Friends Like Us
341 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 15 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 401 ratingsA podcast featuring women of color with different views on topics hosted by Marina Franklin.
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A Conversation on Reparations
August 28, 2019 10:00 - 2 hours - 165 MBColeman Hughes is currently an undergraduate student in the department of philosophy at Columbia University. In June of 2019 Hughes testified before a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee at a hearing on reparations for slavery. In addition to writing for Quillette, Hughes has contributed to publications including The Spectator, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Heterodox Academy blog. Joyelle Nicole Johnson is a Brooklyn based stand up comedian, writer and actress. She can...
Cancel Cancel Culture
August 21, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 163 MBYamaneika Saunders is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for her work as a panelist on The Meredith Vieira Show and lead roles on Oxygen’s Funny Girls and Comedy Central’s In Security. Yam has appeared on HBO’s Crashing, truTV’s Comedy Knockout and Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks, Comedy Central’s Broad City, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and This Is Not Happening. Yam has also been featured on TV Land’s The Jim Gaffigan Show, A&E’s Black and White, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and as...
A Sin Tax
August 14, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBZainab Johnson is a stand-up comedian and actress who can be seen in her appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers and Epix's Unprotected Sets, a breakout performance on HBO’s All Def Comedy and has made appearances on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Arsenio, BET’s Comic View, and AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live! She starred in a web series titled Avant-Guardians, hosted a new Netflix series and you will see her soon as a series regular on the new Greg Daniel's half hour scripted comedy for Amazon Pr...
White Man's Crisis
August 07, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBLipi Roy MD is nationally recognized as an influencer in the field of addiction. She is also a clinical assistant professor at the NYU School of Medicine, Dr. Roy previously served as the first Chief of Addiction Medicine at NYC jails including Rikers Island where she coordinated substance use treatment and recovery efforts at the nation’s second-largest jail. Previously, she was a primary care doctor to Boston's vulnerable homeless population. She was also an attending physician at Massachu...
Animal Attacks And The President
July 31, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBEman El-Husseini is a stand-up comedian and writer. She’s known for her appearances on CBC and CTV’s Just for Laughs, and for her Comedy Network stand-up special. She’s opened for Patton Oswalt, and her comedy album, “Unveiled”, was released in 2016. Her writing has been featured in Rover, The Beaverton, The Montreal Gazette, and The Dean’s Report, among other publications. Check out her cartoon on instagram based on her married life with her wife who is also a comedian: @theelsalomons They ...
Pathos
July 24, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBGina Brillon was born and raised in Bronx, New York. She’s been a standup comic since she was 17 years old. Her first one hour special, ‘Pacifically Speaking,‘ was produced by Gabriel Iglesias and debuted on NuvoTV. She was featured in Gabriel Iglesias’ theatrical film, The Fluffy Movie. She’s made appearances on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, E!’s Chelsea Lately, AXS’ Gotham Comedy Live, The View, and is the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC’s 2012 Stand up for Diversity Showcase. Sh...
Back To Where You Come From
July 17, 2019 10:30 - 2 hours - 185 MBStephen Calabria is a New York City-based podcast and live events producer. His next event is a debate on Reparations at the Comedy Cellar, scheduled for July 22: https://comedycellar.com/events/ugdebate_072219.html Robb Leigh Davis is a writer, producer, and director in New York City. As a playwright, his work has been featured in the Dixon Place HOT! Festival and the New York International Fringe Festival. He was commissioned by Brooklyn College for two performance pieces, In The Eyes of...
Warrior Pose
July 10, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBLara Land is a yoga teacher, motivational speaker, life-coach and author. She works with individuals and corporations teaching yoga and leading programs on creating sustainable visions, stress reduction, team & personal production and accountability. Lara has traveled the world bringing yoga as healing to the neediest, most notably in India and Rwanda where she worked for months with HIV positive women and children. Lara is the owner of Land Yoga Arts and Wellness Center in Harlem which has ...
