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Podcast: Beyond the Pen
Episode: Chalice: A Social Commentary on the 80s and Today with Aja Pearl
Description: Join us on Beyond the Pen as we explore the similarities and differences between life in the 80s and today with author Aja Pearl. Her book, Chalice: The Book of Life, touches on important topics such as interracial/intercultural relationships, homophobia, and deadly diseases that are still relevant today. We dive deep into Aja's motivations for writing about these topics and how they relate to the social conversations of the 80s. In this episode, we discuss the parallels between the societal issues of the 80s and the ones we face today and how we...