Bakari Sellers is joined by actress Susan Kelechi Watson to talk about how she got her start in acting (3:02), the importance of HBCUs (9:05), her role as Beth Pearson on 'This Is Us' (17:52), and the legacy of her friend Chadwick Boseman (25:38).
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Susan Kelechi Watson
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Jan 2025
Andre Powell and the Black-Owned Rideshare App, Goldsainte
Bakari Sellers is joined by entrepreneur and CEO of the rideshare company Goldsainte Andre Powell to discuss policymakers' effects on small businesses (6:06), the founding and creation of Goldsainte (7:11), and what differentiates the rideshare platform from others (11:05) Host: ... Show More
26m 47s
Dec 2024
Live at the Fillmore with the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
Bakari Sellers moderates a panel at the Fillmore Minneapolis for the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL) joined by Natalie E. Hudson, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Camille M. Davidson, Dean of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Duchess Harris, Special A ... Show More
49m 35s
Jul 2024
Susan Kelechi Watson and Us | Beth Pearson
Susan Kelechi Watson, aka Beth Pearson, is in the house, which means so is R&B! We hear about everything from her audition process to the behind-the-scenes efforts that went into portraying and building Beth's backstory. Join us as we reminisce and rediscover the anchor that is B ... Show More
53m 17s
Feb 2021
Presenting 'Fresh Air': Angela Bassett On Drama, Music And 'Soul'
Sam sits in the Fresh Air host chair to chat with actor Angela Bassett. She talks about her most recent film, Disney and Pixar's Soul, what drew her to acting as a young person growing up in Florida, whether Hollywood has changed for Black creatives and which of her past roles de ... Show More
36m 55s
Feb 2019
The Power of Purpose and Positivity
Sadie welcomes Chrissy Metz, who plays Kate Pearson on the NBC drama This Is Us, to the podcast. They discuss her struggle to make it in Hollywood as an actress, why it is important to believe in other people until they are able to do it for themselves, and her new movie, Breakth ... Show More
30m 37s
Apr 2023
Super Soul Special: Viola Davis
Original Air Date: April 19th, 2021Oprah talks with Viola Davis, the most nominated Black actress in Oscar history, about her film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. In yet another superb performance, Davis inhabits “the mother of the blues” in an adaptation of the August Wilson play. Dav ... Show More
35m 5s
Mar 2024
In Her Shoes: Taraji P. Henson
Actor, producer, and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson talks to Lindsay about her illustrious career, including her roles in Hustle & Flow, EMPIRE and, most recently, The Color Purple. Plus, Henson talks about her fight for equal pay in the industry, her work in mental health advocac ... Show More
18m 54s
Dec 2018
Viola Davis On 'Widows'; Race And Power in Hollywood
It's Tuesday: 'All Things Considered' host Audie Cornish joins Sam to share her conversation with Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis, recorded on stage at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Audie and Viola talk about her new film, 'Widows,' and the harsh reality of being ... Show More
49m 9s
