Josie Mitchell talks to Momtaza Mehri about her pamphlet, Doing the Most with the Least, out with Goldsmiths Shorts. They discuss the value of self-interrogation, the significance of the Black Arts Movement and the limits to checking your privilege. You can read Momtaza’s poetry and essays on our website: <a href='https://granta.com/contributor/momtaza-mehri/'>https://granta.com/contributor/momtaza-mehri/</a> And her recent essay in the Guardian, ‘Anti-racism requires so much more than checking your privilege’: <a href='https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/07/anti-racism-checking-privilege-anti-blackness'>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/07/anti-racism-checking-privilege-anti-blackness</a>

Carmen Maria Machado, The Granta Podcast, Ep. 95

From Nobel laureates to debut novelists, international translations to investigative journalism, each themed issue of Granta turns the attention of the world’s best writers on to one aspect of the way we live now. Our podcasts bring you readings and in-depth discussions with highly acclaimed authors and rising stars from the quarterly magazine of new writing.&nbsp;