Podcast appearances and mentions of soraya nadia mcdonald

Hello New Hollywood hippies and malaise monkeys and all the ships at sea and welcome to A Very Good Year. If you've been listening you know we're retiring A Very Good Year and coming back with a whole new show for 2025.In the meantime we're looking back at the past 100 episodes by revisiting some of our favorite guests and our favorite movies by decade. This episode is massive, but it's the 1970s, arguably the greatest decade for film in the entire short life of the medium. The 70s years were always the first to go when we were booking guests for the show and they do not disappoint.In this episode we've got podcasting superhero Blake Howard, author Charles Bramesco, author Alexandra Heller-Nichols, production designer Judy Becker who is currently getting rave reviews for The Brutalist, filmmaker Zach Clark, writer Jason Diamond, podcaster Brian Saur, writer/director Isabel Sandoval, historian Kevin Kruse, critic Sean Burns, writer/director and actor Noah Seegan, writer Alexandra West, critic Jordan Hoffman, media superstar Soraya Nadia McDonald, critic Katie Rife, author Scott Drebit, and director of photography Bradford Young with what might be the movie that has impacted me the most across the entire series. Enjoy! For show notes - including where to stream this week's movies, links to referenced media, and more - subscribe on Buttondown at https://buttondown.email/AVeryGoodYear. https://plus.acast.com/s/a-very-good-year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last Saturday, former president Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania when a gunman shot at him – killing one spectator and clipping Trump in the ear. The response? Outrage, condemnations, and prayers on all sides... but there's been less chatter about the gun that shot at him. And this gun has a lot of symbolism: The AR-15. Host Brittany Luse is joined by The Wall Street Journal's Zusha Elinson, co-author of the book American Gun, and Jennifer Mascia, senior news writer and founding staffer at The Trace, a nonpartisan nonprofit newsroom that covers guns. Together, they discuss how the AR-15 style rifle went from an outcast in the gun world to the one of the biggest pro-gun symbols and why that actually reflects bigger cultural shifts.And later - cop comedies are getting big reboots this year. But why do audiences want to see funny Black guys playing cops? And what does it mean that the characters poking fun at power are also the ones enforcing it on screen? To find out - Brittany is joined by Soraya Nadia McDonald, who wrote a deep dive on all of Will Smith's law enforcement roles, and Washington Post opinion columnist Alyssa Rosenberg, who wrote a five part series on Hollywood's long relationship with law enforcement on and off screen.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Our first (but not last!) Pulitzer Prize finalist guest, Soraya Nadia McDonald brings her experience in multiple fields - sportswriting, theatre criticism, television, AND film - to her rundown of her favorite movies of 1978, a mixture of films she grew up adoring and discovered as a budding cinephile. Plus: A headlines segment full of tragedies, from Jonestown to ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special.' Become a member for Bonus Episodes, personal stories of working in the industry, and yes - EVEN MORE MOVIES. https://plus.acast.com/s/a-very-good-year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Soraya Nadia McDonald is the senior cultural critic for Andscape (formerly known as The Undefeated). She won the George Jean Nathan Prize for dramatic criticism, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism. Soraya tells Gabe about her decision to go public with her cancer diagnosis and the bond she formed with her Twitter followers who are cancer survivors. Soraya also talks about Aretha Franklin's powerful artistry and how Aretha went from feeling like a revered celebrity to a family member. Read Soraya Nadia McDonald on Andscape Visit Soraya's website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram Watch Soraya on YouTube More episode resources and links Email Gabe Hudson: gabehudsonsays@gmail.com Follow Gabe on Twitter and Instagram Other episodes you may enjoy: Tressie McMillan Cottom (NYT's columnist) Merve Emre (contributing writer at The New Yorker) Charles Yu (National Book Award Winner) Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (NYT's bestselling author of Friday Black) Stephanie Land (NYT's bestselling author of Maid) About the Host: Gabe Hudson is the author of 2 books published from Knopf. His honors include being named one of Granta's “Best of Young American Novelists,” PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist, the Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, the John Hawkes Prize in Fiction from Brown University, a fellowship from Humanities War & Peace Initiative at Columbia University, and Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His writing has appeared in Granta, The New Yorker, The Believer, McSweeney's, and The New York Times Magazine. He was Editor-at-Large for McSweeney's for 10+ years. He served in the Marine Corps. He teaches at Columbia University.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soraya Nadia McDonald reads her essay "Wandering In Search of Wakanda," with sound design and music composition from Marco Pavé. Soraya Nadia McDonald is the senior cultural critic for Andscape (formerly known as The Undefeated). She writes about film, television, and the arts. She is the 2020 winner of the George Jean Nathan prize for dramatic criticism, a 2020 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism, and the runner-up for the 2019 Vernon Jarrett Medal for outstanding reporting on Black life. Marco Pavé 's has opened for Mobb Deep, Waka Flocka Flame, and Young Dolph and worked with GRAMMY Award-winning producers like Carlos Broady. Pavé's work has been written up in outlets like The Source, The Root, and MTV News. His latest album, "Requiem for the Enslaved," is available now wherever you listen to music. ​Support Storybound by supporting our sponsors: Norton: "Fencing with the King" and "The Family Chao" are available wherever books are sold. Storyworth: Save $10 on your first purchase at Storyworth.com/Storybound Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.  Since you're listening to Storybound, you might enjoy reading, writing, and storytelling. We'd like to suggest you also try the History of Literature or Book Dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plenty has been said about Oscars night. But what about the rapper-turned-actor's remarkable journey up to that point? Guest: Andscape's Soraya Nadia McDonald.

