Episodes

  • 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
  • ALOK: Using Art as a Healing Ritual, The Value in Vulnerability, and Being a Tortured Poet with Taylor Swift

    ALOK: Using Art as a Healing Ritual, The Value in Vulnerability, and Being a Tortured Poet with Taylor Swift
    Sep 24 2024
    ALOK joins the podcast to talk about the challenges they’ve come across as a trans person in the world of comedy, having to constantly prove their work, being disruptive to induce change, the feelings workshops they’ve led across the world, the value in vulnerability, taking inventory of the cost of not being yourself, crushing on Pedro Pascal, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Roy Wood Jr.: His Journey from Radio to Comedy, Becoming Just Like His Father, And Learning To Be Alone

    Roy Wood Jr.: His Journey from Radio to Comedy, Becoming Just Like His Father, And Learning To Be Alone
    Sep 17 2024
    Roy Wood Jr. joins the podcast to talk about growing up watching his dad work in the radio business and the risks he took to get his own start, what he realized he had to do to stand out in the world where sports commentary meets comedy, what he wants his tombstone to read one day, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Michael Ealy: On Fatherhood, Life after Think Like a Man, and His Biggest Hollywood Crush

    Michael Ealy: On Fatherhood, Life after Think Like a Man, and His Biggest Hollywood Crush
    Sep 10 2024
    Michael Ealy joins the podcast to talk about his acting journey from New York to LA, following his gut instincts, how fatherhood changed him, landing his breakout role in Barbershop, what it was like for his peers to see him in a new light after one life-changing role, his true thoughts on winning awards, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Sanaa Lathan: Touching the World With Your Art

    Sanaa Lathan: Touching the World With Your Art
    Sep 3 2024
    Sanaa Lathan joins the podacst to talk about how she found her path into acting, what it was like training for her role in Love and Basketball, how she wants to touch the world with her art, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Jay Ellis: Building an Acting Career & Navigating Hollywood

    Jay Ellis: Building an Acting Career & Navigating Hollywood
    Aug 27 2024
    Jay Ellis joins the podcast to talk about how he went from modeling in NY to acting in LA, what it was like starting out knowing nothing about the entertainment industry, the audition process for his breakout role on the TV show The Game, his experience working with Issa Rae on the TV show Insecure, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr