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Billy Porter (Actor)
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Billy Porter has been blazing trails his entire career — from his Tony Award-winning performance in “Kinky Boots” to his starring role in FX’s “Pose” and his daring, gender-bending red carpet fashion. In the season two finale, Isha and Billy talk about his journey from the church choir to the heights of television and Broadway success. Billy opens up about the homophobia he experienced in his church community and the indignities he experienced early in his theater career as a gay Black man. Billy also talks about his decision to reveal his HIV diagnosis after years of keeping it a secret from the public. And, of course, he and Isha talk politics — from Billy’s anger about current threats to LBTQ+ civil rights to how we can remain hopeful for the future. Read Billy’s memoir: Unprotected: A Memoir a book by Billy Porter Follow Isha Sesay on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Wonder Media NetworkWebsiteInstagramTwitter
Released:
Dec 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (20)
Amanda Seales (Comedian/Smart Funny & Black Productions): In this debut episode, Isha is joined by comedian and founder of Smart Funny & Black Productions, Amanda Seales. Amanda is as outspoken as they come and she has used her art and the power of humor to speak on the issues closest to her heart. Isha and Amanda bond over their love of language, how necessary it is to create boundaries when doing work that is so closely tied to your soul, and the importance of finding your passion. Plus Amanda lets us in on her exact accidental activist moment that might surprise you! by The Accidental Activist