Episodes

  • Leslie Odom Jr.: How Hamilton Changed His Life, Respecting His Artistry, and being a Multi-Hyphenate

    Leslie Odom Jr.: How Hamilton Changed His Life, Respecting His Artistry, and being a Multi-Hyphenate
    Nov 19 2024
    Leslie Odom Jr. joins the podcast this week! He talks all about how he was only 17 when he was offered a professional job on Broadway, moving from NYC to LA, working with legends like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kingsley Ben-Adir, what success for his children looks like for him today, how Hamilton shaped not only his career but him as a person, memories from One Night in Miami, his passion for music and writing, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Aldis Hodge: Friday Night Lights, Working with Kevin Bacon and The Rock, and The Joy of Being a Parent

    Aldis Hodge: Friday Night Lights, Working with Kevin Bacon and The Rock, and The Joy of Being a Parent
    Nov 12 2024
    This week on the podcast, the talented Aldis Hodge joins us! He talks about what it was like being raised in New York, the support he always got from his mother, starting in the industry at a young age alongside his brother, being proud of his identity, how actors like The Rock and Kevin Bacon shaped him, his time working on Friday Night Lights, his entrepreneurial spirit, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • La La Anthony: The Love Playbook, MTV Fame, and Uplifting Young Men at Rikers Island

    La La Anthony: The Love Playbook, MTV Fame, and Uplifting Young Men at Rikers Island
    Nov 5 2024
    La La Anthony joins the podcast this week! She talks all about her journey from radio to film and TV, being told she was at the peak of her career as a young adult working for MTV, her favorite character she’s ever played, her book and soon to be TV series, The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness, what makes her feel wealthy (and it’s not money!), her non-profit organization ThreeSixty’s work rehabilitating young men who are incarcerated at Rikers Island, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Gabby Thomas: On Harvard, Winning Gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and Surviving a Health Scare

    Gabby Thomas: On Harvard, Winning Gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and Surviving a Health Scare
    Oct 29 2024
    This week, Gabby Thomas joins the podcast to share her journey—from moving to an all-white town in Massachusetts as a young girl to attending Harvard, where her coach had a game-changing heart-to-heart with her about running track. She talks about being named Ivy League Most Outstanding Track Performer two years in a row, turning Pro with New Balance, winning medals at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, training in Austin, TX, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Jemele Hill: Growing up in Detroit, The Importance of Black Journalism Mentors, and Working at ESPN

    Jemele Hill: Growing up in Detroit, The Importance of Black Journalism Mentors, and Working at ESPN
    Oct 22 2024
    Jemele Hill joins the podcast to talk all about her tumultuous childhood growing up in Detroit, the “Why not me?” moment she had becoming the only black female sports columnist at a daily newspaper in North America, getting her own show, her new podcast Spolitics, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • D-Nice: Producing 'Self-Destruction,' Club Quarantine, and the Importance of Evolution

    D-Nice: Producing 'Self-Destruction,' Club Quarantine, and the Importance of Evolution
    Oct 15 2024
    D-Nice joins the podcast this week to talk about growing up in New York, encountering fame at a young age and how that shaped him, the support system he had in the entertainment idustry, producing the famous song” Self-Destruction" for the Stop the Violence Movement, what made him start Club Quarantine in 2020, how he continues to evolve as a creative individual and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Quincy Isaiah: Leading man qualities, mental health, and the Magic Johnson sign-off he never got.

    Quincy Isaiah: Leading man qualities, mental health, and the Magic Johnson sign-off he never got.
    Oct 8 2024
    Quincy Isaiah joins the podcast this week to talk about booking the role of Magic Johnson in the HBO series Winning Time, what life was like post-filming, if Magic Johnson signed off on the TV series, understanding the producing process and his interest in directing, valuing therapy and taking care of your mental health, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Diallo Riddle: Stepping Out on Faith and What it’s Really Like Developing a TV Show

    Diallo Riddle: Stepping Out on Faith and What it’s Really Like Developing a TV Show
    Oct 1 2024
    EMMY-nominated writer, actor, and show runner Diallo Riddle joins the podcast this week. He talks all about the struggle of figuring out how to pay for your life while you’re pursuing your art, the confidence of your 20’s you can use to your advantage, having faith in your dreams, what it’s really like developing a TV show, his excitement for Sherman’s Showcase live in Los Angeles, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins