The Color Purple
Type: Book
As of November 2026, The Color Purple has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Oct 2025 on Fresh Air.
The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Oct 2025 on Fresh Air |
| Author | Alice Walker |
| Published | 1976 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Subjects | Fiction & Literature, Blacks, social life and customs |
| ISBN | 9780812406528 |
| Genre | Fiction & Literature, Blacks, social life and customs |
How do different shows talk about The Color Purple?
2 shows discussed The Color Purple in these episodes.
- Michelle Obama — 1 episode
You were… in the Color Purple on stage… Cynthia sang ‘I am here’… and killed it… left everybody in tears.
CYNTHIA ERIVO on Wicked, Creativity, and Becoming the Best Version of You | IMO - Fresh Air — 1 episode
Who talks about The Color Purple on podcasts?
The Color Purple came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Michelle Obama.
What is The Color Purple mentioned alongside?
The Color Purple is most often mentioned alongside Bayard Rustin, Simply More and Wicked.
Mentioned together: Bayard Rustin, Simply More, Wicked, East London, Broadway, IMO, uppayment program, Progressive Insurance, Flatiron Books, Wicked: For Good