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Hey, everyone. It's Sophia. Welcome to Work in Progress.

Hi, friends. Welcome back to Work in Progress. You're a resident journalism school,

Gurley has a guest today that has me just so immensely excited. Today I'm going to sit down

with Don Lemon. He is an award-winning journalist, a best-selling author, and one of the most

influential voices in American

media. I've always respected Don for his fearless storytelling. He's covered pivotal historical

moments and incredible shifts in society with such grace and such ethics. He's pushed boundaries

and delivered thought-provoking conversations on

everything from politics to culture to social issues. And a few years ago, he got clickbait canceled

and has reinvented his life and stood up for himself and who he is and what he believes in

and managed to find incredible joy along the

way. And I want to talk to him about his career, his resilience, his love with his husband,

his book, and his new show, the Don Lemon Show, which is available wherever you get your

podcasts and on YouTube. I absolutely love it.

I want to ask him what it's like to continue being who he is

in all these new spaces, places, and mediums.

And of course, we are going to talk about queer joy.

Let's dive in with Don Lemon.

Don, it's so nice to see you.

Good to see you, Sophia.

You look fantastic.

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