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Represent | Larry Wilmore on the end of "The Nightly Show" Aug 22, 2016

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Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to Larry Wilmore about the cancellation of The Nightly Show and the state of late-night television.

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-Watch Larry Wilmore Respond to Nightly Show Cancellation, Declare That “Racism Is Solved"

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Represent | Journalist-turned filmmaker David Farrier on the world of tickling Aug 19, 2016

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Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to New Zealand journalist-turned-filmmaker, David Farrier, about his documentary, Tickled; and she discusses the “ethnic humor” in Seth Rogen’s animated food romp, Sausage Party, with guest co-host and one-half of the web series comedy duo A Brit and a Yank, John Raphael Oliveira.

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-A Brit And A Yank’s “SPICE GIRLS: The Untold Story”

-“Sausage Party”’s race problem: This “equal opportunity offender” is just plain offensive

-Why The Rape Scene In Sausage Party Wasn’t Funny

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Represent | Director Meera Menon talks women on screen Aug 05, 2016

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Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks depicting women on screen with Equity director, Meera Menon; and discusses the cross-racial voice-over casting of the Netflix original animated series, BoJack Horseman with guest co-host and Vulture writer, Alex Jung⁠.

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-The Voice: The Tricky Topic of Race and Voice Actors-Nickelodeon’s Roundhouse "Feminism" episode

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Represent | Robert Townsend on his remarkable filmmaking career Jul 22, 2016

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Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris kicks things off by discussing the new Ghostbusters movie with guest co-host & Another Round producer, Antonia Cereijida. Aisha also sits down with actor, comedian, and filmmaker Robert Townsend.

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Introducing... Represent Jul 15, 2016

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Represent is a space for discussion, highlighting movies, tv and online shows created by and/or about women, people of color, and those in the LGBTQ community. Join Slate's Aisha Harris as she dives deep into conversations with critics about the latest pop cultural news, and filmmakers about what they do and how they do it.

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