Maintaining Higher Ground | Episode 4

Cannonball with Wesley Morris

The New York Times

News, News Commentary, Arts, Society & Culture

4.7 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2016

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This week we catch up with Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair, the husband-and-wife team behind “High Maintenance,” HBO’s new show (which was just renewed for a second season) about a weed dealer in New York. It's billed as a stoner comedy, but the show is actually about the vulnerability of life in the city, and we swap stories about the moments we've felt most alive in New York. Then, in honor of “The Magnificent Seven” topping the weekend box office, our beloved colleague Nikole Hannah-Jones joins to break down her all-time favorite Denzel Washington performances. Wesley has a list too.

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0:00.0	I'm Jenna Wertham and I'm in a cab in traffic about to pick up Wesley Morris so we can go to work and start processing.
0:18.0	So while I'm waiting on Wesley, why don't I tell you what we're doing on the show this week?
0:22.0	We've got Katya, Blikfeld and Benson Claire from Hymanin, the show in HBO.
0:28.0	And then later, our colleague and loved one, Nicole Hannah Jones, is coming on to talk to us about Denzel Washington.
0:38.0	Oh, there he is.
0:39.0	Oh, he still looks good.
0:41.0	Hi.
0:42.0	Hi.
0:49.0	Okay, so we're here in the studio with Katya, Blikfeld and Benson Claire of Hymanin's.
0:54.0	The former web series is now in HBO and it follows Ben's character, a We Delivery Guide New York City.
0:59.0	Katya and Ben write it and direct it.
1:01.0	They're co-creators, collaborators, collaborators.
1:04.0	I like to tell you something.
1:05.0	I like collaborators.
1:06.0	Collaborators.
1:07.0	Okay, but you guys are just coming off the premiere of Hymanin's.
1:11.0	The show's up and running.
1:12.0	You guys are doing great.
1:13.0	But what I actually want to talk about with you Katya is something that occurred in the after hours we've had in the past recently.
1:19.0	You know we're friends.
1:21.0	We DM a lot.
1:22.0	Yeah.
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