Alex Haley's Queen with Nuance Vivian, Part 1

Content Note: This episode contains discussions of slavery, racism, sexual assault, harassment, hate crimes, violence, abuse, murder, and more. It's a heavy discussion. We think it was worth having, but we wanted you to be prepared. Nuance Vivian joins us to talk about a miniseries that made her think a lot about her own experiences as a mixed race person, Alex Haley's Queen. This discussion is a lot more serious than our usual episodes, and as there's a lot to unpack, we're breaking it into two parts. This is Part 1.Nuance plays a cleric in the actual play podcast Fast Times at D&D High, and she's on staff for some Boston area LARPS. She's @Shadowravyn on Twitter. Image description: Halle Berry in 1860s dress as the title character in Alex Haley's Queen. This was a three part miniseries based on a novel about Alex Haley's grandmother, who was the daughter of a Black slave woman and a white plantation owner man. The story follows her from birth through old age and covers the entire second half of the 19th century. It's also got a giant cast of 1980s and 1990s TV stars. And all the content warnings noted above. If you want to hear Nuance come back for something lighter, she's discussing Garfield's Halloween Adventure with us as a paid subscriber bonus in just a few days! We're hoping that will be less horrifying than Garfield's Thanksgiving was…If you're having fun listening to us, please tell your friends about us! Subscribe to our newsletter at thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com for free, or pay $5/month to get access to two bonus paid episodes each month! We're also on Patreon if that's your jam! Rate and review us! follow us on Twitter where we're @thisiswhy_pod! And, of course, you can always drop us a note at at [email protected]. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisiswhywerelikethis.substack.com/subscribe