Jay Ellis of Insecure, and Top Gun
This week, actor Jay Ellis talks to Kate and Franklin about the Top Gun sequel in which he stars, how his perspective has changed as a new father, his Insecure directorial debut and so much more. Que...
15 Jan 202441min
Gabrielle Union
This week, Franklin and Kate are joined by activist, NYT bestselling author, and actor Gabrielle Union. The trio talk about 90s teen films (hello, Bring It On!), Gabrielle's love for Grease 2, depicti...
1 Jan 202456min
Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay, NYT bestselling author and co-host of Luminary's Hear to Slay, talks to Franklin and Kate about her time writing Marvel comic books, representations of fat characters in media, her love fo...
25 Dec 202344min
Ed Helms
Franklin and Kate talk to comedy icon Ed Helms about his start with the Upright Citizens Brigade, working on The Daily Show during the George W. Bush Administration, his latest Netflix comedy, Coffee ...
18 Dec 20231h 8min
Alan Yang: Beyond Parks and Rec
While Kate and Franklin remain hunkered down below the Hollywood sign, filmmaker Alan Yang joins the show to talk about his journey from Parks and Recreation to Master of None, developing a character-...
11 Dec 202357min
La La Land's Julia Hart and Jordan Horowitz
This week, Franklin and Kate talk to filmmakers Jordan Horowitz and Julia Hart about La La Land and that wild 2017 Oscars night mixup, bringing Black women superheroes to life in Fast Color, working t...
4 Dec 20231h 15min
Liz Hannah, Screenwriter ("The Post")
This week, Franklin and Kate talk to 2016 annual Black Lister and screenwriter Liz Hannah about the origin story of her debut film The Post, writing across genres, depicting "the gray area of mental h...
27 Nov 202355min
Prentice Penny on Issa Rae, Spike Lee, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and More
Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny joins Kate and Franklin to talk about Brooklyn Nine-Nine, working with Issa Rae, being inspired by Spike Lee, and presenting a different type of father-son relations...
20 Nov 202354min
