Author Shea Serrano thinks Mexicans are perfect
We're hanging out with Shea Serrano, who's a bestselling author and probably the nicest cholo nerd around.
Headlines From The Times · Shea Serrano, Denise Guerra, Melissa Kaplan, Lauren Raab, Ashlea Brown, Shannon Lin, Mario Diaz, Gustavo Arellano, Shani Hilton
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Show Notes
Shea Serrano is beloved in the sports, movie and music worlds for his wickedly funny essays and podcasts on everything from Selena to the Houston Texans, Jay-Z to Jason from “Friday the 13th.” And yet his journalism is probably the least impressive part of the guy who’s probably the nicest cholo nerd in the world.
His latest book, “Hip-Hop (and Other Things),” is dropping tomorrow, Oct. 26. We talk about Shea’s unlikely entry into journalism, why Mexicans are perfect, why representation matters — and why, again and again, without question, he pays for fans’ utility bills and college classes.
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