• And Then Some (w/ Sherrilyn Ifill)
    Jun 7 2022

    Sherrilyn Ifill still believes in the future. The famed civil rights attorney reflects on her time with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LCD) fighting against systemic racism in the courts. And she also has thoughts about the legitimacy crisis of the Supreme Court.

     

    Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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    31 mins
  • The Gas Leak (w/ June Diane Raphael)
    May 31 2022

    June Diane Raphael on the psychological challenge of being a woman on TV and film sets, and why she’s leery of being “the good girl.” The comedian/actor/screenwriter/podcaster also talks about everything from menstrual moods to career ambitions. Plus, Roxane recounts the plot of one of her favorite bad movies.

     

    Mentions:

    • “Oh God, A Show About Abortion” https://www.ohgodshow.com/
    • “Battleship” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/
    • “How Did This Get Made” podcast https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/
    • ” The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael" https://www.earwolf.com/show/the-deep-dive-with-jessica-st-clair-and-june-diane-raphael/

     

    Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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    42 mins
  • Romancing the Podcast (w/ Debbie Millman)
    May 24 2022

    Designer and podcaster Debbie Millman on creativity, vanity projects, and how to inspire people to change. Also, she is Roxane’s wife, and Roxane tells us how they met and fell in love.

    Mentions:

    • Marcy Dermansky’s novel “Hurricane Girl” http://www.marcydermansky.com/hurricane-girl-book
    • C.J.Hauser’s book of essays “The Crane Wife” https://cjhauser.com/
    • “The Crane Wife” essay in Paris Review https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07/16/the-crane-wife/
    • “Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People” https://www.whydesignmatters.online/
    • Design Matters Podcast

     

    Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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    34 mins
  • Tap Dancing on Thin Ice (w/ Imani Barbarin)
    May 17 2022

    Imani Barbarin uses humor and truth to bring attention to the increasingly dire plight of disabled people in America. The pandemic has revealed a broken system that keeps the disabled in poverty. She talks about how she personally deals with the injustice, and what might be done to improve things. Also, what makes a joke a good joke for the disabled?

     

    Mentions:

    ●     Imani Barbarin’s Tik Tok feed: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/imani-barbarin?lang=en

    Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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    36 mins
  • F**k You, I'll Put You on My Fridge (w/ Cameron Esposito)
    May 10 2022

    Actor, comedian and memorist Cameron Esposito is practicing vulnerability. Here she talks to Roxane about their gender-fluidity, about why performing feels normal for them, and about why it’s important not to be funny all the time.

     

    Mentions:

    ●     Take My Wife on Starz https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/38334/episodes?season=1

    ●     Save Yourself https://www.esowonbookstore.com/book/9781538701362

    ●     A Million Little Things https://abc.com/shows/a-million-little-things

    ●     Rape Jokes https://www.cameronesposito.com/rape-jokes/

    ●     We Bare Bears: The Movie https://www.amazon.com/We-Bare-Bears-Eric-Edelstein/dp/B089DNJCFC

    ●     QUEERY https://www.cameronesposito.com/category/podcasts/

     

    Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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    39 mins
  • Smallest Footprint, Biggest Room (w/ Genesis Tramaine)
    May 3 2022

    Devotional artist Genesis Tramaine is painting some of the most striking portraits of our time. She talks to Roxane about her process and her practice, and how her faith informs it all. Also, Roxane reflects on her own religious upbringing.

    Mentions:

    ●     Recent Gallery Show https://www.alminerech.com/artists/5928-genesis-tramaine

    ●     Genesis Tramaine’s Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/genesistramaine

    Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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    30 mins
  • Redefining the Rules (w/ Numa Perrier)
    Apr 26 2022

    Actor, producer and director Numa Perrier is making space for herself. Her autobiographical film “Jezebel,” about a young woman grieving for her mother while working as a cam girl in Las Vegas, breaks new ground in independent cinema for its complex candor. Roxane talks to her about how a girl from a Washington state farm ended up making TV and movies. Plus, Roxane on the hell that is contemporary air travel.

    Mentions:

    The Monet-Rothko Exhibit in France https://www.giverny-lareserve.com/en/monet-rothko-exhibition-at-the-musee-des-impressionismes-de-giverny/

    “Jezebel” on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81235729

    App for Black and Sexy TV https://apps.apple.com/us/app/black-sexy-tv/id1050795028

     

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    40 mins
  • A Moving Target (w/ Margo Jefferson)
    Apr 19 2022

    Cultural critic Margo Jefferson deconstructs her nervous system… or at least explains to Roxane how the culture, not just family, has made her who she is. She talks about her new memoir, which situates cultural criticism alongside personal memories. Also, Roxane reflects on what memoirists reveal, and don’t reveal, to their readers.

    Mentions:

    ●     C.J. Hauser’s essay “The Crane Wife” https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07/16/the-crane-wife/

    ●     C.J. Hauser’s memoir “The Crane Wife” https://bookshop.org/books/the-crane-wife-a-memoir-in-essays/9780385547079

    ●     Margo Jefferson’s “Negroland” https://bookshop.org/books/negroland-a-memoir/9780307473431

    ●     Margo Jefferson’s “Constructing a Nervous System” https://bookshop.org/books/constructing-a-nervous-system-a-memoir/9781524748173

     

    Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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    39 mins