As fifty-year-old Mo tries to reach out to his increasingly tuned-out son Trey (who himself has become an unwed teenaged father), he realizes that the burden of grief and anger he carries over his own estranged father has everything to do with the struggles he encounters with his son. This powerful novel of three generations of black men bound by blood-and by histories of mutual love, fear, and frustration-gives Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Leonard Pitts the opportunity to explore the painful truths of black men’s lives, especially as they play out in the fraught relations of fathers and sons. Missed a show? Find every episode of Sundial on your favorite podcast app, such as Apple Podcasts and Stitcher.“An unsettling, compelling first novel about secrets, illness, and the role of African-American men in society and family life.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Listen to Sundial Monday through Thursday on WLRN, 91.3 FM, live at 1 p.m., rebroadcast at 8 p.m. On Sundial's previous episode, we told the story of Miami's famous ventanitas and the man who invented them, the late Versailles founder Felipe Valls Sr. "I always tell people in other parts of the world that Miami is the future and that if Miami can get it together - and it's still a major 'if' - then there's hope," Pitts told us. And how he nearly ended up writing comics for Marvel. We ask this former music critic how music was his entry into commentary. We talk about the three historic killings that shaped his youth, and his world view. He’s graduating from what he calls the second-best job in the world - columnist - to the best job: full-time author. 13 episode of Sundial on WLRN, Pitts tells host Carlos Frías that the voice that won him a Pulitzer Prize for commentary isn’t going silent. President: Just who the hell do you think you are?” He showed us the courage it takes to talk about class and poverty. He challenged us to talk fearlessly about race - even when it meant he was enduring death threats. Twice a week at the Miami Herald, he forced us to pay attention with thoughtful writing on some of the most delicate and complex subjects. built a reputation by essentially asking one question over the last 30 years as a syndicated columnist: “Why is America like this?”
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