Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi on 'For All Mankind'

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Larry is joined by executive producers Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi to talk about their critically acclaimed Apple TV + Series 'For All Mankind' and they start their conversation by discussing the alt-history concept of the show and how they use their writing to both contrast and illuminate real-world events. This leads to a discussion about how different the global society would be if certain geo-political eras, in this case the Russian-U.S. space race, were altered. (8:33) Next, they debate whether or not technology can be a conduit for social change and the challenges of long-term character and story development working within the alternative reality butterfly effect they've created. (15:21) They then theorize on the iconic moments in history that wouldn't be the same in the world of 'For All Mankind' and analyze the shows focus on the dangers of space travel. (28:20) After discussing the recent James Webb telescope and Mars images, (36:42) they end the pod by sharing their writing process, and their hopes for the future of the series. (44:11) Host: Larry Wilmore Guests: Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi Production Assistance: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:10.2	Amelia Wedamire. I'm also a contestant on the show, which gives you all the insider scoop.
0:15.2	Amelia, how stoked are you to do this?
0:17.4	Tyson, I'm freaking excited. I cannot wait to sit my butt down every single week to watch the show,
0:22.6	then come here and recap it with you on the Ringer Reality TV podcast.
0:36.8	All right guys, welcome back. A couple of special guests here on the show today.
0:42.8	And I had to confess to them that, you know, I feel so guilty about this because I'm late to the show
0:48.8	and I'm mad at myself because this is exactly the type of show I want on television.
0:53.7	This type of thing is exactly what I want on TV and I'm so happy that it's there.
0:58.0	And Matt Wilper, Ben Nadevi, who are the co-creators, I think along the Ronald Moore, I believe,
1:04.5	right? For all mankind, the Apple Plus show, that is amazing guys. If you haven't seen it,
1:09.9	they're about, they're launching the third season right now. And it is a fantastic show.
1:14.5	Welcome to Black and the Air guys.
1:16.0	Thank you so much. Really happy to be here.
1:18.3	It's so nice to have you here. This, like I said, this converges with so many things that I love.
1:22.9	Like I was a huge space geek growing up. Like I grew up during that time of the space shot and all that
1:28.8	stuff, you know, and like especially that first season, like I'm all, I'm like, oh yeah,
1:34.0	oh, that's interesting. Okay, I see you guys. That's so, really. Okay, okay, you know,
1:40.8	and looking at that from that perspective, you know, it really is amazing. Let's start with
1:46.9	the before we get into where you are right now and everything. Let's start with an origin story.
1:51.2	Like how does this idea, well, let's, let's describe before all mankind is first. It's kind of an
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