Almost 30
Ep. 187 - A Conversation On Creative Origins and Marginalized Voices in Hollywood with Brown Girls Creator Sam Bailey
22 Jan 2019
Excited to have Sam Bailey join the girls on the podcast! Sam is a filmmaker and writer, and creator of the series, You’re So Talented. She is also the director and co-creator of the web series Brown Girls, which was recently nominated for an Emmy. In this conversation, we talk about where Sam’s creative origins sparked from, her first web series and how that began, and the friendships we have as women. Sam also shares what it has been like having Fatimah as a creative writing partner, and the friendship that it has blossomed into, and the incredible growth of their show, Brown Girls. We also talk about… The gentrification of Chicago A play Sam dropped out of Support from both family and chosen family What it’s like to cast for her show Learning Brown Girls is up for an Emmy Giving and receiving feedback Sam’s take on spirituality What’s coming up for Sam Find more to love at almost30podcast.com! Resources: Learn more: samqbailey.com Instagram: @samb.chi Watch: You’re So Talented ; Brown Girls Upcoming Events: College Tour: Email [email protected] Hotline : 1 (424) 272-1853 February 9: Unlocking Self-Love Sponsors: Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your first order at silverfernbrand.com Honeybook | Use code ALMOST30 for 50% off the first year of Honeybook at honeybook.com Dirty Lemon | Use code ALMOST30 for 1 FREE case in your first order at dirtylemon.com Robinhood | We’re giving our listeners a FREE stock to help build their portfolio at almost30.robinhood.com The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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