Fight Like A Woman
July 03, 2019 10:30 - 2 hours - 181 MBMelody Popravak is a boxer and personal trainer at "Steven Frank Boxing" in New York City. She is the 2018 New York Metro Champion and a former Division 1 Softball player for Boston University. Fun Fact: Competing in the New York Boxing Tournament this month follow her on instagram @hellfire_mel Seaton Smith is a comedian & actor. In late 2014 Seaton made his television debut as ‘Motif’ on Fox's Mulaney. Soon after in 2015 he had a breakout performance on “late night with seth meyers.” the...
Reparations
June 26, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 149 MBLaurie Kilmartin is an Emmy-nominated writer for CONAN on TBS, and, as a stand-up comedian, has appeared on CONAN, Last Comic Standing, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Comedy Central. Her first book, Shitty Mom, was a NY Times bestseller. Her Seeso special, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, was named Vulture 's Top Ten Comedy Specials of 2016. Her new book "Dead People Suck" was released by Rodale Press in Feb 2018, and is available in bookstores, or online on Amazon. Nia Renee Hill is an actor/writer/...
Do The Right Work
June 19, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 139 MBChristina Greer - writer and professor of political science at Fordham University Lincoln Center, and was the 2018 McSilver Institute Fellow at NYU. She is the author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream, and has been published in several print outlets and academic journals. She is the featured educator in six Ted-Ed lessons, one of which, “Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained,” has over two million views, as well as videos on Ida B Wel...
Leslie Jones from SNL visits Friends
June 12, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 135 MBLeslie Jones is a comedian and actress who is a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live. Jones has been a featured performer at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2010, her one-hour comedy special, Problem Child, was broadcast on Showtime. In 2014, Jones appeared in Chris Rock's directing debut, Top Five, she also appeared in the Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer movie, Trainwreck; Jones starred in Ghostbusters (2016) as Patty Tolan. In 2018, Jones is ...
Leslie Jones from SNL visits Friends
June 12, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 135 MBLeslie Jones is a comedian and actress who is a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live. Jones has been a featured performer at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2010, her one-hour comedy special, Problem Child, was broadcast on Showtime. In 2014, Jones appeared in Chris Rock's directing debut, Top Five, she also appeared in the Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer movie, Trainwreck; Jones starred in Ghostbusters (2016) as Patty Tolan. In 2018, Jones is ...
Big Words
June 05, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBAmy Holmes is a political columnist for the Swiss weekly, “Die Weltwoche.” and guest hosts for Larry King, “PolitcKing.” Last spring, she co-hosted PBS’s “In Principle” where she interviewed former President George W. Bush (in Texas the morning after his mom passed away), Microsoft founder Bill Gates, HBO’s Bill Maher, former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld — among many other high profile notables. She has also interviewed Donald Trump *before* he became president. She has covered presid...
Harriet Tubman On The Twenty
May 29, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 125 MBErin Jackson can be seen nightly in many of New York City’s top comedy clubs. Erin made her late night debut on CONAN and her stand-up has been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Comedy Central and truTV. She co-hosted three seasons of “Exhale,” a panel talk series on the ASPiRE television network, and has appeared on MSNBC, NFL Network, truTV, VH-1, and TV Guide Network as a panelist on numerous sports and pop-culture shows. Fun fact: Her album Grudgery is on sale on all platforms! Gin...
It Takes A Village Of Comedians
May 22, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 138 MBCalise Hawkins is the new host of the popular HQ Trivia game and has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gotham Live, Stand Up in Stilettos, Nickmom Nite Out. She has written for MTV series Totally Clueless and Girl Code, Comedy Central’s @midnight, Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sense, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, was a cast member of Oxygen’s Funny Girls, and worked as a consultant on Aisha Tyler’s “Unapologetic”. Kyle Grooms is a comedian, actor, and writer. He has had his own Half-Ho...
Enissa Amani visit Friends Like Us
May 15, 2019 10:30 - 1 hour - 146 MBEnissa Amani is comedian from Germany, she is the first and only European woman with a Netflix Original Comedy Special. And also a half hour special on Netflix's "Comedians Of The World". But mostly, she wants everyone to know she is happy to be here. Calise Hawkins has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gotham Live, Stand Up in Stilettos, Nickmom Nite Out. She has written for MTV series Totally Clueless and Girl Code, Comedy Central’s @midnight, Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sense, Hood ...
