Work in Progress: Uzo Aduba

Drama Queens

iHeartPodcasts

Tv & Film

4.9 • 23.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Uzo Aduba is a force on the big screen, small screen — and the stage! Now, she is crossing off one more accomplishment from her list: author.

The Emmy award-winning actress opens up to Sophia about her new memoir, "The Road Is Good: How a Mother's Strength Became a Daughter's Purpose.” Uzo shares her coming-of-age story growing up Nigerian-American in a predominately white suburb, her journey to becoming an actor, and the profound life lessons she learned from her mother that helped shape who she is today as an actress, advocate, and a mother herself.

Plus, both women reflect on the emotional impact of attending the DNC (lots of tears were shed). Uzo also talks about another impactful moment in her life, being on the verge of quitting acting, when she landed the role of Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' on "Orange is the New Black." She reveals how she prepared for the role, how it changed her life, and the one actress who knew it would be a hit from the start!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey y'all, nimmonie here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called historical records
0:07.8	executive produced by Quest love the story pirates and John Glickman, Glickman?
0:13.0	Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop.
0:15.0	Get the kids in your life excited about history
0:18.0	by tuning in to historical records.
0:20.0	Listen to historical records on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your
0:26.8	podcast.
0:27.8	Captain's Log, Star Date, 2024, we're floating somewhere in the cosmos, but we've lost our map.
0:36.0	Yeah, because you refuse to ask for directions. It's Space Jem, there are no roads.
0:41.0	Good point, so where are we headed?
0:42.8	Into the unknown, of course.
0:44.7	Join us on In Our Own World as we uncover hidden truths, navigate the depths of culture,
0:49.2	identity, and the human spirit.
0:50.9	With a hint of mischief, one episode at a time buckle up and listen to in our own world on the iHeart radio app apple
0:56.7	podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts trust us it's out of this world
1:03.2	I'm nK, and this is Basket Case.
1:06.1	What is wrong with me?
1:07.4	A show about the ways that mental illness is shaped by not just biology.
1:11.2	Swaps of different meds, but by culture and society.
1:15.6	By looking closely at the conditions that cause mental distress,
1:18.8	I find out why so many of us are struggling to feel sane,
1:22.4	what we can do about it it and why we should care.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -140 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.