Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders. I'm Kelly Corrigan and this week I'm wondering about

how our lived experiences affect the way we experience our lives. I'm convinced that

our childhoods, who loved us, who left us, what happened to us and what never did happen,

have a lot to do with our adulthoods. Between whatever tenderness we've known and the

injuries and aches we can't shake is the story of our lives. That's part of what I wanted

to talk about with Steve Kerr, coach of the Warriors, among many other things, and

W. Kamau Bell, comedian, among many other things. We met on the set of my PBS show, Tell

Me More, and I was delighted to discover that they were each more than happy to think

through where they've been, what they've seen, and how that changes their roles and goals

in the world. Join me for Back to Back Conversations with Steve Kerr and W. Kamau Bell.

Welcome back to Kelly Corrigan Wonders. We know that like it or not we bring bits of our childhood

with us wherever we go, that those experiences form our initial set of beliefs about what's

true and good and what's wrong and bad. This is why, for me, no conversation is complete

without some time spent looking back. I sat down with two of my all-time favorites as

part of my PBS series, Tell Me More, Steve Kerr and W. Kamau Bell. I asked them about

their moms, their dads, and what they just can't keep silent on. We'll start with Steve

Kerr, who I think is one of the all-time greats. I mean, many people will tell you that he was

an incredible basketball player, played in high school in LA, college at Arizona. He was in

the NBA firing on all cylinders with Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippin and Phil Jackson and the

Chicago Bulls. But I came to know him later as the coach of my team, the Golden State Warriors,

which has been an irresistible group of guys. Everybody from the GM to Steph Curry to the adorable

guy who takes your tickets when you come in a certain door. For many years, my family and I have

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