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The Bakari Sellers Podcast tackles the most pressing current events through conversations and interviews with high profile guests. Building upon his experience in South Carolina government and politics and his experience as a lawyer, Sellers will talk to his guests about all topics from the world of politics, including the 2020 election, the movement for racial equality in the US, and much more.

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    • 4.7 • 923 Ratings

The Bakari Sellers Podcast tackles the most pressing current events through conversations and interviews with high profile guests. Building upon his experience in South Carolina government and politics and his experience as a lawyer, Sellers will talk to his guests about all topics from the world of politics, including the 2020 election, the movement for racial equality in the US, and much more.

    Evan Turner's NCAA Tournament Predictions, and Life After Basketball

    Evan Turner's NCAA Tournament Predictions, and Life After Basketball

    Bakari is joined by former college basketball national player of the year and the no. 2 pick in the 2010 NBA draft, Evan Turner. Bakari and Evan discuss his transition from player, to coach, to entrepreneur (02:06). Then, they talk about the changes in college athletics, including NIL and the transfer portal (09:54). Plus, Evan’s Final Four predictions on both the men's and women's side (16:33).

    Host: Bakari Sellers
    Guest: Evan Turner
    Producer: Clifford Augustin
    Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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    • 32 min
    Greg Bluestein on Fani Willis and Biden and Trump’s Early Outlook in Georgia

    Greg Bluestein on Fani Willis and Biden and Trump’s Early Outlook in Georgia

    Bakari Sellers is joined by Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Greg Bluestein. They start by talking about what District Attorney Fani Willis’s disqualification means for Donald Trump’s case against the state of Georgia. Then, they talk about how Trump and Joe Biden plan to campaign in Georgia (6:40).

    Host: Bakari Sellers
    Guest: Greg Bluestein
    Producer: Isaiah Blakely
    Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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    • 26 min
    William Stanford Davis on ‘Abbott Elementary’ and Being a “Late Bloomer”

    William Stanford Davis on ‘Abbott Elementary’ and Being a “Late Bloomer”

    Bakari Sellers is joined by ‘Abbott Elementary’ star William Stanford Davis to discuss getting into acting, auditioning for ‘Friends,’ what it means to be a late bloomer (4:33), and what it’s like to work on ‘Abbott Elementary’ (5:50).

    Host: Bakari Sellers
    Guest: William Stanford Davis
    Producer: Isaiah Blakely
    Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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    • 25 min
    Reporting on MOVE With Lyra Monteiro

    Reporting on MOVE With Lyra Monteiro

    Bakari Sellers is joined by Finding Ceremony’s Lyra Monteiro to discuss her career, her reporting on the MOVE bombing, and the Morton Cranial Collection.

    Host: Bakari Sellers
    Guest: Lyra Monteiro
    Producer: Stefan Anderson
    Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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    • 29 min
    Alex Stapleton on ‘God Save Texas’ and Documentary Filmmaking

    Alex Stapleton on ‘God Save Texas’ and Documentary Filmmaking

    Bakari is joined by filmmaker Alex Stapleton to discuss her recent directorial effort in the documentary series ‘God Save Texas,’ why she’s drawn to documentaries and this project (02:44), what makes Texas so unique (12:31), and the impact the oil industry has had in the Houston community (15:47).
    Host: Bakari Sellers
    Guest: Alex Stapleton
    Producer: Eduardo Ocampo
    Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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    • 29 min
    Finding Humor in Today’s Politics With 'The Good Liars'

    Finding Humor in Today’s Politics With 'The Good Liars'

    Bakari is joined by Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, the political comedy duo behind “The Good Liars,” to discuss their start stemming from the Occupy Wall Street movement (00:44), how they find humor during a dark time of American politics (05:11), and what they’ve learned from interviewing both Republican and Democratic voters (07:56).
    Hosts: Bakari Sellers
    Guests: Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler
    Producer: Eduardo Ocampo
    Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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    • 25 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
923 Ratings

923 Ratings

pmorris314 ,

Thank you, Bakari

I appreciate how you select your guests to weave a picture of America. Your questions are poignant, deep, and challenging. You ask your guests to look beyond themselves, and tell how their work makes a difference. Keep it up.

DocLouIowa ,

President Holley

Have her genius on every few months.

Luis Rosell Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

Hfffcfd ,

Diversity

Scott Jenning and Bakari Sellers have such great chemistry. They both really love the country and clearly and concisely dissect politics form both sides. I’d love to see them have a show together interviewing major figures political and social

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