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4. "castes" brings to mind lecture couple of nights ago on CBC Radio Ideas, podcast link:

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 01:17 AM

Nov 7

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16179425

In the lecture Isabel Wilkerson gave a very interesting take on American class and racial divisions. Good speaker, good author, Pulitzer winner, Oprah book club pick.

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