As a child, comedian and impressionist Jay Pharoah struggled with bullying and feelings of alienation. He describes how his father encouraged him to perform his funny, and accurate, celebrity impersonations in public.
Up Next in Monologue: Season 3
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Episode 2 – Krista Tippett: Belief Is...
If you are among the millions of listeners of Krista Tippett’s public-radio show On Being— you may be surprised to hear she’s not big on the word “belief.” Tippett talks about why she longs for a definition of faith that isn’t quite so “neck up.”
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Episode 9 – Mark Bittman
Food writer and journalist Mark Bittman talks about how parents can break their children free of the marketing culture that encourages them to value ‘junk food’ over real, quality meals. What is ‘good food’?
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Episode 3 – Dani McClain: The Politic...
Dani McClain’s new book, ‘We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood,’ is informed not only by the journalist’s years of reporting on race and reproductive health but by her own experiences raising her young child.
