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Origin Story

Midwesternish by KCUR

Aug 25, 201717:20Government & Organizations

For his day job, he smoked ribs at a barbecue joint. But his secret identity was a playwright. Hear Nathan Louis Jackson's journey to becoming a writer for television and stage, including the Netflix series Luke Cage.

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Origin Story is an episode from Midwesternish by KCUR. For his day job, he smoked ribs at a barbecue joint. But his secret identity was a playwright. Hear Nathan Louis Jackson's journey to becoming a writer for television and stage, includi...

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Published Aug 25, 2017, 17:20 long, audio available.

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