Paul F. Tompkins, Ijeoma Oluo, and Open Mike Eagle

Published: June 8, 2018, 11 a.m.

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Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reveal what takes them out of their comfort zones; comedian Paul F. Tompkins discusses the perils of improvising on his podcast \\u201cSpontaneanation\\u201d and shares the secrets behind writing his theme to the film, \\u201cPhantom Thread;\\u201d writer Ijeoma Oluo unpacks the themes of racial oppression in her new book, \\u201cSo You Want to Talk About Race;\\u201d and hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle performs a track from his concept album \\u201cBrick Body Kids Still Daydream\\u201d about the Chicago Housing Project where spent time as a kid.

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