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Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

The Tragedy of Ahmaud Arbery, and Uzo Aduba on Portraying Shirley Chisholm | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Larry Wilmore weighs in on the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery and why Trump is not right for this moment (1:00). Then, he gets on the line with actress Uzo Aduba to talk about her role in ‘Mrs. America’ as Shirley Chisholm (10:26) and what she learned about the second-wave feminist movement while preparing for the role (36:19). Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: Uzo Aduba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Alright, welcome back to Black on the Air.

0:08.1

This is layer one more.

0:11.1

From my office at home, so I always say, if it doesn't sound too good, it's like I'm

0:17.6

in a dungeon here.

0:20.1

Shelter and in place, everybody.

0:22.2

Hope everybody's doing well out there.

0:24.0

But you know, we're not, not everybody sheltered in place anymore.

0:26.9

We're starting to lift some of the restrictions, which is, you know, it's a bit controversial

0:32.8

in some places, but some places I guess it's doing okay.

0:36.9

I hope everybody out there is being safe and all those things.

0:41.0

I talked about this a little bit last week.

0:43.3

I'm of, this is one of those situations where, you know, man, it's so fucked up.

0:49.6

We have to be so, I'll tell you what it is.

0:53.0

Here's what I'm feeling.

0:54.4

It's so impressive in it right now.

0:55.7

Oh, and by the way, before I get going, my brain is so scattered.

1:00.3

Township Actress, Uso Duba has done the show from the new show on Hulu called Mrs. America.

1:07.6

She plays Shirley Chuzamani and she's really good.

1:10.1

Excellent.

1:11.1

And of course you guys are as crazy as from Orange is the new back.

1:14.4

Uso Duba.

1:16.8

And we had a really good conversation recently in Kentley, if you'd hear it, really

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