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Join us in this heartwarming episode of Podsongs where musician Reverend Peyton interviews the legendary American actor and director LeVar Burton. From the transformative impact of 'Roots' and 'Reading Rainbow' to his role as Geordi LaForge in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation', LeVar Burton's inspirational journey is laid bare. Reverend Peyton shares personal anecdotes on how Burton shaped his life, and Burton delves into his career, the importance of storytelling, and the influence of seminal figures like Fred Rogers and Gene Roddenberry. Don't miss this emotional conversation filled with admiration, insights, and a lot of heart. Listen to the end to hear the song 'Are You Gonna Rise?' which Rev was inspired to write after the conversation. https://ffm.to/areyougonnarise  LeVar Burton's website: https://levarburton.com/  Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band website: https://bigdamnband.com/  00:00 Introduction to Podsongs01:14 Reverend Peyton's Musical Journey03:35 Overcoming Physical Challenges18:36 The Impact of LeVar Burton29:53 LeVar Burton Joins the Conversation48:13 The Impact of Stephen Hawking and Overcoming Disabilities48:43 The Historical Significance of Reading and Kunta Kinte 51:15 LeVar Burton's Journey with Reading Rainbow52:08 Meeting Mr. Rogers and Authenticity on Camera55:38 Influential Figures: Alex Haley and Gene Roddenberry01:01:55 LeVar Burton's Path from Seminary to Acting01:08:40 The Audition Process for Roots01:14:01 Challenges and Emotional Impact of Filming Roots01:21:04 Reflections on History, Equality, and the Power of Truth01:28:30 Concluding Thoughts and Future Projects

Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Amanda and Chris step through a crack in the space-time continuum with LeVar Burton, who is simultaneously Kunta Kinte, Geordi La Forge, and the host of Reading Rainbow. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On 78th Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus, the guys remember the late great John Amos who passed away on August 21, 2024. John Amos was a legendary actor and a favorite of Tom & Zeus. His portrayal of James Evans, Sr. on the 1970's hit Good Times made him one of the greatest, if not the greatest TV dad in history. He brought a realism and a positive father figure to an audience who had seldom seen such positive role models. He had a long career with many memorable roles including Cleo McDowell on Coming To America, Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on the West Wing and Kunta Kinte on Roots. The guys discuss John Amos career and what he meant to them. So rest in peace the great John Amos with the Golden Arcs in that McDowell's in the sky! To Purchase Shout It Out Loudcast's KISS Book “Raise Your Glasses: A Celebration Of 50 Years of KISS Songs By Celebrities, Musicians & Fans Please Click Below:   Raise Your Glasses Book   For all things Shout It Out Loudcast check out our amazing website by clicking below:   www.ShoutItOutLoudcast.com   Interested in more Shout It Out Loudcast content? Care to help us out? Come join us on Patreon by clicking below:   SIOL Patreon   Get all your Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise by clicking below:   Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise at AMAZON   Shop At Our Amazon Store by clicking below: Shout It Out Loudcast Amazon Store   Please Email us comments or suggestions by clicking below: ShoutItOutLoudcast@Gmail.com   Please subscribe to us and give us a 5 Star (Child) review on the following places below: iTunes Podchaser Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Please follow us and like our social media pages clicking below: Twitter Facebook Page Facebook Group Page Shout It Out Loudcasters Instagram YouTube   Proud Member of the Pantheon Podcast click below to see the website: Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On 78th Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus, the guys remember the late great John Amos who passed away on August 21, 2024. John Amos was a legendary actor and a favorite of Tom & Zeus. His portrayal of James Evans, Sr. on the 1970's hit Good Times made him one of the greatest, if not the greatest TV dad in history. He brought a realism and a positive father figure to an audience who had seldom seen such positive role models. He had a long career with many memorable roles including Cleo McDowell on Coming To America, Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on the West Wing and Kunta Kinte on Roots. The guys discuss John Amos career and what he meant to them. So rest in peace the great John Amos with the Golden Arcs in that McDowell's in the sky! To Purchase Shout It Out Loudcast's KISS Book “Raise Your Glasses: A Celebration Of 50 Years of KISS Songs By Celebrities, Musicians & Fans Please Click Below:   Raise Your Glasses Book   For all things Shout It Out Loudcast check out our amazing website by clicking below:   www.ShoutItOutLoudcast.com   Interested in more Shout It Out Loudcast content? Care to help us out? Come join us on Patreon by clicking below:   SIOL Patreon   Get all your Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise by clicking below:   Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise at AMAZON   Shop At Our Amazon Store by clicking below: Shout It Out Loudcast Amazon Store   Please Email us comments or suggestions by clicking below: ShoutItOutLoudcast@Gmail.com   Please subscribe to us and give us a 5 Star (Child) review on the following places below: iTunes Podchaser Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Please follow us and like our social media pages clicking below: Twitter Facebook Page Facebook Group Page Shout It Out Loudcasters Instagram YouTube   Proud Member of the Pantheon Podcast click below to see the website: Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Amos, the beloved star of "Good Times" and "Roots," passed away on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles at the age of 84, his representative confirmed on Oct. 1. Born on Dec. 27, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey, Amos' career began with the role of weatherman Gordy Howard on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1970. He gained widespread recognition as James Evans Sr. on the groundbreaking series "Good Times." In 1977, Amos earned an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Kunta Kinte in the iconic miniseries "Roots." Amos had memorable roles in "The West Wing," "Two and a Half Men," and films like "Coming to America" and its 2021 sequel. His final role will be in the upcoming "Suits LA," and he co-produced a documentary about his life, "America's Dad," with his son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeVar Burton has three roles he'll forever be known for: Kunta Kinte on the TV series Roots, Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and host of Reading Rainbow. Those roles have had profound impacts on people and he now understands, as he puts it, "my job is to be LeVar Burton." He talks to Rachel about the tension of that job, his changing definitions of success and learning to embrace the chaos.To listen sponsor-free, access bonus episodes and support the show, sign up for Wild Card+ at plus.npr.org/wildcard Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1198, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Poetic Animals 1: These animals "couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again". the king's horses and king's men. 2: When asked "Is there balm in Gilead?", this bird replied in the negative. the raven. 3: Thomas Gray wrote an "Ode on the Death of" 1 of these pets, "drowned in a tub of goldfishes". "a Favourite Cat". 4: In William Blake's poem, it was "burning bright in the forests of the night". Tyger Tyger. 5: By the end of "The Walrus and the Carpenter", the title gluttons have eaten every 1 of these. oysters. Round 2. Category: 2011 News 1: He fell out of the top 50 world golf rankings for the first time since 1996. Tiger Woods. 2: Acting under Chapter VII of their charter, the U.N. voted to institute one of these over Libya, grounding Qaddafi's aircraft. a no-fly zone. 3: Starting Sept. 17, part of Lower Manhattan was occupied 24/7 by the protest group "Occupy" this. Wall Street. 4: This homeless man from Ohio stepped into the batter's box of fame thanks to his golden voice. Ted Williams. 5: Democratic state senators fled this state to stall Gov. Walker's union-busting budget bill. Wisconsin. Round 3. Category: Ben And Jerry'S Flavors 1: There are almond cookies in the flavor called "Mission to" this confection. Marzipan. 2: This fan-suggested flavor is the first named for a rock legend. Cherry Garcia. 3: The U.K. was treated to "Bohemian Raspberry", a flavor in honor of this band. Queen. 4: In a Ben and Jerry's flavor, this candy bar comes between "Coffee" and "Crunch". Heath. 5: It's the rhyming name of the flavor that includes fudge-covered peanut butter-filled pretzels. Chubby Hubby. Round 4. Category: Famous Amos'S 1: John Amos got an Emmy nomination for playing this character as an adult in. Kunta Kinte. 2: Living to age 102, pioneer coach Amos Alonzo Stagg was acclaimed as this sport's "Grand Old Man". football. 3: Before he became "Famous" for cookies, Wally Amos was 1 of these with William Morris. an agent. 4: This comedian of Lebanese descent, aka Amos Jacobs, was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for humanitarianism. Danny Thomas. 5: On "The Real McCoys", he was Grandpappy Amos "Head of the clan, he roars like a lion, but he's gentle as a lamb". Walter Brennan. Round 5. Category: A Clash Of Symbols 1: The eagle on the one-dollar bill grasps in its talons these seemingly antithetical items. arrows and an olive branch. 2: In 2013 France's Communist party said adieu to this pair of symbols, saying "It isn't so relevant to a new generation". the hammer and sickle. 3: In the NFL, both the Raiders and the Buccaneers have these weapons clashing on their logos. swords. 4: In an 1874 cartoon Thomas Nast drew this creature scaring other animals, including an elephant. a donkey. 5: The shield of Mars and the mirror of Venus are symbols for these, often known to clash. men and women. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Por una sencilla razón esta semana Juan Luis Álvarez titula el capítulo del podcast así: Enseriate como puedas porque para ver estas series que son historia de la televisión hay que buscarse la vida porque no están en ninguna plataforma. Ahora, cuando las encuentres, lo vas a gozar. Hombre rico, hombre pobre (12 capítulos, 1976) Fue una exitosa miniserie de televisión de los años 70. Basada en la novela homónima de Irwin Shaw. Los actores del reparto eran Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte y Susan Blakely rodeados de viejas glorias como Dorothy McGuire, Ray Milland, Dorothy Malone y Gloria Grahame. Narra la vida de la familia Jordache, desde 1945 hasta 1968. Los hermanos Rudy y Tom son hijos de un amargado inmigrante alemán, dueño de una panadería en los suburbios de Nueva York. Rudolph, inteligente y ambicioso, creció influenciado por alcanzar el sueño americano y triunfar. Acabará convirtiéndose primero en alcalde y después en senador. Thomas, por el contrario, es pendenciero e inquieto. Será boxeador, y se verá implicado en el crimen organizado. Raíces ( 1 temporada, 1977) La serie que paralizó un país: En el siglo XVIII, cuando el nativo africano Kunta Kinte de 15 años de edad, intenta encontrar un tronco fuera de su aldea para hacerle un tambor a su pequeño hermano, es capturado por traficantes de esclavos y junto con otros 140 hombres y mujeres, es llevado a bordo de una nave negrera. Vendido como tal para un cruel plantador, queda al cuidado de El violinista un veterano de su propiedad (el recientemente fallecido ganador del Oscar Louis Gossett Jr.) a quien le encarga enseñarle al ahora llamado Toby como ser un esclavo obediente, pero éste se revela como un luchador por la supervivencia y la libertad. Dallas (14 temporadas, 400 episodios, 1978-1991) Narra la historia de la guerra familiar entre los riquísimos Ewing y los menos afortunados Barnes, que se odian desde hace décadas, pero deben aceptar que sus hijos unan a las familias al enamorarse y casarse, al más puro estilo “Romeo y Julieta”. Serial legendario, culebrón de lujo, dignifico el trabajo de los actores de televisión obligando a que cobraran lo mismo que los del cine. Inolvidable el pérfido JR interpretado por Larry Hagman.

International award-winning writer, producer, and director Tina Andrews joins in The Locher Room for  Women's History Month. Tina is also an author, playwright, and multimedia visual artist who is currently the book writer for the new musical I'm Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical coming to the West End in London.After attending New York University where she majored in theater, Tina appeared as an actress in over 100 film and television roles including originating the seminal role of "Valerie Grant" on Days of Our Lives in daytime television's first interracial romance. But it was the role of Kunta Kinte's girlfriend "Aurelia" in the acclaimed miniseries Roots which led to an incredible relationship with her literary mentor, author Alex Haley. Together they collaborated on the PBS miniseries, Alex Haley's Great Men of African Descent. It led to Tina selling her first script to Colombia Pictures.Spend an hour with the incredible Tina Andrew to hear from this award-winning writer, producer, director, and artist share her story and what keeps her driven. From her early days as an actress to her current work on the upcoming Chaka Kahn musical, Tina is a force to be reckoned with. Don't miss the chance to be inspired by her personal journey and her incredible creativity.

On April 18, 1977, author and historian Alex Haley received the Pulitzer Prize in journalism for his groundbreaking novel "Roots: The Saga of an American Family." The narrative delved into generations of his family's lineage, tracing back to Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African sold into slavery in the American South. "Roots" garnered significant acclaim, spending 20 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. Concurrently, it was adapted into an immensely successful miniseries, captivating more viewers than any other program in television history at that time. Alongside "Roots," Haley conducted interviews with numerous notable African-Americans, such as Martin Luther King Jr., Miles Davis, and Malcolm X, for a series featured in Playboy magazine. Additionally, he authored the bestseller "The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When ‘Roots: The Saga of an American Family' made novelist Alex Haley an international sensation, he revisited Juffure, Gambia - the village where he claimed his 18th-century ancestor Kunta Kinte had been captured into slavery. On 16th April, 1977, he was welcomed ‘home' as a hero by the villagers. But his hit novel had begun to attract criticism for blurring the line between fiction and non-fiction - a genre Haley came to refer to as ‘faction' - relying primarily on oral sources that were hard to verify. And the following year, novelist Harold Courlander successfully sued Haley for having plagiarised passages from his 1967 novel, ‘The African'. Further Reading: • ‘Haley Visit Captivates Village Where ‘Roots' Began' (The New York Times, 1977): https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/18/archives/haley-visit-captivates-village-where-roots-began.html • ‘Is Roots a true and authentic story? Why Alex Haley's book about slavery and family history is so controversial' (Radio Times, 2017): https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/is-roots-a-true-story-why-this-tale-of-slavery-and-family-history-is-so-controversial/ • ‘Roots author Alex Haley on the horror of slavery' (CBC, 1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6WRRwqql4 This episode first premiered in 2023, for members of

Steve and Tananarive talk to actor LeVar Burton about his career spanning from 1977's adaptation of Alex Haley's ROOTS, where he played Kunta Kinte in an iconic role at the age of only 19, to the recent Star Trek: The Next Generation cast reunion where he reprised his role as Giordi La Forge for Star Trek: Picard. He also discusses Jeopardy and taking his fate in his own hands by creating his hit podcast "LeVar Burton Reads." LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL at https://www.speakpipe.com/LifewritingPodcast (We might play your message!)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LeVar Burton was born on February 16, 1957, in Germany. Burton pursued his education at the University of Southern California, supported by a theater scholarship. Shortly after graduating, he secured his first role in Alex Haley's "Roots," marking the beginning of his illustrious career. Burton gained fame for his portrayal of Kunta Kinte in the iconic mini-series. His performance earned him an Emmy nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Burton's achievements extended beyond acting; he garnered 12 Emmy Awards as the host and executive producer of "Reading Rainbow," which aired for 23 seasons. Throughout his career, Burton has not only entertained but also educated and inspired audiences of all ages. His dedication to promoting literacy and diversity in media has made him a revered figure, earning him numerous accolades and awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon Music thought they could silence us, but they've got another thing coming! This episode of Give Zero is a testament to the power of free speech, as I, JB, blast through the barriers of censorship to bring you the raw and unfiltered commentary you've come to expect. Grab your favorite beverage and raise a glass with me – to honesty, to our community, and to those who dare to speak their truth. We've got a lot to cover, from my run-in with the digital gatekeepers to the pressing issues that are setting the world on fire. And amidst the chaos, let's take a moment to appreciate the legends that have left their mark on our culture, like the incomparable LeVar Burton.((I can't believe I let the AI engine write this drivel....... ~jb~. Please continue robot....))Feel the heat as I stoke the fires of debate with my conservative yet fiercely independent stance on today's most divisive topics. Open borders? Over my dead body. Late-term abortion? Not on my watch. This isn't just about politics—it's about taking a stand for what we believe in. We'll also pay tribute to LeVar Burton, whose roles in "Roots" and "Star Trek" have shaped more than just television—they've shaped us. So sit back, sip on your drink of choice, and let's get to the heart of the matters that are defining our times. This is Give Zero, where we're not afraid to tackle the tough stuff and celebrate our heroes. Welcome aboard.Support the showThanks for being a part of America's #1 (3rd Rate) Podcast!!We thank ALL of you who support us spiritually and financially. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!TWITTER (X)@Gives0ShowTRUTH Social@JoeyBrunoIVDon't forget our home page!!GIVES0.comAlso, we endorse (and are compensated by) My Patriot Supply and NORD VPN. We work with them because they are trusted names by we Patriots and we use their products and services ourselves. Use the links below for them, we get a little love when you do.My Patriot SupplyNORD VPN

Kyra Jones grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, a small city know for its crabs, boats, and being where Kunta Kinte was sold into slavery. You can extrapolate as to how an upbringing in such a location contributed to her hatred of white supremacy and her love of seafood. Kyra is a 2nd-generation West Indian American and spent most of her life talking shit over curry chicken with her Trinidadian family members. After high school, Kyra left the east coast for the Windy City to study acting at Northwestern University, where she was one of only 4 Black theatre majors out of her class of 100. (Seriously. There were more Black people in her house than there were in her graduating class). While attending the predominantly white institution, she became frustrated by the amount of old, dead, white, male playwrights she had to study and perform. Then a professor in the Gender Studies department told her the definition of “intersectional feminism” and gave her some Angela Davis, and it was all downhill from there. Kyra became heavily involved in student advocacy, activism, and peer education around racial and gender justice, much to the theatre department's chagrin. She graduated from NU with a bachelor's degree in Theatre and Gender Studies. Kyra is currently a staff writer on season 2 of Woke (Hulu) and Queens (ABC). Kyra is the co-creator and star of the award-winning web series The Right Swipe (OTV). The Right Swipe was an official selection at Austin Film Festival, Urbanworld Film Festival, DC Black Film Festival, Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival, and many others. Her comedy script, Good Vibes Only, won Best Pilot at the 2020 Nashville Film Festival and was runner-up for Cinestory. Her upcoming feature, Go to the Body, won ‘The Pitch' at the 2020 Chicago International Film Festival and Screencraft's virtual pitch competition. As an actor, she's appeared on the series finale of Empire (Fox), Chicago Justice (NBC), The Chi (Showtime), Kappa Force (Revry), and Seeds (OTV). https://www.instagram.com/kyra.a.jones https://twitter.com/BlkAssFeminist Connect with your host Kaia Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ https://twitter.com/thisiskaia  Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A. Get career training and a free ebook “How to Pitch Anything in 1Min.” at www.EntertainmentBusinessLeague.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you feel it, listener? I can. I can feel it. The warm, sultry breeze of our impending Succotash hiatus is gently wafting around the next bend in our feed. I'm your every-other-weekly-host Marc Hershon and welcome to Episode 352, which I'm calling “Last Clips Before Hiatus” because, well, it's our second-to-last episode before we take a break BUT the last one in which we'll be featuring clips. I'll tell you more about what our LAST show before jump the tracks is going to be like toward this end of this blog entry but, for now, let's share this time together as just another in the long lines of Succotash episodes where we feature clips from other comedy soundcasts across the internet.   Before I get to what I have in store for you, let's recall what Epi351, Tyson Saner's final solo hosting episode before the break, was like last week. His was the first episode to officially enter our 12th year of soundcasting. We started in April of 2011 so Tyson got the glory and the honor of being the first of us to break the tape on year 12 with “The Penultimate Pre-Hiatus Show”, which featured clips from comedy soundcasts Holidays After Dark, What Went Wrong, and Bit Weird But Fair Enough (I Guess). Tyson wrapped up that episode with a very sincere thanks and farewell for now and I think you'll get a great deal out of listening to that installment of the show.   As for me, I'm intending to go out with this show as it was originally conceived: By featuring a collection of clips from soundcasts that we've not featured before. Sure, we've occasionally dipped back into the same pool now and again to feature some faves – but our overall design and intent has been to bring you what's fresh and new, at least our ears and quite possibly yours. Bearing that in mind, I have clips from Literally with Rob Lowe, a new sitcom soundcast called Popcorn For Dinner, and a show from across the Pond in England – a well-regarded standby there called Always Be Comedy. Since this will be our last opportunity to do so for awhile, I'm going to feature an audio essay from comedian and friend of the show Dan St. Paul, from his Slices blog, entitled “Slave to the Machines”.   This lovely cavalcade of clippage is brought to you, as always, by Henderson's Pants and their new Bottoms Up Cargo Pants, a recent introduction designed by our own announcer, Bill Heywatt, for that discriminating boozehound on the go.   As I said, toward the end of this episode I let you know what's in store for the final-final episode next week, as well as a few wrap-up thoughts from my brain and my heart as we hit our 12th year anniversary.   CLIPS   Literally with Rob Lowe Is there more of a consummate celebrity in the entertainment world today than Rob Lowe? He's an actor who has created an indelible brand for and of himself, he's never really had any controversy around him, and he's basically a Hollywood homegrown talent who's been around since he was a kid. A few yeas ago he started popping up as a guest on a number of soundcasts and it wasn't long until he pulled the cloak off of Literally, the show he hosts every week, mostly talking to friends that he pulls right out of his own cell phone. He recently talk with Levar Burton, famous for playing Geordi LaForge on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Before that, he broke through as Kunta Kinte, a young slave on the Roots miniseries. And he talks a bit about both those experiences in this clip.   Popcorn For Dinner This next entry is brand new. It's only been out for about 8 or 9 weeks at this point, which means its first season is coming to a close and you can binge it. Because it's one of the first full-on soundcast situation comedies that I've heard. Popcorn for Dinner is, first of all, produced by one of my favorite production outfits on the planet, which is Kelly&Kelly out of Vancouver, Canada. We've featured other shows from them before, including This Sounds Serious and Dexter Guff is Smarter Than You. This new offering is largely written and created by comedian Maddy Kelly – no relation to Pat Kelly or Chris Kelly, who ARE related, but maybe it helps to have them set a show up if your last name IS Kelly. It features former Nickelodean star Ciara Bravo as the narrator, and stars Maddy Kelly, Charlie Foster, Jillian Ebanks and Ben Fawcett as four friends in their early 20s as they try to make it on their own, despite the fact that none of them know what that looks like...at all. It's got all the tropes that make classic sitcoms identifiable including a laugh track. It's meta, it's corny, it's funny and – after I listened to the first three episodes, I was pretty much hooked. The clip I have for you is from Episode 6 and I picked the very opening of the show so you can easily pick up on the vibe – they have the opening teaser scene, the set-up for the episode and your get to hear what the main characters each sound like.     Always Be Comedy I'm not sure how long Always Be Comedy has been cranking out episode in Britain but, given their list of guests, it's been going awhile. Hosted by comics James Gill and Tim Lewis, they invite other comedians in to chat and to curate their dream gig – o talk about all the elements that they would bring together to make a dynamite boffo show. This clip doesn't quite get to that part of the hosts' chat with guest, England comedy legend Stewart Lee, which is well worth strapping in for given his experience. Instead, Stewart waxes on a bit about some of his contemporary veteran comedians.   Dan St. Paul: Slave to the Machines Which brings us to the end of our featured clips this week and right up to the doorstep of comedian and friend of the show Dan St. Paul. He's been writing these humorous essays for his “Slices” blog on Substack for a while now, and I had him record a few and then added some music and effects to them. That was impetus enough for Dan to turn to his pal Jimmy Goings and really get into producing them. Here's his latest, entitled “Slave to the Machines”.   That is going to do it for this final solo episode before our Succotash hiatus begins. As I teased at the top of the show, I can let you know that next week, for our 12th Anniversary Show, Tyson Saner and I will be joining forces to celebrate the blessed event. Joining us will be longtime friend of the show who we first met in Episode 36 back in the Fall of 2012, Travis Clark. We'll look back and reminisce not just about Succotash but also about soundcasting and how far it come since we first fired up the mics in 2011. That's next week, in this very same feed, so don't miss it!   As for me, I am sometime startled to wake up and discover this Succotash thing has been going as long as it has. I've made a lot of friends, literally around the globe, through the network of soundcasters out there. I think one of the things that we'll do as we sail into our 12th year is that I may just have to stop beating the drum to call these things soundcasts instead of podcasts. We gave it a valiant effort. I don't think anyone would deny us that. We'll see.   I have to thank Joe Paulino, first and foremost, which helped me breathe life into this concept through the auspices of Studio P, his “home of the hit” in Sausalito, California. And for introducing us to Bill Heywatt, our erstwhile and often tanked booth announcer. Scott Carvey, one of Dana Carvey's brothers, created our theme music from me sending him a jazz tune I liked and doing his own interpretation of the concept so we could have some music free and clear. Kenny Durgis is our booth assistant who, frankly doesn't do much more than complain but we gotta acknowledge the little guy.   More than anyone connected to the show, my heartfelt and deep gratitude goes to Tyson Saner, who went from contributing a few odd clips now and again to becoming the show's Associate Producer to full-blown host, slipping into the Big Chair for several years while it stepped into the background as Executive Producer and got to take a big breather.   I would be remiss if I didn't thank my wife, the lovely and talented Debra Hershon. While she's never spent a moment hanging around this show, if not for her support and giving me the space to create and shave time off of our personal time – sometimes on while on vacation and sometimes even urging me to head to LA or shows in San Francisco so I could get interviews and such, this show certainly wouldn't have happened.   Finally, of course, there's you. Our listener. Whether this is the very first time you've filled your ears with Succotash or if you've been with us for every one of the 352 episodes we've dropped, this has always been intended for you. As a wayfinding tool to help you hack through the soundcast wilderness to find fun, new shows to listen to. And whether it was from those heady early days when we actually would show up on the front page of Apple's downloads or, more often bouncing along with just blips on the download radar, we know that you've been out there putting up with our audio shenanigans. So thank you, thank you, thank you.   We'll be here next year with that 12th anniversary show. And then Tyson, Bill, Joe, and I are going to take a little break. Catch our breaths and figure out how and when we'll return. This show maybe exactly like you hear it today. Or we may change up the format and try some different things. Hang in there and we'll let you know what's what.   And in the meantime, if in the next week or so you have someone tap you on the shoulder while you're working out in the gym and they ask what you're listening to on your earbuds, won't you please pass the Succotash?   — Marc Hershon

#JohnHawkins #slavery #americanhistory https://cash.app/$BlackConsciousness Cant wait? Go to the podcast and listen now: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/hYFyIv2Vtyb Blog: https://realblackconsciousnessesforum387099824.wordpress.com/ Email the podcast: rbcforum313@yahoo.com Join us as we have a conversation about things in American History that does not make sense! We take a deep dive into the transatlantic slave trade in which we discuss the ship, human resources, and the severity of crossing the Atlantic in chains. Tap in and hang out with us as we cover a whole host of topics for angles that you may have not heard before. Be sure to like, share, and comment! Also, take part in our Spotify poll, we love to know what the listener is thinking. Thanks! RBCF! Hashtags: #ushistory #history #americanhistory #worldhistory #ww #usa #historymemes #memes #historyfacts #apush #america #war #historylover #americanrevolution #blackhistory #historynerd #ushistorymemes #s #worldwar #civilwar #historylovers #education #onthisday #apushmemes #vintage #historybuff #historyteacher #politics #unitedstates #funhistory #africanhistory #blackhistory #africa #panafrican #africanculture #kemet #panafricanism #history #african #blackknowledge #ancientegypt #blackexcellence #knowthyself #africandiaspora #afrocentric #ancientkemet #kemetic #blackconsciousness #blackpower #blackhistorymonth #hotep #maat #buyblack #kemeticscience #blackowned #theblackwomanisgod #ankh #kemeticyoga #melanin #horus --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/realblackforum/message

Special thanks to one of our fabulous listeners who reacquainted us with the doings and stylings of one Lyfe Jennings of “Must Be Nice” fame. In this episode, COVID and Chemo discuss the most bizarre music video we have ever seen in lyfe. How much of the bag did y'all really need to spend on a “My name is Kunta Kinte” totally ahistorical reenactment? Too many questions to count.

Do ut des. Cruciani a favore dell'utero in affitto. "Ognuno deve scegliere il figlio che vuole". Anna da Roma non fa parlare il conduttore sulla questione adozioni gay. Scatenata. Simone Pillon all'attacco. Parenzo difende i diritti. Nicholas Vaccaro, ha 18 anni e filma le rom in metro. Nell'assise zanzaresca, Parenzo porta delle prove incredibili. Mario Bonfanti, già sacerdote, ha firmato un contratto da slave col suo compagno. Ah, voleva essere frustato come Kunta Kinte.

伪电影、伪广告、伪新闻、伪访谈、伪纪录片、伪真人秀……你没想到的Sketch类型，都在这部15年前的“一年一度喜剧大赛”里！ ｜本期主角｜ Dave Chappelle (大卫·查普尔/戴夫·查普尔) ｜时间轴｜ 00:46 EP1 残疾人再就业问题的解决方案竟是这样？ 05:51 EP2 让小朋友误入歧途的罪魁祸首竟是这位？ 10:14 EP3 困扰无数女孩的生理难题竟能导致世界大战？ 14:17 EP4 15年前的中国竟有人在这样做喜剧？ 18:47 EP5 Jay-Z前经纪人落魄到以此为生？ 23:58 EP6 美国最火真人秀录制间竟是行凶现场？ 29:28 EP7 星球大战系列电影竟隐藏这种污秽？ 36:19 下期预告【肯定好笑】系列竟联合各行业精英进行这般改版？ ｜其他人物｜ Damon Dash, Redman, Method Man, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Kunta Kinte, Wu Tang Clan, Rza, Gza, Paul Mooney, Richard Pryor, Joe Rogan, Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy ｜歌单｜ Chappelle's Show Intro Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta Future - Move That Dope ft. Pharrell Williams, Pusha T ｜制作｜ 策划/主播：肯尼 策划/后期/文案：布基 感谢收听，欢迎在评论区畅所欲言。

The Anti-Defamation League and the Brooklyn Nets put out a statement on Wednesday announcing that Kyrie Irving has agreed to be re-educated by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and pay $500,000 towards “causes and organizations that work to eradicate hate and intolerance.” The $500,000 tax, which they're calling a “donation,” is being matched by the Brooklyn Nets to bring the ADL's total haul to $1 million. Greenblatt described the shakedown as an “opportunity” for Irving to “learn and do better.” Kyrie Irving explained that one evening he was searching for the Hebrew word “Yahweh” on Amazon, and the online retailer's algorithm suggested ““Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” which he then shared a screenshot of on his social media account. A few days after he was forced to pony up half a million dollars to the the ADL, Kyrie Irving was suspended indefinitely by the Brooklyn Nets because he refused to utter the exact words that they demanded him to repeat. Many users on social media have compare Kyrie Irving to Kunta Kinte, the stubborn slave character in Alex Haley's award-winning mini-series Roots, who refused to renounce and reject his history despite being mercilessly tortured and whipped in front of all the other slaves. Kyrie later issued a statement saying “I am an OMNIST and I meant no disrespect to anyone's religious beliefs. The “Anti-Semitic” label that is being pushed on me is not justified and does not reflect the reality or truth I live in everyday. I embrace and want to learn from all walks of life and religions.” But that still didn't satisfy his detractors they wanted him to grovel and beg for forgiveness. All evidence indicate that the establishment has had it in for Irving ever since he famously refused to take a Covid-19 vaccine during the height of the pandemic, which led the Nets to sideline him during the 2021 season in compliance with New York City vaccine edicts. Irving is being subjected to the exact same type of “cancel culture” persecution by the leftist mob to which Alex Jones and Kanye West have been subjected. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/world-voices/support

İlkel toplumdan sınıflı, köleci topluma geçişin ve günümüze kadar uzanan ücretli-ücretsiz köleliğin hikayesi bu haftaki Geri Dönüyoruz'un konusu oluyor. Bu bölümde, Mahir Ünsal Eriş ve Töre Sivrioğlu, tarih öncesi toplumlarda, Roma'da, İslam dünyasında, coğrafi keşiflerin ardından Yeni Dünya'da köleliği konuşuyor, dile yerleşmiş bazı kalıpları masaya yatırıyor, 80'lerin çocuklarının büyük travması Kunta Kinte'nin hikayesine dönüp bakıyor. “Kula kulluk edene yazıklar olsun,” diye başlayan sohbet, laf lafı açtıkça Spartaküs'ü unutarak nihayete eriyor. Geri Dönüyoruz'un bu bölümünde konumuz: Kölelik.

İlkel toplumdan sınıflı, köleci topluma geçişin ve günümüze kadar uzanan ücretli-ücretsiz köleliğin hikayesi bu haftaki Geri Dönüyoruz'un konusu oluyor. Bu bölümde, Mahir Ünsal Eriş ve Töre Sivrioğlu, tarih öncesi toplumlarda, Roma'da, İslam dünyasında, coğrafi keşiflerin ardından Yeni Dünya'da köleliği konuşuyor, dile yerleşmiş bazı kalıpları masaya yatırıyor, 80'lerin çocuklarının büyük travması Kunta Kinte'nin hikayesine dönüp bakıyor. “Kula kulluk edene yazıklar olsun,” diye başlayan sohbet, laf lafı açtıkça Spartaküs'ü unutarak nihayete eriyor. Geri Dönüyoruz'un bu bölümünde konumuz: Kölelik.

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love. Booger looks to get hitched while Lewis and Betty have a dork bun in the oven. Starring Curtis Armstrong, Robert Carradine, and Julia Montgomery. The final Revenge of the Nerds film (for now), Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love is a backdoor pilot to a Booger series. In many ways, this feels like a madcap 1930s comedy with a modicum of the wit and/or social satire. As always, there's the Caddyshack influenced "snobs vs. slobs" thing going on. Despite this being about a wedding and including more of the original cast (Donald Gibb as Ogre steals the show), it feels lower in stakes compared to Nerds III. Still, there's a few good lines here and there (Lewis naming his son Kunta Kinte is a riot as is Ogre debating Russian socioeconomics of the 1920s while smashed). A good effort, but I wouldn't risk it for a chocolate biscuit over this flick. Sequelcast 2 and Friends is part of the HyperX Podcast Network. Follow the show on Twitter @Sequelcast2 Listen to Marc with a C's music podcast Discography Buy Mat's books (How to Buy a PlayStation 5 [Results not Guaranteed], Podcast You Nerd!) Buy Thrasher's tabletop RPG supplements from DriveThruRPG Watch Alex Miller's YouTube series The Trailer Project Groundwork by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3832-groundwork License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Steve and Tananarive talk to actor LeVar Burton about his career spanning from 1977's adaptation of Alex Haley's ROOTS, where he played Kunta Kinte in an iconic role at the age of only 19, to the recent Star Trek: The Next Generation cast reunion where he reprised his role as Giordi La Forge for upcoming episodes of Picard. He also discusses Jeopardy and taking his fate in his own hands by creating his hit podcast LeVar Burton Reads.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From calling Black adult men "boy", to Mr. Tibbs, Kunta Kinte, pimps, & human traffickers re-naming victims; and now just the word, woman. There has always been an obsession for people seeking power & control of more vulnerable groups to also control their names and what they are called. WE Survive Abuse founder, Tonya GJ Prince talks about women's right to simply be referred to as "women." Tonya GJ Prince from WESurviveAbuse.com, SurvivorEye.com, SurvivorAffirmations.com, and BraidtheLadder.org gives voice to healthful affirmations and expert knowledge about abuse, domestic violence, sexual violence, healing, healthy relationships, & women's rights. Feel free to leave us a recorded voice message (comments, tips, quotes, statistics, questions). We might use your recording on a future audio recording. Leaving a name is optional. https://anchor.fm/wesurviveabuse/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/survivoreye/support

LeVar Burton has been blessed with enough intelligence, curiosity, and talent to be a pop-culture triple threat. When most actors would be happy to have one iconic role, he's been Kunta Kinte in "Roots," Geordi in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and the host of "Reading Rainbow." When we talked in 2012, we covered all that and a lot more ... like his favorite saint, and what it was like having Richard Burton as a father. (Kidding!) And, since we're dropping this episode just before Juneteenth, we're including LeVar's readings of the Preamble to the US Constitution, plus the 13th and 15th Amendments. (Note: Burton cites Bill Cosby's work in children's educational TV ... this interview was conducted two years before the allegations that would eventually lead to Cosby's prison sentence.) Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live; and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people. (Off-Ramp theme music by Fesliyan Studios.)