Ms Pat Visits Friends Like Us
May 08, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBMs. Pat with a comedy career of over 13 years, this powerful woman brings an honest, in your face, and hilarious perspective to her shows. She has appeared on TV Guide Network’s “Standup in Stilettos”, and Nickelodeons “Mom’s Night Out”. She is a regular guest on the syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show, and appeared on Katt Williams DVD “Kattpacalypse”. She has become a Podcast celebrity with appearances on TalkinS hit with Eddie Ifft, WTF with Marc Maron, The Joe Rogan Experience, Ari Shafi...
Friends Like Us Live At Moontower Comedy Festival
May 01, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBNicole Byer is an actress, comedian and writer. She hosts the baking show Nailed It currently streaming on Netflix and has a sitcom loosely based on her life streaming on Facebook Watch called Loosely Exactly Nicole. She also hosts a podcast called Why Won't You Date Me. She recently starred on the short lived Fox sketch show Party Over Here. You've also seen her on MTV's Girl Code, 30 Rock, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, @Midnight, Adult Swim, Chelsea Latel...
Symbols of Faith
April 24, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBDr. Christina Greer is a writer and professor of political science at Fordham University Lincoln Center, and was the 2018 McSilver Institute Fellow at NYU. She is the author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream, and has been published in several print outlets and academic journals. She is the featured educator in six Ted-Ed lessons, one of which, “Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained,” has over two million views, as well as videos on Ida...
A House Divided
April 17, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 163 MBIrene Bremis features & headlines, nationwide. Her intrepidity leaves no stone unturned. Her unrestrained humor is a compilation of her Greek upbringing, satirizing topical, social & political issues, rants & intimate details about her personal life. She cohosts on Sirius w/ John Fugelsang, is a writer for Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack and hosts her own show “The Scuttlebutt,” which features emerging actors, comics & politicians. Sherrod Small is a comedian, writer, producer, actor, rad...
Outside The Artistic Box
April 10, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBAutumn Rowe is the LA-based, Bronx-born songwriter behind some of your favorite songs. She is a songwriter for Sony ATV and Stellar Songs. She was a featured voice coach on season 2 of the US X Factor, working alongside Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, and LA Reid. She also served as a coach on America's Got Talent for five years, during which she coached the 2016 winner Grace VanderWaal. She has written songs for Cher Lloyd, Leona Lewis, Dua Lipa, Jesse McCartney, Zendaya, and...
Cancel Culture Conundrum
April 03, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBMARIAM ARYAI RIVERA manages Art Start’s SONYC program at Nelson Residence in the Bronx, which offers academic enrichment and art workshops 5-days a week for middle school youth living at the shelter. As the onsite director she leads a team of interns, teaching artists, and the HYOP Associate Program Director. Rivera, a multi-media artist fluent in both English and Spanish, has been working with Art Start for over three years and comes from a long history of working as a community organizer a...
Luxury For The Rich
March 27, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBPat Brown has been seen on CBS’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Fuse’s Uproarious, Axis’s Gotham Live, NBC’s Comic’s Unleashed and BET‘s ComicView, TVOne’s made for TV movie-WHITE WATER, the independent film SOMEBODIES, and the web series UNREQUITED. Pat has won both the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and the She Devil Competition. She has been featured in Time Out Magazine, After-Ellen, Splitsider and Punchline Magazine. Her critically acclaimed album “The Pat Brown Sex-Tape” has been described...
Schemes & Scandals
March 20, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBParis Sashay is a comedienne, actor, writer and producer. Nothing can stop Paris’ ascension to stardom, unequivocally one of the funniest rising comediennes with highlight performances at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal as a 'New Face', BET 50 Central, and 'Unprotected Sets' on EPIX. Also, she has had performances at the Howard Theatre ,the Kennedy Center, Caroline’s on Broadway, and the Comedy Cellar. In 2016, Paris launched the #TeethAndTittiesCampaign raising awareness about violenc...
