Numlock Sunday: Manny Fidel on Colored People Time: A Case for Casual Rebellion

By Walt Hickey

Welcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.

This week, I spoke to my good friend Manny Fidel, host extraordinaire of the podcast NO SUCH THING. Manny has become a Numlock regular, and I wanted to bring him back again now that he’s about to publish his up-and-coming book, Colored People Time: A Case for Casual Rebellion.

The book is an insightful and page-turning collection of essays contemplating time, how time feels different at different moments in our lives, in different places, between different people. It’s a really delightful book and I enjoyed it a whole lot. We spoke about race, politics, video games and life experiences, all wrapped around the concept of time.

The book is available wherever books are sold, and if you don’t already, do follow Manny’s great podcast, NO SUCH THING.

This interview has been condensed and edited.

Manny, you are one of the hosts of the hit podcast, No Such Thing, and you are the author of the brand new book, Colored People Time: A Case for Casu…