Episode 7 - The Evolution of Pride (Jake Shears, L Morgan Lee, Bob The Drag Queen, Andre De Shields, VINCINT, Kat Cunning, Joel Kim Booster & more)

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06/26/20 • 53 min

It's been more than 50 years since the historic riots at New York City's Stonewall Inn birthed the modern queer rights movement and the first Gay Pride. On this special Pride episode of Why Here, hosts Benton Whitley and Tristan McAllister speak with prominent queer role models Jake Shears, L Morgan Lee, Bob The Drag Queen, Andre De Shields, VINCINT and many more to ask a simple question: What does Pride mean to you?

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Episode 6 - The Boy Who Cried 'Pop' (VINCINT)

For a Black, queer superstar on the rise, pandemics and protests against police brutality would seem to be a huge setback. Not so, says vocalist and musician VINCINT, who thinks they’ve actually made for the perfect time for artists like him to reflect. On episode 6 of Why Here, he joins hosts Benton Whitley and Tristan McAllister and shares his thoughts on Black Lives Matter, Gay Pride, being an emerging pop superstar and writing the theme song to Netflix’s Queer Eye series.

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Episode 8 - Meet Your Hero, Even If Conan O'Brien Says Not To (Stacey Wilson Hunt)

You’d be hard-pressed to find some of the most incredible minds in entertainment and beyond who haven’t been interviewed by Stacey Wilson Hunt. The veteran Hollywood journalist even once received a phone call from Oprah who personally thanked her for the feature story she wrote about the famed media mogul for The Hollywood Reporter . Wilson Hunt’s work goes far beyond that, as the host of the new National Geographic podcast series Consider This. On this week’s episode of Why Here, she shares her take on how Hollywood is addressing Black Lives Matter and #MeToo with hosts Benton Whitley and Tristan McAllister.