Who's Your Favorite Magical Negro? with Nicole Byer

We're taking a much needed break this week but in the meantime please enjoy this 2024 throwback featuring Emmy nominated host, actress, comedian, podcaster and author Nicole Byer! In it we chatted about her then new movie, how she juggles 800 jobs & the importance carving out your own lane as a Black creative. --- Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Podcasting 03:01 The American Society of Magical Negroes 09:27 Breaking Stereotypes in Hollywood 14:59 Magical Negroes in Pop Culture 17:26 Appreciation for Bubba from Forrest Gump 17:54 Conversation about Modern-Day Indulgences 19:12 Identifying Modern-Day Witch Behaviors 24:39 Reviewing Apologies: Madonna's Insensitive Comment 25:10 Suggested Fixes for Madonna's Apology 29:25 Reviewing Apologies: Congressman Jeff Jackson's TikTok Ban Vote 30:14 Suggested Fixes for Congressman Jeff Jackson's Apology 33:09 Stand on Your Business 33:42 Apology Plaque 36:13 Taking Responsibility 39:37 All of Nicole's Jobs! 42:28 The Glow Up -- You can watch Nicole's new crowd work special on YouTube    • Video   Listen to Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer wherever you get your favorite podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen to Franchesca's episode of Why Won't You Date Me? https://open.spotify.com/episode/54FE... Nicole on Instagram |   / nicolebyer   -- Let's stay in touch! Email us [email protected] Follow us on instagram |   / fixitpod   Franchesca Ramsey |   / chescaleigh   De'lon Grant |   / thedelondotcom   New episodes every Wednesday! -- Keywords Nicole Byer, podcasting, Hollywood tropes, comedy, representation, magical negro, creative identity, crowd work, modern indulgences, famous magicians, Criss Angel, Madonna, apologies, TikTok, Jeff Jackson, church, racism, Nicole Byer, Miami Beach, JLo