The Carlos Watson Show

Carlos talks to Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo - a Cuban immigrant who runs the police department in one of the most diverse cities in the U.S.

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Carlos talks to actor William Jackson Harper, better known to fans of The Good Place as Chidi the philosophy professor. He’s also the narrator of an upcoming Marvel audiobook series - Black Panther: Sins of the King.

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Carlos talks to one of the most influential women in finance. Afsaneh Beschloss was the treasurer and chief investment officer of the World Bank. Now she’s CEO and founder of the RockCreek global investment firm.

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Carlos talks to bestselling author and psychologist Adam Grant about his own breakthroughs in understanding how to motivate people to do their best work, why some popular corporate strategies that were designed for white men may not be helpful for women and non-white men, and how to handle work during the pandemic.

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Carlos talks to comedian Aida Rodriguez about racial identity, finding success, and how she creates humor out of tragedy.

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Carlos talks to Kentucky Representative Charles Booker about his unsuccessful attempt to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Booker talks about growing up in Kentucky, what Black leadership means in 2020, and the new advocacy group he’s founded.

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Carlos talks to Tom Colicchio about how the son of a high school cafeteria worker became one of the most famous chefs in America, and the head judge on Top Chef.

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Carlos talks to actor and producer Gabrielle Union about how she started her career, and how being raped as a teenager led her to a lifetime of activism.

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Carlos talks to Anita Hill, who in 1991 accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. She describes what it was like testifying before the Senate about her accusation, and talks about her career as a law professor at Brandeis University and her current efforts to fight sexual harassment in Hollywood.

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Carlos talks to Bubba Wallace, the highest-ranking Black driver in NASCAR, about how he got involved in racing and how he’s been inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.

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