“Generally to be a writer, to be an actual writer, you have to be outside. By which I mean, you have to be outside whatever it is you’re in in...
“I have been prepared to lead something, and I’m not saying an organization, a movement, I’m not saying that. I’ve been chosen to...
Documentarians Bill and Turner Ross have been painting portraits of American life for over a decade. Their latest film, Bloody Nose, Empty...
“The powers that be… they’re not looking out for me. And they’re never gonna look for me. So, this dream that you had—that you were gonna...
“We’re still in the first wave. Everything we’re seeing right now is all first wave. And the way we’re doing this, it may be that...
Back in February I directed a music video for Radnor & Lee, the folk duo created by artists Josh Radnor and Ben Lee. Today we discuss using their...
Dolores Huerta is a trailblazing Latina labor leader, civil rights activist, and community organizer. At age 90, she joins us this week to share her...
“I never thought in terms of ‘I’m going to buck the system.’ I just thought from day to day, minute to minute, lily pad to lily...
Hank Willis Thomas is a conceptual artist based in New York. Focused on identity, race, and popular culture, he works in sculptures, photography...
“I think that one of the things that benefits me as a historian is that I try to look at things from the vantage point of the troubles that people in...
In the midst of a global pandemic, two artists emerge with new projects. Art for your hearts and minds. First we call up multi-hyphenate talent...
“There are fundamental beliefs that I hold, values and principles. But in terms of the direction of the world- does the arc of justice ever arrive at...
“A lot of times I will keep tilting forward because I enjoy the feeling, I enjoy the adrenaline rush. But it’s beyond the moment that deserved...
“The things that scare me most end up being the most intellectually satisfying. I try not to let ever let my fear control me… The older I...
This is this extraordinary opportunity to experience solitude, and I keep hearing people say this is really hard psychologically on people. Humans...
Four years ago W. Kamau Bell joined us on Talk Easy. It was a different time, before Donald Trump was President Trump. This week the sociopolitical...
“For every problem that we face we know of solutions. The question is will enough young people find the ability, commitment and dedication to...
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