Checking In w/ Markuann Smith
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2021
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Michelle and Markuann will have you revisiting old ideas as they discuss passion versus pension, embracing your journey and remaining patient as your dreams come to fruition. Markuann shares the story behind the development of hit tv series, Godfather of Harlem. CHECK IN to this episode if you need some encouragement to keep pushing towards your goals.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome to checking in with Michelle Williams, a production of IHeart Radio and The Black Effect. |
| 0:24.2 | Hey, it's Michelle Williams. |
| 0:30.6 | Listen, have you been pursuing your dreams maybe for about the last year or so, maybe even five years? |
| 0:33.1 | And you feel like maybe you want to give up. |
| 0:38.7 | I want you to stay tuned for my next guest, as he may inspire you not to give up just yet. |
| 0:42.3 | Coming up next, here on checking in with Michelle Williams. Thank you all so much for tuning in to another week's episode of checking in with Michelle Williams. |
| 1:12.6 | I'm really delighted about today's guest because, first of all, I want to say my father would be so proud that I am interviewing Mark Juan Smith, creator, executive producer, and he's an actor in one of the most talked about |
| 1:32.8 | series right now, Godfather of Harlem. I already said his name a few seconds ago. Y'all, please, |
| 1:40.5 | please welcome Marquan Smith to checking in. |
| 1:45.4 | Thank you, Michelle, for having me checking it. |
| 1:48.2 | Come on, it's time to check in. |
| 1:50.6 | How you've been doing the past year? |
| 1:53.2 | I'm good. |
| 1:53.7 | I mean, due to COVID and everything that's happening in the world, |
| 1:57.4 | we were fortunate enough to pull off Godfather Holland for season two. |
| 2:02.2 | We were supposed to actually start shooting April and, you know, COVID hit. |
| 2:06.8 | And they pushed this back to November. |
| 2:10.0 | So it was a real tough thing. |
| 2:12.7 | I think I went through like 57 COVID test because that's like three days |
| 2:18.2 | a week. So Monday, Wednesday |
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