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On this episode of Represent, Aisha Harris chats with comedian Hari Kondabolu about his new documentary, The Problem With Apu, which examines the stereotypical Simpsons character who has haunted him since childhood. But first, Slate producers Veralyn Williams and Ben Frisch join the show to share their own personal “Apus” from when they were growing up.
Check out:
- What Genius says about Jay-Z’s “Girls, Girls, Girls” lyrics
- Miz Cracker and J. Bryan Lowder discuss drag’s role in gay culture
- The Totally Biased segment that inspired The Problem With Apu in 2012
- Outsourced, which Hari calls out for having stereotypical representations of Indian characters
- Writer-actor-comedian D’Lo
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Producer: Veralyn Williams
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