Bestselling author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib introduces Courtney to editor and producer Maya Millett.

Bestselling author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib introduces Courtney to editor and producer Maya Millett.

Bestselling author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib introduces Courtney to editor and producer Maya Millett.&nbsp;

Hanif Abdurraqib and Maya Millett

Some of the country’s most revered actors, activists, authors, and spiritual guides introduce listeners to the “wisest person no one has ever heard of” who they credit with being critical to their success in life. Host Courtney E. Martin–think Krista Tippett meets Studs Terkel–then elicits the life lessons, palpable delights, and funny stories of these refreshingly unrefined, unknown gurus.

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Some of the country’s most revered actors, activists, authors, and spiritual guides introduce listeners to the “wisest person no one has ever heard of” who they credit with being critical to their success in life. Host Courtney E. Martin–think Krista Tippett meets Studs Terkel–then elicits the life lessons, palpable delights, and funny stories of these refreshingly unrefined, unknown gurus.

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