Humble Vandals and Pretty Politicians
March 13, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBMugga is an American actress and comedian who was born and raised in Brooklyn. She is known for her roles as Dolores in The First Purge and Reema Pell in Orange Is The New Black. Eman El-Husseini is a stand-up comedian and writer. She’s known for her appearances on CBC and CTV’s Just for Laughs, and for her Comedy Network stand-up special. She’s opened for Patton Oswalt, and her comedy album, “Unveiled”, was released in 2016. Her writing has been featured in Rover, The Beaverton, The Montr...
Self-Definition
March 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBNatalie Brasington is an advertising and entertainment portrait photographer, documentary film-maker and non-profit program developer based in New York City. In 2018 she found her production company, With & About projects (withandaboutprojects.com). Natalie discovered her passion for socially conscious storytelling while photographing and interviewing survivors of Hurricane Katrina during her time as a research assistant on a FEMA reform research project for NYU’s Silver School of Social Wo...
Magical and Millennials
February 27, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBCalise Hawkins has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gotham Live, Stand Up in Stilettos, Nickmom Nite Out. She has written for MTV series Totally Clueless and Girl Code, Comedy Central’s @midnight, Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sense, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, was a cast member of Oxygen’s Funny Girls, and worked as a consultant on Aisha Tyler’s “Unapologetic”. Regine Mont-Louis was born to Haitian parents in Texas and attended an International IB high school before moving to Londo...
Support Black Owned Businesses
February 20, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBKymme Williams with her husband Raymond Davis are proud owners of Bushwick Grind, a cafe in Brooklyn serving specialty coffee and teas as well as delicious breakfast, lunch and brunch. Health and wellness are extremely important to Kymme who ensures Team Bushwick Grind offers high quality ingredients and healthier food options in an area that is overly saturated with fast food restaurants. Kymme was selected for the Tory Burch \ Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Grant in which she’ll be gr...
What The Blackface!?
February 13, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBJudah Friedlander has made late night appearances on Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, He has appeared in over thirty films and countless television shows- he is well known for his role as Frank Rossitano on the NBC hit series 30 Rock. Judah earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination from the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards for his part in the Sundance Award-winning film American Splendor. Friedlander also appea...
Protest Matters
February 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBLimor Garfinkle is a commercial photographer in NYC who has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy today like Tracy Morgan, Jim Gaffigan, Lewis Black, and our host Marina Franklin! She started her career in advertising but after she was laid off from the ad agency she worked for during the recession she decided to make a career change and become a photographer. Limor started shooting environmental portraits of comedians at the end 2015 and in November of 2017, Carolines Comedy Club ...
The Definition of Self-Love
January 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBNitika Chopra Nitika Chopra is a woman on a mission to inspire radical self-love- in addition to being an entrepreneur, blogger, chronic illness advocate, and TV host. At 10 years old, she was diagnosed with psoriasis. At 19, she was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. For years after her diagnosis, she was unable to move without experiencing pain. Her diagnosis and its effects left her battling “pain, insecurity, confusion, and depression.” She has since made it a priority to “be more commi...
Amanda Seales and Roy Wood Jr visit Friends
January 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBAmanda Seales: The multi-hyphenate comedian/actress/producer is the creator of the digital game show Smart, Funny & Black, she stars as Tiffany on the HBO series Insecure, has a podcast called “Small Doses” and has a book coming out." On January 26th, her first hour-long comedy special on HBO I Be Knowin will make its debut. The former MTV VJ has a master’s in African-American studies from Columbia University, has guest-starred on black-ish — and written, produced and starred in two season...
The "No Apology Tour"
January 16, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBPat Brown: Seen on CBS’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Fuse’s Uproarious, Axis’s Gotham Live, NBC’s Comic’s Unleashed and BET‘s ComicView, TVOne’s made for TV movie-WHITE WATER, the independent film SOMEBODIES, and the web series UNREQUITED. Pat has won both the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and The She Devil Competition. She has been featured in Time Out Magazine, After-Ellen, Splitsider and Punchline Magazine. Her critically acclaimed album “The Pat Brown Sex-Tape” has been described as “pro...
