Episode 36

Tricia Romano’s The Freaks Come Out To Write: The Definitive History of The Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture

February 11th, 2024

38 mins 30 secs

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About this Episode

Tricia Romano talks with Alyssa Katz about the pre-internet world where the Village Voice was a newspaper like no other: a haven for writers about avant garde arts, Black politics, queer identity and a million things more — and that's after the pages devoted to exposing the seamy side of New York City politics.