Co-host Sigal Samuel talks to Cornel West, professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard, about Black liberation theology, existentialism, and other philosophies that can help us through these times.

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Cornel West and Tricia Rose on The Tight Rope, Apple Podcasts

Featuring:

Cornel West (@CornelWest), professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard

Host:

Sigal Samuel (@SigalSamuel), staff writer, Vox

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