Franklin Leonard finds the best scripts in Hollywood
His annual ‘Black List’ elevated films like ‘Juno,’ ‘Argo’ and ‘The King’s Speech.’ Now he wants to change how Hollywood finds its talent.
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Award-winning journalist Aarti Shahani dives deep with Barack Obama, Stacey Abrams, Sal Khan, Mary Trump and more. They explore how power works and how it transforms the person wielding it. You’ll walk away with inspiring, mind-bending, hilarious stories — and self-help lessons.
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Former ‘Roe’ attorney Gloria Allred on NDAs, empowering victims and a world without legal abortion
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Listen — 34:51Dolores Huerta on organizing, motherhood and ‘sexual coercion’ in her labor rights movement
She co-founded a union that changed history. Huerta tells ‘Art of Power’ how her organization handled sexual abuse allegations.
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Listen — 39:21‘Hangover’ producer Scott Budnick cannot be pigeonholed
He produced ‘The Hangover’ films. Then he left Hollywood to become one of the country’s foremost advocates for criminal justice reform.
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Listen — 38:31‘Show the people that you’re fighting for them’: Rep. Cori Bush, from activist to Congress
Bush lived many lives before running for Congress. She tells Aarti Shahani how she transformed her activism into political power.
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Listen — 42:03Indra Nooyi smiles through the BS
The former PepsiCo CEO keeps it light-hearted, even when she’s cut down at work. Still, Nooyi says, “You can’t be playful all the time.”
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Listen — 42:51Vladimir Putin hates her: Meet Daria Kaleniuk of Ukraine
Russia’s leader denounced the work of Daria Kaleniuk on the eve of his invasion. Her tears went viral as she confronted the West’s silence.
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Listen — 46:24Jameela Jamil wants vengeance
She is so much more than Tahani from ‘The Good Place’. Jameela Jamil is taking down the diet industry one IG post at a time.
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Listen — 45:59‘I am literally nonbinary, and not just in gender’: Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang on COVID, democracy and identity
Digital Minister Audrey Tang helped design Taiwan’s “COVID-19 miracle.” Tang is also the world’s first nonbinary cabinet member.
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Listen — 43:40Living between war and peace: Azmat Khan on the personal toll of war reporting
In the war against ISIS, award-winning journalist Azmat Khan did not believe America’s success stories. So she began counting the mistakes.
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