and academic roxane gay, has most definitely cut through with her books, which include unflinching testimony on the impact of being raped, on fatness and the meaning of feminism. how scary is this level of self exposure? roxane gay, welcome to hardtalk. stephen, thank you for having me. well, it s a great pleasure to have you here. you ve written with extraordinary candour about your own life. i have. ..and it strikes me that writing about it presumably a solitary occupation is one thing but then, speaking about it in public is quite another. it is, it is. over the years, has the speaking about it become easier? it has. i m actually afraid of public speaking, and that s why i m a writer, and i never anticipated in my career that i would be speaking about anything in public. but the more you do something, the more habituated you get, and it does get easier and, you know, i tend to speak in front of very receptive crowds and so, that also makes it a lot easier, and i stand
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and academic roxane gay, has most definitely cut through with her books, which include unflinching testimony on the impact of being raped, on fatness and the meaning of feminism. how scary is this level of self exposure? roxane gay, welcome to hardtalk. stephen, thank you for having me. well, it s a great pleasure to have you here. you ve written with extraordinary candour about your own life. i have. and it strikes me that writing about it presumably a solitary occupation is one thing, but then speaking about it in public is quite another. it is, it is. over the years, has the speaking about it become easier? it has. i m actually afraid of public speaking, and that s why i m a writer. and i never anticipated in my career that i would be speaking about anything in public. but the more you do something, the more habituated you get, and it does get easier. and, you know, i tend to speak in front of very receptive crowds and so that also makes it a lot easier. and i stand by
the longest lasting tropical cyclone on record. rescue and relief efforts are being hampered by continuing rainfall. authorities say there is an urgent need now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. finding your voice as a writer, cutting through the cacophony of noise in 21st century culture is not easy. it helps if you have a talent for writing. it also helps if you have something to say which is powerful, authentic and confronts tough questions about the human condition. my guest, american writer and academic roxane gay, has most definitely cut through with her books, which include unflinching testimony on the impact of being raped, on fatness and the meaning of feminism. how scary is this level of self exposure? roxane gay, welcome to hardtalk. stephen, thank you for having me. well, it s a great pleasure to have you here. you ve written with extraordinary candour about your own life. i have. and it strikes me that writing about it pres
and academic roxane gay, has most definitely cut through with her books, which include unflinching testimony on the impact of being raped, on fatness and the meaning of feminism. how scary is this level of self exposure? roxane gay, welcome to hardtalk. stephen, thank you for having me. well, it s a great pleasure to have you here. you ve written with extraordinary candour about your own life. i have. and it strikes me that writing about it presumably a solitary occupation is one thing, but then speaking about it in public is quite another. it is, it is. over the years, has the speaking about it become easier? it has. i m actually afraid of public speaking, and that s why i m a writer. and i never anticipated in my career that i would be speaking about anything in public. but the more you do something, the more habituated you get, and it does get easier. and, you know, i tend to speak in front of very receptive crowds and so that also makes it a lot easier. and i stand by