Episode 95 - Twenty Years Later

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Breaking the Barrier with TAJ & Will

TAJ and Will

86 episodes

2 days ago

Pop culture meets racism and privilege. An homage to diversity. Each episode, TAJ and Will tackle social issues ranging from racism to gender bias and discuss how they dictate current events, whether in pop culture, across the globe, or somewhere in between.

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Episode 95 - Twenty Years Later

Breaking the Barrier with TAJ & Will

46 minutes 8 seconds

4 years ago

Episode 95 - Twenty Years Later

TAJ & Will start the episode with a tribute to barrier breaker and legendary actor Michael K. Williams, and they talk about the memorable characters he played throughout his career (3:00). Afterward, they congratulate Derek Jeter for being inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame and talk about him as a role model (17:00). Then, for the 20th anniversary of September 11, they both recount their experiences of that day as kids (26:00), the trauma that comes with seeing September 11 unfold at a young age (30:40), xenophobia, and TAJ shares his emotional experience at the 9/11 memorial in 2009 (36:40). They end the episode with their thoughts on the Texas abortion ban and rape (41:25).

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