S1 Ep6: Laverne Cox Talks Homophobia In The Black Community, Being The First Transgender To Receive Her Own Barbie, Working For Diddy

THE JASON LEE PODCAST

The Jason Lee Show

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 166 minutes

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For its sixth episode, HU Founder Jason Lee sits down for an almost three-hour-long interview as the two dive deep on topics including transphobia in the Black community, Cox getting her breakthrough after landing a starring role on “Orange Is The New Black,” and being the first trans woman to have a Barbie doll created after her by Mattel.

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0:00.0	This autumn, stream original British series exclusively on Paramount Plus.
0:04.8	Conjunia Barastair Ingrid trusts the man she fears the most.
0:08.4	In London-based thriller The Killingkind, starring Colin Morgan.
0:12.2	Just in time for Halloween is the Burning Girls,
0:15.1	starring Samantha Morton, and based on the novel by CJ Tudor,
0:19.1	hailed as the UK Stephen King, and later this autumn, The Doll Factory.
0:23.8	A period thriller that adapts Elizabeth McNeill's international bestseller,
0:28.1	starring Iona Hardwick and Esme Creeb Miles.
0:31.1	Go to ParamountPlus.com to start your free trial,
0:34.0	season C's apply.
0:53.6	All right, well, the next guest is somebody that everybody in the world knows,
0:56.7	transcends way beyond all of us in our hood.
1:00.1	This is an Emmy-winning actress,
1:03.5	songstress, and a bad bitch who I think is coming from our coins,
1:07.4	Laverne Cogs.
1:12.5	No, well, first of all, you know you're a bad bitch,
1:14.8	but that came because as I always get in my makeup done by Arturia,
1:18.2	she was telling me about the bad bitch skit that you did.
1:22.4	I was a bad bitch support group for Black Lady Sketch Show.
1:26.8	Oh, first season of bad, Black Lady Sketch Show,
1:29.9	Robin Thede is like so amazing.
1:33.2	We got to interview her for my show on E-Called,
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