Mute R Kelly
January 09, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBPat Brown: Has been seen on CBS’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Fuse’s Uproarious, Axis’s Gotham Live, NBC’s Comic’s Unleashed and BET‘s ComicView, TVOne’s made for TV movie-WHITE WATER, the independent film SOMEBODIES, and the web series UNREQUITED. Pat has won both the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and The She Devil Competition. She has been featured in Time Out Magazine, After-Ellen, Splitsider and Punchline Magazine. Her critically acclaimed album “The Pat Brown Sex-Tape” has been describe...
A Happy New Year With Friends
January 02, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour - 127 MBTerri Lynn Martin Spent 20+ years as a TV News/Entertainment Producer and Executive Producer before becoming a strength trainer and lifestyle/talent coach. She infused her hard-core show business career experience and discipline into her clients, many of who are television, film and stage talent. Teri Lynn is now her own boss, as an independent business owner and health fitness expert at Teri Lynn Life LLC. Fun Fact: Terri trains many of New York's on-air news and entertainment talent, com...
Happy Holidays and Fun Facts
December 26, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBSydnee Washington: is a New York born comedian who has appeared on TruTv, VH1, and YouTube videos for GQ, Cosmo, and Elite Daily. You can catch Sydnee on MTV's international show "Vidiots", her solo show called "Death of a Bottle Girl", or her podcast called "The UnOfficial Expert”, which she co-hosts with Marie Faustin. Fun fact: “Growing up with a backyard and a big wheel has made her more approachable than most New Yorkers.” Marie Faustin: is a comedian and actress who was named a “New ...
Living Our Best Life
December 19, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBVladimir Camaano is a Dominican-American comedian and actor from the Bronx. You may recognize him from his stand-up debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live or from his appearances on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Marvel’s Runaways, and NBC’s Superstore. You can soon catch him in the upcoming film Vampires Vs. The Bronx, produced by Lorne Michales. Subhah Agarwal is a comedian, actress, and writer. She is currently writing for The Jim Jeffries Show on Comedy Central and has additionally appeared on and written fo...
PC Culture Got Kevin Hart
December 12, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBGina Yashere is stand-up comedian from London. She has appeared on Live At the Apollo, Last Comic Standing (where she made the final ten!), The Tonight Show, and HBO's Crashing. Gina is the British correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and has voiced numerous characters such as Keisha from Bromwell High and Gravelle in Early Man. She has three stand-up specials out including Skinny B*tch on Showtime and most recently was in The Standups on Netflix and She has even been in a West-E...
Baby It's Bold Outside
December 05, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBCalise Hawkins has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gotham Live, Stand Up in Stilettos, Nickmom Nite Out. She has written for MTV series Totally Clueless and Girl Code, Comedy Central’s @midnight, Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sense, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, was a funny girl of Oxygen’s Funny Girls, and worked as a consultant on Aisha Tyler’s “Unapologetic”.Calise’s “Late Night Fight” Comedy Show has found a new home at Union Hall. The next show will be at 8pm on January 29th. Je...
An American Holiday
November 28, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBCalise Hawkins has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gotham Live, Stand Up in Stilettos, Nickmom Nite Out. She has written for MTV series Totally Clueless and Girl Code, Comedy Central’s @midnight, Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sense, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, was a cast member of Oxygen’s Funny Girls, and worked as a consultant on Aisha Tyler’s “Unapologetic”. Calise’s “Late Night Fight” comedy show has found a new home at Union Hall. The next show will be at 8pm on January 29th. ...
Thanksgiving With Friends
November 21, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBCalise Hawkins is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gotham Live, Stand Up in Stilettos, Nickmom Nite Out. She has written for MTV series Totally Clueless and Girl Code, Comedy Central’s @midnight, Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sense, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, was a cast member of Oxygen’s Funny Girls, and worked as a consultant on Aisha Tyler’s “Unapologetic”. Calise’s “Late Night Fight” Comedy Show has found a new home at Union Hall. The next s...
Art Star Mokshini visits Friends Like Us
November 14, 2018 13:30 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBMokshini Nadeesha Godamunne is a multi-disciplinary artist, with a professional focus on fashion illustration. Her creative output ranges from painting to storyboarding, concept sketching, editorial, and textile design. Originally from New Zealand, Mokshini now resides in New York. Her body of work has appealed to publications and brands such as Harper’s Bazaar, Huffington Post, Rizzoli’s, V Magazine, Ralph Lauren and J Crew. Mokshini’s direct and spontaneous approach to drawing has also gai...
Keith Robinson Visits Friends
November 07, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBKeith Robinson is the quintessential comedian's comedian, admired by his fellow artists. His commanding stage presence has gained him appearances on MTV, VH1, HBO's Def Comedy Jam, TBS's family and comedy series Are We There Yet. Keith's impressive record of accomplishments include his self-titled special on Comedy Central: Kevin Hart Presents Keith Robinson "Back of the Bus Funny", He was a stand out on shows like: Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The Wanda Sykes Show and writer for The Chapp...
Voting While Black
October 31, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBJanus Adams is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and scholar of women’s and African-American history. “historian, producer, and publisher, Janus Adams is the author of eleven books.” She is the host and co-executive producer of “The Janus Adams Show,” and former NPR correspondent. She is also the founder of BackPaxKids, a children’s publishing company. Her work has been featured in Essence and Ms. Magazines, The New York Times, Newsday, USA Today, and The Washington Post. Her column ran in ...
What The Humanity?
October 24, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBAngelo Lozada has been hailed as one of the top 50 Latino comics in the U.S.. His career has included stand-up, sketch comedy, writing, theater and film. His television stand-up credits include NBC’s Showtime at the Apollo, BET’s Comic View, SiTV’s Latino Laugh Festival, and most recently, Martin Lawrence Presents: First Amendment on the STARZ cable television network. Angelo was the warm up comedian for Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He also toured with Trevor across the ...
Follow Your Passion
October 17, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBSalone Monet Johnson is a New York City-based entrepreneur. Salone studied shoe making in Brooklyn where she made her first pair of nude heels. This then propelled into Pedestals NY, Salone’s clothing company specializing in nude heels for women of color. Each pair of Salone Monet heels is designed in New York and handcrafted in Italy. Fun Fact: After receiving a degree in Communications from American University in Washington, DC, Salone created digital content for the federal government and...
Live from Canada at Toronto's JFL42 Festival
October 10, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBMartha Chaves Nicaraguan born, Martha began her life in Canada as a refugee, but is now thriving in Canadian Show business. She’s a seasoned comedian with 20 years of experience and has performed at Just For Laughs multiple times, as well as all the other major comedy festivals in Canada. She also received 2018 Best Stand-up Comic in Canada at the the Canadian Comedy Awards. She's a regular on CBC Radio's LOL, part of the cast of Because News, and The Debaters. Entertained Canadian Prime Min...
Speaking Truth to Power Like... Kanye West?
October 03, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBCalise Hawkins is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gotham Live, Stand Up in Stilettos, Nickmom Nite Out. She has written for MTV series Totally Clueless and Girl Code, Comedy Central’s @midnight, Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sensse, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, and was a cast member of Oxygen’s Funny Girls. And recently worked as a consultant on Aisha Tyler’s “Unapologetic”. Agunda Okeyo is an activist, writer, producer, and filmmaker. Her wri...
A Woman's Facial Tic
September 26, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBSarah Cooper is a writer, comedian, speaker, and author of the bestselling book, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings. She built her comedy career in between working as a user experience designer for companies like Yahoo! and Google. She is the creator of satirical blog TheCooperReview.com, which has been viewed by millions around the world and featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Fast Company and countless others. She was named as one of the 20 Hottest Bay Area Innovators by 7×7 Magaz...