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A spinoff of the popular stand-up comedy showcase of the same name,MinorityRetort is a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with thoughtful and creative People of Color from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, hosted by Jason Lamb.

Minority Retort

  • Nov 6, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 20m AVG DURATION
  • 36 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Minority Retort

Nikki Brown Clown

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 28:07


Shiny Flanary

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 27:52


Jason Lamb sits down with Shiny Flanary, who helps run the Black Food Sovereignty Coalition and manages Portland's Come Thru Market for Black and Indigenous people.

Cord Jefferson and Jeff Jensen - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 25:29


This is part 2 of Jason's interview with two writers for the Emmy-nominated HBO series, Watchmen: Cord Jefferson and Jeff Jensen.

Cord Jefferson and Jeff Jensen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 29:57


Today, we have part 1 of Jason's interview with two writers for the Emmy-nominated HBO series, Watchmen: Cord Jefferson and Jeff Jensen.

Dr. Robert Turner

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 29:10


Erika Peterman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 27:18


James Dixon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 24:05


Bruce Poinsette

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 22:13


Minority Retort - w/ Salim Sanchez

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 25:31


Minority Retort w/ Dru Holley

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 17:41


Minority Retort w/ Kisha Jarrett

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 19:02


Minority Retort w/ Delphon "DJ" Curtis Jr.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 16:28


Minority Retort w/ Madison Shepard

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 18:02


Minority Retort w/ Neel Nanda

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 16:39


Host Jason Lamb talks with comedian, writer and actor Neel Nanda.

Minority Retort w/ Aaron Duran

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019


Our guest Aaron Duran joins us to talk about the Geek in the City podcast, which is celebrating its 500th episode with a live event tomorrow @revnatscider!

Minority Retort w/ Ibtihaj Muhammad

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 21:05


Ibtihaj Muhammad was the 2016 Olympic bronze medal winner in sabre fencing, becoming the first Muslim-American female to earn a medal and first Muslim-American athlete to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics.She joined us to talk about her book Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream.

Minority Retort w/Robert I. Mesa

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 19:30


Host Jason Lamb discusses the story of Crossing Mnisose with Robert I. Mesa. Robert I. Mesa is currently starring in the Portland Center Stage production of Crossing Mnisose ?: Kate Szrom

Minority Retort w/ guests Tyrone Collins and Courtenay Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 13:00


Host Jason Lamb discusses comedy and relationships with Tyrone “The Real Hyjinx” Collins and Courtenay Collins of Dirty Angel Entertainment. The crew also talks about the new show Better Half Laughs, happening Monday at 7:30pm at @harveyscomedyclub!‬ Photo by Nina Johnson

Minority Retort w/ Dael Orlandersmith

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 13:34


Jason Lamb speaks with playwright/actor Dael Oleandersmith of the @portlandcenterstage production of Until the Flood. Don’t miss Until the Flood, which runs through April 21st! ?: Craig Schwartz

Minority Retort w/ Myia Johnson, Kamryn Fall, Riley Lozano

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 19:20


Jason Lamb talks with Kamryn Fall, Myia Johnson and Riley Lozano of the Deep End Theater’s production of The Most Massive Woman Wins. Oh, Kamryn, Myia and Riley are not pictured here, but this is their wonderful cast!

Minority Retort w/ Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 20:13


Host Jason Lamb speaks with comedian Dhaya Lakshminarayanan.

Minority Retort w/Brian Michael Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 18:37


Host Jason Lamb speaks with Brian Michael Smith, trans actor in the Portland Center Stage production of Cheryl Strayed’s Tiny Beautiful Things.

Minority Retort w/Carls Kareem Windham

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2019 15:42


‪Today's episode with our guest Carlos Kareem Windham! Be sure to check out all of his upcoming shows and tune in next week when I learn how to talk INTO a microphone!‬

Minority Retort w/ Tyrone Collins (aka The Real Hyjinx)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 17:50


he Real Hyjinx, co-founder of the NW Black Comedy Festival. Don’t miss the great shows Jinx and Courtenay Collins have put together next weekend at the NWBCF at Billy Webb Elks Lodge (including Minority Retort with headliner Papp Johnson and The Blackonteurs w/ headliner Debbie Wooten)!

Minority Retort w/ author Marlon James

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 23:22


Host Jason Lamb sits down with author Marlon James to discuss their new book Black Leopard, Red Wolf. James was the 2015 Man Booker Prize winner for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings and he’ll be appearing @Powells on Feb. 14 discussing his eagerly-anticipated new book, Black Leopard, Red Wolf.‬

Minority Retort w/ Danea Ossseni

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 18:43


In conversation with actor Danea C. Osseni from the @portlandcenterstage production of #senseandsensibility.

Minority Retort w/ Karinda Dobbins

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 21:03


A pleasure to talk with Karinda Dobbins about how she pulled off the ultimate mic drop... before she even started comedy.

Minority Retort w/ Ayanna Berkshire and Alex Ramirez de Cruz

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 18:00


Minority Retort with Jason Lamb and guests Ayanna Berkshire and Alex Ramirez de Cruz from the Artists Repertory Theatre production of Teenage Dick, a modern retelling of Richard III

Minority Retort w/ Vursatyl

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 16:51


On this week's episode of Minority Retort, host Jason Lamb sits down with rapper Vursatyl to discuss the 35th anniversary of Brian DePalma’s Scarface.

Minority Retort w/ Chantal DeGroat

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 17:07


In this week's episode of Minority Retort, host Jason Lamb sits down with actor Chantal DeGroat from Portland Center Stage’s production of Twist Your Dickens.

Minority Retort w/ Barbie Wu & Andrea Vernae

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 17:35


On this episode of Minority Retort, host Jason Lamb sits down with actors Barbie Wu and Andrea Vernae, discussing the Artists Repertory Theatre's rendition of "Everybody".

Minority Retort @ Portland Podcast Festival

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 19:23


The Minority Retort folks teamed up with Kielen King (of the Rip City Bad Boys podcast and Star Pilot fame) to launch Minority Retort presents: Fun with Race, where they tackled listeners’ questions, busted myths and took a flamethrower to fallacies about all things race related!

Minority Retort w/ Kalimah Abioto

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2018 15:30


On this episode of Minority Retort, host Jason Lamb sits down with filmmaker Kalimah Abioto.

Minority Retort w/ Jemiah Jefferson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 18:09


Jason talks with author Jemiah Jefferson about her new book Before and After Michael, a romance novel that asks questions about the nature of monogamy, social class, memory, and coming out.

Minority Retort w/ Maiesha McQueen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 13:18


Jason talks with Maiesha McQueen of the broadway show The Color Purple.

Minority Retort w/ William (Bill) Earl Ray and Shelley B. Shelley

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 16:40


Host Jason Lamb talks with Director William (Bill) Earl Ray and actor Shelley B. Shelley about their show at Portland's Artist Repertory Theatre, The Skeleton Crew.

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