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Empire Afterparty

Podcasts

Conversations with key characters, hot takes from commentators, and everything essential from the social universe: The Empire Afterparty is the place to go after the show.

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New YOrk, NY

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Podcasts

Description:

Conversations with key characters, hot takes from commentators, and everything essential from the social universe: The Empire Afterparty is the place to go after the show.

Language:

English


Episodes

Episode 10: Talking Race & Writing with Empire's Creator

12/3/2015
Midway through itssecond season, Empirecontinuesits reign, remaining one of the most-watched and talked about shows inrecent memory. This week, the show'screator Danny Stronggives us an peek inside the royal Lyon family: revealing how he "discovered" the reasonLucious can'ttrust Andre; detailingthe revolutionary diversity of the writers' room;and explaining why the show's total craziness all stems from ten minutes of Kanye YouTube interviews. What was your favorite moment of the season?...

Duration:00:12:18

Episode 9: All in the Black Family

11/26/2015
The Sanfords. The Jeffersons. The Cosbys. The Winslows. The Banks's. And now the Lyons. In this special Thanksgiving episode, we talk about family: specifically, the evolution of the black family on television.NPR TV critic Eric Degganstells us abouthis first encounter with the Evans family on Good Times, and explains why Lucious, Cookie, and their three sonsmight be a new thing in the TV world. What do you think? What did you eat? Get at us on Twitter @EmpirePodcastand@JozenC. Subscribe...

Duration:00:11:45

Episode 4: Gimme That Bomb Beat From... Hakeem?

10/15/2015
Empire is, at its dramatic heart, a show about hip hop culture. So it's about damn time we talk about the music. We dial upsuper producer Mark Batson, who crafted thatanthemic Season Two opener, and also talk to writer and author Shea Serranoabout where Empire's music falls in the hip hop canon (and try tounderstand why he likes that terrible Lucious single). Get at us each and every Wednesday night @EmpirePodcastand @JozenC— send us your best GIFsandyour hottest takes! Subscribe toEmpire...

Duration:00:12:22