What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito

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What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito is your source for untold stories and uncovered truths. Hosts Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia interview cultural influencers, bringing their warmth, humor, and a fresh perspective. They're talking about art, music, politics, sports and what's good!

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What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito episodes:

11.21.2018
Robert Glasper On How To Get More Young People Into Jazz
The virtuosic jazz keyboardist joins Stretch & Bobbito for a wide-ranging conversation about his earliest music memories, the first time he met Dr. Dre and why he's trying to get more young people into jazz music.
11.14.2018
Comedian Neal Brennan on Stand-Up, Chappelle's Show and PC Culture
You might not know his name, but if you're a fan of comedy you definitely know his work. Neal Brennan found immense success in his early 20s by co-creating Chappelle's Show and writing the movie Half Baked with fellow comedian...
11.07.2018
Kimberly Drew On Making Art Radically Accessible For All
Writer, art activist and cultural curator Kimberly Drew joins Stretch & Bobbito to discuss her earliest art memories, how she found inspiration in Kehinde Wiley's paintings and why working for The Metropolitan Museum of Art was great, but "exhausting."
10.31.2018
Jonah Hill On Hip-Hop And Coming Of Age In The Mid90s
The writer/director of the film Mid90s joins Stretch & Bobbito for a lively conversation about how hip-hop influenced his life, how he used to collect tapes of their WKCR show, and why seeing LL Cool J in concert at 13...
10.24.2018
The Beastie Boys On Their Hip-Hop Journey And Missing Adam Yauch
Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock) and Mike Diamond (Mike D) of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys talk about their new book, which is largely a love letter to their late band mate, Adam "MCA" Yauch. Plus they reflect on growing up...
10.17.2018
Gaby Moreno On Leaving Home And Making It In The Music Industry
The Guatemalan singer/songwriter joins Stretch & Bobbito to talk about the ups and downs of navigating the music industry as an independent artist and what she's doing to help victims of the Volcán de Fuego disaster in her home country.
10.10.2018
Chef Massimo Bottura On Challenging Tradition And Combating Hunger
Chef Massimo Bottura's restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy currently holds the top spot on the annual list of the world's 50 best restaurants. But his creative and contemporary take on Italian cuisine wasn't always a hit with the locals....
10.03.2018
Bozoma Saint John Bridges The Gap Between Culture and Commerce
Pepsi. Apple. Uber. Endeavor. Just a handful of the companies branding guru Bozoma Saint John has already had her hands on. The daughter of a Ghanaian politician raised between the U.S. and Africa, Saint John embodies a worldliness, a confidence...
09.26.2018
Maimouna Youssef AKA Mumu Fresh Is Ready For The Spotlight
The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter talks about her Native American heritage, how she learned to rap and what it's like to navigate the music industry as an independent artist.
09.19.2018
The Roots' Black Thought On How Art Saved His Life
The Roots frontman Black Thought (aka Tariq Trotter) joins Stretch & Bob for an open conversation about his early days in Philly, how childhood trauma motivated him to succeed and the guys uncover his 1994 freestyle from their show at...
09.12.2018
Bethann Hardison On Model Diversity And The Ever-Changing Face Of Fashion
Pioneering model, agent and fashion activist Bethann Hardison talks about sneaking into bars as a child in 1950s Brooklyn, modeling in the historic 1973 Battle of Versailles fashion show and how the industry has evolved in the past 50 years.
09.05.2018
Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez On Creating A Superhero For Puerto Rico
Graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez joins Stretch & Bob to talk about his comic book series La Borinqueña, Puerto Rican history and how art can be a conduit for activism.
08.29.2018
Rakim Reflects On His Life In Hip-Hop And What Happened With Eric B.
