Actress Simone Missick joins Sophia on today's episode of "Work in Progress." Simone is the first African American woman to lead a series on CBS and played the iconic Marvel character Misty Knight on "Luke Cage." She and Sophia discuss the influence of her family, faith, social justice, her various roles, and much more.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Glennon Doyle is an activist and thought leader, and founder of Together Rising. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to share her story, discuss why we need to change the expectations we put on girls and how we raise them, and talk about her latest book, "Untamed."

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Meghan Rienks is an actress, blogger, YouTube star, and author. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to discuss her latest book, "You're Not Special: A (Sort-of) Memoir" They also talk about their mutual love for Brooke Davis, insecurity, envy, bullying, mental health, and much more.

 Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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On this episode of "Work in Progress," Sophia is joined by infectious disease specialist Dr. Risa Hoffman. She shares how she ended up in this field and what an infectious disease specialist does. Dr. Hoffman also discusses her research which has focused on optimizing care for HIV-infected women, and shares her insight regarding Covid-19 and what we should know, how this is bringing the medical community together in a positive way, and more.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Backstage Capital's Arlan Hamilton is the only black, queer woman to have built a venture capital from scratch. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to discuss her path to success, her amazing mother, how she's changing entrepreneurship, and her new book, "It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage."

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Former Secretary of State John Kerry joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to talk about World War Zero, a coalition of people who are committed to addressing the climate crisis – scientists, CEOs, military leaders, activists, artists, and more. Their goal is to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions. He and Sophia discuss the initiative, his time in service, the 2020 election, voter suppression, and much more.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge.

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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Tara Schuster is an author, playwright, and Vice President of Talent and Development at Comedy Central. She joins Sophia on "Work in Progress" to talk about her new book, "Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: and Other Rituals to Fix Your Life from Someone Who has Been There" and the importance of self-care, especially during this time. 

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

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AG is a veteran, PhD, a federal government executive, comedian, author, and host of "Mueller, She Wrote." She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to talk about why she remains anonymous and the Hatch Act, her time in government, (her role was six people under Trump) her time in the Navy, and much more.

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March 31st, 2020 is Equal Pay Day. This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Katica Roy, a gender economist and the CEO and founder of Pipeline, joins Sophia to break this all down. Katica shares her own story of what happened when she found out she was being paid less than her male counterparts, explains the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the implications of the lack of gender equity in newsrooms, the steps we need to take to finally close the pay gap, and more. 

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge

This show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.