For this Long Read, we head to Andscape (formerly The Undefeated) for a piece named "What's in a Black name? 400 years of context." by Soraya Nadia McDonald. The piece explores Black names, why Black people change their names and provides context on Black people's (especially in America) quest for identity.Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.comTwitter & IG: @5thElement_UK5E Community DiscordWebsite: www.the5thelement.org.uk/5epnIntro Music - "Sometimesoon" By TeskChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence

This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we're featuring a special roundtable from the 58th New York Film Festival on a pair of intimate, rarely seen portraits of two towering figures of American history: Terrence Dixon's Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris and William Klein's Muhammad Ali, the Greatest. In capturing the tensions experienced by both Baldwin and Ali as outspoken Black public figures in the '70s, the films raise questions that are strikingly relevant to the present moment. What are the burdens placed on Black artists and athletes in the public eye? Can they act as political—perhaps even revolutionary—agents of change? What place do Black American arts and culture occupy in international movements for justice and equality? To reflect on these timely themes, Soraya Nadia McDonald (critic, The Undefeated), Rich Blint (professor and writer, The New School), Samantha Sheppard (professor, Cornell University; author, Sporting Blackness), and Kazembe Balagun (project manager, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office) came together for a rich and enlightening roundtable discussion moderated by writer and critic Nicholas Russell. See Muhammad Ali, the Greatest and Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris, along with over 30 other NYFF58 selections, at Film at Lincoln Center's theaters during Big Screen Summer. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/nyff58redux

Storybound is a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. In each episode, listeners will be treated to their favorite authors and writers reading some of their most impactful stories, designed with powerful and immersive sound environments. Hosted and produced by Jude Brewer, Storybound but authors and musicians at the forefront of the storytelling experience. Season 4 of Storybound features writers including Chuck Klosterman, Morgan Jerkins, Matt Haig, Nichole Perkins, Omar El Akkad, Ruth Wariner, and Tamara Winfrey-Harris. In this episode, Soraya Nadia McDonald reads her essay "Wandering In Search of Wakanda." Listen to Storybound on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss the controversy over the decision to stop publishing six Dr. Seuss books. Listen to our new limited podcast series, WELCOME TO YOUR FANTASY, for free only on Spotify. Click here to subscribe.  Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:  Theodore Geisel’s estate has removed six of his Dr. Seuss books from circulation, causing ire among conservatives citing it as an example of “cancel culture.” Natalia referred to writer Michael Harriot’s Twitter thread, this 1945 Frank Sinatra short film, “The House I Live In,” and Sophie Gilbert’s Atlantic article about Seuss’ embrace by progressive activists. Niki drew on this BBC piece about Seuss’ radicalism.   In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia discussed Jack Harris’ Los Angeles Times article, “Jeff Grosso: The Life and Death of Skateboarding’s Soul.” Neil recommended Elon Green’s book, Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York. Niki shared Soraya Nadia McDonald’s article at The Undefeated, “Billie Holliday Deserves Better.”

Journalist Soraya Nadia McDonald is the Culture Critic for The Undefeated, ESPN's platform for exploring the intersection of sports, race, and culture. She is a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her essays on theater and film, including The Unbearable Whiteness of Oklahoma. Last year, when her fellow Howard University alumnus Nick Cannon made antisemitic remarks, Soraya wrote a more personal essay about being Black and Jewish. Soraya sat down with us for a conversation about confronting antisemitism as a Black Jewish woman.  Then AJC Chief Advocacy Officer Dan Elbaum reflects on his 11 years at AJC, Manya Brachear Pashman discusses Michael Che's antisemitic joke on Saturday Night Live, and Seffi Kogen on criticism of a Jewish storyline on the NBC show “Nurses”.  _____ Episode Lineup:  (00:40) Soraya Nadia McDonald (19:14) Dan Elbaum (22:28) Manya Brachear Pashman (25:40) Seffi Kogen _____ Show Notes: Tell NBC: Antisemitism Isn't Funny - Petition Episode Transcription

The Undefeated's culture critic Soraya Nadia McDonald talks with Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer Cord Jefferson. They discuss the transition from journalism to TV, delving into Jefferson's move from Gawker to writing for hit shows like Succession, The Good Place, and Watchmen. They also touch on what needs to change about TV writer's rooms, and what our current era of streaming giants and tech barons means for news and pop culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Undefeated's culture critic Soraya Nadia McDonald talks with Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer Cord Jefferson. They discuss the transition from journalism to TV, delving into Jefferson's move from Gawker to writing for hit shows like Succession, The Good Place, and Watchmen. They also touch on what needs to change about TV writer's rooms, and what our current era of streaming giants and tech barons means for news and pop culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month the hosts talk to an award-winning colleague about gatekeeping and pandemic-era criticism.

This month the hosts talk to an award-winning colleague about gatekeeping and pandemic-era criticism.

Soraya Nadia McDonald reads her essay "Wandering In Search of Wakanda", with sound design and music composition from Marco Pavé. Soraya Nadia McDonald is the culture critic for The Undefeated. She writes about pop culture, fashion, the arts, and literature. She is the 2020 winner of the George Jean Nathan prize for dramatic criticism, a 2020 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism, and the runner-up for the 2019 Vernon Jarrett Medal for outstanding reporting on black life. Marco Pavé ’s has forged a twin identity as a champion of indie Southern rap and as an educator working to stimulate community activism and entrepreneurship through the lens of hip hop music and culture. Pavé has opened for Mobb Deep, Waka Flocka Flame, and Young Dolph and worked with GRAMMY Award-winning producers like Carlos Broady. Pavé's work has been written up in outlets like The Source, The Root, and MTV News. In 2017, he released his debut album Welcome to Grc Lnd, which cast a documentarian lens on Memphis’s grassroots activists who were raising their voices in protest of the city’s endemic racism and poverty. In 2018, he was commissioned to turn the album into Memphis’s first-ever rap opera.  This episode is brought to you by Chanel. A visionary woman who's influence on the arts continues even today, Gabrielle Chanel created her life and her legend on her own terms. Discover her story at insidechanel.com. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to “Lasagna Time with Billy and Kyle,” the podcast where we watch our feelings and eat our favorite movies, TV, books, and more! On our first episode, we host Pulitzer Prize finalist and cultural critic for The Undefeated Soraya Nadia McDonald to discuss the moment she linked food to storytelling and how food operates as lack in Miranda July’s Kajillionaire. We also play a game of Salad Bowl and talk about what’s giving us Lasagna Time feels. You can find Soraya’s work at The Undefeated and follow her on Twitter. You can also follow “Lasagna Time” on Twitter, as well as hosts Billy McEntee and Kyle Turner. 

Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King, reporter and host of the Mother Jones podcast, talk about the continued threats of white supremacist violence leading up to next week's inauguration and the escalating COVID-19 crisis. They also hear from New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez about Trump's second impeachment and the urgent need for COVID-19 relief — especially for communities of color.ITT Staff Picks: Michael Harriot writes for The Root about the "six of the most infamous white insurrections." "Black people have learned to always anticipate white supremacist abuse, because our existence here has been, until the last 55 years or so, one of apartheid (it still is, frankly). We exist in a perpetual state of organizing our lives around and anticipating white violence and backlash," writes Soraya Nadia McDonald in this piece for The Undefeated.Jack Healy reports for The New York Times about the high rates of death from the coronavirus among tribal elders, and how this is creating a "cultural crisis" in Indigenous communities as they try to preserve knowledge, language, and traditions.Photo credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics.They talked about this story by Soraya Nadia McDonald, how long the NBA can keep going in the face of COVID, Jae’Sean Tate, Kyrie Irving and how perfect it was that Christian Wood called Shaquille O’Neal “casual.”RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:THURSDAY January 14, 2020 Special BRING IT IN on the Harden trade.WEDNESDAY January 13, 2020 David Thorpe on how the Warriors are different this year.MONDAY January 11, 2020 TrueHoop on NBA’s loosening grip on COVID-19.FRIDAY January 8, 2020 Jarod Hector on the most powerful offensive force in the NBA.WEDNESDAY January 6, 2020 Lindsay Gibbs on the WNBA’s role in the historic Georgia senate runoff elections.MONDAY January 4, 2020 David Thorpe’s observations from the first two weeks of the 2020-2021 season.MONDAY December 28, 2020 TrueHoop’s favorite moments from a crazy year of BRING IT IN.WEDNESDAY December 22, 2020 David Thorpe on the infinite potential of James Wiseman. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.truehoop.com/subscribe

Episode 040 - This IS Us. We Need To Own It. “This isn't us. This isn't America. We are better than this.” Have you heard—or said—those words recently? Well, you may not want to hear this, but the only way forward is to let those words go. Show Notes On January 6th, 2021 there was a historic and unprecedented event where people who had gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the certifying of the results of the presidential election turned into a violent mob that stormed the capital building. While details about exactly who was involved and what happened are still coming out at this time, one thing is clear. The majority of the participants were white, and many of them were Christian.Saying "This isn't us. This isn't how real Americans behave" or "No real Christian would do this," is a form of denial, meant to shield us from facing difficult truth.Spiritual maturity requires naming the lies we've accepted and choosing to repent of them and change our ways.Name the lie. Renounce the lie. Repent of your participation in the lie. Then, only then, can there be healing, and growth.If we want a more free and equal country, we need to stop denying our difficult past and the ways that past still shapes our life together.If we want more Christlike and impactful churches, we need to stop denying the ways we use power to get what we want, and follow the way of Jesus which means laying down our power and privilege to serve others.For another viewpoint on the issue of saying "This isn't us," read this article by Soraya Nadia McDonald. Let her viewpoint challenge you.Verifying ownership for Vurbl: https://vurbl.com/station/3lwZx96NSx1/ You can also watch and share the video version on Youtube. RESOURCES & OTHER LINKS Today's Sponsor The Writers Advance - A Weekend for Writers to Write - This is the perfect weekend for writers who are serious about getting their project moved forward. This is not a weekend to learn from experts or do networking. This is a weekend where you will write in an inspiring venue, where you'll have great food, lots of space, and just enough structure and encouragement to get those words out. The next Writers Advance is in April of 2021. Find My Stuff Get The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer and Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World - This little book is free for you by opting in to my email list.Discovering your Authentic Core Values: A Step-by-step GuideUntangle Workbook: A guided journaling process for untangling emotions and finding wisdom.Untangled Heart Course Online. Subscribe to my Email List. You'll get a free copy of a little book called The Anchor Prayer: A Prayer & Process for Remaining Grounded in a Chaotic World.Subscribe to The Apprenticeship Way on iTunes and all other podcasting apps.Find a video version on my Youtube Channel.

Welcome to the first episode of Our Body Politic, created by award-winning journalist Farai Chideya. This episode digs into the controversies surrounding the Census with actor and activist Alfre Woodard. Farai talks to two lawyers leading the campaign to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Errin Haines of The 19th and Jess Morales Rocketto of the National Domestic Workers Alliance discuss the power of Black and WoC voters this November. Plus, our weekly Covid update about the pandemic’s impact on communities of color. Episode Rundown 1:57 April Reign and Sabriya Williams talk about the death of Supreme- Court- Justice Ruth-Bader-Ginsberg.4:14 Why representation in the Supreme Court matters.5:35 Republicans’ plans to rush a new Supreme Court Justice.8:38 “There’s already names that are being circulated of Black women who might be Supreme Court justices and nominees.”13:51 Errin Haines and Jess Morales Rocketto talk about the importance of the Women of Color vote in the upcoming presidential election. 15:18 Oh my gosh. Absolutely. Women of color are key to winning elections.17:18 Erin Haines - “I mean, you don’t have Joe Biden as your presumptive Democratic nominee weeks ahead of schedule without Black women, right?”18:58 Jess Morales Rocketto - “To my Latina sisters and fems, honestly, I think the most important thing is that we can really make the difference in this election.”20:43 Covid news and how essential workers are disproportionately affected by the virus. 22:07 Last month, the CDC abruptly changed its testing guidelines, saying people who weren’t showing symptoms of COVID-19 didn’t need to be tested, even if they thought they’d been exposed.24:09 Dr. Kavita Trivedi talks about her background iat the CDC as an epidemic intelligence service officer, and helping to manage outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant infections and manage infection control.26:56 “We have now clearly seen that African Americans, Latinx communities, are disproportionately affected by the pandemic in so many different ways. “29:05 Dr. Trivedi stresses the importance of the flu vaccine this upcoming winter, so that doctors can rule out the sickness when COVID symptoms arise.32:16 An interview with Soraya Nadia McDonald about Naomi Osaka. 37:25 Naomi Osaka repping Black Lives Matter masks during the US Open. 40:02 An interview with Alfred Woodard about the importance of the Census. 42:29 “So many people are putting their lives on the line daily to keep the country rolling.”49:25 Alfred Woodward says, if those enslaved can show up for the Census, so can we. 47:48 “I tell stories because I want to lift all of my sisters and my brothers the same way that griots have always done.”48:49 “Black Lives Matter was a hashtag that started after the death of Trayvon Martin to find each other online.”

How the New York cop movies of the 1970s sculpted (and whitewashed) the public perception of the NYPD   The New York movie and the New York cop movie are inextricably intertwined – so much so that the first major studio picture of the talking era to be shot in New York, The Naked City, was a cop movie. But in the years following the protests and policing reforms of the 1960s, Gotham cop movies like The French Connection and The Seven-Ups focused on a specific kind of New York cop, who could only clean up the mean streets if he bent those pesky rules. This episode contrasts the NYPD of film and television to the real department – one that was, in the same era, rife with graft, corruption, and worse – and reexamines that messaging within the current national conversation about policing.   Our guests are MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, The Undefeated’s Soraya Nadia McDonald, and film writer Zach Vasquez, with a special appearance by Karina Longworth. Support this podcast

