Work in Progress with Sophia Bush

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Sylvester McNutt III Jul 28, 2020

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Sylvester McNutt III is an author, podcaster, and public speaker who believes that healing is the key to success. He joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to talk about his past, the impact of football on his life, and how a few teachers gave him opportunities that completely changed his life trajectory. They also discuss the therapeutic benefits of writing and what it takes to heal yourself.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Political Strategist Steve Schmidt Jul 21, 2020

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Steve Schmidt, co-founder of The Lincoln Project, is a communications and public affairs strategist who has worked on numerous Republican campaigns, including President George W. Bush, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Senator John McCain. He joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to discuss what led him into politics, the importance of truth and the consequences of not being able to tell what is real or fake, the business of selling hope, the pandemic, how to have conversations with people who don't share your opinions, and more.
Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna
Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick
Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee
Editor: Matt Sasaki
Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster
Artwork by Kimi Selfridge
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Debra Messing & Mandana Dayani Jul 14, 2020

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Debra Messing is an actor, philanthropist, and global icon. Mandana Dayani is an entrepreneur, attorney, co-founder of "I Am A Voter" and one of Sophia's closest friends. They join Sophia on "Work In Progress" to talk about their new podcast, "The Dissenters," where they interview some of their heroes - people who have challenged the status quo or stood up to injustice. They also discuss all things activism, friendship, privilege and more.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Tara Houska Jul 07, 2020

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Tara Houska is a tribal attorney, activist, founder of the Giniw Collective - an Indigenous womxn-led frontline resistance movement, and Co-Founder of Not Your Mascots. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to share her story, the impacts of whitewashing and erasure of a whole community, the substantial harm of environmental racism, the importance of treaties and the lack of federal response to violence against Native women, and much more. Tara talks about how we can lend our support and what justice really looks like.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Jack Garratt Jun 30, 2020

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Jack Garratt is an award-winning musician who is also one of Sophia's good friends. He joins her on "Work In Progress" to discuss his latest album, "Love, Death & Dancing," his musical inspirations, how he started creating music, why he took a hiatus and what led to his return, mental health, and much more.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Jenna Arnold Jun 25, 2020

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Jenna Arnold is an educator, entrepreneur, activist and mother. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to talk about her new book, "Raising Our Hands," which asks white women to have a radical and honest conversation with themselves about race, identity, privilege, and power. She and Sophia discuss her activism, the importance of listening, how to take an active role in creating a better future, and much more. Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Oge Egbuonu Jun 23, 2020

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Oge Egbuonu is a filmmaker focused on disruptive and inspirational storytelling. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to discuss her documentary (IN)VISIBLE PORTRAITS, which was just released via Vimeo On Demand. Oge describes the film as a “love letter to Black women, and a reeducation to everyone else.” She and Sophia also talk about her childhood, what she learned from making the film, the importance of therapy, yoga, and more. Watch (In)Visible Portraits: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/invisibleportraits

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Jun 16, 2020

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Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to share how her field combines science, policy, culture, and justice, why the way we interact with nature now affects its ability to heal for the future, the major role the ocean plays in the climate system, and much more.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kamie Crawford Jun 09, 2020

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Kamie Crawford is the Co-Host of MTV's “Catfish” and was Miss Teen USA in 2010. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to discuss how she's feeling, her experience being a Black woman in America right now, the marches for Black Lives Matter across the country, what defunding the police actually means, the reason she had to unlearn her pageant training, why there’s nothing wrong with talking about race, and much more.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melina Abdullah Jun 02, 2020

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This week, we are re-airing Sophia's conversation with Dr. Melina Abdullah from 2019. Dr. Abdullah is an expert on race, gender, class and social movements. She was part of the original group of organizers who formed Black Lives Matter and she is a professor and Chair of Pan African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She joined Sophia on "Work in Progress" to talk about the moment the Black Lives Matter movement came together, white privilege, how and where these systems originated, how we can speak up, and more.

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