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What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito is your source for untold stories and uncovered truths. Hosts Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia interview cultural influencers, bringing their warmth, humor, and a fresh perspective. They're talking about art, music, politics, sports and what's good!
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Run The Jewels from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
El-P and Killer Mike talk to Stretch and Bobbito about how they turned slang into a slogan, homophobia in hip-hop, and the importance of cherishing shared humanity over political differences.
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Dave Chappelle & Donnell Rawlings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Comedians Dave Chappelle and Donnell Rawlings preview their month long residency at Radio City Music Hall. They talk to Stretch and Bobbito about their early days in stand-up, hosting Saturday Nigh...
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It's What's Good with Stretch and Bobbito from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The legendary duo Stretch and Bobbito are back! The first episode launches on Wednesday, July 19th, featuring an interview with Dave Chappelle.
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Robert Glasper On How To Get More Young People Into Jazz from 2018-11-21T11:01:15
The virtuosic jazz keyboardist joins Stretch & Bobbito for a wide-ranging conversation about his earliest music memories, the first time he met Dr. Dre and why he's trying to get more young people ...
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Comedian Neal Brennan on Stand-Up, Chappelle's Show and PC Culture from 2018-11-14T11:00:09
You might not know his name, but if you're a fan of comedy you definitely know his work. Neal Brennan found immense success in his early 20s by co-creating Chappelle's Show and writing the movie Ha...
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Kimberly Drew On Making Art Radically Accessible For All from 2018-11-07T11:34:20
Writer, art activist and cultural curator Kimberly Drew joins Stretch & Bobbito to discuss her earliest art memories, how she found inspiration in Kehinde Wiley's paintings and why working for The ...
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Jonah Hill On Hip-Hop And Coming Of Age In The Mid90s from 2018-10-31T10:00:38
The writer/director of the film Mid90s joins Stretch & Bobbito for a lively conversation about how hip-hop influenced his life, how he used to collect tapes of their WKCR show, and why see...
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The Beastie Boys On Their Hip-Hop Journey And Missing Adam Yauch from 2018-10-24T10:00
Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock) and Mike Diamond (Mike D) of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys talk about their new book, which is largely a love letter to their late band mate, Adam "MCA" Yauch. Plus the...
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Gaby Moreno On Leaving Home And Making It In The Music Industry from 2018-10-17T10:00
The Guatemalan singer/songwriter joins Stretch & Bobbito to talk about the ups and downs of navigating the music industry as an independent artist and what she's doing to help victims of the Volcán...
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Chef Massimo Bottura On Challenging Tradition And Combating Hunger from 2018-10-10T10:01:14
Chef Massimo Bottura's restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy currently holds the top spot on the annual list of the world's 50 best restaurants. But his creative and contemporary take on ...
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Bozoma Saint John Bridges The Gap Between Culture and Commerce from 2018-10-03T10:00:52
Pepsi. Apple. Uber. Endeavor. Just a handful of the companies branding guru Bozoma Saint John has already had her hands on. The daughter of a Ghanaian politician raised between the U.S. and Africa,...
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Maimouna Youssef AKA Mumu Fresh Is Ready For The Spotlight from 2018-09-26T10:00:47
The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter talks about her Native American heritage, how she learned to rap and what it's like to navigate the music industry as an independent artist.
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The Roots' Black Thought On How Art Saved His Life from 2018-09-19T10:00:20
The Roots frontman Black Thought (aka Tariq Trotter) joins Stretch & Bob for an open conversation about his early days in Philly, how childhood trauma motivated him to succeed and the guys uncover ...
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Bethann Hardison On Model Diversity And The Ever-Changing Face Of Fashion from 2018-09-12T10:34:08
Pioneering model, agent and fashion activist Bethann Hardison talks about sneaking into bars as a child in 1950s Brooklyn, modeling in the historic 1973 Battle of Versailles fashion show and how th...
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Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez On Creating A Superhero For Puerto Rico from 2018-09-05T10:01
Graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez joins Stretch & Bob to talk about his comic book series La Borinqueña, Puerto Rican history and how art can be a conduit for activism.
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Rakim Reflects On His Life In Hip-Hop And What Happened With Eric B. from 2018-08-29T10:00:19
Legendary emcee Rakim joins Stretch and Bobbito for a look at his iconic career and life, including reflections on his Islamic faith, the dissolution of his duo with Eric B., and the patience it ta...
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Lenny Kravitz from 2018-08-22T10:00:24
Musician, style icon and guitar hero Lenny Kravitz talks with Stretch & Bobbito about his formative years in New York, his experience growing up as a biracial kid, and that time he shared a stage w...
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Erykah Badu from 2018-08-15T10:00:26
Enigmatic singer/songwriter Erykah Badu joins Stretch & Bobbito for a freewheeling conversation about her daily visit to "the five doctors," how she became a certified doula, her desire to try stan...
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What's Good with Stretch and Bobbito is back! from 2018-08-08T14:00:16
The legendary duo Stretch and Bobbito are back for season 2 of What's Good! The first episode launches on Wednesday, August 15th, featuring an interview with Erykah Badu.
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Bootsy Collins from 2017-11-01T04:01:08
Collins joins the hosts to talk about his new album, how James Brown saved his life, and the right way to funk people up
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Mr. Cartoon from 2017-10-25T04:01:25
The world famous tattoo and graffiti artist joins the hosts live from Los Angeles to talk about the unique cast of characters that shaped him as an artist, translating his signature style onto Nike...
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José Andrés from 2017-10-23T13:57
The world-renowned chef joins the hosts for a live taping of What's Good, to talk about immigrating to the U.S., humanitarian work through cooking, and why pineapples are better than steak.
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Eric Haze&Rosie Perez from 2017-10-11T04:01:24
The actress and artist sit down for a live taping of What's Good to talk about the early days of hip-hop, and what it's like teaching singers to dance.
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Hill Harper from 2017-10-04T04:01:16
Hill Harper is an author, activist and actor, who recently became a regular on ABC's drama "The Good Doctor". The hosts and Harper talk about justice in America, how playing a cop on TV informs his...
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Franchesca Ramsey from 2017-09-27T04:01:29
Stretch and Bobbito talk to Franchesca Ramsey about the early days of YouTube, her new Comedy Central pilot, and what she's learned while hosting her own podcast.
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Jose Parla from 2017-09-20T04:01
Artist Jose Parla joins the guys to talk about Cuba, taking graffiti seriously as an artform, and the joy of digging up old music.
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Ana Navarro from 2017-09-13T04:01:31
The CNN commentator joins the guys to talk about life as a political refugee, winning shouting matches on cable news, and her patriotic love of peanut butter.
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Stevie Wonder from 2017-08-30T04:01:19
The one and only Stevie Wonder talks to Stretch, Bobbito and DJ Spinna about making music at Motown Records, pushing for the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and missing his friend Prince.
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Regina King from 2017-08-23T04:01:16
Stretch & Bobbito sit down with the actor and director to talk about making the move from movies to TV, how growing up in LA informs her work, and partying in NYC.
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Linda Sarsour from 2017-08-16T04:01
The guys sit down with activist Linda Sarsour to talk protests, growing up in Brooklyn, and the radical act of speaking to your neighbors.
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Eddie Huang from 2017-08-02T04:01
The best-selling author of Fresh Off The Boat and host of Huang's World sits down with Stretch and Bobbito to talk sneakers, hip-hop and the American dream.
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Mahershala Ali from 2017-07-26T04:01
The Oscar winning actor joins Stretch and Bobbito to talk about his career as an MC, his process for getting into character, and how his faith informs his work.
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It's What's Good with Stretch and Bobbito from 2017-07-11T18:27
The legendary duo Stretch and Bobbito are back! The first episode launches on Wednesday, July 19th, featuring an interview with Dave Chappelle.
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