All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Melissa Rosenberg

    • December 5, 2019

    Melissa Rosenberg (Dexter, Jessica Jones) talks with Reza about her screenwriting journey from using her dance background to create the movie Step Up, managing the rabid fan base of Twilight, and bringing Jessica Jones to life on screen.

  • S01E02 Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely

    • December 19, 2019

    Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (screenwriters behind 'Avengers: Infinity War' and 'Avengers: Endgame') talk with Reza Aslan about crafting the highest-grossing film of all time.

  • S01E03 Vic Mensa with musical guest Johan Lenox

    • January 2, 2020

    Vic Mensa (activist rapper) talks with Reza Aslan about growing up in Chicago, questioning authority from a young age, and the creation of the 93PUNX collaboration album. Johan Lenox joins Mensa to discuss their collaboration and perform together

  • S01E04 Ramy Youssef with musical guest El Ten Eleven

    • January 16, 2020

    Golden Globe winner Ramy Youssef (writer, actor, comedian) talks with Reza about writing, Muslim representation in Hollywood and more. Special musical guest: El Ten Eleven.

  • S01E05 Gloria Calderón Kellett & Tanya Saracho

    • January 30, 2020

    Writer/showrunners Gloria Calderón Kellett (One Day At A Time) & Tanya Saracho (Vida) talk with Reza Aslan about growing up Latin and creating diverse roles in TV.

  • S01E06 Viet Thanh Nguyen with musical guest Thao and the Get Down Stay Down

    • February 13, 2020

    2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner for 'The Sympathizer', Viet Thanh Nguyen, talks with Reza Aslan about what it means to be a refugee vs. an immigrant and how to write a sequel. Thao & the Get Down Stay Down perform.

  • S01E07 Steven Canals & Trans Chorus of LA

    • February 27, 2020

    Creator, writer, and executive producer of the Golden Globe-nominated series, Pose, Steven Canals talks with Reza Aslan about his career change into screenwriting, representation on screen, and the origins of Pose. With musical guest The Trans Chorus of Los Angeles featuring Maggie Szabo.

  • S01E08 Robin Cost Lewis

    • March 12, 2020

    LA's poet laureate and 2015 National Book Award for Poetry winner, Robin Coste Lewis talks with Reza Aslan about growing up between two cities and her travel around the world observing how the Western world describes art featuring African female bodies, leading to her book, Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems. Special guest Marquesha Babers performs.