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John McWhorter On Woke Religion And Dirty Words

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Ben Domenech
Nov 30, 2021
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The latest episode of my podcast features an interview with John McWhorter on two of his books, Woke Religion and Nine Nasty Words. Below is a partial lightly edited transcript of part of our hour-long conversation.

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