Madam C. J. Walker, Race and Country Music, Oscars Diversity, Blitzen Trapper, Dorothea Lange, Fashion Week

When it premiered in March, the Netflix series “Self Made” was a hit. Octavia Spencer was nominated for an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Madam C. J. Walker, who was one of America's first Black millionaire businesswomen. But for five years, A'Lelia Bundles watched as parts of her 2001 biography about her great-great-grandmother were changed to fit a narrative arc. She joins us to discuss why the facts that were left on the cutting room floor are important to telling Walker's story.

[REBROADCAST] Elamin Abdelmahmoud, editor of news curation at Buzzfeed News, joins us to discuss his article for Rolling Stone, "Rewriting Country Music’s Racist History."

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new diversity and inclusion standards that will be required of films hoping to qualify for a Best Picture nomination, starting in 2024. Eric Kohn, executive editor and chief critic at IndieWire, joins us to discuss what these new diversity requirements are, and how this move from the Academy might change the film industry.

While making Blitzen Trapper’s new album, Holy Smokes Future Jokes, frontman Eric Earley was drawn to the theme of “cosmic humility.” Earley joins us to discuss and perform songs from the album.

[REBROADCAST] Curator Sarah Meister joins us to discuss the show at MoMA, Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures, up through September 19.

New York Times fashion director and chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman joins us to discuss New York Fashion Week, as part of our series “Review/Preview.”