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I believe every person has value. Behind every headline, hustle, hard-earned moment, and family tales there’s a story worth sharing. That’s why I built Beyond the Mic. I talk with artists, athletes, authors, icons and people you need to know. I don’t do puff pieces.
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Ali Siddiq Explains Why Custom Fit Tour Isn't About Clothes (opens the original)
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"I have no need for a bell-bottom, double-breasted yellow suit at this point." - Ali Siddiq Welcome Ali Siddiq We’re joined on the Starline by a comedian who turned down Netflix, bet on himself, and just won the first NAACP Image Award ever given to an independently released special. His special My Father is streaming now. We welcome Ali Siddiq. Ali, let’s go Beyond the Mic You've put out more than fifteen specials, and My Father only came out this year. Why did that one take this long to be rea
James Paxton on Finally Sharing a Screen With Malcolm McDowell (opens the original)
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"The cool thing about this story is they both teach each other something throughout the film... That's one of my favorite elements of the film, book smart versus street smart." - James Paxton Welcome James Paxton: We're joined on the Starline by an actor and musician who's built his own lane in Hollywood. He's trading gunslinger banter with Malcolm McDowell in “Last Train to Fortune”. We welcome James Paxton. It’s been a big week for you... James, let's go Beyond the Mic. More than 10 years ago,
Eriq La Salle on Writing Solomon, and Finding His Own Compassion in a Killer (opens the original)
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"Solomon, I always envisioned him as the African version of Luca Brasi from The Godfather." , Eriq La Salle Welcome Eriq La Salle: We're joined on the Starline by the actor and director who spent nine seasons on ER, directing your favorite shows and just published his most personal thriller yet, “Laws of Solomon”. We welcome Eriq La Salle. Eriq, let's go Beyond the Mic. As an author, it's your job to get the reader invested in the main character's journey. Why is Solomon's road to peace necessar
The Attic Artifact That Led Katie Sanders to Her Grandfather's Rescuer (opens the original)
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"...(Ortiz) never went back to Centron", Katie Sanders Welcome Nick Reynolds and Katie Sanders We’re joined on the Starline by a journalist, who chased a 1949 recording to the Marine who saved her grandfather in Nazi-occupied France, and a historian, who kept that Marine's photo on his CIA desk for years. o-authors of “Ortiz's War: The Allies' Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France”. We welcome Katie Sanders and Nick Reynolds. Friends, let’s go Beyond the Mic. Katie, you found a scratchy old
Joe Amodei on "Cold War in Philly: Flyers vs. Russia 1976" (opens the original)
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"I made a decision very early on to just let the Flyers tell the story." Welcome Joe Amodei We're joined on the Starline by a guy who's spent forty years deciding which movies get made and how they get sold and never once his own. That changes now. "Cold War in Philly: Flyers vs. Russia 1976" is his first film in the director's chair, and it's out now. We welcome Joe Amodei. Joe, let’s go Beyond the Mic. Every one of these players is going to be gone within a generation or two, and this film is
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