{"podcast":{"title":"Paper Trail","slug":"paper-trail-6608707","podcast_index_feed_id":6608707,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e709f668/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-paper-trail-podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38661898/38661898-1693763053823-504db0b30534e.jpg","author":"The Paper Trail Podcast","episode_count":31,"summary":"A monthly writing and publishing podcast featuring a rotating roundtable of children's book authors.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T00:17:45.631189+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-6608707"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 12: The Death of DEI in Publishing","slug":"episode-12-the-death-of-dei-in-publishing","published_at":"2024-07-29T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-6608707/episode-12-the-death-of-dei-in-publishing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-6608707","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-paper-trail-podcast/episodes/Episode-12-The-Death-of-DEI-in-Publishing-e2mcg5b","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e709f668/podcast/play/89587307/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-6-23%2F383723704-44100-2-e2c4029ed1ccd.m4a","summary":"The one where we discuss the death of DEI initiatives in publishing as well as the industry's infatuation with white female readers, and Laekan reflects on being chased off the internet by the fans of a white male author. Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Register for Laekan's Debut Author Boot Camp ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 20% discount code: PAPERTRAIL2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Debut Author Boot Camp Scholarship form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for a School Visit Brain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠storming Session⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Candace Buford online: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Candace's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Diana Rodriguez Wallach online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Buy Diana's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠","meta_description":"The one where we discuss the death of DEI initiatives in publishing as well as the industry's infatuation with white female readers, and Laekan reflects o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4018,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paper-trail-6608707/episodes/episode-12-the-death-of-dei-in-publishing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-6608707/episode-12-the-death-of-dei-in-publishing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}