Dascha Polanco On ‘People’s Party With Talib Kweli’

In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with actress:

DASCHA POLANCO

Below is what they cover in this episode with Dascha:

• Her Brooklyn upbringing as well as her Afro-Dominican heritage.
• Backlash over some tweets and a wider discussion on cancel culture.
• Working as a nurse while filming the first season of OITNB.
• The cycle of multi-generational incinerations represented on OITNB.
• How she mentally and physically prepares for intense scenes like the prison riot.
• Laverne Cox with her representation and advocacy of the transgender community.
• Working with James Earl Jones, Rosario Dawson and auditioning for Martin Scorsese.
• Being inspired by Ava DuVernay in how she empowers others.
• Having ambitions of making music and songwriting.
• Channeling emotions for her acting through music.
• Her friendship with Natasha Lyonne and working on ‘Russian Doll’.
• What the future holds for Dascha in film as well as music.

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