Black Superheroes Deserve the Space to Make an Impact | Beyond the Scenes

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, News, Daily News

4.2 • 14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Superheroes inspire us and help us believe we can do all that we set our minds to. Black superhero stories, however, don’t always reach mainstream audiences, leaving young Black children few characters to identify with. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show writer, Ashton Womack, Daily Show senior producer, Aaron LaMarr Burleson, and contemporary artist, Hebru Brantley, to discuss how Black superhero stories have more capacity to bring authentic Black experiences to the big screen. Beyond the Scenes is a podcast from The Daily Show. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts, or watch at YouTube.com/TheDaily Show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, here's the addition listener.
0:06.8	It's Ryan Chan, correspondent for The Daily Show.
0:08.7	You're about to hear an episode of one of our original Daily Show podcasts, Beyond the
0:13.1	Scenes, hosted by Roy Wood, Jr.
0:16.0	It's the podcast where we dive deep into the segments and topics from a daily show with
0:19.6	the show's writers, producers, and experts.
0:22.6	This week, the show is nerding out about the world of black superheroes.
0:26.6	Daily Show writer, Ashton Wal-Meg, Daily Show Senior Producer, Aaron Lamar-Berlison,
0:30.9	and contemporary artist, Hebrew-Ranley.
0:32.8	Join Roy to discuss how black superheroes can bring more authentic black stories to the
0:38.1	big screen.
0:39.4	If you like the show, check out The Beyond the Scenes podcast, wherever you get your
0:42.8	podcasts.
0:43.8	Enjoy!
0:44.8	Welcome to Beyond the Scenes, The Daily Show podcast that goes deeper into topics and discussions
0:58.2	and segments that originally aired on The Daily Show.
1:01.8	Like, this is what you got to think of this podcast as.
1:04.2	This podcast is like, you know, you go to church.
1:06.4	You go to church, you can go to heaven.
1:08.4	This podcast is the little sandwich you get after church.
1:11.2	Like, you know, you go to church and you even praise the Lord.
1:13.9	And then down in the fellowship hall, they got them little finger sandwiches.
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