{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Storytelling: To Honor or Exploit with Kemp Powers","description":"In this final episode of the first season, Jason and Yvonne spend valuable time with Oscar-nominated, \u201cbrother\u201d Kemp Powers -- journalist, screenwriter, playwright, journalist and now, director. This grounded, yet uplifting conversation circles around this notion: to maintain truth and integrity in storytelling, we must bring ourselves into the story and we do so by holding steadfast to emotional honesty and by creating empathy. This way, we create a great story, and a great story brings us together. This week: Jason asks, \u201cHow do we honor identity without exploiting it for the sake of a \u2018good\u2019 story?\u201d Jason and Yvonne examine the book and 1977 television miniseries, Roots by Alex Haley as a way into the discussion about to honor or to exploit in storytelling Frederick Douglass: \u201cWhat, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July\u201d (1852) One Night in Miami, stage play (Jason as Malcolm X), \u201cHow the Ending of \u2018One Night in Miami\u2019 Recreated a Long Lost Cultural Landmark\u201d Los Angeles Times Yvonne asks, \u201cAre you in service to yourself or to the greater good?\u201d Episode 5 guest, Jacqueline Olive work is about filling in the gaps of narrative in history and her documentary, \u201cAlways in Season\u201d which won the 2019 Sundance Special Jury Prize for Moral Urgency  Kemp Powers, Pixar\u2019s first black director; \u201cDo Black People Wear Belts? Kemp Powers on Creativity and Tackling Stereotypes at Pixar\u201d WBEZ, Chicago  \u2018Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse\u2019 Sequel Reveals Directing Team, The Hollywood Reporter Kemp shares his career journey; the ups and downs and says, \u201cIt\u2019s about finding the people who get you.\u201d Kemp says, \u201cI\u2019m a storyteller.\u201d Yvonne asks, \u201cHow do you maintain integrity in storytelling?\u201d Kemp answers, \u201cIt\u2019s about emotional honesty.\u201d Kemp shares, \u201cIt took me my whole life to understand who I am,\u201d \u2026 \u201cI know me really, really, well.\u201d Cocktail: Sidecar A gorgeous, savory drink that is cognac forward with a delightful citrus kick. Recipe 2oz Cognac \u00be oz Cointreau* \u00be oz Lemon juice* (preferably freshly squeezed) Orange twist garnish Shaken *Jason prefers to dial back (or ramp up!) on these two ingredients and uses \u00bd oz Cointreau and \u00bd oz lemon juice in his recipe as a perfect way to tell the Sidecar story History & Meaning The Sidecar: Like many cocktails, the Sidecar\u2019s history and origination is attributed to more than one story. Here at Lagralane Spirits, and for the emphasis of this episode\u2019s title, we both honor and perhaps exploit the story of the sidecar by making it our own.  ","author_name":"Lagralane Spirits","author_url":"http:\/\/lagralanespiritspodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"