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John David Washington of "BlacKkKlansman" and "Ballers"

John David Washington of "BlacKkKlansman" and "Ballers"

FromBullseye with Jesse Thorn


John David Washington of "BlacKkKlansman" and "Ballers"

FromBullseye with Jesse Thorn

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Jesse talks with John David Washington, star of the critically acclaimed film BlacKkKlansman, directed by Spike Lee. Before John David Washington was an actor, he was lacing up the pads every week for a career in professional football. He traveled the globe from Sacramento to Dusseldorf, Germany trying to make it work. It seems fitting, then, that when he took up acting, his breakthrough role was the portrayal of an NFL player on HBO's "Ballers." He joins us to chat about his role in BlacKkKlansman: a compelling and complex look at the life of the first black police officer and detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department, and his undercover journey to expose David Duke and the KKK.
Released:
Feb 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (15)

Bullseye from NPR is your curated guide to culture. Jesse Thorn hosts in-depth interviews with brilliant creators, culture picks from our favorite critics and irreverent original comedy. Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeney's, which called it "the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world." (Formerly known as The Sound of Young America.)