"Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin
Soulful, unflinching discussion of James Baldwin’s 1957 short story set in Harlem, digging into family bonds, suffering, race, addiction, and identity. Conversation leans reflective and analytical, with music’s redemptive power as a central thread.
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