One Final Farewell
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Producer Appreciation Weeks: David Escobar
Rounding out our Producer Appreciation Weeks, intern David Escobar and host Melissa Harris-Perry look back at some of the stories he’s produ...
Showing Some Appreciation to David Gebel
David Gebel spent many years working as a singer and actor, and in between shows would work as a temp at various corporate jobs. Little did...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Zachary Bynum
"Atlanta influences everything." As part of our Producer Appreciation Weeks, Host Melissa Harris-Perry talks with the professionals behind t...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Monica Morales-Garcia
As part of our goodbye to The Takeaway , Melissa Harris-Perry sits down with the beautiful folks behind the scenes who make the show happen...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Cat Sposato
As part of our farewell to The Takeaway, host Melissa Harris-Perry sits down with the people behind the scenes who make The Takeaway happen....
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Morgan Givens
We continue our Producer Appreciation Weeks with Host Melissa Harris-Perry , who peels back the curtain and speaks with the talented folks t...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Mary Steffenhagen
As part of our farewell to The Takeaway, Melissa Harris-Perry sits down with the folks behind the scenes who make the show happen every day....
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Ryan Wilde
We continue our Producer Appreciation Weeks with Host Melissa Harris-Perry , who peels back the curtain and speaks with the talented folks t...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Katerina Barton
As part of our Producer Appreciation Weeks, Host Melissa Harris-Perry talks with the professionals behind the scenes who bring you the stori...
Movie Therapy: Prescriptions for Embracing Change
As the Takeaway comes to an end, we get one last set of movie prescriptions from Kristen Meinzer, a culture critic and host of the podcast "...
Showing Some Appreciation: Inside the Control Room with Director Jay Cowit
We went behind-the-scenes with our control room team: Jay Cowit , Vince Fairchild and Jackie Martin to find out how The Takeaway gets made e...
Showing Appreciation to Our Senior Broadcast Engineer Vince Fairchild
Over the years, The Takeaway has seen a long list of rotating staff made up of intrepid, outspoken journalists and producers. That list does...
Showing Appreciation to Our Line Producer Jacklyn Martin
You might not know this about our Line Producer Jackie Martin, but she is an Air Force Veteran who served from 2000-2005. On The Takeaway, s...
Replay: Visiting the Prison at Angola
Original Air Date: August 30, 2022 More than 55,000 people across the U.S. are incarcerated with the sentence of life without the possibilit...
Showing Appreciation to Our Powerhouse Producer Shanta Covington
On Friday, June 2, we will broadcast our final episode. As we head into these final days, we are taking the time to pause and show a little...
Black History and Afrofuture with Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter
Ruth E. Carter made history when she became the first Black costume designer to win an Oscar, and the first Black woman to win two Oscars, b...
L.A. Strippers Win the Fight for a Union
A group of dancers working at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood , Los Angeles, just won their battle to form the only curr...
Narcan: How To Save a Life
The mounting death toll from the opioid crisis in the United States continues to wreak havoc in cities, towns, and rural communities across...
The WGA Strike Enters Week Three
The Writers Guild of America, which has over 11-thousand members, is entering week its third week of a work stoppage . This is the first str...