This month Mark Duplass and Issa Rae came in to the studio to be recorded for the Modern Love Podcast. Modern Love is a collaborative podcast between Boston's WBUR and New York's NPR. It features the popular New York Times column, with readings by notable personalities and updates from the essayists themselves. Join host Meghna Chakrabarti and Modern Love editor Daniel Jones.
Mark Duplass is an American film director, film producer, actor, musician, and screenwriter. He is a founder of the film production company Duplass Brothers Productions and has directed films such as The Puffy Chair (2005), Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012).
Issa Rae is an American actress, writer, director, producer and web series creator. She is known as the creator of the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl. Issa is the creator, co-writer and star of the HBO series Insecure, which is partially based on Awkward Black Girl. Insecure airs on HBO Sunday's at 10pmEST.