Welcome to In Her Shoes, I'm Lindsay Peoples and I'm Editor-in-Chief of the Cut.

On this show, I get to talk to people that we love and admire, or some that we just

find interesting.

We'll explore how they found their path, what got in their way, and how they brought

others along now that they've arrived.

Not only has Esa Rae appeared on the annual time top 100 list of the most influential

people in the world twice, she's also redefined the half-hour comedy for a generation.

The actress, writer, producer, and comedian first garnered attention for her YouTube series

Awkward Black Girl, and soon went on to co-create and star in the HBO series Insecure.

She's also starred in popular films like The Hate You Give, The Lovebirds, and most recently

starred in the forthcoming film Vengeance.

Esa continues her bad-bitch renaissance in full force with a debut of her HBO show Rappshit.

I was honored to be able to talk to Esa about her rise to the top, why seeing female friendships

unfold on the screen is so important and what she has planned next.

Thank you so much for joining us, Dei Esa, I'm so excited to talk with you.

So this show is called In Her Shoes, so I have to ask, what shoes are you wearing right

now, or what are your favorite shoes to wear?

I'm wearing Stewart White's men's shoes, they're like a glittery golds, and Stewart White's

men is my favorite shoe brand to wear mostly because I have big feet and they make

shoes my size, and they're cute shoes, sometimes they have big feet that you give you orthopedic

shoes.

This is true.

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