The Roxane Gay Agenda Podcast
1) And Then Some (w/ Sherrilyn Ifill)
Sherrilyn Ifill still believes in the future. The famed civil rights attorney reflects on her time with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LCD) fighting against systemic racism in the courts. And she also ...Show More
2) The Gas Leak (w/ June Diane Raphael)
June Diane Raphael on the psychological challenge of being a woman on TV and film sets, and why she’s leery of being “the good girl.” The comedian/actor/screenwriter/podcaster also t...Show More
3) Romancing the Podcast (w/ Debbie Millman)
Designer and podcaster Debbie Millman on creativity, vanity projects, and how to inspire people to change. Also, she is Roxane’s wife, and Roxane tells us how they met and fell in love. Mention...Show More
4) Tap Dancing on Thin Ice (w/ Imani Barbarin)
Imani Barbarin uses humor and truth to bring attention to the increasingly dire plight of disabled people in America. The pandemic has revealed a broken system that keeps the disabled in poverty. She ...Show More
5) F**k You, I'll Put You on My Fridge (w/ Cameron Esposito)
Actor, comedian and memorist Cameron Esposito is practicing vulnerability. Here she talks to Roxane about their gender-fluidity, about why performing feels normal for them, and about why it’s im...Show More
6) Smallest Footprint, Biggest Room (w/ Genesis Tramaine)
Devotional artist Genesis Tramaine is painting some of the most striking portraits of our time. She talks to Roxane about her process and her practice, and how her faith informs it all. Also, Roxane r...Show More
7) Redefining the Rules (w/ Numa Perrier)
Actor, producer and director Numa Perrier is making space for herself. Her autobiographical film “Jezebel,” about a young woman grieving for her mother while working as a cam girl in Las V...Show More
8) A Moving Target (w/ Margo Jefferson)
Cultural critic Margo Jefferson deconstructs her nervous system… or at least explains to Roxane how the culture, not just family, has made her who she is. She talks about her new memoir, which ...Show More
9) Where'd That Decade Go? (w/ Ally Sheedy)
1980’s movie star Ally Sheedy is back with a plum role in a new TV series. She talks to Roxane about her other careers as an editor and teacher. Plus, Roxane speculates on why The Slap (at the O...Show More
10) The Market Is Fickle (w/ Barbara Kruger)
Roxane on the pleasures and perils of collecting art, and a conversation with one of the artists whose work she collects. Barbara Kruger came up through the magazine industry, where she applied her ed...Show More