2025-04-07
39 分钟Hey, this is Sean Elling.
I host a show called The Gray Area.
Every week I invite an author, artist, philosopher, someone thinking deeply about the world,
and together we try to make sense of the moment by stepping back,
by not reacting to the news cycle,
but instead searching for ideas and insights that offer clarity and maybe even a little consolation.
So listen to The Gray Area.
New episodes drop every Monday.
You're listening to How to Be a Better Human.
I'm your host, Chris Duffy.
I'm going to keep things very short up top today because I don't want to take a single second away from our guest,
Clint Smith.
Clint is a poet and a journalist, and he has so many brilliant insights to share.
For years, Clint has been investigating history and fairness and justice,
and what truths we do and don't allow ourselves to hear.
Here's a clip from the audiobook of his 2021 non-fiction work, which was called How the Word is Past.
New Orleans is my home.
It is where I was born and raised.
It is a part of me in ways I continue to discover,
but I came to realize