‘Coming to America’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Wesley Morris

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4.6 • 13.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2021

⏱️ 114 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Van Lathan are joined by the New York Times’ Wesley Morris to pick up a shift at McDowell’s and revisit the 1988 classic ‘Coming to America’ starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, and John Amos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey now, welcome to our Black Girl songbook.
0:03.9	This is the show where we celebrate Black women in music
0:06.5	and the moments that make them.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Danielle Smedt.
0:09.7	I was at Bi for a good long time
0:12.2	and now I'm collaborating with the ringer and Spotify
0:15.4	to bring you stories about the Black women
0:17.6	who create the music that we live for.
0:20.2	You will hear in full the songs behind those stories.
0:24.0	New episodes of Black Girl songbook
0:25.8	drop every Thursday.
0:27.3	And listen exclusively on Spotify.
0:31.9	We're also brought to you by TheRinger.com
0:33.9	and the Ringer podcast network.
0:38.8	Coming up.
0:40.2	The Royal Penis is clean, Your Highness.
0:42.1	Coming to America is next.
0:44.4	Any Murphy is Prince of Zimunda.
0:48.0	Do you think just once I might use the bathroom by myself?
0:51.0	He has everything.
0:51.9	White man!
0:53.5	Except what is hard, desire is most.
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