Episode 8: Young, Gifted, and Black — and Gay

Episode 8: Young, Gifted, and Black — and Gay

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Episode 10: Talking Race & Writing with Empire's Creator

Midway through its second season, Empire continues its reign, remaining one of the most-watched and talked about shows in recent memory. This week, the show's creator Danny Strong gives us a peek inside the royal Lyon family: revealing how he "discovered" the reason Lucious can't ...  Show more

Episode 9: All in the Black Family

The Sanfords. The Jeffersons. The Cosbys. The Winslows. The Banks's. And now the Lyons. In this special Thanksgiving episode, we talk about family: specifically, the evolution of the black family on television. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans tells us about his first encounter with th ...  Show more

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