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, a podcast where we reach out to friends to talk about what we've been watching. It's as simple as that. Joining Nicolas Rapold this time is Soraya Nadia McDonald, culture critic for The Undefeated. Nicolas had read Soraya's terrific writing as a fan before having the pleasure of publishing her work. Soraya (a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize for Criticism) expertly weaves together different arts and issues with an illuminating clarity that feels effortless. We began by talking about The Women, the 1939 George Cukor classic, and its 2008 remake. That led us to a discussion of stardom and race, Jennifer Lopez, and eventually the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs Smith, a memorable film in the careers of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Also: baseball and acting, and the TV series Lovecraft Country. Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Between 1916 and 1970, six million black Americans left their rural homes in the South for jobs in cities in the North, West, and Midwest in a movement known as The Great Migration. But while this event transformed the complexion of America and provided black people with new economic opportunities, it also disconnected them from their roots, their land, and their sense of identity, argues Morgan Jerkins. In this fascinating and deeply personal exploration, she recreates her ancestors’ journeys across America, following the migratory routes they took from Georgia and South Carolina to Louisiana, Oklahoma, and California.  Following in their footsteps, Jerkins seeks to understand not only her own past, but the lineage of an entire group of people who have been displaced, disenfranchised, and disrespected throughout our history. Through interviews, photos, and hundreds of pages of transcription, Jerkins braids the loose threads of her family’s oral histories, which she was able to trace back 300 years, with the insights and recollections of black people she met along the way—the tissue of black myths, customs, and blood that connect the bones of American history.  Incisive and illuminating, Wandering in Strange Lands is a timely and enthralling look at America’s past and present, one family’s legacy, and a young black woman’s life, filtered through her sharp and curious eyes. Jerkins is in conversation with Soraya Nadia McDonald, award-winning cultural critic for The Undefeated, ESPN’s premiere platform covering race, sports, and culture. She writes about film, television, and the arts. _______________________________________________   Produced by Maddie Gobbo & Michael Kowaleski Theme: "I Love All My Friends," a new, unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit https://www.skylightbooks.com/event for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.  

The newsrooms that covered the protests for racial justice are now being forced to confront racism and inequity within their own organizations. Black journalists and other journalists of color are sharing their experiences on social media and leading a public debate over what it means to be "objective," whose stories are told, and how whiteness still dictates newsroom practices, opportunities and compensation. Sam chats about this reckoning within newsrooms with The Undefeated's Soraya Nadia McDonald, Futuro Media president and founder and Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa and NPR public editor Kelly McBride. Thanks for listening to our show! We want your feedback. Please visit npr.org/ibamsurvey to submit your thoughts now.

When health officials ordered everyone to wear face masks during the 1918 influenza pandemic, black women in Chicago got creative and crafted jewel-studded veils to stay safe. Kai Wright speaks with The Undefeated’s Soraya Nadia McDonald about seeking joy — and staying fly — in times of crisis. Show us how you’re staying safe and stylish: Get your look together and send us a selfie with the hashtag #USofAnxiety2020. Read Soraya's full article at The Undefeated. #USofAnxiety2020 pic.twitter.com/YEL06ceaop — Brandon Lawrence (@MrJuggySummers) April 8, 2020 #USofAnxiety2020Mask by my mommy. Black and white photo in the back by @photoDre. I call this double photo “Black Girls: Past and future”. pic.twitter.com/XmWAeb7H3A — Christina Greer (@Dr_CMGreer) April 8, 2020 @kai_wright my husband @kfs47 has been missing basketball, so I made a set of b-ball print masks for us! Debuted mine today with @warriors gear and basketball tie + scarf to pick up organic groceries from our favorite local cafe, @sallyloos #USofAnxiety2020 pic.twitter.com/4pr0712dKP — Erin Cathleen Messer (@ecmesser) April 8, 2020 #USofAnxiety2020 Our family took the island theme, decked out in summer clothes and sunglasses, and of course our home made masks. #covidcation pic.twitter.com/sKOCrqCZUo — J Enebo (@EneboGirls) April 8, 2020 #USofAnxiety2020 pic.twitter.com/l40sigbWlV — emailnewhero@gmail.com (@newheromusic) April 8, 2020 #USofAnxiety2020 pic.twitter.com/obhVQfC0DI — trish russoniello (@trishrussoniel1) April 8, 2020

Today we continue our special homebound version of the podcast, as we all do our best to stay connected and stay sane. As before, we're talking about what we've been watching and how being stuck at home is leading us to try some new movies as well as return to comfort food. We hope you enjoy our latest selection, and we'd love if you watched along with us—you'll find links below to titles under discussion. For our latest episode, I'm joined by Soraya Nadia McDonald, culture critic for The Undefeated and contributing editor to Film Comment, and by Devika Girish, our assistant editor. On this episode, we discuss Kathleen Collins's Losing Ground, Matt Wolf's Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project, Thomas Heise's Heimat Is a Space in Time, Legally Blonde, and Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? Also, a special treat: If you listened to the last episode, you'll recall our own Michael Koresky promising some new music for the podcast. He came through with a dramatic performance of Michel Legrand's “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?”, which you can hear on today's intro.

Soraya Nadia McDonald of The Undefeated joins the co-hosts to talk about theatre criticism, plus Harvey, Sarah, and Pannill discuss Stephen Scott-Bottoms' new article on "Modern Water," and the Es Devlin episode of the Netflix show Abstract.

The achievements of actors and actresses of color have long gone under-recognized in Hollywood. It's a fact of the industry that has only gotten more glaring as the years go by. For the latest Film at Lincoln Center Talk hosted by Film Comment magazine, we gathered together to celebrate the craft of our favorite performers of color from current cinema. We also talked about key figures and overlooked talents from across film history. Our critical appreciation of specific actors naturally gave rise to a range of topics including issues of authenticity and gatekeeping. For the discussion, FC Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold was joined by Soraya Nadia McDonald, writer for The Undefeated and contributing editor at Film Comment; Mayukh Sen, James Beard Award–winning food and culture writer; and Devika Girish, assistant editor at Film Comment.

For a while now, we've been wanting to do an episode on the curious art form known as the TV movie. For a lot of people, the TV movie couldn't be less of an art form, the term itself having become a byword for hokey or schlocky storytelling, even long after TV movies were being made in any great number. But why do so many remember these movies vividly for so many years afterward? And what might they have in common with other forms historically regarded as “less than serious,” like the melodrama? And what makes TV movies—including those directed by Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, and George Cukor, to name a few—different from, just, a movie? Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold turns to Soraya Nadia McDonald, culture critic at The Undefeated, and FC contributor Shonni Enelow for help answering the vexing question: What was the TV movie?

"Black Panther" is out and already has broken records and movie myths. On this episode, we talk to three African-American guests: Soraya Nadia McDonald, a culture critic for ESPN's The Undefeated, Mike Sargent, filmmaker and pioneering Afrofuturist, and Wilson Morales, EIC of Blackfilm.com, about the film's significance, the social commentary on race and politics that lies beneath the whole film, and its chances at Oscar gold come 2019. Would you like to get in touch with us? Email us at highlyrelevant@showbizcafe.com and help us spread the word on social media: Twitter Facebook Instagram If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and please subscribe! Ways to subscribe to Highly Relevant with Jack Rico:      • Click here to subscribe via iTunes    • Click here to subscribe via Spotify    • Click here to subscribe via Stitcher

Spike Lee's forthcoming flick, "Chi-Raq." is a satire about a woman who rallies the other women in her neighborhood to stop having sex with their male lovers in order to use it as leverage and get them to Stop The Violence™ . Oddly enough, that happens to the very same plot of a low-budget 2003 movie called "A Miami Tail" starring Trina. (Actual tagline: "Until they lay down their guns, this gang ain't banging!") In this mini-episode, G.D. sat down to watch and discuss "Tail" with Akoto Ofori-Atta of The Trace and Soraya Nadia McDonald of the Washington Post so you wouldn't have to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brittany, Eric and special guest Soraya Nadia McDonald of the Washington Post discuss Bessie, Beyonce, Big Freedia and the invisibility of black womanhood. http://tab.bz/zh5aj See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.