Legendary emcee Rakim joins Stretch and Bobbito for a look at his iconic career and life, including reflections on his Islamic faith, the dissolution of his duo with Eric B., and the patience it takes to craft the perfect rhyme.
08.22.2018
Lenny Kravitz
Musician, style icon and guitar hero Lenny Kravitz talks with Stretch & Bobbito about his formative years in New York, his experience growing up as a biracial kid, and that time he shared a stage with Aretha Franklin.
08.15.2018
Erykah Badu
Enigmatic singer/songwriter Erykah Badu joins Stretch & Bobbito for a freewheeling conversation about her daily visit to "the five doctors," how she became a certified doula, her desire to try stand-up comedy and her getting critiqued by Prince.
08.08.2018
What's Good with Stretch and Bobbito is back!
The legendary duo Stretch and Bobbito are back for season 2 of What's Good! The first episode launches on Wednesday, August 15th, featuring an interview with Erykah Badu.
11.01.2017
Bootsy Collins
Collins joins the hosts to talk about his new album, how James Brown saved his life, and the right way to funk people up
10.25.2017
Mr. Cartoon
The world famous tattoo and graffiti artist joins the hosts live from Los Angeles to talk about the unique cast of characters that shaped him as an artist, translating his signature style onto Nikes, and what it was like to...
10.23.2017
José Andrés
The world-renowned chef joins the hosts for a live taping of What's Good, to talk about immigrating to the U.S., humanitarian work through cooking, and why pineapples are better than steak.
10.11.2017
Eric Haze & Rosie Perez
The actress and artist sit down for a live taping of What's Good to talk about the early days of hip-hop, and what it's like teaching singers to dance.
10.04.2017
Hill Harper
Hill Harper is an author, activist and actor, who recently became a regular on ABC's drama "The Good Doctor". The hosts and Harper talk about justice in America, how playing a cop on TV informs his views on policing, and...
09.27.2017
Franchesca Ramsey
Stretch and Bobbito talk to Franchesca Ramsey about the early days of YouTube, her new Comedy Central pilot, and what she's learned while hosting her own podcast.
09.20.2017
Jose Parla
Artist Jose Parla joins the guys to talk about Cuba, taking graffiti seriously as an artform, and the joy of digging up old music.
09.13.2017
Ana Navarro
The CNN commentator joins the guys to talk about life as a political refugee, winning shouting matches on cable news, and her patriotic love of peanut butter.
09.06.2017
Run The Jewels
El-P and Killer Mike talk to Stretch and Bobbito about how they turned slang into a slogan, homophobia in hip-hop, and the importance of cherishing shared humanity over political differences.
08.30.2017
Stevie Wonder
The one and only Stevie Wonder talks to Stretch, Bobbito and DJ Spinna about making music at Motown Records, pushing for the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and missing his friend Prince.
08.23.2017
Regina King
Stretch & Bobbito sit down with the actor and director to talk about making the move from movies to TV, how growing up in LA informs her work, and partying in NYC.
08.16.2017
Linda Sarsour
The guys sit down with activist Linda Sarsour to talk protests, growing up in Brooklyn, and the radical act of speaking to your neighbors.
08.09.2017
Chance The Rapper
Chance the Rapper joins the guys to talk about redefining mixtapes, using his influence for political good, and how having a daughter has changed his music.
08.02.2017
Eddie Huang
The best-selling author of Fresh Off The Boat and host of Huang's World sits down with Stretch and Bobbito to talk sneakers, hip-hop and the American dream.
07.26.2017
Mahershala Ali
The Oscar winning actor joins Stretch and Bobbito to talk about his career as an MC, his process for getting into character, and how his faith informs his work.
07.19.2017
Dave Chappelle & Donnell Rawlings
Comedians Dave Chappelle and Donnell Rawlings preview their month long residency at Radio City Music Hall. They talk to Stretch and Bobbito about their early days in stand-up, hosting Saturday Night Live after the election, and the changing face of...
07.11.2017
It's What's Good with Stretch and Bobbito
The legendary duo Stretch and Bobbito are back! The first episode launches on Wednesday, July 19th, featuring an interview with Dave Chappelle.