Lena Waithe on Staying True to Herself and What Inspires Her | The Dave Chang Show (Ep. 12)

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Lena Waithe on Staying True to Herself and What Inspires Her | The Dave Chang Show (Ep. 12)

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Chef and Momofuku founder Dave Chang sits down with Lena Waithe to discuss why she doesn't want people to strive to be "the next Lena Waithe" (1:35), where she gets her inspiration (21:01), and why she decided to write in a chef character in her show 'The Chi' (37:22).

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Jul 19, 2018

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