‘2 Dope Queens’ Host Phoebe Robinson On Why You Can't Touch Her Hair

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4.6 • 924 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2016

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comic, the author of You Can’t Touch My Hair and host of two podcasts: 2 Dope Queens and Sooo Many White Guys. She talks about why people online flipped out about the title of ‘Sooo Many White Guys’ and how being a black feminist can be a full time job.

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0:00.0	I'm Natalie Moore. I fell in love with soap operas when I was just five years old, and I still
0:06.1	watch them. Their television's longest scripted series and have zero reruns. Now let me tell you,
0:12.7	soap operas aren't just some silly art form. They are significant. In this season of making,
0:18.0	Stories Without End from WBEZ Chicago.
0:25.7	Join me as I share how the genre began, their social impact, and why these stories endure.
0:28.3	Listen wherever you get your podcast.
0:33.7	I was thinking about who I want to replace you as co-host when you're in Hawaii.
0:35.7	Oh, wow.
0:38.9	I thought we would just do it ahead of time.
0:40.7	Oh, I was thinking I would just replace you.
0:43.5	I find a problematic how excited you are.
0:45.8	Like, you are saying those words with relish.
0:50.3	From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette.
0:51.2	I'm Tricia Bobita.
0:52.4	And I'm Greta Johnson. This week we're talking with Phoebe Robinson. Phoebe is taking over the world and I am fine with it. Yeah, she is excellent.
0:58.6	Yeah, this is going to be a good world that Phoebe runs for sure. And the way you take over the
1:02.2	world is by writing books and also having as many podcasts as possible. All of the podcast.
1:07.4	Phoebe has two at WNYC. One is with Jessica Williams from The Daily Show.
1:11.8	That's called Two Dope Queens.
1:15.2	If you haven't listened to it, you must.
1:17.0	It's recorded as a part of a live comedy experience.
1:20.0	So it's like you're at the comedy show with them.
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