Why Not Me? with Mike Jackson

EMMY-nominated writer, actor, and show runner Diallo Riddle joins the podcast this week. He talks all about the struggle of figuring out how to pay for your life while you’re pursuing your art, the confidence of your 20’s you can use to your advantage, having faith in your dreams, what it’s really like developing a TV show, his excitement for Sherman’s Showcase live in Los Angeles, and so much more!

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ALOK joins the podcast to talk about the challenges they’ve come across as a trans person in the world of comedy, having to constantly prove their work, being disruptive to induce change, the feelings workshops they’ve led across the world, the value in vulnerability, taking inventory of the cost of not being yourself, crushing on Pedro Pascal, and so much more!

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Roy Wood Jr. joins the podcast to talk about growing up watching his dad work in the radio business and the risks he took to get his own start, what he realized he had to do to stand out in the world where sports commentary meets comedy, what he wants his tombstone to read one day, and so much more!

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Michael Ealy joins the podcast to talk about his acting journey from New York to LA, following his gut instincts, how fatherhood changed him, landing his breakout role in Barbershop, what it was like for his peers to see him in a new light after one life-changing role, his true thoughts on winning awards, and so much more!

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Sanaa Lathan joins the podacst to talk about how she found her path into acting, what it was like training for her role in Love and Basketball, how she wants to touch the world with her art, and so much more!

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Jay Ellis joins the podcast to talk about how he went from modeling in NY to acting in LA, what it was like starting out knowing nothing about the entertainment industry, the audition process for his breakout role on the TV show The Game, his experience working with Issa Rae on the TV show Insecure, and so much more!

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Charles D. King joins the podacst to talk about growing up in Georgia, his journey from working as a traveling paper salesman to becoming a junior agent, and later Partner, at WME, starting his company, MACRO, what he thinks it really takes to success in the entertainment industry, and so much more!

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Blake Griffin joins the podcast to talk about what it was like growing up alongside his brother playing basketball, getting drafted in the NBA the same year as his brother, the impact Kobe Bryant had on him, his experience playing for the Clippers, and so much more!

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Adrienne Warren joins the podcast to talk about her journey finding her voice as a young artist, what it felt like to attend a school where she was the minority, her life changing experience playing Tina Turner on Broadway and what she learned from the icon herself, her advocacy work and finally getting recognized for making a difference, and so much more!

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Shanola Hampton joins the podcast to talk about being raised as a pastor's kid, growing up in South Carolina, what it was like hustling as a bartender even after she booked her role on Shameless, how she gave herself financial stability while pursuing a creative career, the impact her mom had on her, and so much more!

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