A Starbucks Coffee storefront with a construction worker taking down the signage — A Starbucks chain plays a major role in ‘Black Buck,’ a new novel by Mateo Askaripour. We talk with the author on week’s Nerdette, plus we take a look at how GameStop could affect the future of capitalism.

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Your Weekend Starts Here: Baby Busts, 'Black Buck' And The Collapse Of Capitalism?

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GameStop, GameStop, GameStop. Be gone!

Another week is in the books, and we break down the news in vaccine distribution and pandemic fertility rates with WBEZ criminal justice reporter Patrick Smith and soon-to-be City Cast lead producer Carrie Shepherd. Plus, we take a look at all these GameStop shenanigans with Slate reporter Alex Kirshner.

Then, a conversation with Mateo Askaripour, the author of a new part-satire, part-self help novel about a black salesman on a mission: Black Buck. Join us!