But often, the only voices that they're hearing are voices coming from privileged places. You know, a popular conversation topic is kind of the rural-urban divide.Īnd I think what's interesting, you know, is that people want to talk about that now that it's convenient.
JOY: Yeah, I think, largely what we're talking about in this country nowadays is - are class issues, especially since the election last year. Tell us about your people, as you describe them. GARCIA-NAVARRO: You make a pretty clear point in your essay that all the talk nowadays is about trying to understand other people and their experiences, that we should reach out beyond our bubble. Thank you so much for joining us.ĭAVID JOY: Yeah, thank you for having me. He joins us now from Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville, N.C. It's called 'Digging In The Trash,' and it's full of rage and sorrow about how the people he grew up with, the people he loves, are seen.
It's about his people, growing up in the South, being poor and living in trailer parks. Novelist David Joy wrote an essay this past week for the website The Bitter Southerner.
