist Monique Roffey explains some Trinidadian vernacular from her 2020 Costa Award-winning novel The Mermaid of Black Conch.
And there’s music from Québécois band Le Vent du Nord from this year’s Celtic Connections Festival.
Nikki Bedi’s studio guests this week are British-Lebanese writer and film producer Nasri Attalah, and bestselling American author Angie Thomas joins us down the line from Jackson, Mississippi to discuss Concrete Rose, the prequel to her chart-topping novel The Hate U Give.
(Photo: Angie Thomas. Credit: Valerie Schmidt)
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