Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

Larry is joined by Washington Post journalist Craig Whitlock to talk about his new book ‘The Afghanistan Papers’ which details America’s long, un-winnable war in Afghanistan and how the public was deceived.Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Craig WhitlockProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Larry weighs in on pandemic fatigue, his issue with voter ID laws being called racist, and the Texas abortion ban (01:00). Later, Ken Burns joins Larry to discuss his latest documentary, ‘Muhammad Ali’ (25:00). They talk about the making of the documentary, Ali’s relationship with the Nation of Islam, and much more.Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Ken BurnsProducer: Kaya McMulllenProduction Assistant: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Larry weighs in on the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and more to open the show (01:00). Later, he is joined by creator of the Me Too Movement Tarana Burke to discuss her new book ‘Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement,’ as well as the difference between self esteem and self worth, and much more (20:00).Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Tarana BurkeProducer: Kaya McMullenProduction Assistant: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Larry is joined by the LA Times Sports and Culture columnist LZ Granderson to talk about becoming comfortable with his identity as a Black gay man (8:26), NFL player Carl Nassib coming out as gay and the other progress the sports world is making to be more inclusive (47:24), and how he feels about athlete activism (1:07:29).Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: LZ GrandersonProducer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Larry weighs in on Richard Branson’s space trip and the return of mask mandates (01:00). Later, Larry is joined by writer Michael Pollan to discuss his latest book ‘This Is Your on Mind on Plants,’ the effects of Opiates on the body, and much more (10:00)Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Michael PollanProducer: Kaya McMullenProduction Assistant: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Larry opens the show by weighing in on critical race theory (1:00). Later, he is joined by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times bestselling author and host of the podcast ‘Be Antiracist,’ to discuss the mission of his relatively new podcast (17:00) as well as what it means to be antiracist. Later, Dr. Kendi briefly dives deeper into critical race theory with Larry (49:00).Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Dr. Ibram X. KendiProducer: Kaya McMullenProduction Assistant: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Larry weighs in on Bill Cosby’s release from prison to open the show (01:00). Later, Larry is joined by comedian and author Wayne Federman to discuss his new book ‘The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chapelle’ (10:00). Later they look at the vaudeville era of comedy (29:00), how technological advancements such as the microphone changed comedy (34:00), and the impact of cancel culture on comedy today (1:20:00).Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Wayne Federman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Larry weighs in on Juneteenth becoming a holiday, the Catholic church’s potential communion ban on President Biden for his abortion stance, and the “heartbeat bill” (01:30). Later, Larry is joined by comedian and writer Sam Jay to discuss working on her show ‘PAUSE with Sam Jay,’ the difference between writing for ‘Saturday Night Live’ vs. her own show, and much more (24:00)Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Sam JayProducer: Kaya McMullenProduction Assistant: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Larry weighs in on how the privilege of being from the United States has contributed to the country’s lack of interest in getting vaccinated (0:43). Larry is joined by Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt to discuss her latest work in the series ‘Blindspotting' (13:00). They also discuss a rejected ‘Twister’ reboot, her acting career, and much more.Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Helen HuntProducers: Kaya McMullen and Bobby WagnerProduction Assistant: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To open the show, Larry again weighs in on alien conspiracies, as well as Tucker Carlson’s quote on COVID-19 vaccinations being the “medical Jim Crow" (1:00) Then, Larry is joined by Emmy Award-winning comedian Wanda Sykes to discuss working on her new Netflix show ‘The Upshaws’ during the pandemic (13:00). They also talk about Sykes transitioning from a NSA agent to stand-up comedian, and possible government cover ups (31:00). Later, they look back at their times performing at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner during the Obama years (44:00).Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Wanda SykesProducer: Kaya McMullenProduction Assistant: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices