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  • AMA with Mike Jackson and Bresha Webb

    AMA with Mike Jackson and Bresha Webb
    2024/12/24
    This week on the podcast, Mike Jackson is joined by Bresha Webb for a special AMA! Bresha moderates questions for Mike submitted by listeners about his own career journey: how he got into the industry, what different producing roles mean, his biggest challenges and successes, his best advice for young people in the entertainment industry, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 分
  • Cory Hardrict: The Significance of His Film Brotherly Love & Speaking Dreams Into Existence

    Cory Hardrict: The Significance of His Film Brotherly Love & Speaking Dreams Into Existence
    2024/12/17
    This week on the podcast, Cory Hardrict joins Mike! He talks about growing up in Chicago, the impact of losing his mom during his formative years, moving to Inglewood with no money, working at Kmart even after booking iconic roles in Never Been Kissed and Crazy Beautiful, the grind of auditioning, the significance of the film Brotherly Love, producing under his banner Hardcor Films, and so much more! Follow Why Not Me podcast on Instagram and Youtube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 分
  • Kerry Washington: The Success of Scandal and Django Unchained & Living Up to Her Parents’ Prayers

    Kerry Washington: The Success of Scandal and Django Unchained & Living Up to Her Parents’ Prayers
    2024/12/10
    This week on the podcast, Kerry Washington joins Mike to talk all about her journey from growing up in the Bronx, to attending a private school and how that shaped her trajectory. She also talks about the impact of finding out her father was not her biological father, the fulfillment she found from playing characters like Olivia Pope in Scandal and Broomhilda von Shaft in Django Unchained, how public perception of her shifted after certain success, working with Reese Witherspoon on Little Fires Everywhere, what she hopes to pass on to her kids, and so much more! Follow Why Not Me podcast on Instagram and Youtube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 20 分
  • Stephen A. Smith: ESPN Success, Basketball Dreams, & The Value of Not Quitting on Yourself

    Stephen A. Smith: ESPN Success, Basketball Dreams, & The Value of Not Quitting on Yourself
    2024/12/03
    Stephen A. Smith is on the podcast this week talking all about the difficulty in navigating his complicated family dynamics growing up, what it was like losing a scholarship, his reaction when a mentor told him he was quitting on himself, the importance of learning the value of your word and not wasting someone’s time, working for ESPN, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 14 分
  • Yara Shahidi: Black-ish, Harvard, and The Optimist Project

    Yara Shahidi: Black-ish, Harvard, and The Optimist Project
    2024/11/26
    Yara Shahidi joins the podcast this week and shares all about her journey from growing up in Minnesota to attending Harvard—a dream she never initially envisioned. She reflects on the life-changing experience of starring in Black-ish, the profound impact the show had on society, and her passion for driving change in her community and beyond. Yara also discusses the lasting influence of Prince on her life, the unwavering support of her family, and the lessons she's learned along the way. Plus, she chats about her new podcast “The Optimist Project." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 分
  • Leslie Odom Jr.: How Hamilton Changed His Life, Respecting His Artistry, and being a Multi-Hyphenate

    Leslie Odom Jr.: How Hamilton Changed His Life, Respecting His Artistry, and being a Multi-Hyphenate
    2024/11/19
    Leslie Odom Jr. joins the podcast this week! He talks all about how he was only 17 when he was offered a professional job on Broadway, moving from NYC to LA, working with legends like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kingsley Ben-Adir, what success for his children looks like for him today, how Hamilton shaped not only his career but him as a person, memories from One Night in Miami, his passion for music and writing, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 3 分
  • Aldis Hodge: Friday Night Lights, Working with Kevin Bacon and The Rock, and The Joy of Being a Parent

    Aldis Hodge: Friday Night Lights, Working with Kevin Bacon and The Rock, and The Joy of Being a Parent
    2024/11/12
    This week on the podcast, the talented Aldis Hodge joins us! He talks about what it was like being raised in New York, the support he always got from his mother, starting in the industry at a young age alongside his brother, being proud of his identity, how actors like The Rock and Kevin Bacon shaped him, his time working on Friday Night Lights, his entrepreneurial spirit, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 分
  • La La Anthony: The Love Playbook, MTV Fame, and Uplifting Young Men at Rikers Island

    La La Anthony: The Love Playbook, MTV Fame, and Uplifting Young Men at Rikers Island
    2024/11/05
    La La Anthony joins the podcast this week! She talks all about her journey from radio to film and TV, being told she was at the peak of her career as a young adult working for MTV, her favorite character she’s ever played, her book and soon to be TV series, The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness, what makes her feel wealthy (and it’s not money!), her non-profit organization ThreeSixty’s work rehabilitating young men who are incarcerated at Rikers Island, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 分