Dec 6, 2021
John Ealer, Executive Producer/Director, joins the podcast to discuss his CNN Original (now on HBO Max) documentary, "The Story of Late Night." John and Ben talk about the history of late-night television, the rise of Johnny Carson, network/host beef, under appreciated talent like Arsenio Hall & Wanda Sykes, the origin...
Oct 18, 2021
Actress Nina Bergman joins the podcast to talk about her upcoming World War II thriller, Hell Hath No Fury. Ben and Nina discuss the Fury-Wilder fight, filming during the pandemic, her travels from Europe, breaking into the entertainment industry at 16, finding fulfillment in your work, and more!
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Oct 14, 2021
Hannah Giorgis, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins the podcast to discuss her cover story, "NOT ENOUGH HAS CHANGED SINCE SANFORD AND SON, The unwritten rules of Black TV." Hannah and Ben talk about the history of modern black television, who & what determines blackness, and the influence of shows like Sanford and...
Jun 3, 2021
Ben and Isaac discuss what happened behind the scenes with President Obama's push of Secretary Clinton to get her to concede in 2016, the very real...
Mar 31, 2021
Pat Kondelis, an Emmy award-winning director and producer, joins the podcast to discuss his 2020 project, HBO documentary film 'The Scheme.' Ben and Pat discuss the morality of the FBI's investigation into Christian Dawkins and the corrupt world of college basketball.
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