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How to make and sustain Latinx TV
Streaming has totally changed the face of TV, but in all its abundance, who gets to make a show, and which shows live to see another season? Sam chat…
3 years, 10 months ago
The demand for salary transparency, plus a new fresh prince of 'Bel-Air'
Victoria Walker, former The Points Guy senior travel reporter, didn't think much about tweeting her salary when she quit her job and offering advice …
3 years, 11 months ago
China's Influence Over Hollywood
China has held a soft power over Hollywood for the last few decades. Examples range from the cosmetic, like the way Chinese police heroically restore…
3 years, 11 months ago
It's all politics at the Winter Olympics, plus 'This Is Dating'
It's hard to believe the Winter Olympics have begun in Beijing, our second COVID Games. Sam talks to NPR correspondent Emily Feng about the political…
3 years, 11 months ago
Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' brings lost music back to life
There were two big music festivals happening in the summer of 1969. While one defined an entire generation of culture and music... the other remained…
3 years, 11 months ago
Whodunit at 'The Afterparty' plus the lie of 'Laziness'
Sam sits down to chat, sing, improv and of course play Who Said That with actors Ben Schwartz and Sam Richardson, stars of the new murder mystery The…
3 years, 11 months ago
'Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations' from Wajahat Ali
Sam chats with author Wajahat Ali about his new book, Go Back To Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on Becoming American. The boo…
3 years, 11 months ago
Remembering André Leon Talley
André Leon Talley became a major part of the global fashion zeitgeist while navigating being one of the few, if not the only, Black, queer man at his…
3 years, 11 months ago
The legacy of ACT UP and its fight to end AIDS
Sam revisits his 2021 conversation with Sarah Schulman about ACT UP. The organization united a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals committed t…
3 years, 11 months ago
The financial aid conspiracy; plus, 'For Colored Nerds'
A group of elite colleges and universities this week found themselves at the center of a lawsuit alleging that they conspired to limit financial aid …
3 years, 11 months ago