Episode 176 - Dolores Huerta
Today we celebrate Father's Day with the great Dolores Huerta! An icon within in my Latino family, she's a trailblazing labor leader, civil rights activist, and community organizer. At age 90, she joi...
21 Juni 20201h 13min
Episode 175 - Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor is an American playwright and actress best known for her television roles on The Practice and Hollywood; films like Legally Blonde, Romancing the Stone, and The Truman Show. This week, ...
14 Juni 20201h 13min
Episode 174 - Hank Willis Thomas
Hank Willis Thomas believes the past is the present. Now more than ever. As a conceptual artist, he focuses on race, identity, and popular culture. His work (sculptures, photography, installations) ha...
7 Juni 202043min
Episode 173 - Jelani Cobb (The New Yorker) On the Death of George Floyd
Jelani Cobb is a professor, historian, and staff writer for The New Yorker, where he covers race and politics. He joins us to discuss the “dimension and contours” of this moment in America (6:00), the...
31 Maj 202050min
Bonus Episode: Directors Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) & Malik Vitthal (Body Cam)
In the midst of a global pandemic, two artists emerge with new projects. Art for your hearts and minds. First we call up multi-hyphenate talent Terence Nance (4:07), known for his HBO series Random Ac...
27 Maj 20201h 6min
Episode 172 - Brooke Gladstone (On the Media, NPR)
For the last 20 years, journalist Brooke Gladstone has been making sense of the news. Her Peabody-winning show, On the Media, says to examine the “myths and media narratives that shape our worldview—f...
24 Maj 202059min
Episode 171 - Ted Danson
A self-described “contract player”, Ted Danson has been a staple on television for the past 40 years. Cheers. Becker. Bored to Death. Damages. Curb Your Enthusiasm. In that time he's been, at least fo...
17 Maj 20201h 13min
A Mother's Day Special
Back in 2017 I invited my mother on the podcast. She (reluctantly) accepted the invitation. What follows is that conversation, in full.A very special thanks goes out to Theresa Meyers this week. She h...
10 Maj 20201h 19min
