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Amanpour and Company

“I Finally Bought Some Jordans:” Michael Arceneaux on Family, Debt and Grief

Season 2024 Episode 6215 | 17m 12s

Michael Arceneaux has encountered many barriers in life, and is an expert at using humor to highlight important – though sometimes uncomfortable – subjects. Now the bestselling author is out with a new collection of essays, I Finally Bought Some Jordans, reflecting on his journey overcoming societal barriers -- from debt to heteronormativity. Arceneaux speaks about it all with Michel Martin.

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