How Whoopi Goldberg Crafted Her Approach To Hosting The Oscars

If you or someone you know needs to fall in love with the movies again this podcast is the place to start. Whoopi shares with Elvis why she loves them so much and the enormous impact they have had on her life, the importance of Sidney Poitier to her and so many others, and how she struggled with representing African Americans in popular culture. She tells the incredible story of how she got the part that won her the Oscar and what it was like to walk up on stage and receive the award. Elvis and Whoopi talk Oscars history, how we judge Oscar hosts, the secret to hosting the show and what we should really expect from the telecast. Whoopi brings the fun, romance and wonder back to the award and explains why it is ok for so many beautiful, rich people to celebrate each other on television. Listen in and open your heart to the joys of cinema, one of the true, untainted pleasures we have left.