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Traci Thomas · 525 episodes with transcripts

The Stacks is your one stop shop to talk books and reading. Guests will join the host, Traci Thomas for lively discussions about books and the ways they have shaped their lives, and they way we all understand culture, race, politics, and more.

Spoken has transcripts of 525 The Stacks episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 7, 2026.

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Ep. 445 What's a Shadow Daddy? with Jess Lee

October 7, 2026

Jess Lee (0:00)

I just think that there is an assumption that romance is like cliche and flighty and smut and blah, blah, blah, blah. And sure, there are some pieces that are that, right? And I don't think that that's a bad thing. But whenever I push back, there's so many comments that I get that are like, Brock reads real books…

And I think that's bullshit.

Traci Thomas (0:30)

Welcome to The Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your host, Traci Thomas, and today we are joined by book influencer and friend of the podcast, Jess Lee. You might know her as the reader behind the Instagram account of literary intersections, which she uses to celebrate and elevate…

Now, it's time for my conversation with Jess Lee.

Jess Lee (2:14)

I am actually so excited.

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