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Presidents Day replay: Ronny Chieng, Cedric Burnside
On this Presidents Day, we air a special half-hour replay of two of our favorite interviews. Comedian Ronny Chieng makes the case for an Asian president of the United States.
By Madeleine Brand • • 23m ListenOn this Presidents Day, we air a special half-hour replay of two of our favorite interviews. Comedian Ronny Chieng makes the case for an Asian president of the United States. Cedric Burnside talks about growing up as the grandson of blues legend R.L. Burnside.
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2 storiesComedian Ronny Chieng on why America needs an Asian president
Malaysian-born comedian and actor Ronny Chieng (“The Daily Show,” “Crazy Rich Asians”) is out with a new Netflix special called “Asian Comedian Destroys America!" He says he wants to show Asian perspectives with nuance, dignity, and sophistication.
Read the story9 minBlues musician Cedric Burnside carries on the tradition of his grandfather
Musician Cedric Burnside is preserving what his famed grandfather R.L. Burnside helped create: a rural, lo-fi, twangy-groove genre.
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