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The Nod

Brittany's Choice: Sister, Sister

The Nod

Gimlet

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Arts

4.83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Producer Simone Polanen thought she knew her little sister well, until she discovered a major part of her sister’s identity that she knew nothing about. When Simone confronts her sister, the conversation gets heated. This month, we're sharing some of Brittany and Eric's most memorable episodes of The Nod so far. This week is Brittany's pick: "Sister, Sister". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From Gimlet Media, this is The Nod, a podcast about black culture from Blackness's biggest

0:15.5

fans.

0:16.5

I'm Brittany Loose.

0:17.5

And I'm Eric Gettings.

0:21.5

So last summer, we asked you, the listeners, to pick your favorite episodes of The Nod

0:26.8

series.

0:27.8

Well, this month, we thought we would turn the tables a little bit and share some of our

0:33.8

favorite episodes with all of you.

0:35.8

Yes.

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And today, we are sharing Brittany's choice.

0:38.8

So, Brittany, what was one of our most memorable episodes for you from our catalog so far?

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Well, one of my favorite episodes from last year is Sister, Sister.

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It's a story from producer Simone Polonin.

0:54.8

And I don't want to spoil the story for those of you who haven't heard it yet.

0:58.1

But I just think it's a really thoughtful exploration of family and identity.

1:03.8

And it all starts with one very surprising conversation between Simone and her sister.

1:10.2

So I'm so honored to have been able to work with Simone on this for months.

1:14.9

I think it turned out great.

1:15.9

I might be biased.

1:16.9

And I'm really happy to share it with you guys again.

1:19.4

And make sure to stick around after the credits because we have an update from Simone that

1:22.9

you won't want to miss.

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