Slate Race and Identity

by Slate Podcasts

The Slate Race and Identity feed features new episodes from a variety of shows in the Slate podcast network. From One Year, to What Next, to A Word...With Jason Johnson and more, you’ll get informative and thoughtful reporting and analysis on the many ways race and identity shape the world around us.

Episodes

#6: MTV actor Nicole Byer on being a black female comedian on social media

44m · Published 09 Sep 06:00

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to MTV actor/comedian Nicole Byer, lead in her new semi-autobiographical new sitcom, Loosely Exactly Nicole. They chat about the show and some of the minor controversy it stirred, as well as frustrating casting calls, Leslie Jones and the perils of being a black female comedian on social media. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: [email protected] Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#5: Comedy vet Craig Robinson talks 'Morris From America'

1h 3m · Published 02 Sep 06:00

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris explores coming-of-age stories from the perspective of people of color. She talks to comedy vet Craig Robinson, about his new indie dramedy, Morris From America; and delves into the new Netflix show The Get Down, with Tiffany Vazquez, Saturday afternoon host for Turner Classic Movies. Check out: -SLATE: How Michael Jackson, James Brown, and Bruce Lee Inspired a Dazzling Dance Sequence in The Get Down -EBONY: Nate Parker on Campus Incident, Consent and Toxic Male Culture And the coming-of-age movies on Aisha’s “must watch” list: -Girlhood: (Movie Clip) Diamonds -Raising Victor Vargas -Aaron Loves Angela: (Movie Clip) Too Much Like My Old Man Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: [email protected] Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#4: Larry Wilmore on the end of "The Nightly Show"

23m · Published 22 Aug 06:00

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to Larry Wilmore about the cancellation of The Nightly Show and the state of late-night television. Check out: -Watch Larry Wilmore Respond to Nightly Show Cancellation, Declare That “Racism Is Solved” Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: [email protected] Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#3: Journalist-turned filmmaker David Farrier on the world of tickling

1h 0m · Published 19 Aug 06:22

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to New Zealand journalist-turned-filmmaker, David Farrier, about his documentary, Tickled; and she discusses the “ethnic humor” in Seth Rogen’s animated food romp, Sausage Party, with guest co-host and one-half of the web series comedy duo A Brit and a Yank, John Raphael Oliveira. Check out: -A Brit And A Yank’s “SPICE GIRLS: The Untold Story” -“Sausage Party”’s race problem: This “equal opportunity offender” is just plain offensive -Why The Rape Scene In Sausage Party Wasn’t Funny Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: [email protected]: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2: Director Meera Menon talks women on screen

1h 3m · Published 05 Aug 06:00

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks depicting women on screen with Equity director, Meera Menon; and discusses the cross-racial voice-over casting of the Netflix original animated series, BoJack Horseman with guest co-host and Vulture writer, Alex Jung. Check out: -The Voice: The Tricky Topic of Race and Voice Actors-Nickelodeon’s Roundhouse "Feminism" episode Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: [email protected] Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1: Robert Townsend on his remarkable filmmaking career

1h 2m · Published 22 Jul 02:00

Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris kicks things off by discussing the new Ghostbusters movie with guest co-host & Another Round producer, Antonia Cereijida. Aisha also sits down with actor, comedian, and filmmaker Robert Townsend. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: [email protected] Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming Soon: Represent

4m · Published 15 Jul 18:01

Represent is a space for discussion, highlighting movies, tv and online shows created by and/or about women, people of color, and those in the LGBTQ community. Join Slate's Aisha Harris as she dives deep into conversations with critics about the latest pop cultural news, and filmmakers about what they do and how they do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slate Race and Identity has 397 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 257:25:18. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 12th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 29th, 2024 08:12.