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Good Words with Kirk Franklin

Robin Thede

Good Words with Kirk Franklin

Sony Music

Society & Culture, Music, Religion & Spirituality

4.9946 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Kirk Franklin is joined by comedian, writer and actor Robin Thede for a heartwarming conversation about comedy, navigating poverty, and learning to be of service. Robin shares her journey of creating A Black Lady Sketch Show, growing up in a trailer park, being kicked out of a Catholic church, writing for legendary comedians, racism, breaking boundaries, and creating a legacy. Good Words With Kirk Franklin is produced by RCAI & Somethin Else, and Sony Music Entertainment. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Text 'Kirk' to 83393 -- or visit Compassion.com/kirkfranklin to sponsor a child through Compassion International Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

You hear the gospel influences in pop music so much more now and like you just have to take your flowers for that because you said

0:07.9

Gospel is mainstream, God is mainstream, and there is no separation because God is everywhere.

0:14.4

That's sweet of you.

0:15.2

No, it's that sweet of me.

0:16.2

It's that sweet of me, Kirk Franklin.

0:17.4

The man.

0:18.4

She gets turned to, but I like to say get turned to.

0:21.2

Listen.

0:21.8

Listen. Brothers and sisters,

0:25.0

my name is Kirk Franklin

0:30.0

and I come to give you good words.

0:39.0

Let's go.

0:41.0

Good words family. Today's guest has been paving the way for writers and

0:45.8

comedians. Since early in her career she became the first black woman head writer

0:49.8

of any late night talk show at the him of the nightly show with Larry Wilmore and you guys got

0:56.2

understand Larry will more is one of the most funniest legends in the game then she's the first

1:02.4

black woman to be head writer for the White House

1:04.9

Correspondence dinner did you hear that not the gray house not the purple house not the

1:09.8

magenta house but she was up there with all the good white folk doing her

1:14.5

good comedy writing with the big people y'all and then she's with the groundbreaking

1:20.0

Emmy-nominated series a black lady sketch show she's fired she's the first

1:24.3

black woman to create executive produce and stirring a sketch comedy series not to

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