Hoy recordaremos al actor, director, escritor y diplomático estadounidense que podría haber tocado el piano con una gran sonrisa, Sidney L. Poitier. No he conseguido descubrir a qué nombre pertenece la L de autoescuela. El pequeño Sidney, que tenía nombre de pescaito de Dihnney y que debería haber nacido en Bahamas, nació inesperadamente el 20 de febrero de 1927 en Miami a los 7 meses de gestación *GUIÑO, GUIÑO, CODASO, CODASO*, consiguiendo así la nacionalidad norteamericana. Los médicos diciendo ¨Sietemesimno en 1927, uhhhh, este niño está mu crudo, este niño no sale pa´lante¨ y el padre les contestaba contando con los deito ¨te digo yo que sí¨. El niño salió del hospital que no cabía en el maxi cosi. Fue el menor de los 7 hijos de Evelyn Outtern, que lo sorprendente es que a esta mujer no se le cayera el niño a los 5 meses, y Reginald James Poitier, agricultores de tomates en la isla bahameña Cat Island. Su padre era de orígen haitiano porque por lo que se cuenta su tataratataratatarabuelo era un esclavo que hizo un Kunta Kinte desde Haití pero con los dos pies. Eso o que el único blanco que era el dueño de una hacienda en Haití tuviera un hijo con una esclava, lo reconociera, le diera el apellido y la herencia y se fueran a vivir a un pisito en el centro de Cádiz sin humedades por menos de 700 euros al mes. Poitier vivió en Cat Island, que era el San José de la Rinconada de ellos, hasta los 10 años cuando se mudaron a la capital de Bahamas, Nassau, un sitio mu bonico pero donde se robaban más paquetes de folios que en un ayuntamiento. Allí Poitier vio por primera vez un automóvil, descubrió la electricidad, las tuberías, la refrigeración, las películas. Vamos, que lo único que tenían en el pueblo eran la rueda y el fuego. Para alejarlo de la delincuencia, y pa que fuera cogiendo cita para renovar el DNI, sus padres decidieron enviarlo con su hermano Cyril a Miami cuando nuestro protagonista cumplió los 15 años, pero allí lloraba mucho porque los niños son mu malo y se metían con él porque ya tenía pelito en los güebo y el anacardo como el cuello un avestruz. Exacto, en Miami descubrió el racismo porque en su pueblo eran negros hasta los albinos. Así que a los 16 años se fue a Nueva York que era más grande y había más negros pa repartir los cates. Trabajando de lavaplatos, sin saber apenas leer y negro en 1943 tenía menos posibilidades de llegar a los 27 que Kurt Cobain, por lo que mintió sobre su edad y se alistó en el ejército pa luchá contra los Nasi, TOTÁ. Cuando volvió de la II Guerra Mundial decidió ser actor porque vio un mensaje de Mr. Wonderful en Facebook y se vino arriba. Intentó entrar en la American Negro (porque Black era menos racista) Theatre, pero entre su acento bahameño, que es el acento murciano de ellos, y que cantaba menos que Amy Winehouse en Belgrado, no lo quisieron ni de tramoyista. Pero eso no le impidió seguir luchando por su sueño e hizo lo mismo que los que suspenden las oposiciones la primera vez y lo vuelven a intentar. No, engordar no; Se apuntó a una academia y a su segundo intento entró y se lo llevaron a Broadway. En esta época ya tenía los huesos de las cejas y el entrecejo como el toldo de una Volkswagen California y la narí como un donete. Su porte y el talento demostrado en la obra teatral versionada para negros “Lisistrata” lo llevaron a Hollywood y de ahí a ser el primer afroamericano en ganar un Óscar como mejor actor principal en la película “Los lirios del Valle”, que va de unas monjas que no pagan ni las compresas. En 1950 se casó con Juanita Hardy con la que tuvo 4 hijos pa darle un petí suí a cada uno. El matrimonio acabaría en 1965, porque el 1959, Poitier, comenzaría una relación de 9 años con la actriz Diahann Carroll. Vamos, que más o menos, terminó con las dos a la vez. Luego en 1976 se casó con Joanna Shimkus con quien tuvo 2 hijos más pa comprá las ofertas de susos de crema. En la década de los 70, una mihita encasillao ya en personajes afroamericanos sobreidealizados, decidió realizar y dirigir sus propias películas porque él lo que quería era sé grasioso, y lo consiguió dirigiendo “Locos de remate” un film donde dos pobres fracasaos acaban con una condena de 125 años de prisión al ser confundidos con un par de ladrones, que por los años, una condena por estafa a un ayuntamiento español, no era. En 1974 fue nombrado Caballero de un montón de cosas por la Reina Isabell II. De 1995 a 2005, Poitier fue miembro de la junta directiva de Disney y del 97 al 2007 fue embajador de Bahamas en Japón y en la Unesco. Lo veían menos en su casa que a un comercial de Technocasa. Lamentablemente, el gran Sidney Poititer se fue el día de reyes de este año a los 94 años de edad, aunque ustedes siempre podrán recordarlo cada vez que vean una Volkswagen California o la Reina Isabell II entierre a alguien.

