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Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021: W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu, and more

Today on q: comedians and hosts of the Politically Re-Active podcast W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu, Black Buck author Mateo Askaripour, filmmaker Loretta Sarah Todd.
Comedians Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamau Bell, author Mateo Askaripour, filmmaker Loretta Sarah Todd. (Christina Domingues/Topic Studios, Andrew ‘FifthGod’ Askaripour, Wendy D Photography)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • American comedians W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu, the hosts of the political comedy podcast Politically Re-Active, share what they're thinking now that Joe Biden is their president.

  • Black Buck author Mateo Askaripour tells us how writing his debut novel with Black readers in mind gave him freedom in his craft, and shares how his own experiences helped shape the story.

  • Métis and Cree filmmaker Loretta Sarah Todd discusses how she preserved Indigenous oral tradition in her new film Monkey Beach, an adaptation of Eden Robinson's novel of the same name.