Kristen & Jolenta welcome actor and activist LeVar Burton (LeVar Burton Reads, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek: The Next Generation) for a conversation about reading, representation and self-care. Plus, LeVar shares what kind of self-help book he’d write!

You can subscribe to Jolenta and Kristen's new show, We Love You (And So Can You) on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Want to see Kristen explain the art of podcasting in person? She'll be at the 92nd Street Y in New York on Thursday, November 14 at 7pm. https://www.92y.org/event/so-you-want-to-start-a-podcast [92y.org]

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