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W. Kamau Bell: How Do We Talk About Cosby?
W. Kamau Bell: How Do We Talk About Cosby?
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Comedian and documentary host W. Kamau Bell has built a career out of having difficult conversations. Today, he returns to the show with his latest project, the four-part docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby.
We begin with Kamau's reluctance to talk about Bill Cosby (7:35), whose legacy became something he decided to publicly grapple with (8:30) and examine chronologically through this piece (10:17). Kamau speaks on his approach to the series (13:10), the integral women who helped create it (14:40), and a formative United Shades of America moment that transformed the way he encounters and tells painful stories (16:24).
On the back half, we unpack Cosby’s impact on Black history and representation (24:00), how he changed the stunt industry (27:53), a philosophy on truth that became embedded in the documentary (34:38), and how the project permanently altered Kamau’s course (35:04).
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We begin with Kamau's reluctance to talk about Bill Cosby (7:35), whose legacy became something he decided to publicly grapple with (8:30) and examine chronologically through this piece (10:17). Kamau speaks on his approach to the series (13:10), the integral women who helped create it (14:40), and a formative United Shades of America moment that transformed the way he encounters and tells painful stories (16:24).
On the back half, we unpack Cosby’s impact on Black history and representation (24:00), how he changed the stunt industry (27:53), a philosophy on truth that became embedded in the documentary (34:38), and how the project permanently altered Kamau’s course (35:04).
Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Released:
Feb 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 2 - W. Kamau Bell: Sam sits down with comedian W. Kamau Bell to talk about his new CNN series, "United Shades of America," his upcoming Showtime stand-up special, being a person of color in show business, and having sex to Radiohead. See acast.co... by Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso