Jordan Holbert

Books & Bars - A Lit(erary) Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 3 episodes

Books & Bars is where books, music, and real life collide. This is not your typical book club podcast. Each episode breaks down powerful books and classic albums—connecting literature, hip hop, philosophy, and culture to real conversations about growth, identity, discipline, and purpose. We pair fiction and nonfiction books with influential music projects to explore deeper meaning, challenge perspectives, and answer one central question: What does this mean for how we live? From authors to culture-shaping artists, Books & Bars bridges timeless ideas with modern-day reality, turning content int...

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Jordan Holbert

Episodes

Who Are You When The World Refuses to See You 07.05.2026 1:07:33

Featuring HIM: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison x Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly HER: Rock My Soul by bell hooks x Solange’s A Seat at the Table Description Identity is not just who you are. It is who the world allows you to be, who it refuses to see, and who you fight to become anyway. In this episode of Books & Bars , we bring Ralph Ellison, Kendrick Lamar, bell hooks, and Solange into o...

What Gives Life Meaning When Life Gets Heavy? 07.05.2026 52:36

Featuring HIM: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl x Black Star’s Black Star HER: The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison x Sade’s Love Deluxe Description Meaning is not found in comfort. It is shaped through suffering, language, memory, dignity, and the decision to keep living with purpose. This episode brings Viktor Frankl, Black Star, Toni Morrison, and Sade into conversation around pa...

What's Going On When History Leaves People Out 04.05.2026 1:08:44

Featuring HIM: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho x Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill HER: A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton & Darius Bost x Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On Description Awareness starts with listening to yourself, to history, and to the voices that were pushed out of the room. This episode connects purpose and miseducation with Black queer hist...