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WOCU Podcast

WOCU Podcast

By: Women Of Color Unite
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 The Women of Color Unite Podcast: How Hollywood Works… Or Doesn't hosted by Cheryl L. Bedford and Nicci Freeman, pulls back the velvet curtain on the entertainment industry: the wins, the wild stories, and the “you can’t make this up” moments that define life behind the scenes. The show brings you real talk from people who live it, love it, and occasionally have to fight it. Each episode dives into creativity, career chaos, and those rare moments when visibility, innovation, and access actually align.Women Of Color Unite Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • How Hollywood Works... or Doesn't with Whitney Davis

    How Hollywood Works... or Doesn't with Whitney Davis
    Mar 5 2026

    Joining us today is industry whistleblower Whitney Davis.


    Article:‘CBS Has a White Problem’


    The Women of Color Unite Podcast is produced by Nwabata Nnani and edited by Lauren Bonett. It’s hosted by Cheryl L. Bedford and Nicci Freeman.



    ⁠The transcript for this episode will be available the day following the airdate.⁠



    If you want to submit responses to any of our episodes - either written or a voice note - you can send them to ⁠⁠⁠podcast@wocunite.com⁠⁠⁠.



    Find out more about Women of Color Unite: ⁠⁠⁠https://wocunite.org⁠⁠⁠



    Donate to Women of Color Unite: ⁠⁠⁠https://wocunite.org/donate⁠⁠⁠



    Music by Oh Yeah featuring Nyuta



    Follow us on social media: @wocupodcast, @wocuniteorg @gypsycarpetbagger and @Cheryl_CLBP.
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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • How Hollywood Works... or Doesn't with Courtney M. Franklin, Gail Shand, Austin Davoren & Scott Sudduth

    How Hollywood Works... or Doesn't with Courtney M. Franklin, Gail Shand, Austin Davoren & Scott Sudduth
    Feb 19 2026

    Film productions are massive machines with one million moving parts all kept organized by the 1st AD (First Assistant Director) .

    Today we are joined by four 1st ADs who have coordinated sets ranging from small commercial shoots to multi-million dollar productions.



    The Women of Color Unite Podcast is produced by Nwabata Nnani and edited by Lauren Bonett. It’s hosted by Cheryl L. Bedford and Nicci Freeman.


    ⁠The transcript for this episode will be available the day following the airdate.⁠


    If you want to submit responses to any of our episodes - either written or a voice note - you can send them to ⁠⁠⁠podcast@wocunite.com⁠⁠⁠.


    Find out more about Women of Color Unite: ⁠⁠⁠https://wocunite.org⁠⁠⁠


    Donate to Women of Color Unite: ⁠⁠⁠https://wocunite.org/donate⁠⁠⁠


    Music by Oh Yeah featuring Nyuta


    Follow us on social media: @wocupodcast, @wocuniteorg @gypsycarpetbagger and @Cheryl_CLBP.
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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • How Hollywood Works... or Doesn't with Ben Watkins

    How Hollywood Works... or Doesn't with Ben Watkins
    Feb 5 2026

    Today's episode will be helmed by award-winning journalist Mary C. Curtis as she interviews Ben Watkins, the creator and showrunner of the crime thriller 'Cross', starring Aldis Hodge. Season 2 of 'Cross' premieres on February 11th on Prime Video.


    Links:

    - Mary C. Curtis' Instagram

    - Ben Watkins' Instagram

    - Blue Monday Productions Instagram

    - Prime Video Instagram



    The Women of Color Unite Podcast is produced by Nwabata Nnani and edited by Lauren Bonett. It’s hosted by Cheryl L. Bedford and Nicci Freeman.


    ⁠The transcript for this episode will be available the day following the airdate.⁠


    If you want to submit responses to any of our episodes - either written or a voice note - you can send them to ⁠⁠⁠podcast@wocunite.com⁠⁠⁠.


    Find out more about Women of Color Unite: ⁠⁠⁠https://wocunite.org⁠⁠⁠


    Donate to Women of Color Unite: ⁠⁠⁠https://wocunite.org/donate⁠⁠⁠


    Music by Oh Yeah featuring Nyuta


    Follow us on social media: @wocupodcast, @wocuniteorg @gypsycarpetbagger and @Cheryl_CLBP.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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