"I had like a three-hour dinner with Quincy Jones in Havana at my lowest point I'm making like no money," she said. "He discovered Oprah Winfrey will Smith Ray Charles so I was like you know what am I gonna do now I reach out now to him" She says he gave her his card and encouraged her to get into podcasting. 'It wasn't that easy but was a couple meetings finally got into a great got to'
Today, we dig into the fascinating life of someone Malcolm knows very well: fellow Pushkin host Justin Richmond. Malcolm and Justin talk about being the product of biracial marriages, surviving racist bullies, and Justin's chance dinner with a megastar that changed his life.
Justin created his newest show, Started from the Bottom, to talk with successful people who grew up as outsiders about how they made it against the odds. Origin stories of mostly men and women of color and brilliant people who others counted out. How they climbed their way up the ladder, and the obstacles they overcame along the way.
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