In light of Nikole Hannah-Jones’s recent essay about the fallout from choosing a school for her daughter, Rob and Britta to go back to a discussion of “The Problem We All Live With,” a story reported by Nikole Hannah-Jones for This American Life and produced by Chana Joffe-Walt in 2015. Rob and Britta dig into how that episode and recent events both exemplify the necessity of documentary journalism, even when a journalist is documenting her own doubts about her own ideals.
New York City School Integration Demonstration (circa 1964) from Penn State Special Collection via Flickr
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Links for this episode:
TAL Episode 562: The Problem We all Live With
Longform Podcast interview with Nikole Hannah-Jones
Third Coast Audio Festival Session: Make Them Care
Saint Louis Public Radio's coverage of the Francis Howell town meeting
"Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City" by Nikole Hannah-Jones
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?
This American Life: An Argument
Music - Blue Dot Sessions