First:[REBROADCAST FROM March 9, 2022] Actress Aunjanue Ellis, well known for her acting career on stage as well as critically acclaimed performances in HBO's recent series, "Lovecraft Country" and Netflix's "When They See Us," joins us to talk her first Oscar nomination. Ellis received a Best Supporting Actress nod this year for her performance as Oracene "Brandy" Price, mother to Venus and Serena Williams, in "King Richard," in which she starred opposite to Will Smith's Richard Williams.

Then:[REBROADCAST FROM December 16, 2021] “King Richard” received six academy award nominations including including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song and an Oscar nomination for Will Smith’s performance as Richard Williams, the father and first coach of Venus and Serena Williams. Screenwriter Zach Baylin joins us to discuss the film, his first feature, which was featured in the second slot in the 2018 Black List.