Smartest Person in the Room Podcast
1) Ep 38 Best Books of 2018
It's finally here! Our best books of the year episode. Host Laura Tremaine and her real life book club friends Stephanie Newman-Smith and Yasmin Dunn discuss their favorite books of the year and some ...Show More
2) Ep 37 Princess and Pirate Rachael MacFarlane
You've probably heard Rachael MacFarlane speak at some point in her 20 year acting career. She's given voice to characters from Johnny Bravo, Tom & Jerry, Fancy Nancy, Family Guy, and she has played H...Show More
3) Ep 36 Laura's favorite books of 2018 (so far)
On today's episode, Laura is the smartest person in the room because she is the ONLY person in the room. That's right, it's a first for this podcast: a solo show! Laura shares the best books she's rea...Show More
4) BIAS: A series wrap-up and Q&A
This is the final episode in the BIAS series. We're sharing our thoughts on creating and releasing this series, and answering some of the questions we've received over the last few weeks. We're also m...Show More
5) Ep 35 BIAS: Marriage burst the bubble
Over the past several episodes, we’ve mentioned several times that my friend and co-host for this series Yasmin is married to a white man. Yasmin has talked about how being part of an interracial marr...Show More
6) Ep 34 BIAS: Stop saying "down there"
This episode is different from any episode of Smartest Person in the Room that I’ve ever recorded. Months ago, when Yasmin and I were planning this series, I mentioned that though I’ve lived in Los An...Show More
7) Ep 33 BIAS: Wow, there's a whole other side of you.
This is an unplanned episode. Yasmin and Laura were talking off the record, but the mic was recording. With Yasmin's permission, we are sharing this story. The blog post we reference from Luvvie Ajay...Show More
8) Ep 32 BIAS: Pop culture perspectives
Early in our friendship, Yasmin and I realized that we had pretty different perspectives on most things pop culture. So many factors (and especially our racial makeup) affects how we see everything fr...Show More
9) Ep 31 BIAS: Identity matters
This episode is all about racial identity, and how it matters. I'm speaking with my friends Jason & Yvonne Lee, actors and producers here in Los Angeles. I met Jason & Yvonne through our children, an...Show More
10) Ep 30 BIAS: Well-meaning white people
Continuing our series on racial bias, a black and white conversation between friends. In this episode, Yasmin and I talk to her friend and former colleague Melissa Kaplan, the Deputy Superintendent o...Show More