In this episode, Zahir interviews the award-winning writer Alexander Chee about his new essay collection “How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.” Alexander speaks about his visit to Korea, what it was like to wait tables before writing his novel, and why he felt like an impostor while living in a plush New York apartment. Also on this episode, Soleil talks about her trip to Hawaii and Zahir gushes about his experience at Kundiman. Produced by Juan Ramirez and Stephanie Kuo. Music by AF the Naysayer and Blue Dot Sessions.  LINKS DU JOUR <ul id="yui_3_17_2_1_1522188843674_97035"> <li><a href= "https://www.alexanderchee.net/autobiographical-novel/" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.alexanderchee.net/autobiographical-novel/">How to Write an Autobiographical Novel</a></li> <li id="yui_3_17_2_1_1522188843674_97034"><a href= "http://kundiman.org/" data-cke-saved-href= "http://kundiman.org/">Kundiman</a></li> </ul>

E46: Kitchen Spanish (w/ Emily Hunsberger)

The Racist Sandwich podcast serves up a perspective you don't often hear: food – how we consume, create and interpret it – can be political. Journalists and radio producers Stephanie Kuo and Juan Ramirez interview chefs and purveyors of color, tackling food's relationship to race, gender and class in their bi-weekly podcast that pushes the boundaries of food media.