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Lin-Manuel Miranda Daydreams, and His Dad Gets Things Done

WorkLife with Adam Grant

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In the Heights - A Film Review

The film adaptation of in the heights just launched, and it took me on a roller coaster of emotions from joy to sorrow. After we recorded this conversation, afro latin x critics raised concerns about their under representation in lead rolls. In the heights co written with kiara alagrea hudes, tells the story of a bodega owner in the washington heights neighborhood of manhattan who dreams of a better life. Len manoel responded to these concerns on twitter, saying, i started writing in the heights because i didn't feel seen. And over the past 20 years, all i wanted was for us, all of us, to feel seen.

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