Kimberly Grigg welcomes Heather Bernstein of HKB Interior Design out of San Francisco to the show. Kimberly and Heather discuss sustainability in design elements, shifting away from stark white in color palettes, and Heather's love of using stone in design. Heather shares ideas for how versatile stone can be throughout the home.   Heather Bernstein grew up with design as second nature, surrounded by her designer mother's work and influence. After graduation she taught English in Thailand for 14 months and came home to work in real estate before spending time in the corporate world. Design proved to be her calling, however, and after working with a business partner on a co-owned design firm, she branched out on her own with HKB Interior Design just over two years ago. Heather describes her aesthetic as very different from her mother's but with the use of antiques and sustainability always at the core.   Kimberly's use of color is well known but Heather prefers a more neutral palette and they discuss how when working with neutrals, texture becomes your color. Heather has been working away from stark white recently, embracing warmer tones, and she has a vast knowledge of and love for stone in her designs. Kimberly learns the best sealant Heather recommends for stonework to avoid patina. And Heather shares some inspired design ideas from her own new home, stone elements beyond countertops, and insight from her years of experience with thinking outside the box to create a beautiful vibe. Resources discussed in this episode: HKB Interior Design HKB Interior Design Instagram Quartz and Quartzite Caesarstone MORE AntiEtch   About Heather Bernstein:   Heather Bernstein, owner of HKB Interior Design, is a master interior designer with over a decade of experience in the industry. Heather's bubbly yet professional personality leaves its mark on every home she touches with her personalized, warm approach to interiors. Heather's love for beautiful spaces originated from her time spent absorbing her mother's skill in interior design and running her independent firm. After graduating college, Heather moved to Thailand to teach English which expanded her senses and empathy for other cultures that commonly shows in her designs. Soon after, Heather accepted a corporate position for a Fortune 500 leading specialty retailer of high-quality products. This experience not only enhances her passion for design but can also be attributed to her well-rounded creativity and organizational skills that now come as second nature. When Heather isn't working with clients, you will find her chasing around her two boys and golden retriever. Heather continues to embrace travel as a necessary pleasure, is constantly seeking out the best sushi on the market, and is frequently socializing in her community, enjoying laughs over a good glass of wine. --    Contact Me: Email me at kimberly@kimberlygriggdesigns.com Visit my website: www.kimberlygriggdesigns.com Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest Check out my Youtube channel You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.   Transcription Heather Bernstein  00:00 Yeah, and you just said, the, I think, the biggest thing - you said, clients get afraid. So this, I think, is the biggest thing you can do in design. If you really want to elevate your space, be afraid, have a touch of fear that it's too bold or too much. And go for it.   Kimberly Grigg  00:23 Welcome to Decorate Like A Design Boss, a podcast for design lovers who want to create beautiful spaces in their very own homes. My name is Kimberly Grigg. And I'm a professional interior designer who teaches design lovers like yourselves how to decorate. And when I say decorate, I mean decorate like a design boss. If you're ready to create a space that your family loves, and your neighbors can't stop raving about, well, buckle up honey, because it's time to design. So hello there design lovers and enthusiasts, thank you as always for being here. And I'm so excited to be bringing you this episode. In fact, I've been talking to my guest ahead of time, and I just learned something that I didn't know about marble. And I'm going to be sharing that with you, as is Heather, and I can't wait. So today's guest is Heather Bernstein of HKB Designs. They're out of San Francisco. And we're going to talk a lot about sustainable design, interior design, and specifically about how to incorporate natural stone into your home and designs and, more importantly, how to take care of it. So welcome Heather Bernstein, glad to have you here.   Heather Bernstein  01:48 Thank you. I'm glad to be here.   Kimberly Grigg  01:50 Thank you. So I know you've been home battling COVID. Sorry to hear that. And I hope it wasn't horrible. But we forgive you in advance if your throat gets scratchy or whatever. Because, like, that is no joke. I haven't had COVID yet, but seems like everyone I know has, including my children and all that stuff, and I know it's no picnic.   Heather Bernstein  02:14 Rough nights, for sure.   Kimberly Grigg  02:16 I'm sure. So you're in the Bay Area, as is my number five child. I have six children and number five moved to San Francisco. And I've been out quite a few times, and oh my gosh, what a beautiful area architecturally. Like, wow. I can't even imagine what it's like to actually get to design there. Because the architecture is on fire.   Heather Bernstein  02:41 It's amazing. I think the best part about it is that no two projects are the same there. You have sprawling ranchers, you have Victorians that are straight up and down, you have every different kind of home, which is amazing. And especially in Marin, where we are, we're in the mountains. And so all the homes are so different based on where they are in the land. If they're on a hill, it's, you know, they're on stilts, and if there happened to be in the flats, then you know, they build for that.   Kimberly Grigg  03:19 Yeah, I actually was in Marin, and beautiful area and intriguing. So do you do different aesthetic styles? Or do you kind of focus on one?   Heather Bernstein  03:32 I would say we stay true to who we are. Meaning, we don't like to do anything that doesn't speak to our brand and what we're about and what we love. But we definitely can span from traditional to contemporary and everything in between, depending on what the client wants in the style of the home. I will say, though, our favorite thing is to take a very traditional home. We just did one of the classic Victorians on Steiner Street in San Francisco where 'Full House' was filmed. And we did a very contemporary interior, which was really, really fun to juxtapose against the classic kind of all the wood paneling. And it was just unexpected. And everybody that walks in there is surprised and it's fun and exciting.   Kimberly Grigg  04:29 How cool. So how'd you make your way into the design space? Because I think you have a corporate background, right?   Heather Bernstein  04:36 Yes. So I grew up actually here in the East Bay, so in the Bay Area but just through the Caldecott Tunnel, in a little town called Alamo, and my mom was a designer all growing up. So for 35 years, it's all I knew. We - and she, when she started out, she did all of her own sewing, all of her own upholstery, she made every window treatment, every roman shade out of our dining room. And I remember being in middle school or even elementary and most kids have to take their shoes off when they go in the house, we had to leave ours on because there was always pins and needles on the floor. And so I just, I grew up with it, and then, I guess it was about junior or senior year, my mom would start - by the time I think I was in college, like I'd gotten into school, so it must have been senior year - she would pull me out of school and say, 'Hey, let's go to the Design Center. You can come help me for the day'. And I just thought it was magical, and getting to shop and put things together for people to make their spaces something that they loved, was really just magical. So then I went to school, I went to Boulder. I graduated, I moved to Thailand for about 14 months, I taught English to high schoolers there, I just wanted to get out and experience something different. And travel, which I did, I spent a month in India, and really just - and that was after my junior year abroad in Italy - so I really tried to, like, just see different places in the world. And then I came back and I got my real estate license. And I was selling apartments downtown south of Market in San Francisco, where it was completely undeveloped, and it was like a ghost town. And now it's the sprawling amazing gentrified neighborhood, which is incredible. But real estate was not for me, I called one of my dear friends who worked at William Sonoma corporate and I said 'I need a job'. And she said, 'Great, come be an assistant, my assistant buyer'. And so I did. And I was there for five or six years, climbed up the ladder to a senior buyer, which was really, really fun and exciting. I for sure drink the Kool Aid for the first three years. And then I started to become a little disillusioned and the world was faltering as, you know, we neared 2008. And then I was laid off and I remember crying the night before they were gonna announce layoffs thinking, this is my chance, if I don't get laid off I don't know if I'll be brave enough to start my design business. And so I wanted to be laid off, which was very counterintuitive, because the world was ending. But I was laid off, with 700 others, and that was in January. And by March, I had started our S corp and I had a business partner, we joined forces and said, 'Let's do this together'. We were both going to start our own businesses, and we just said that's silly. And so I started Nest about 15 years ago. And we worked alongside each other for 12 great years. And then when COVID hit, it just kind of felt like things were changing in my life. I had been through a divorce and met a wonderful man. We joined our families and had a Brady Bunch. And I was really just, like, cleaning house and making sure that everyone around me... and it was it was a positive experience every day. And I wanted to feel that in my work and create that space, and so we both went out on our own, and that's when I started HKB. And it's been about two, two and a half years. And I have one of my oldest employees, who has been with me for 10 years. And then we have an assistant buyer who is amazing. She came from the corporate event space and when COVID hit she she jumped ship and came on to try this whole new world and she loves it, and we love having her, so it's been really positive.   Kimberly Grigg  09:08 Sounds like things just kind of lined up. Which always tells me that you're in the right space. And based on your website, you're definitely definitely in the right space. So I got to know, is your aesthetic similar to your mother's?   Heather Bernstein  09:26 No. Definitely not. She was like the consummate traditionalist with the fringe and the Sweet Pea wallpaper and the Laura Ashley and very froofy, and so, no, I actually went the opposite. And my old business partner was very traditional, and I just, I think I ran from that and became very contemporary. Anything clean lined, even mid century, modern, I was more drawn to. But now I'm starting to have this appreciation, I don't know if it's getting older, or just learning that having pieces that are from family from, you know, 100 years ago is really special. So I think I'm definitely being able to merge my style. And we just built a house for the past year, my partner and I, to fit all six of us. And it's been such a labor of love. And it will be photographed, hopefully, in the next couple of months once we get our final furniture pieces. But it definitely has a combo of very clean lines, but also some traditional pieces thrown in.   Kimberly Grigg  10:55 Sure. And I think that, I'm sure you're experiencing supply chain issues as most of us are, and, you know, my original aesthetic incorporated antiques and older pieces really juxtaposed with modern, and it was always my favorite style. But as I got busier and busier, it was just easier to order than to go antiquing on the weekends, or go antiquing, and just, like, be looking for these pieces. And I... my aesthetic sort of shifted because I was doing so many installations every single week, I didn't have time or energy, except to get it ordered. And I had assistance for all of that. So that's kind of my business in those middle years became all about ordering, tracking, ordering, tracking, ordering tracking. But, now with all of this supply chain, I'm back to my roots, I feel like Kunta Kinte. Like, let's start with that antique, baby. Let's get rid of some of those antiques that are leftover in the warehouse. Let's repurpose, let's rethink, let's re-upholster, let's do all of these things, because I don't have the patience for 28 months for upholster to arrive. And I know my clients don't have that kind of patience, either. So I think that necessity is the mother of invention. And I know that on your site, you do talk a lot about sustainability. And I think that's a, sounds like maybe a really big part of your brand. So talk to me a little bit about sustainability, why it's important to you, and how you incorporate sustainability into your designs.   Heather Bernstein  12:38 Yeah, I think just living in the Bay Area, it's kind of been hammered into us for our whole lives. You know, like, we recycled before recycling was even a thing, I think. And so it really allows you to design consciously and with thought and care. And antiques are such a beautiful part of that because there's only one, and it's available, like you said - I'm not, you know, we just got a quote for a client and it said 36 weeks, and I was trying to even calculate that in my head-   Kimberly Grigg  13:17 - it doesn't sound that big. But when you're calculating 36 weeks, you're like, whoa!   Heather Bernstein  13:24 Yeah, the client was like 'is that a joke?' Yeah, I could make that in 36 weeks.   Kimberly Grigg  13:29 Right? Exactly.   Heather Bernstein  13:31 And so, I think, really incorporating pieces that are already out there, that don't take any footprint to make, and to just infuse them in our designs is really special, and also conscious for the environment. So I think it's important to think that way and to infuse that in your design, and really be smart about it.   Kimberly Grigg  14:02 Yes. So agree. So tell me, Heather, what inspires you?   Heather Bernstein  14:08 You know, I just, I love being outside. It's so funny because I had a girlfriend over last night. We're newly friends, she's going through a divorce, so I'm kind of helping her through it.   Kimberly Grigg  14:22 Right.   Heather Bernstein  14:22 And my partner and I went on a mountain bike ride yesterday for, like, two hours just in nature, huffing and puffing, it was so beautiful. And I was telling her about it - and we had our bikes stolen a couple months ago and so we just got her new bikes, yesterday was our first ride, we were breaking them in, we were so excited - and she was like, 'you mountain bike. I did not know that about you'. And I was laughing. My dad was a mountain bike coach in high school, and I really, I think, am a girly-girl but I love to get down and dirty, and yesterday was my favorite day. We spent three hours in the garden planting, and then got on our bikes and went on a ride for two hours. And it just felt so productive. And the vitamin D, I don't know, there's something, for me, about being outside. And we clearly live, like, in the redwoods, and in this beautiful space where we can do that. And I think that is the number one thing that inspires me. Because, yeah, travel inspires me, but we can't travel every day. But we can be outside every day in nature and take it in and just revel in the beauty of it. And that is... and then, of course, my family inspires me every day. And they're just, we're an evolving, very fun family, you know - the boys are 9 and 10, the girls are 13 and 16 - and just watching their personalities and the hormones and I'm just always so curious.   Kimberly Grigg  14:29 It's so true. And I've never thought about it as family being inspiring. Supportive. But, you know, when I think back on things that we've been through - because we're a blended family as well, we're definitely the Brady Bunch. Three and three. And so, three girls, three boys.   Heather Bernstein  16:26 Oh my gosh.   Kimberly Grigg  16:26 Two were his, two we adopted, and two are biological. So it is, like.... but their spaces in life have really been an inspiration that I've probably just taken for granted as my personal life that does merge with my work life. You know, I don't necessarily know that I process that on a daily basis, until you just said it. But I can think of times when yes, my - like right now, one of my daughters is very much into boho chic. And, you know, it's just a boho chic moment. And yet I have a client with three daughters, and they are in their boho chic periods, and I can do that very well because of the inspiration that I've garnered from my daughter - what she sees on social media, what she likes, what she follows, what she wants in her own spaces, all those things - you know, has brought about an inspiration that I probably wouldn't have been interested in that style. I just wouldn't. It's just not, it doesn't necessarily speak to my personal aesthetic, but I champion being versed in all styles. And I usually get versed when someone asked me to do one. And then it's, like, I study for days and hours, and, you know, when you do this I do think that you can study a particular genre for long periods of time. And you can do it, like it's in us, we have to be a certain amount of chameleon to be able to do what we do, unless we have a particular style that we repeat, and we repeat, and we repeat. That's a little bit different. But that brings me to this question, you know, my listener is, she's not necessarily a DIYer, but she is someone who wants to make her home beautiful. And for whatever reason, she's probably not going to hire a designer, she's going to want to do it herself. She wants to be successful. But she wants her own stamp. And, again, there's many reasons that this person ends up in this space. But I'm curious, do you think that creativity can be learned?   Heather Bernstein  18:45 Hmm, I definitely think... I believe in the right brain / left brain, and, you know, the very cerebral right brain and mathematical - which I know did not come easy for me, like, even in corporate America when I lived in spreadsheets, I just, it was heavy. I felt heavy.   Kimberly Grigg  19:12 Sure.   Heather Bernstein  19:12 And so the left brain creative space, definitely think... everybody has a left brain. And so it's in them. It's just drawing it out. So what is it? You can be creative in your cooking, in your food, and how you plate something or how you think to make something that you're going to put in your body. You can be creative in your garden, and what.... My partner just made this amazing trellis for his green beans - he's so excited about his green beans, and his cucumbers climb on this trellis - that he sat out there for hours and made, and I watched him, like, that's so creative. Like how, I wouldn't have thought of that. So I definitely think there are avenues of creativity that are different for everybody. You know, obviously you think of an artist and you're like, yes, you're creative. I think what we do is definitely, you have to have some creative bones in your body, and your left brain working, but there are so many different ways to be creative. So I think...   Kimberly Grigg  20:22 For sure. And I do find, I think this, like, sometimes when people are hiring me to do a job, they don't have confidence in their creativity, or time, you know, it takes a lot of time to do what we do. And so.... but I do think that it's in there, almost with everyone, left and right brain. Like I'm... definitely my left brain is more trained than my right brain, my right brain came out of the womb screaming, 'I'm here and I'm creative' and my other brain is like, 'alright, bring her along, bring her along, you got this'. And I exercise that muscle very often, because I want it, I want the balance of the two. And, as you know, running a business requires the two. But I do find that a person who doesn't necessarily think they're very creative, it's also maybe they're not as passionate as you and I are about the subject.   Heather Bernstein  21:28 Or like you said, they're nervous. And once you put one foot in front of the other, and you just start doing, you become more confident in your creativity.   Kimberly Grigg  21:37 And I think you can exercise that muscle. And I thought a long time about this, since I teach classes to people who are, who think, who want to aspire to have that beautiful home on their own. And I really had to sit with this, do I think that they can do this? Because if they can't, you're just beating your head against the wall. And if they can, and there's ways that you can do it, then you probably can get somewhere.   Heather Bernstein  22:06 Even if they can come away with one or two, like, a-ha moments, it can help them transform one space, and then two, and then three spaces... and do this one or two things. That's, that's beautiful, because they're making their space more their own and more....   Kimberly Grigg  22:27 And I encourage people at that stage, especially if they don't have the confidence yet, 'all right, you do you and you go through the process' but then it's okay to hire someone to consult with you. It's okay to hire a professional to say, 'move this to the right three inches' because you will learn from that experience as well. I think sometimes people are afraid that, you know, someone like you and I are going to come in with all this vast experience and, like, intimidate them in some way. But it really is, like, I know when I'm doing my own work, heck, I come into my office and say to the other designers here, 'hey, what do you think about this?'   Heather Bernstein  23:11 100%!   Kimberly Grigg  23:12 Like, you know, because it's mine. It's personal. It's intimate, and, like, oh god.   Heather Bernstein  23:17 And it's hard.   Kimberly Grigg  23:20 It's so hard, so you know, I'm glad you're a kindred spirit in that way. So I'm anxious to hear your answer to this. So here's an empty space, Heather, what's your process? Like, what do you do?   Heather Bernstein  23:34 Hmm. Well, in the traditional sense, we put pen to paper and, you know, draw it in CAD and lay it out. But, throw that away because so often we check our measurements from our CAD drawing in the space and we're like, huh, that doesn't feel right. And so then we get out our old fashioned tape measure, which I literally have one every spot I am in.   Kimberly Grigg  24:05 It's attached to my fingers.   Heather Bernstein  24:08 And we measure it out and we think through, like, how does this person live? How do they entertain? Do they have a family? We go through all the process and we know - whether it's for our client or, I'm just thinking of my home that I just did - and, you know, okay this is our living room but it is not a formal living room, it has a TV, and we want it to be comfy and cozy. And it was like, okay yes a sofa, but how about a day bed where you can literally just lounge with a couple of the kids. So really thinking through who's going to use the space, how the space is going to be used, and then laying it out with your trusty tape measure, and just knowing 'okay, we're going to do a sofa, a day bed, and a pair of chairs, and then maybe we'll throw in a bench or two little benches at the, you know, by the fireplace just to pull up for extra seating because we need that'. Because there are so many of us, there are not eight of us, but there are six of us... so yeah, that's I think. But then if I back up and think through, like, the very first thing we do, is we create a vibe board. And this is the most important step because it dictates the design for every room in the house. And that offers consistency in our designs. And so we start with our vibe board, we send it to the client, we have a meeting, and we go through every image. And it's not like you're going to have this in your home, it's more like, how does this vibe board feel? It evokes a mood and what is that and you love it? And if you don't, we're back to the drawing board. So that is how we start. And then, obviously, you know, our handy tape measure comes into play.   Kimberly Grigg  26:18 Well, I tell people, like, they'll bring me plans - I do a lot of design builds, where I'm making all the selections, and it's a year and a half of building, and I love that kind of work - but when it comes to, like, I'll get, you know, into the project, and I inevitably have clients say, 'well, okay, let's order furniture, let's order our furniture right now, right now', we're still 12 months out. And, like, I understand the backlog more than most, however, I start saying it's different on paper than it is in person. It just is. And I want to feel the space before I commit. And yes, this sofa fits, yes, this is probably where we're going with this, however, I want this feeling, this vibe, to feel like you - client - and I also want it to be respectful of the architecture and the home itself. And sometimes you can't get that from a blueprint. And I think that's what you're saying, this vibe board does have this significant role, because this is what - whether every little piece in that vibe board is going in this house, probably not - but it does speak volumes to how this space is going to feel. Right?   Heather Bernstein  27:45 100%. We... when we did my home, and I say 'we' because my senior designer, Reed, was such a big part of it. It's so hard to design for yourself, I don't know why, maybe it's just me, but I've learned that from many other designers, I've heard them say the same thing. But we found this image from this amazing artist, and it's this woman with a blank face being hugged by this big, fat, wonderful, what looks like cashmere ,blanket. And I was like 'THAT - that is my home. That is what I want'. I want you to walk in and feel like you are being hugged by a cashmere blanket. And just settle into the comfort of it and the cozy.   Kimberly Grigg  28:33 I love this.   Heather Bernstein  28:35 And so, I can kind of, I can show you, my - if you can see - there she is. And so this was the start of our vibe. And it just, it all came to, you know, to be from that one image. So often times, you know, we find one image and it's amazing, and just describes the whole thing.   Kimberly Grigg  29:02 And I like to say to people, you know, when you're scrolling on Pinterest or whatever, you're not just looking for rooms, like rooms are important. Like, I get a lot from people out of the rooms that they select. But I say don't just look at rooms, look at images that speak to you. Because what you just showed me was more of a piece of art with this woman in this cashmere blanket this big, thick fluffy... that sparks 'How do I want to feel in my home?'   Heather Bernstein  29:33 Yes.   Kimberly Grigg  29:33 And that's the thing that I sometimes think people miss. They'll bring me a picture of something on Pinterest and I'm, like, so you sort of want me to copy this room? Like, because you got the wrong girl for that. Like, I don't know how to do that very well. I can look at something, I can get a vibe, and I certainly can give you a different version of that that feels that way, but it won't be that. Like, that's just not in me, it's just not. But I think it's more if people can settle into what that space needs to feel like to them, as the people who live there, then I think you tap into something that resonates with a person. And, in the end, I say this, I'm not gonna live here, I'm probably going to come visit you because we will become friends over this, but you're gonna live here.This house should look like you, not me, and get comfortable with that. Because if you don't know who that is, we're going to find out. And it sounds like you have a similar process. And, which, I love that process. I'm not the girl who does this look. And I don't have a look, I have your look. And that's the best I can say about that. So I want to segue, in a minute, into materials. And this is really how we were introduced, is you're kind of known for your use of materials. And I know that you deal a lot in stone. So first define for people what a natural stone is versus a synthetic stone, because I think there's a lot of product in the market and people get confused with materials.   Heather Bernstein  31:14 Yeah. Yeah, there's so many options out there, which is amazing and been really wonderful to design with all these options. But yes, natural stone is cut from the quarry, whether it's from Italy, Portugal, South America, it is a block of magnificent stone, cut from a quarry, and then sliced up into pieces. And what you see is what you get, no two are alike, they're like snowflakes. Synthetic stone is conglomerate, so they grind it up and glue it together, and it's very hardy. It can also be porcelain. I do think synthetic materials, synthetic slabs, have come a long way. We used to, you would see like Corian or quartz, everybody's heard of quartz, a lot of people call it Caesarstone. It's like Kleenex versus tissue: Kleenex is the brand, tissue is the thing. The Caesarstone is the brand, is one brand out of millions, it seems like these days, and quartz is the synthetic material. And there's a time and a place for it. And we have to love all materials because we're blessed to get to do many different spaces and many different places. But if you think about it, a man-made material can't live outside. So, like, if we're doing a built-in kitchen outside, we would never put a quartz outside because the heat can do things to it. Whereas a natural stone has already lived outside and it's totally fine outside. So - and there is something about natural stone that we love, that none are the same, and so every project with natural stone is unique. So we love, love, marble quartzite - not to be confused with quartz - limestone, soapstone, slate. We love these natural materials, but, you know, some of them are more porous than others. And that's where the proper sealant comes in, and treating them so that they last a lifetime.   Kimberly Grigg  33:39 So before we get into this sealant, I think that this is appropriate to say.... because a lot of people get really, really nervous about using natural stone as countertops. And I understand it, and most vendors that I work with will, you know, they'll terrify my client even though I say do not open your mouth and tell clients. But, like, let's just say I want to use marble on my kitchen countertops. And they're like, oh, no, no, no, no, no, and we won't, and all that stuff. So, first question is: Do you ever use natural stone as countertops?   Heather Bernstein  34:22 Every day. All the time.   Kimberly Grigg  34:24 Yay girl. That's what I wanted to hear.   Heather Bernstein  34:26 I had marble in my last kitchen, I have quartzite in this kitchen, I have a soapstone vanity in my powder room, I have a Calcutta vanity in my master bathroom. And, yes, it's all porous but it's beautiful and there are ways, there are two ways to think about it. One is this is a natural stone. It can be, it can last 1000 years as your countertop and you can let it patina as it will. Meaning you will see rings from water, wine, you will see spots from lemon or lime acid etching it. Think about the oldest bar you've been to in Italy, and that counter is marble and it has been there for 100 years, and it's, that is the patina you will get. The other side of it is, you can seal it and it will look as beautiful as it did on install day, as it does four years later. So do not be afraid.   Kimberly Grigg  35:36 What is the sealant? This is so exciting.   Heather Bernstein  35:40 It's called MORE AntiEtch. A gentleman named Steve Wolf used to work for DuPont and he had a lot of experience in mixing these compounds, and he left, and said 'I'm gonna make this sealant that you roll on to natural stone that is impenetrable'. And you only have to seal it like once every 10 to 20 years versus every year. And it works. It's a matte finish so it looks, if you have honed stone, it looks just like the stone. I mean you can't tell that there's any sealant on it. And it truly helps stop the effects of citrus and etching and staining, and you can leave coffee and red wine rings on your counter overnight, and then wipe the next day, and it's fine.   Kimberly Grigg  36:42 And this is M O O R?   Heather Bernstein  36:46 MOOR. MORE AntiEtch.   Kimberly Grigg  36:49 AntiEtch.   Heather Bernstein  36:49 No, M O R E. MORE AntiEtch.   Kimberly Grigg  36:52 MORE AntiEtch. Because I'm going to link it, of course. It'll be in the show notes, everyone. But I have marble countertops in my kitchen and I'm very particular about them, I don't like the patina for that particular area. And someone recently said to me there's a product now that you can use to seal. And I thought I'm gonna wait till I hear a little more about this before - because I have a lot of countertop in my kitchen - but I bet you it's the same product and I would be a fan. When you say matte, how does it work on a glossier finish or does it matte it down?   Heather Bernstein  37:30 They have two. They have a polished option and a honed option. Yeah  MoreSurfaceCare.com - M O R E. And they have different sealants for the different stones. So I have a different sealant on my quartzite than I did on my marble. So they really honed in on what the product is and created something spectacular. I don't understand what the compound is but I don't need to, I just know that it works.   Kimberly Grigg  38:03 Which is so amazing. And when we started this conversation, you've had this product in your homes for, now, a couple of years. So you know it's tried and true, because you tried it and it's true.   Heather Bernstein  38:14 Yep.   Kimberly Grigg  38:15 Which is so exciting because people will say to me, 'oh my god, I love that marble, but I'm not doing that, I'm too scared, my husband is sloppy, I spill red wine', all those things that, you know... and then I, as a designer, don't want to live with 'oh my gosh, like, I'm gonna get a phone call in three years and you're gonna be upset'. So this is a way to offset that and I'm thrilled to know about it and I'm going to be talking about it a lot too on my show. Because, you know, I love a product that will solve. Design is a lot about finding the best solutions to problems in your home and this solves a problem. And, you know, not spending hours on it, I do have a couple of questions, though, about stone because, like, I think there's also unusual ways to use stone, not just on a countertop. And I noticed on your site, you do some things. Tell me some things, other things, you've done with stone that are beautiful, that, you know, someone could incorporate into their homes.   Heather Bernstein  39:23 Yeah, I think our favorite thing right now is doing integrated sinks. So for a powder room just taking a slab and cutting it up to make a sink look like it was carved out of a block of soapstone or marble or quartzite, where the sink is fully integrated, I think is so beautiful. Because it's seamless and it looks like it was just carved out of a chunk of stone, and I love that heft, and that feel. We also use slab for fireplace surrounds all the time. Not only are they so functional because of their heat resistant qualities, but they're beautiful. And there's so many designs you can do with different mantles and, really, you can do anything with stone. It's amazing. Of course outdoor spaces. Even just with a remnant we have leftover, we'll, you know, cut a round top and put it on an iron base for outside. And clients are like, 'oh my gosh, this is amazing, I love our table', and nobody has it. And that's beautiful. So, yeah, that is... we use stone in every room. It's wonderful.   Kimberly Grigg  40:42 Yeah. It is wonderful. And I do the same with remnants. I'm doing a top for a coffee table right now. And it was just a little leftover piece, and, you know, it's so pretty, and it's so important. And it can elevate something to an entirely different level.   Heather Bernstein  41:01 Yeah.   Kimberly Grigg  41:01 And it can make it unique to you. Which are all the things that, to me, scream good design. So in your portfolio, you tend to have more neutral palettes. But... so tell me, how do you insert color? Or do you?   Heather Bernstein  41:18 I will say we used to use color a lot more than we did, and something shifted. And I think it was a combination of things. For me, my old business was being dissolved and I was transitioning to this new business where it was mine, solely mine. And then, you know, we're all stuck at home. And I was looking around, and I was - I don't want to say getting sick of - but I was finding myself, like, with really bold colors and patterns. I was... it was jarring to me. And I felt like I just wanted to take it down 10 notches and just breathe in more neutral tones, but lots of texture. And that's where our shift happened. And I don't know, I don't know if it was gradual or if it was one day, but we just started doing these vibe boards that evoked this very calm, soothing feeling. And nothing, like, too bright or jarring. And so that's kind of the direction where we've gone. Like, I'm looking at this as like a rug that's going in my bedroom, it's just, like, soft blue-gray. And then this is the headboard fabric. And the texture is what made us swoon for it.   Kimberly Grigg  42:53 You know, I say - especially when someone comes to me for a neutral palette, because I'm known for color, but can I do a neutral palette, I have done bazillions - but if you're going to do a neutral palette, then texture becomes your color.   Heather Bernstein  43:11 So do you have certain things that you do in homes that is unique to you, your aesthetic, something more like signature?   Heather Bernstein  43:11 100%. I actually think it's harder sometimes than designing with color, because that is like play on play on play, and you're layer layer layer. With textures, it's like, okay, this is velvet, we don't want another velvet, so we need to really think through the next, you know... okay, what is it? Oh, it's a chunky linen. And so really thinking through that is almost harder. But, in the end, it feels so natural and so warm and comfy and cozy. And so we love that.   Heather Bernstein  43:55 You know, I would say right now, the past couple of years, we have moved away from white kitchens - white, white, white, white, white - and we are going warm. And so we are doing wrist white oak cabinets, or custom walnut cabinets, or a color like this deep rich almost hunter green that brings in nature. And so I think right now, our signature is not a white kitchen. And I have seen white kitchens on our website because that's how we did it for so many years.   Kimberly Grigg  44:44 And it's white kitchen to death. It's white everything today.   Heather Bernstein  44:47 And a client will come and say 'I want a white kitchen, I'm coming to you' and we're like 'oh no'. And then we're like, 'well what if we do a soft gray?' and they're like 'oh, oh, can I see what that would look like?' And then they're like, 'oh, that feels nice'. And so, just warming it up, I think, has been... and also, everything has been so stark white for so long, that white, gray, white, gray, that we're really warming it up. So, like, more of, like, a warm white or an ivory. It just, it feels - and I'm saying this as my office is white white - but this canvas, this natural colored canvas, is where we are right now. We're warming it up.   Kimberly Grigg  45:44 And probably using warmer whites when you're using white.   Heather Bernstein  45:48 100%. So instead of super white.   Kimberly Grigg  45:52 Warmer whites. Yes, yes. And then that plays well with other warm colors that are branching off into other rooms and spaces. And I think it's kind of important, because subliminally we're all over-exposed to whatever is trending, even us. I mean, we get, we start seeing so so so so much of something and the next thing you know, we're doing it. And I think the average person is as well. And before you know it, and really by the time you've - not us necessarily - but by the time the person who doesn't do this professionally is incorporating into their homes, this subliminal image, it's already trending out. And, you know, I mean, think of the gray in the last 10 years. Think of the white white white, think of the white with millennial pink. I mean, all my, like, it's everywhere, right? And then I'm so sick of it, like I don't really want to do it, I want to give you something special, even though your heart is set on that white with millennial pink pop. It's the pop that's doing it for you, probably. And it's not that I don't like either color, or it's not that I don't like those looks, it's just been in my face.   Heather Bernstein  47:08 Yes.   Kimberly Grigg  47:09 And an overexposure. So it does make me, though, want to ask this - because I think about this from the perspective of someone listening to this show and gaining and garnering - like, what are things we can leave them with? So what are tips that people can incorporate that they can elevate their home to more of a designer level? Like what kinds of things can somebody really pull off?   Heather Bernstein  47:39 Yeah, you know, I think there are a few just, like, tricks that aren't even tricks. They're just inherent in what we know. But to explain it to someone and someone to say, 'oh, yeah, I never thought, I never knew that'. Like, an area rug. If you have a sprawling living room, you know, family room, whatever it is, and you put a five by eight postage stamp rug in there, your room is going to come crashing in and feel this big. But if you do a 10 x 14 rug, or a custom size to fit the space, your room will feel the size that it is. And so, I think that is something that we see all the time. That we walk in and we're like, 'oh yeah, it feels small, because you have the wrong size rug'. And that helps define your space so easily. It's like dummy proof. You know, like, once you learn like, 'oh, this is the right size rug for this room'. And that's why there are those standard rug sizes - 8 x 10, 9 x 12, 10 x 14 - because those are some standard room sizes.   Kimberly Grigg  48:55 And your point - nothing kills a space worse than that 5 x 7 rug in this huge room. And yes, it does support the furniture, perhaps, but it - I've never really thought about, I've never put it into those words, you did it so eloquently - but all of a sudden your room just shrinks. And you've got this pretty massive space. I mean people get afraid to go big. Don't you think?   Heather Bernstein  49:23 Yeah. 100%   Kimberly Grigg  49:25 Like they'll get these little bitty accessories, or they'll buy this little bitty lamp, and I'm like, 'oh, love, like, we cannot put that lamp by this high headboard'.   Heather Bernstein  49:37 Yeah. And you just said, I think the biggest thing, you said clients get afraid. So this, I think, is the biggest thing you can do in design. If you really want to elevate your space, be afraid. Have a touch of fear that it's too bold or too much, and go for it. Do a title that scares you. We, my boys' bathroom - there's no window, we put a skylight in, but there's no window - and I was like, you know what, I'm just going to enhance the darkness and do black. Black tile, black floors, black everywhere with an oak vanity and a big mirror to reflect as much light as I can get in this space. And it is by far our favorite bathroom.   Kimberly Grigg  50:31 It sounds amazing.   Heather Bernstein  50:33 Yeah, it's so fun.   Kimberly Grigg  50:35 So bold.   Heather Bernstein  50:36 And even as a designer - and I know everything that's out there, and even the stuff I don't know, I'll learn about and, you know, be like, 'oh, that's so much cooler than what I did' - but even I have to tell myself to be brave sometimes. And, like, yes, do that. Don't play it safe.   Kimberly Grigg  50:57 But you know what, I think it's why you're successful. I know that it has a lot to do with my success. Because, you know, we can all pick some things that go nicely, play nicely together. And we can break some rules and, you know, get the scale off a little bit, get this off a little bit. But I think that the reason people use me as their designer - and I have a feeling it's you too - is because we will take that risk. And we'll believe in it so hard that our clients know that if we believe in it that much, that it's worth the risk. And that we'll fix it if it goes wrong. Like, you know, I've taken risks that haven't worked. But I'd rather take that risk than cheat my client out of what it could have been, if I had stayed in the box. And, you know, I think, like, I can't wait to get out of the box when I'm working on a job, like I cannot. But I also have a lot of years of experience. So I'm not afraid to get out of the box. Yet when we don't get out of the box, and I play it safe, the room is flat to me, or the project is flat. And sometimes people just won't let you and you finally just give up in, like, frustration, and you're like, 'okay, if you won't do it, then I'm not gonna lose any more sleep about this, I'm telling you, it would be 1000 times better if you let me do it this way, but you're not doing it so here we go'. And eventually, you can get to that. But when you get to get out - and I can tell the girl that puts black tile all over a dark bathroom, I know you can take a risk, and I love it. Love it. I can't wait to see the photographs of this bathroom. I think it sounds spectacular. So.   Heather Bernstein  52:47 Yeah, no. Breaking rules. Breaking the rules is so fun.   Kimberly Grigg  52:51 Yeah, exactly. And allow yourself, yeah, allow yourself to do it. So is - obviously beauty is important to you - so, but why? Why should people care? Why is beauty important?   Heather Bernstein  53:09 My partner and I have this conversation quite a bit because he's like, 'function is better'. And I'm like, 'no beauty is better'. I mean women were high heels, you think they wear them because they're comfortable? No. We wear them because they're beautiful, right? And they elongate our calf and our leg. And there are reasons for why we do things. And I think I have learned, through this project over the past year, my own project, that beauty - the most beautiful is where it functions and is beautiful. Because that appeals to everyone. Yeah, you can just have beauty. But it also can be functional. It's like a 10 out of 10. And so I've really tried to instill in my gals, like, 'Okay, but how are they going to use that? And does it, will it work for them?' Because just pulling something that's beautiful is easy. But making sure that it works for the people, the place, the space, is the ultimate beauty. And so I've really - just in doing my own project - I've really put a focus on that. And it's been, it's been really helpful. For us and for our clients.   Kimberly Grigg  54:38 Well said, well said Heather. So it's time for my signature question, which goes a little like this. If you had a hashtag that really spoke to your legacy of design, what would it be?   Heather Bernstein  54:58 So funny. I am looking in my notes because I used to have, when I started this company two years ago, I had this saying... ah, this is it. Are you ready?   Kimberly Grigg  55:14 I'm ready.   Heather Bernstein  55:15 I should have it memorized. The courage to grow requires the ability to let go. Oh, it is that... let's be brave and mighty and go for it. Then you will grow.   Kimberly Grigg  55:33 Yes, Heather. I cannot believe this time has flown. Like, you and I could just do this...   Heather Bernstein  55:40 I know.   Kimberly Grigg  55:40 I could tell. Maybe when I come to the Bay Area, I'm going-   Heather Bernstein  55:44 - it's my roots. My grandmother was from Georgia.   Kimberly Grigg  55:48 Yeah. Oh, wow. So there we are. So how can people find you?   Heather Bernstein  55:53 HKB Interior Design.com. And I would love to... we travel. We have a project in Denver right now. So yeah, reach out.   Kimberly Grigg  56:08 So great. Well, Heather, I thoroughly have enjoyed getting to know you. It's so funny because our introduction was over the sealant. But, gosh, there's many more layers to you, girl.   Heather Bernstein  56:21 Oh, thank you.   Kimberly Grigg  56:25 Thank you. I appreciate this so much. And you guys got to go take a look at this girl's work. She's spectacular. And I can't wait to get to know you more. And so I'm going to say to our listeners, bye for now and I will see you next time and thanks for listening. And of course be sure to go rate, review, and subscribe to our show.   Kimberly Grigg  56:49 Thanks for listening to Decorate Like A Design Boss. If you want more info on how to decorate your space like a pro, visit KimberlyGriggDesigns.com. See you next week!

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While studying to join the Catholic church as a priest, LeVar Burton joined a school play and realized the power of performance and storytelling. He soon shifted his focus from priesthood and enrolled to study theater arts at USC, where he was cast for his first of many iconic roles: Kunta Kinte in "Roots." Burton tells host Giselle Fernandez how important the miniseries was to society, and how he sees similarities between the impact of the series when it was released and the racial reckoning we face today in America. Following his many years hosting “Reading Rainbow,” Burton continued his passion for storytelling with the "LeVar Burton Reads” podcast, his children's book titled "The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm" and a book club on the Fable app.

To recognize Black History Month, Book of the Day is digging into the archives to bring you some important interviews. In 1977, author Alex Haley told NPR he didn't want to put the main character of Roots, Kunta Kinte, on a slave ship. To prepare for writing that portion of the novel, Haley flew to Africa and caught a voyage home on a cargo ship — sneaking down into the hold after dinner. In the mornings, he would write notes about what he thought Kunta's experience would have been like. He told NPR's Marty Griffen that the experience weighed him down so much it nearly cost him his life.

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives! In this episode, we have a conversation with the Documentarian, Author, Poet, and Nephew of ‘Roots' author, Alex Haley, Chris Haley. We talk about John Brown's place in history, how his life changed after Roots premiered on television, the trials of growing up related to Alex Haley, his documentary ‘Unmarked,' his poem books ‘Obsessions' and ‘Until the Right One Comes Along,' and his annual film Festival, ‘Utopia.' Enjoy! Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at contact@bonsai.film or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan! www.bonsai.film/truefans www.makeit.libsyn.com/podcast #MAKEIT More About Chris Haley Actor, Archivist, Filmmaker, Writer, Chris Haley wears many hats. Director, The Study of the Legacy of Slavery at the Maryland State Archives, Director of the Utopia Film Festival, and Annapolis Pride, Annapolis Film Festival, Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation Board member, he is a recent recipient of the Anne Arundel County Arts Council 2021 Literary Arts Award recipient and co-director of the Capital Region Emmy nominated documentary, 'Unmarked', and author of two books of poetry currently available on Amazon, 'Until The Right One Comes Along', and, 'Obsessions'. Having also appeared on screen and stage on among other productions: The Wire and Ain't Misbehavin' at the Claridge Casino in Atlantic City, Chris is also a nephew of author Alex Haley and direct descendant of Kunta Kinte. If I Could (As read during the conversation)   If I could die For just a little while, And briefly take a break, If I could close my mind, My consciousness, Meditate on a lake. If I could dial down the volume Of voices Screaming daily woes, If I could gently close my eyes, No tears, no cries, No nightmares to hide, I think I would feel better. My passion would return. I'd breathe a life renewed, My candle not all burned.  And dreams would reawaken me To the future I'd once yearned, of  Grand occasions, Oscar nominations, Standing ovations, Devoted fans –  A beloved man – Beautifully free of strife. If I could wake to that  I'd beat this desperate rap, Dash my suicidal sway; I'd drink life's sap I'd safely nap I would not end today -Chris Haley   Links: Website Instagram Twitter FaceBook LinkedIn   Unmarked (documentary) Utopia Film Festival Until The Right One Comes Along (book) Obsessions (book) The Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland Alex Haley (website) Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley (book) Roots (tv mini series) Autobiography of Malcom X by Alex Haley (book) Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation   Howard University Chadwick Boseman (actor) The Wire (tv series) Tyler Perry (writer) Slave Trade Database Enslaved.org  (database) Measuring Worth (database) Ibram X. Kendi (author)  

Hello, Indie Film Creatives! In this episode, we have a conversation with the Documentarian, Author, Poet, and Nephew of ‘Roots' author, Alex Haley, Chris Haley. We talk about John Brown's place in history, how his life changed after Roots premiered on television, the trials of growing up related to Alex Haley, his documentary ‘Unmarked,' his poem books ‘Obsessions' and ‘Until the Right One Comes Along,' and his annual film Festival, ‘Utopia.' Enjoy! Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at contact@bonsai.film or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan! www.bonsai.film/truefans www.makeit.libsyn.com/podcast #MAKEIT More About Chris Haley Actor, Archivist, Filmmaker, Writer, Chris Haley wears many hats. Director, The Study of the Legacy of Slavery at the Maryland State Archives, Director of the Utopia Film Festival, and Annapolis Pride, Annapolis Film Festival, Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation Board member, he is a recent recipient of the Anne Arundel County Arts Council 2021 Literary Arts Award recipient and co-director of the Capital Region Emmy nominated documentary, 'Unmarked', and author of two books of poetry currently available on Amazon, 'Until The Right One Comes Along', and, 'Obsessions'. Having also appeared on screen and stage on among other productions: The Wire and Ain't Misbehavin' at the Claridge Casino in Atlantic City, Chris is also a nephew of author Alex Haley and direct descendant of Kunta Kinte. If I Could (As read during the conversation)   If I could die For just a little while, And briefly take a break, If I could close my mind, My consciousness, Meditate on a lake. If I could dial down the volume Of voices Screaming daily woes, If I could gently close my eyes, No tears, no cries, No nightmares to hide, I think I would feel better. My passion would return. I'd breathe a life renewed, My candle not all burned.  And dreams would reawaken me To the future I'd once yearned, of  Grand occasions, Oscar nominations, Standing ovations, Devoted fans –  A beloved man – Beautifully free of strife. If I could wake to that  I'd beat this desperate rap, Dash my suicidal sway; I'd drink life's sap I'd safely nap I would not end today -Chris Haley

The Story of Jimmy Rebel – S03/E04 Lynxi WelcomeEpisode synopsis HBOMax Synopsis: Ruckus finds a musical match in a racist Country-Western singer. Can this ebony and ivory match live together in perfect harmony? Pre Show: MJ and Tiara are back! Thanks again to Demond! R.I.P. Michael K. Williams (54) Our FIRST ANNIVERSARY!!!! MJ is involved in the Women in Cannabis Expo.  Please go nominate/vote for her. Reminder:  https://www.patreon.com/boondockspod Show: Sacha Baron Cohen Robert & Ruckus relationship Bubba Wallace Racist music Candace Owens & coonery Inequity Free lunch programs Robert's jealousy “White man's integrity” Rom-com White People Question: From a question on Quora:  “Is it racist if I don't want to date outside my race?” Have a “Stupid White People Question” you want to leave us?Email us at Hosts@TheBoondocksPod.com or leave us a voicemail at ‪‪(760) 933-8636‬, that's (760) WE-3-UNDO. Post Show: Thanks again to Demond! Next week: Stinkmeaner 3:  The Hateocracy Need to see where we are on social media and such?  Come find us!  https://www.theboondockspod.com/links Trivia: The character Jimmy Rebel is a parody of real racist singer Johnny Rebel. Additional references include the single “Coon Town” and the album “It's the Attitude Stupid!”. When Ruckus falsely renames himself “Toby” upon seeing Jimmy Rebel at the door, it is a reference to the series Roots in which Kunta Kinte is renamed Toby by his slave master. As Ruckus talks to Jimmy Rebel he says “As if the internet scams and underwear bombs weren't bad enough, Goddamn Nigerians” This was a reference to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian Muslim who unsuccessfully tried to ignite plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on December 24, 2009. The limousine Ruckus and Jimmy escape in is painted with the orange color scheme of the General Lee car from The Dukes of Hazzard. During the limousine ride to “Spokenhoke”, there is a “Robert E. Lee Freeway” sign. The sign next to Ruckus's door which says “Wallace for President” is a reference to one of the many presidential runs of segregationist former Alabama governor George Wallace. During the scene where Uncle Ruckus is sitting on his couch you can clearly see an LP labeled “Songs in the Key of Coon”, which is a reference to Stevie Wonder's album Songs in the Key of Life. This episode is one of two Season 3 episodes that has been banned from Adult Swim because of its excessive depiction of racism. It is also the only episode to not be available on HBO Max. The other episode that was banned was Pause.  Show Music: Intro:  #Makeachange by K.I.R.K. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. Outro:  Good Times by Audiobinger is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Huge thank you to the legendary and iconic actor John Amos for coming on my show for an interview! John Amos talked about his early life of growing up in East Orange, New Jersey, attending Colorado State University, and his involvement in both the NFL & boxing. He got into getting into the acting show business, starting out as Gordy Howard on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, his most memorable moments on Good Times as James Evans, and landing the role of Kunta Kinte in the hit series Roots. He discussed his true number one passion of being a live performer and experience of being on Broadway. He got into Coming to America, working with Eddie Murphy, and reprising his role as Cleo McDowell in Coming 2 America. He recently stared in a film called Because of Charley and talked about how the film was made during the pandemic. He also created a children's book that released in 2017 called A World Without Color. He ended the show talking about his role in George A Romero's Two Evil Eyes and what it was like working with one of the greatest horror movie creators of all time. He has a lot on the way that he is working on, especially with his son K.C. Amos. Stay tuned! Thank you John Amos for all that you have done and do for TV & Film! Follow John Amos on Instagram: @officialjohnamos Follow me on Instagram and Twitter: @thereelmax. Website: https://maxrcoughlan.com/sports-and-hip-hop-with-dj-mad-max-2021.html. Website live show streaming link: https://maxrcoughlan.com/sports-and-hip-hop-with-dj-mad-max-live-stream.html. MAD MAX Radio on Live 365: https://live365.com/station/MAD-MAX-Radio-a15096. Subscribe to my YouTube channel Sports and Hip Hop with DJ Mad Max: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCE0107atIPV-mVm0M3UJyPg.  John Amos on "Sports and Hip-Hop with DJ Mad Max" visual on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOFyG1elJhQ. 

Welcome to the Season 2 Finale. We wrap up this season with the ending of our 3-part series on, Roots (1977). The final two episodes shows viewers the complexities that came with emancipation after the Civil War and the dangers of white rage. How will the descendents of Kunta Kinte fair with the dangers of freedom? We find out together in this final episode. 

Jack in to the mainframe and defrag your RAMs this week as we come down with "Contagion"!Pete the Retailer of Star Wars Minute and ABCD: TOS returns to the show to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that is part of the backbone of early TNG. When the USS Yamato is destroyed by a systems failure, Picard will have to take up the enigmatic search of her late captain. But when eerily similar problems begin affecting the Enterprise, the crew must race against time, the Romulans, and their own technology to escape the Yamato's fate!Everyone knows TNG didn't get "good" until Season 3, but a closer examination of early TNG (specifically Season 2) reveals that the strength in storytelling and characterization that would galvanize the series was already well underway. Solid entries like "Contagion", "Samaritan Snare", and "The Measure of a Man" continued Trek's reputation for satisfying sci-fi fare while the show was still growing into the classic series it would become. On this episode, we discuss the baseline of quality TNG delivers, the prolific output of episode writer Steve Gerber, the persistent echoes of TOS in early TNG, finding the right balance of drama and humor in Trek, building trust with your audience, the technological status quo of the galaxy, the cultural parallels of the infection narrative, and the big ideas that TNG goes after.We also discuss swinging negative on Star Wars, loving "The Rise of Skywalker", the different "Um, actuallys" between Wars and Trek fans, "making love to the alien", explaining computer viruses to Gene Roddenberry, Tea Earl Grey not, Kunta Kinte's dad, backseat producing, 2365 by way of 1989, hot Romulans, "Kirky" Picard, Human Zima, and even MORE *MORE* Starlost talk!Have you tried turning your android off and back on again?Follow Pete on Twitter and check out his website and podcasts!https://twitter.com/PeteTheRetailerhttps://twitter.com/StarWarsMinutehttps://twitter.com/ABCDTOShttp://www.petetheretailer.comLearn the story behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking!http://www.twitter.com/backtrekkingDebug with us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord!http://www.facebook.com/eistpodhttp://www.twitter.com/eistpodhttps://discord.gg/ATMBeUDBuy us a new android on Patreon and Ko-Fi!http://www.patreon.com/eistpodhttps://ko-fi.com/E1E01M2UASubscribe to the show on iTunes!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/id1113165661?mt=2

In Part Two of our 3-part, Season 2 Finale, we continue to tackle the 1977 mini-series, "Roots". In episode 3 and 4 we meet our hero, Kunta Kinte, as an older man as he navigates building relationships and having a family within the power structures of slavery. Join us as we draw connections between slave catchers and modern policing, family separation during slavery and today, and the importance of knowing your past so as to be able to dream about a more expansive future. mixedreviewspodcastlewis@gmail.comTwitter - @mixedreview_podInstagram - @mixedreview_pod

Levar Burton needs no introduction, the man is a cultural icon. You may have grown up watching him on TV nn the educational show Reading Rainbow, or maybe you saw him as Kunta Kinte in Roots, one of the first television dramas to address slavery in the mainstream. If you're a trekkie you definitely watched him as Georgie LaForge in Star Trek, The Next Generation. When you get down to it he is an amazing storyteller, and he's inspired a generation in so many ways.On this episode of the Brownprint he talks knowing your purpose and how the universe will ultimately support your endeavors, his drive for social justice, and the importance of reading as a fuel for your imagination engine. What he believes is our most important skillset.Follow The Brownprint on Instagram @thebrownprintpodcast and on Twitter @brownprintpod. Email us at brownprintpod@gmail.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

En este episodio exploramos la escena del cine colombiano con la productora, cineasta y artivista Heny Cuesta quien, desde su oficio poderoso, ha buscado transformar la forma de hacer cine en Colombia. Bebiendo del trabajo colectivo y de los saberes encarnados de las Negritudes, ella ha logrado crear obras que invitan, tanto a cuestionar el papel de las afrodescendencias en ese armazón gigante que llamamos ‘cine' como a reflexionar, críticamente, acerca del lugar que las personas Negras y afro han ocupado en las producciones audiovisuales. Transcripción: https://bit.ly/ATK-T3E6 Quienes locutan: Ana María Ospina. Producción sonora: Edgar Guasca. Personas invitadas en el episodio: Heny Cuesta. Notas extra: Este episodio está dedicado a todas, todos y todes les realizadores audiovisuales afro y Negres de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, en honor a su enorme talento y a las maravillosa labor que hacen—especialmente, a través de Festivales como el Kunta Kinte (@ficca.kuntakinte en Instagram).

The crew opens up with a few movie reviews for your consideration that include Martin Scorcese's latest acclaimed film, The Irishman now playing on Netflix.  Mack also gives his quick take on the romantic drama, Queen and Slim, and his experience at a theater in the Hamptons. L.O. gives light on a new concept of anger that is pervasive among New Yorkers, especially, and many of our listeners are probably included in his sample pool for continued study.  We discuss the use of pronouns based on one's preference when not easily perceptible based on physical appearance. Next, we ask the question: how old is too old to have children? We then turn to politics, as Rick gives his hot take on Michael Bloomberg running for president and his late and clumsy apology concerning “Stop and Frisk”.  Having entered into the presidential race does Bloomberg have a chance or is he just another distraction.  This Week's Libation is Sazarac Rye Whiskey.  It's a smooth full-body flavored whiskey that doesn't have the normal Rye bitter after taste. We wrap up the show discussing Colin Kaepernick and the public workout he put on a few weeks ago.  We talk about the social and media impact that Colin's display could have with all of the visuals that were at play. You'll hear all this and more in this Friday's edition of Decoding 40. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook,  Instagram, and  Patreon. Want to be our Whiskey Warrior of the Week? Or, do you have an event or product that you would like us to attend, sample and promote? Then, please send us an email to Decoding40@gmail.com to start the discussion.  

TONIGHTS GUEST:  ERNEST LEE THOMAS  Ernest Lee Thomas guest starred on popular shows like Baretta and The Brady Bunch. During a taping session of The Jeffersons he was informed by the agent of Isabel Sanford that there was an audition for a show called, What's Happening. He landed the role of Roger "Raj" Thomas.  Shortly after the show's cancellation, Thomas was on the verge of making his mark in Hollywood. Thomas received the opportunity to be a part of the comedy crime film A Piece of the Action starring along side Bill Cosby and two Academy Award winners, Sidney Poitier and James Earl Jones.  After missing out on the role of Kunta Kinte in the mini-series Roots, Thomas was given the role of Kailubu.  What's Happening Now! was the sitcom sequel to What's Happening. This time the spin-off presented Raj as a more mature and well-developed character, even having a wife played by Anne-Marie Johnson, and becoming a successful writer. The show was in syndication for three years. Soon after the show ended Thomas made several guest appearances on various shows as Raj Thomas including The Parent 'Hood, Martin, Soul Food, The Steve Harvey Show, All About the Andersons and Just Jordan. In 1992, Ernest Thomas starred along side various renowned actors including Denzel Washington in the biographical movie, Malcolm X. Thomas played the character Sidney.  In 1996 Thomas starred opposite gospel Grammy award singer Kirk Franklin in the sold out tour of "He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say". In 2005, Ernest Thomas made his comeback of being a sit-com star by being a recurring character in the period sitcom, Everybody Hates Chris. Ernest Thomas played a funeral director, Mr.Omar. Ernest Thomas also because of this role is vividly remembered by younger and older audiences.

Give us about ten minutes a day and we will give you all the local news, local sports, local weather, and local events you can handle.   Today... National Sailing Hall of Fame even closer to Newport. Artist's co-op shuts down on Dock Street. Move Over Law modified and it could cost you. Ferro Foundation makes good on pledge for $1 million to the Capital Gazette Family Fund. And of course the weekend with plenty of eat and drink in West Annapolis, Twist and Stout, Kunta Kinte, and  Homestead Gardens Fall Festival.  And, of course, George from DMV Weather with your local weather forecast! Flash Briefing for Alexa. Yep, I finally brought the Daily News Brief to Alexa. Search for "Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief" in your Alexa app and enable it--and be sure to drop us a rating! More info here.  The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday and available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Google Music, Stitcher Radio, tunein, IHeartRADIO, Amazon Echo,  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and of course at Eye On Annapolis. Our weather partner is DMV Weather based in Annapolis. Please download their APP so you can keep on top of the local weather scene! Please be sure to check out our weekly sister podcast, The Maryland Crabs!

Mina shares the challenges of growing up as one of the few African Americans in her predominantly white hometown and her subsequent journey toward authoring her own identity.

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Rod and Karen are joined by Leslie of The Interracial Jawn Podcast to discuss taking a break for mental health, Kanye West cancels concerts, Dave Chappelle getting 3 Netflix specials, Facebook combating fake news, AMC considering charging more for big movies, Kyle Norman, alpha males be depressed, Chipotle sued again, Twitter dealing with harassment, condiments around the world, fake black person twitter account, Steve Harvey racism, Detroit news anchor resigns, Kunta Kinte controversy, white people news and sword ratchetness. Twitter: @rodimusprime @SayDatAgain @TBGWT @LeslieMac @InterracialJawn Email: theblackguywhotips@gmail.com Blog: www.theblackguywhotips.com Voice Mail: 704-557-0186 Guest Website: interraicialjawn.com Sponsors: www.getbevel.com/tbgwt

This show will analyze Roots “Reimagine” and the Mandinka Culture before Kunta Kinte! Join A Women's Circle as we examine and explore the Mandinka Culture and it's influences on people of african descent in America. Peter Barrett "The Jali" is an ‘oral tradition' storyteller. Although Peter is well versed in the history of many cultures, he specializes in the Diaspora bringing African and African American history to audiences everywhere. His emphasis continues by creating a higher sense of self identity to promote self-confidence and build tolerance for a more productive community.  For more than 25 years Peter has been a radio producer, voice over artist, a lecturer of African American culture and multicultural diversity. He has enlighten thousands of African American adults/children as well as a variety of diverse audiences and organizations. Another show with Peter "Thr Jali" Barrett        http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blogtalkusa/2015/12/26/colette-cann-perkins-and-guest-peter-barrett-for-a-kwanzaa-celebration