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The Treatment

Lena Waithe: Master of None

Writer Lena Waithe joins Elvis Mitchell to discuss inserting her point of view into Master of None.

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By Elvis Mitchell • Aug 2, 2017 • 28m Listen

For Emmy nominated writer Lena Waithe, it was important for her to inject pieces of her own life into the writing of Master of None. Alongside Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, they create a contemporary, real telling of the generational shift that three friends of color experience in present America. Waithe joins Elvis Mitchell to discuss her family’s support in her Hollywood journey and working with Angela Bassett as her on-screen mother.

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    Elvis Mitchell

    host of KCRW’s The Treatment

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    Blake Veit

    Producer, 'The Treatment'

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    Lena Waithe

    actress, producer and screenwriter

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