That Got Weird, a digital series from Twin Cities PBS, confronts the uncomfortable with real stories of racism experienced by Indigenous, Black, Asian and other people of color in Minnesota. Along with a promise of anonymity, each subject interviewed has a hand in designing their own character and giving it a pseudonym.

Myc Daz, the show’s character designer and co-animator, and Sergio Mata’u Rapu, director, co-animator and TPT digital series producer, share how the show got its start, the production process and why their guests’ stories are important.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Myc Daz, co-founder and creative director of Schoolz

Guest: Sergio Mata’u Rapu, documentary filmmaker, TPT digital series producer

HealthPartners website: Off the Charts podcast

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