Hi, I'm Ellen Pompeo and you are listening to Tell Me.

Today's episode I'm speaking to Emmanuel Acho.

Acho is no stranger to having uncomfortable conversations.

He's a number one New York Times best selling author

and he's the host and producer

of uncomfortable conversations with a black man.

His groundbreaking online series

to drive meaningful dialogue around racial insensitivity

in ignorance launched in June 2020

to more than 80 million views to date.

He's also a 2021 sports Emmy winner,

Fox Sports analyst, television personality,

and a former NFL linebacker.

It's also just a great all-around guy.

We recorded this conversation a couple of months ago

and we talk about Kyrie Irving

and whether the NBA was going to let him play unvaccinated

or not now sometime has passed

and I think he's actually back playing.

He and I had a great conversation.

We had a lot of fun and spoke about some meaningful stuff,

had some fun.

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