Ranked #1
#48: "GLOW" Star Betty Gilpin
#48: "GLOW" Star Betty Gilpin
Aisha Harris talks to Betty Gilpin about starring in the new Netflix comedy GLOW, being typecast in Hollywood, and findi... Read more
23 Jun 2017
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49mins
Ranked #2
#33: Unpacking Jordan Peele's "Get Out"
#33: Unpacking Jordan Peele's "Get Out"
Aisha Harris and Slate’s chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie have a spoiler-filled discussion of Get Out, the di... Read more
3 Mar 2017
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55mins
Ranked #3
#57: "Atypical" and "Insecure" Star Yvonne Orji
#57: "Atypical" and "Insecure" Star Yvonne Orji
Aisha Harris talks to Yvonne Orji, aka Insecure’s Molly, about Season 2 and much more. Also, Timotheus Gordon Jr., the c... Read more
25 Aug 2017
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54mins
Ranked #4
#19: Disney and Representation: Moana and Floyd Norman
#19: Disney and Representation: Moana and Floyd Norman
Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris digs into Moana, Disney’s new musical film inspired by Polynesian mythology, with New... Read more
2 Dec 2016
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56mins
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Ranked #5
#71: "She’s Gotta Have It" Writer Radha Blank
#71: "She’s Gotta Have It" Writer Radha Blank
Aisha Harris chats with Radha Blank, writer and producer on Spike Lee’s Netflix series, She’s Gotta Have It. Also, Slate... Read more
15 Dec 2017
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1hr
Ranked #6
#13: The Birth of a Nation Edition
#13: The Birth of a Nation Edition
Slate’s culture writer Aisha Harris and chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie discuss the very controversial award... Read more
14 Oct 2016
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56mins
Ranked #7
#44: Unpacking “The Handmaid’s Tale”
#44: Unpacking “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Aisha Harris and Slate staff writer, Katy Waldman, break down Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, Th... Read more
19 May 2017
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53mins
Ranked #8
#37: Whitewashing in "Ghost In The Shell"
#37: Whitewashing in "Ghost In The Shell"
Aisha Harris talks to Inkoo Kang of MTV News and Alex Jung of Vulture about recent whitewashing controversies over casti... Read more
31 Mar 2017
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59mins
Ranked #9
#9: "Crash" director Paul Haggis reflects on his 2005 film
#9: "Crash" director Paul Haggis reflects on his 2005 film
Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to writer-director Paul Haggis, of 2005’s Crash, one the most derided Best Pict... Read more
22 Sep 2016
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34mins
Ranked #10
#8: Director Kamala Lopez on ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
#8: Director Kamala Lopez on ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris sits down with actress, filmmaker, and activist Kamala Lopez, about her new documenta... Read more
16 Sep 2016
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59mins
Ranked #11
#56: "Detroit" and “Lemon” Filmmaker Janicza Bravo
#56: "Detroit" and “Lemon” Filmmaker Janicza Bravo
Aisha Harris talks Janicza Bravo, about her new movie Lemon, challenging what it means to be a black female filmmaker, a... Read more
18 Aug 2017
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #12
#20: Better Things' Pamela Adlon
#20: Better Things' Pamela Adlon
Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris talks to Pamela Adlon about her career and semi-autobiographical FX series, Better Th... Read more
9 Dec 2016
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45mins
Ranked #13
#51: Hawaii Five-0 Controversy and The Big Sick
#51: Hawaii Five-0 Controversy and The Big Sick
Aisha Harris talks Kumail Nanjiani’s romantic comedy, The Big Sick with Ahmed Akbar, host of BuzzFeed’s podcast, See Som... Read more
14 Jul 2017
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55mins
Ranked #14
#23: Represent: 2016 in Review
#23: Represent: 2016 in Review
Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris is joined by guest co-hosts Alex Jung (Vulture writer), Antonia Cereijido (Latino USA... Read more
30 Dec 2016
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1hr
Ranked #15
#16: Good Girls Revolt's Joy Bryant
#16: Good Girls Revolt's Joy Bryant
Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris talks to actress Joy Bryant about her role as the groundbreaking attorney Eleanor Hol... Read more
4 Nov 2016
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24mins
Ranked #16
#63: Fall TV Roundup
#63: Fall TV Roundup
Aisha Harris, Black Girl Nerds contributor Jacqueline Coley, Vulture writer Alex Jung, and Turner Classic Movies host Ti... Read more
6 Oct 2017
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48mins
Ranked #17
Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s “Open Secret” Culture
Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s “Open Secret” Culture
Aisha Harris is joined by Slate’s movie critic Dana Stevens and science editor Susan Matthews to discuss fallout from th... Read more
17 Oct 2017
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28mins
Ranked #18
#59: “Dear White People” Music Supervisor Morgan Rhodes
#59: “Dear White People” Music Supervisor Morgan Rhodes
Aisha Harris talks to Morgan Rhodes, a music supervisor whose curated sounds on some of the biggest movies and TV shows ... Read more
8 Sep 2017
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51mins
Ranked #19
#53: Girls Trip and Showrunner Monica-Owusu Breen
#53: Girls Trip and Showrunner Monica-Owusu Breen
Aisha Harris talks to showrunner Monica-Owusu Breen about her new show Midnight, Texas, a supernatural ensemble drama on... Read more
28 Jul 2017
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1hr
Ranked #20
#17: TV/Filmmaker Nisha Ganatra
#17: TV/Filmmaker Nisha Ganatra
Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris talks to industry vet Nisha Ganatra about her directing career, and her work on a sle... Read more
11 Nov 2016
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59mins
