Lena Waithe's Superpowers

Published: Nov. 12, 2017, 5 p.m.

Note: this is a rerun of a previous episode.\nWe first spoke with Lena Waithe just ahead of Master of None's second season, which featured the groundbreaking episode "Thanksgiving."\xa0Kathy checked back in shortly after Lena won an Emmy for writing that episode.\n\u2014\xa0Lena Waithe\xa0is\xa0an Emmy-award winning writer and actress on Master of None. Her new show, The Chi, premieres Jan. 7, 2018 on Showtime.\n\u2014 This episode was recorded in Los Angeles at Werk It, WNYC's women's podcast festival.\nEpisode scoring by Jeremy Bloom.\xa0Theme by Alexander Overington.