Josiah Johnson explains how he parlayed riding the bench at UCLA into a career in the entertainment industry, social media personality, comedian and relatable dude doing it for the culture. Josiah also discusses what it's like to get props from LeBron James and working on multiple projects with Ava DuVernay. Later he touches on imposter syndrome, the pressure of content creation and being a resource for serious up and comers in the industry.

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The Ringer's Mirin Fader drops by to discuss her first book covering NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo. She explains why Giannis is a one-of-a-kind superstar who is focused on family and being a good person above all else. Later we get into her path to success which includes stops at ESPN W and Bleacher Report, overcoming haters and humbly being an inspiration to young female journalists.

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Wilson takes over as the new basketball of the NBA and partnership milestones will continue to roll out throughout 2021 with announcements and activations across the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League (BAL), and into the NBA’s 75th anniversary season. General Manager of Team Sports at Wilson, Kevin Murphy drops by to discuss the details of the deal and how players like Trae Young, Jamal Murray and Jalen Suggs are going to help lead the brand's charge.

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We're joined by Bleacher Report writer and author Jake Fischer to discuss his book on NBA tanking. He shares stories from over 300 interviews about the Trust the Process Sixers, L.A. Lakers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics and more. Plus there is a great story about LeBron James butting in on an interview.

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Film director Mat Whitecross chats about the making of The Kings, a four-part series on Showtime featuring four champions who ushered in a boxing renaissance. The series showcases the dominance of Roberto Duran, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard and their battles in and out of the ring. Touching on the politics of the 80's with Ronald Regan, social injustice and boxing's corruption Whitecross's documentary is a can't miss series.

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Director Michèle Stephenson joins the show to discuss her award-winning documentary Stateless. In 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were exterminated by the Dominican army on the basis of anti-black racism. Fast-forward to 2013: the Dominican Republic’s Supreme Court stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, retroactive to 1929, rendering more than 200,000 people stateless. Stateless follows the grassroots campaign of a young attorney named Rosa Iris, as she challenges electoral corruption and fights to protect the right to citizenship for all people.

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Writer and director Jessica Kavana Dornbush joins the show to discuss her film REEFA which is based on the true story of Israel "Reefa" Hernandez Jr., an 18-year-old Colombian immigrant and art prodigy, who is spending his last summer in Miami with friends, family and his new girl Frankie before moving to New York City on an art scholarship. Israel and his friends skateboard the city streets and spray-paint the walls of Wynwood, Miami’s graffiti Mecca, When Israel decides to spray paint one last wall, a piece which would command immediate respect from his peers, a sudden encounter with a vengeful Miami police officer leaves his family and friends devastated, the Miami community outraged, and the country reeling from another case of police brutality.

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