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Radha Blank: The Forty-Year-Old Version
Writer/director Radha Blank joins us! We talk about taking back control of her voice in her debut film, now available via Netflix, The 40-Year-Old Version (6:04), the catharsis of rapping under the m…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Rep. Ilhan Omar: What Can America Look Like?
Growing up Black in this country, Angela Davis taught Rep. Ilhan Omar that you must be “internally liberated to fight for external liberation”. As the first Somali-American elected to Congress, Omar …
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Claudia Rankine: Just Us
The illustrious author, poet, and playwright, Claudia Rankine, joins us with the release of her latest book, Just Us: An American Conversation. We discuss the conversations (3:12) and relationships (…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Me and You and Miranda July
In a world yearning for connection, Miranda July’s latest film, Kajillionaire, may be just what we need right now. This week, the multi-hyphenate artist processes personal milestones amidst this pand…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Mythmaking with Jena Malone
In the search for radical honestly, Jena Malone is a true, multi-hyphenate artist: actor, musician, writer, dancer. Today she joins us to discuss her need to grow outside of acting (1:50), a relocati…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Play It Again: Gloria Steinem
Rest in peace to the estimable Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We begin with a moment to reflect on Ginsburg's enduring legacy, and how it must continue in her absence. Then, we turn to Gloria Steinem. A contem…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Carrie Coon / Cat Solen
A bonus episode! First up we sit with actor Carrie Coon (Fargo, The Leftovers) to discuss living a double life in her twenties (5:19), how acting serves as an outlet for honesty (7:39), the marital a…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Janelle Monáe, Past and Present
Janelle Monáe believes she's “connected to the future”. And I believe her. But right now she (like all of us) is forced to confront the present. This week we sit with the visionary artist to discuss …
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Brittany Howard is a “Living Miracle”
Growing up in the Athens, Alabama, singer-songwriter Brittany Howard acutely understands this moment in America. We talk about how Trump preys on the low-income communities she grew up in (6:48), the…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
The Carol Burnett Show
Legendary actress, comedian, singer, and writer Carol Burnett joins us this week! After seven decades in the industry, she sits down to discuss her upbringing in the Hollywood Arms Apartments (3:30),…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago