Read This: It’s Not Roxane Gay’s Job to Make People Happy

Roxane Gay is a prominent American author, professor, and cultural critic known for her unflinching honesty, quick wit, and razor-sharp intellect. She has gained acclaim for her essays, fiction, and memoirs that explore identity, gender, race, and body image. This week on Read This , Roxane joins Michael for a conversation about what it means to be a public intellectual and how this has shifted throughout her career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.