
Slate Race and Identity
The Slate Race and Identity feed features new episodes from a variety of shows in the Slate podcast network. From One Year, to What Next, to A Word...With Jason Johnson and more, you’ll get informative and thoughtful reporting and analysis on the many ways race and identity shape the world around us.
Latest episodes

Jul 14, 2017 • 55min
#51: Hawaii Five-0 Controversy and The Big Sick
Aisha Harris talks Kumail Nanjiani’s romantic comedy, The Big Sick with Ahmed Akbar, host of BuzzFeed’s podcast, See Something Say Something. And Vulture writer, Alex Jung comes on to discusses the reports of unequal pay on Hawaii Five-0.For links on what we discuss check out our show page.Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 7, 2017 • 1h
#50: “One Day at a Time” Showrunner Gloria Calderon Kellett
Aisha Harris talks to Gloria Calderon Kellett, the showrunner for One Day at a Time, about how the show pulls from her personal life and Latinx representation on screen. And in our Pre-Woke Watching segment, Panoply producer Renee Richardson reflects on some problematic aspects of Sex and the City.For links on what we discuss check out our show page.Represent Live at the Speak Up, Rise Up FestivalWHEN: August 16th at 7:30 pmWHERE: Connelly Theater in NYCFor more information and tickets visit slate.com/liveTell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 2017 • 59min
#49: Indie Filmmaker Nefertite Nguvu
Aisha Harris talks to up-and-coming filmmaker Nefertite Nguvu, about her film, In the Morning, on the love life and friendships of a group of black professional Brooklynites. And writer Corey Atad joins us to discuss Sofia Coppola’s latest film, The Beguiled.For links on what we discuss check out our show page.Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 29, 2017 • 55min
The Represent Rose: Part 2
The Bachelorette recap (episode 4-6) with Slate producer Veralyn Williams and Doctor Robin M. Boylorn, Associate Professor at The University of Alabama and member of the Crunk Feminist Collective.For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 2017 • 49min
#48: "GLOW" Star Betty Gilpin
Aisha Harris talks to Betty Gilpin about starring in the new Netflix comedy GLOW, being typecast in Hollywood, and finding empowerment through wrestling. And in our Pre-Woke Watching segment, Slate’s science editor Susan Matthews reflects upon a show that was integral to her adolescence and young adulthood: Gilmore Girls.For links on what we discuss check out our show page.Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 2017 • 6min
More from Brown Girls creators Fatimah & Sam Bailey
Represent is talking a break this week, but we are also celebrating Brown Girls creators Fatimah Asghar and Sam Bailey development deal with HBO! Read all about it here. Check out our conversation with Fatimah and Sam on episode 40. And here's a clip from that conversation that didn’t made that episode.Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction: Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 13, 2017 • 46min
The Represent Rose: Part 1
The Bachelorette recap (episode 1-3) with Slate producer Veralyn Williams and Doctor Robin M. Boylorn, Associate Professor at The University of Alabama and member of the Crunk Feminist Collective.For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 9, 2017 • 58min
#47: "Everything, Everything" Director Stella Meghie
Aisha Harris talks to Stella Meghie, the director behind the Amandla Stenberg–starred big screen adaptation of YA best-seller, Everything, Everything. But first, the Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg joins us to discuss what Wonder Woman's super box-office performance means for the future.For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction: Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 2, 2017 • 51min
#46: "Band Aid" Director and Star Zoe Lister-Jones
On this episode of Represent, Aisha Harris talks to Zoe Lister-Jones about writing, directing, and starring in her new indie comedy Band Aid. But first, Slate producer Veralyn Williams makes a compelling case for why the recently canceled Sense8 deserved another season.For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction: Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 2017 • 49min
#45: The First Black Bachelorette
Aisha Harris, Andrea Silenzi (Why Oh Why, Host), and Kara Brown (Jezebel’s Senior Writer) talk ABC’s “historic” move to make Rachel Lindsay the first black Bachelorette. And on our Recognize segment, Slate’s editorial assistant and Represent’s social media guru, Marissa Martinelli shares what she loves about Crazy Ex Girlfriend.For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/representEmail: represent@slate.comFacebook: Slate RepresentTwitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyleProduction by Veralyn WilliamsSocial media: Marissa Martinelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices