Slate Race and Identity
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.
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#82: Oscar-Nominated: A Fantastic Woman, Strong...
Ahead of the 90th Academy Awards, we discuss Chile’s Foreign Language Film nominee and revisit conversations with two first-time directors.
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#81: Black Panther Production Designer Hannah B...
On her career, her process, and what it’s like working with Ryan Coogler and Beyonce.
58 min
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Wakanda Forever
Three critics hold a spoiler-filled discussion of Black Panther.
53 min
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#80: Wesley Snipes Talks Blade and Black Panther
We discuss the black superheroes that predate Ryan Coogler’s new Marvel blockbuster.
56 min
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#79: Thinking About #MeToo Through Quentin Tara...
On Netflix’s new documentary, Seeing Allred.
52 min
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#78: "Jane the Virgin" Star Jaime Camil
On playing Rogelio de la Vega, lending his voice to Coco, and the state of Latino representation in Hollywood.
44 min
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#77: Represent Takes On Sundance
Sebastián Silva explains why he chose to tackle the black American experience in his latest film, Tyrel.
34 min
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#76: Oscar Nomination Predictions and Filmmaker...
Our look inside the mind of this year’s Academy voter.
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#75: Actor Bambadjan Bamba Comes Out as Undocum...
Why Hollywood should stand with immigrants in the industry by fighting for DACA.
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#74: Faith-Based Film Producer DeVon Franklin
On his Hollywood commandments for achieving secular success.
46 min
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#73: Hollywood Women Respond to #MeToo
We discuss the anti-harassment initiative Time’s Up and talk to Great American Baking Show winner Vallery Lomas about her season’s sudden cancellation.
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Rethinking "Gone With the Wind"
Aisha talks with Studio 360 about how America is finally rethinking "Gone With the Wind."
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#72: Represent: 2017 in Review
Reflecting on the year in representation, from Moonlight to the Weinstein fallout.
57 min
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#71: "She’s Gotta Have It" Writer Radha Blank
On criticisms of the show and being a woman of color in a writers’ room.
57 min
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#70: She's Gotta Have It and Filmmaker Greta Ge...
On stepping behind the camera for the first time with, Lady Bird.
54 min
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#69: Coco and Portrayals of Latinos in Animation
We discuss Disney-Pixar’s new film and look back at animation’s complicated history of Latino representation.
48 min
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Weinstein Accusers in Conversation
Alice Evans, Katherine Kendall, and Tomi-Ann Roberts sit down with Slate’s editor-in-chief, Julia Turner,
59 min
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#68: Comedian Hari Kondabolu
On his new documentary, "The Problem With Apu."
51 min
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#67: The Mindy Project and Queen Sugar's Dawn-L...
Gardner talks Season 2 and personally connecting with her character, Charley Bordelon.
53 min
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#66: Actress Q’orianka Kilcher on Portraying a ...
Q’orianka talks starring in Te’Ata, being typecast, and how her activism influences her work.
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#65: Live with Actress Gabourey Sidibe
On her directorial debut, the short film, "The Tale of Four."
45 min
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#64: Telling Marsha P. Johnson’s Story
On the Netflix documentary, "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson," and who gets to tel trans stories
39 min
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Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s “Open Secret” ...
What Weinstein fallout tells us about how we respond to sexual harassment and assault.
26 min
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The Return of Scandal
As Shonda Rhimes’ game-changing drama enters its final season, we recap the premiere episode.
28 min
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#63: Fall TV Roundup
Our look at representation in the new and returning TV shows this fall.
43 min