Reckon True Stories

Reckon True Stories is a celebration of new and classic nonfiction – the essays, journalism, and memoirs that inspire us, that change the world, and help us connect with each other. 

Join hosts and acclaimed authors Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) and Kiese Laymon (Heavy, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, Long Division) for in-depth discussions about the stories we tell and how they impact our culture. 

Produced by Ursa Story Company, in partnership with Reckon

Arts
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More from Deesha: Ursa Short Fiction, with Dawn...
10 min
2
Season One Finale: Samantha Irby on the Art of ...
63 min
3
‘The Work You Do, The Person You Are,’ by Toni ...
34 min
4
Imani Perry: What Do We Owe of Ourselves as Bla...
51 min
5
What's Happening with Men?
37 min
6
Minda Honey On Being ‘Shameless’ in Telling You...
46 min
7
Alexander Chee on Storytelling, Motivation, and...
46 min
8
Deesha and Kiese on Writing About Parents, Forg...
54 min
9
Hanif Abdurraqib on Basketball, Ohio, and the A...
46 min
10
Roxane Gay on Criticism, Social Media, and Bein...
48 min
11
Putting the ‘I’ Back in Essay, with Deesha Phil...
44 min
12
Introducing Reckon True Stories, with Deesha Ph...
1 min