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Bakari Sellers is joined by founder and executive director of The Current Project Alisha Gordon to discuss the organization’s investment in single Black mothers (5:05), and their impact as a voting demographic (7:48).  Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Alisha Gordon Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by journalist, host and author Tamron Hall to discuss her ability to maintain a successful and evolving career (5:12), before digging into her latest novel ‘Watch Where They Hide’ (9:16), and the creative process behind bringing the character Jordan Manning to life in the crime series (14:48).   Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Tamron Hall Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox’s policy podcast ‘The Weeds’ to discuss the show’s special series on Black women (4:23), before reacting to the Fani Willis hearings (14:49), and giving a peak at what to expect next from the podcast (21:10). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Jonquilyn Hill Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by comedian and author Dulcé Sloan to discuss discovering her calling in comedy (1:26), her book, ‘Hello, Friends!,’ and why it’s not a memoir (8:07). Plus, her words of advice on dating and the concept of destiny (14:47). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Dulcé Sloan Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by staff writer for Time Magazine Simon Shuster to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (2:40), Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s path from comedian to president (6:09), and what American politicians could learn from the Ukrainian leader (15:27). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Simon Shuster Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by journalist, podcaster, and NBC correspondent Antonia Hylton to discuss the history of Crownsville Hospital in her book, ‘Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum’ (4:25), and the impact the institution had on the surrounding Black community (15:24). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Antonia Hylton Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by producer, political commentator, and author Keith Boykin to discuss his career as a writer (1:09) and his new book, ‘Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?’ (18:30) Plus, a look at politicians' answers to the question of whether America is a racist country (25:36). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Keith Boykin Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by journalist and activist Kai Wright to discuss hosting WNYC’s ‘Notes From America’ (1:00), telling stories from the early days of the AIDS epidemic with the podcast ‘Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows’ (4:33), and the current state of the crisis (17:19). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Kai Wright Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by multimedia journalist Arielle Chambers to discuss founding Bleacher Report’s women’s platform, HighlightHER (4:58), check in on the WNBA offseason (6:47), and talk about how NIL and the transfer portal has impacted women’s sports (10:44). Plus, WBB Final Four predictions (21:29) and addressing the coverage gap for women’s sports (24:14). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Arielle Chambers Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by editor and author Crystal Smith Paul to discuss the book that changed her view of writing (4:43), and her latest, ‘Did You Hear About Kitty Kar?’ (6:04).  Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Crystal Smith Paul Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by author, BBQ pitmaster and engineer Dr. Howard Conyers to dig into his career as an engineer at NASA (1:12), the work he does to highlight Black postmasters (5:22), and a regional breakdown of BBQ (11:38). Plus, a discussion about the future of Black farming (14:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bakari Sellers is joined by author, professor, and Brookings Institute senior fellow Andre M. Perry to discuss how to fix the devaluation of homes in Black communities (04:35), the widening racial wealth gap (08:40), and why Spelman College’s recent $100 million donation highlights the importance of investing in education (21:31). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Andre M. Perry Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices