# T. Geronimo Johnson on THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD

An episode of [Poured Over](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1567969228), 24 Oct 2026, 47 min.

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The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson is a sharp-eyed look at America which follows George Washington Jonson across two decades of his life as a Black cop in Atlanta. T. Geronimo joins us to talk about class, community, belonging, and empathy with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books & Authors: The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson Hold It 'Til It Hurts by T. Geronimo Johnson House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Percival Everett Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Tibetan Book of the Dead Egyptian Book of the Dead Middlemarch by George Eliot Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen James Baldwin There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone

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