S.A. Cosby is the author of the bestselling crime noir novels “Blacktop Wasteland” and “Razorblade Tears”.
Cosby reflects on how his upbringing as a striving member of the black working poor in the south helped to teach him lessons about humanity, dignity, and masculinity that guide his life to this day. He also explains the importance of family and the many other good people who mentored him throughout his life and how those relationships influence his writing and storytelling.
Cosby also shares his creative process and how he decided to trust his own gifts and ambition to become a professional writer, a choice that led to great success with “Blacktop Wasteland” and “Razorblade Tears”.
Chauncey Devega reflects on the heroism and dignity of the four police officers who testified about what it was like to battle Trump’s terrorist attack force on Jan. 6.
And Chauncey returns to the movies and shares his thoughts on “Black Widow”, “Old”, “Pig”, “Snake Eyes”, “Zola”, and “Anthony Bourdain: The Roadrunner”.
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Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.
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Ep. 254: The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Dr. Justin Frank Explains the Real Reason that Donald Trump Hates the Ukraine Scandal Whistleblower
Ep. 253: Ibram X. Kendi Explains How to Be an Antiracist
Ep. 252: Christopher Leonard on "Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America"
Ep. 251: The Chosen One -- From Pat Robertson and The 700 Club to Donald Trump the Christian Fascist
Ep. 250: Chris Arnade on Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America/Sam Quinones on Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic
Ep. 249: Dr. Justin Frank Warns That Donald Trump's Mental Pathologies are Encouraging a Plague of Right-wing Violence in America
Ep. 248: Tim Alberta on "American Carnage" and How Donald Trump Seduced a Very Eager and Willing Republican Party
Ep. 247.5: The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Tim Wise on White Rage, Donald Trump, and America's "Race War"
Ep. 247: "Babylon 5" Creator J. Michael Straczynski on Adversity, Triumph and His New Autobiography "Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood"
Ep. 246.5: The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Dr. Bandy Lee Warns That Donald Trump is Emotionally Empty Inside and Spiraling Even More Out of Control
Ep. 246: Joy-Ann Reid Explains How Donald Trump Represents Everything Wrong With America
Ep. 245: Eve Ensler on Righteous Anger, Forgiveness and Her New Book "The Apology"
Ep. 244: Human Rights Attorney Hope Frye on the Evils She Witnessed Inside of Trump's Concentration Camps
Ep. 243: Bryan Edward Hill on "American Carnage" and the Age of Trump
Ep. 242: Michael Wolff on "Siege: Trump Under Fire"/Dr. John Gartner on Donald Trump the Mad King
Ep. 241: Jared Diamond on His New Book "Upheaval' and How Countries Choose to Succeed or Fail
Ep. 240.5: Introducing The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Dr. Bandy Lee on How the Mueller Report Shows That Donald Trump is Mentally Unfit and Should Have His Presidential Powers Taken Away
Ep. 240: W. Kamau Bell on Truth-Telling in This Divided United Shades of America
Ep. 239: Ben Fountain Explains How American Democracy is Broken and the Country is Burning
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