Insecure’s Yvonne Orji On Black Joy… And Her “Homie” Jesus
In the year of our lord 2021, we need all the faith we can get—so it felt like the perfect time to invite comedian/actress Yvonne Orji (Molly from HBO’s Insecure) onto the show to share her lessons fr...
6 Maj 202137min
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson On The “Feminist Climate Renaissance”
The state of our blue planet can feel dire—because it is. California wildfires, Midwestern droughts, Southern floods, and global food insecurity. But marine biologist and climate justice expert Dr. Ay...
29 Apr 202137min
Andra Day on the Tragedy and Triumph of Billie Holiday
In a week that brought us Derek Chauvin guilty verdicts but also a relentless wave of police killings, it can feel like not much has changed since Billie Holiday sang “Strange Fruit.” Andra Day—up for...
22 Apr 202137min
Sophia Bush on Surviving “Relentless” Harassment in Hollywood
Sophia Bush ruled the small screen in TV hits like “One Tree Hill” and “Chicago PD”—but on both those sets, the workplace abuse was real, she tells host Brittany Packnett Cunningham. Together, they un...
15 Apr 202134min
Alexis McGill Johnson on the “Dire” Landscape for Abortion Rights
Headlines are already calling 2021 “the year of anti-abortion legislation.” State lawmakers have so far introduced more than 500 bills restricting the procedure. Host Brittany Packnett Cunningham spea...
8 Apr 202130min
Shannon Watts Believes We’re at a Tipping Point for Gun Reform
People may believe that gun violence went away during the pandemic because mass shootings slowed down—but in reality, gun violence overall hit a two-decade high in 2020, killing 20,000 Americans. On t...
1 Apr 202133min
Comedian Amber Ruffin Wants to “De-Gaslight” America
Amber Ruffin is breaking boundaries in late-night television with her witty and insightful takes on race, politics and history. She’s a writer and performer on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and ...
25 Mars 202136min
Rep. Cori Bush Is What “Keeping It Real” Looks Like
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush made history last fall when she became the first Black woman from Missouri to be elected to Congress. Host Brittany Packnett Cunningham—a St. Louis native—talks to her Congresswoma...
18 Mars 202130min
