Exploring the family heritage and upbringing of the speakers in rural East Texas, reflecting on ancestral resilience and the impact on personal identity. The discussion transitions to their artistic journeys and how their roots influence their creative endeavors.
I’m talking with Attica and Tembi Locke, writers, showrunners, executive producers, and the creative sister duo behind the Netflix series From Scratch, based on Tembi’s 2019 memoir of the same name, about love, Sicily, and finding home. We started talking about the series and their story, and then we really went everywhere from there — this turned into a full-blown LIFE conversation. Which, if you’ve seen the series, will not surprise you at all.
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