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I’m a quiet person.

I don’t mean quiet as in someone who stays to herself, which I do, but quiet as in even when I think I’m talking loud enough for someone to hear me, I still get the dreaded request of repeating myself.

So for me to participate in karaoke is kind of a big deal.   

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Children are like sponges. It is easy for them to learn a second language. But what about for an adult?

Growing up, I took fourteen years of French (this is not an exaggeration).

9 years in grade school and 4 years in high school.

As an adult I can understand the language, but unfortunately cannot speak it.

I thought, maybe foreign languages wasn’t my thing.

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2017 was an incredible year for memoirs narrated by their respective authors. They come in all shapes and sizes, from  David Sedaris’ funny and heartwarming Theft, to the thought provoking Hunger from Roxanne Gay, to the critically acclaimed Born a Crime from Trevor Noah, and the bestselling Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance.

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On this episode of the Pint & Click Podcast, Dave, Tony, Joel and Jami (who we're welcoming back to the podcast for the first time in a year!) discuss the latest Marvel character to hit the big screen, Black Panther. First, they discuss this year's blockbuster film adaptation, directed by Ryan Coogler, and then they talk about Black Panther & the Crew: We Are the Streets, a graphic novel collecting Ta-Nehisi Coates' entries to the comic book series. Have a listen below:

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