Best of: Cornell Brooks, Patrick Cokley, Zahra Noorbaksh

Two conversations from the Off-Kilter archives: Cornell Brooks & Patrick Cokley on race in the Trump era and Zahra Noorbaksh on breaking through bigotry with comedy.

We’re off this week, so bringing back a few of our favorite conversations from the Off-Kilter archives. For your listening pleasure this fine Labor Day week, Off-Kilter gives you a conversation Rebecca had with former NAACP President Cornell Brooks and race and disability scholar Patrick Cokley on the dangers of President Trump’s subtler dog whistles — PLUS Rebecca’s conversation with self-described feminist Muslim, Iranian-American comedian Zahra Noorbaksh on how she’s using comedy to break through bigotry.

This week’s guests:

• Cornell Brooks, Lawyer, Ordained Minister, 18th President of the NAACP
• Patrick Cokley, race and disability scholar and administrator of the LEAD ON update
• Zahra Noorbaksh, comedian