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March 30, 2023 60 mins
This week Damon is joined by author Kara Brown, who’s a writer and supervising producer on the new Amazon Prime horror series "Swarm." They pick apart what it means and what it’s like to write for a series with a black female lead. In the latest edition of "Dear Damon," New York Times bestselling author Bassey Ikpi joins Damon to help a listener dealing with the challenges that come with being in an interracial marriage. Send your questions, confessions and/or conundrums in for consideration to be responded to on the podcast at deardamon@crooked.com. -- In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Intro (02:54) Damon and writer Kara Brown discuss the etymology of the term “Stan” and parasocial relationships (10:17) Billie Eilish and Dominique Fishback performances in the Amazon Prime series, Swarm (29:40) The role of a TV Supervising Producer (36:52) Damon Hates: Speed Limits (40:50) Dear Damon: Damon & writer Bassey Ikpi discuss the intricacies of interracial relationships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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