W. Kamau Bell: How Do We Talk About Cosby?

Comedian and documentary host W. Kamau Bell has built a career out of having difficult conversations. Today, he returns to the show with his latest project, the four-part docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby. We begin with Kamau's reluctance to talk about Bill Cosby (7:04), whose legacy became something he decided to publicly grapple with (8:29) and examine chronologically through this piece (11:00). Kamau speaks on his role leading the project (13:02), the largely female team making it (14:00), and a formative United Shades of America moment that transformed the way he approaches difficult stories (15:44), which he hoped may inspire others to do the same (19:50). On the back half, we unpack Cosby’s impact on American history (23:50), how he changed the stunt industry (26:57), a philosophy on truth that became embedded in the documentary (33:22), and how the project permanently altered Kamau’s course (34:57). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com