Truth Be Told LIVE with Tonya Mosley
- The Crawford, 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
For five seasons, the award-winning Truth Be Told podcast has explored personal healing as a path to collective liberation. For this special live experience, presented in partnership with APM Studios, host Tonya Mosley (she/her) brings together some of Truth Be Told's most memorable guests and wise ones for a conversation about finding individual and collective freedom through self-expression and exploration. Come join the conversation, then stay afterwards to enjoy some great food from DLo’s Kitchen and music from DJ Kara (she/her). And we want to hear YOUR stories, too – share your experience with personal healing in a recording booth inside the Mohn Broadcast Center – it may be featured on the pod! Purchase copies of Casey Gerald and Nancy Redd's book plus other works of self-expression onsite from North Figueroa Bookshop.
This is the inaugural event in LAist’s new Studios Presents live event series, which is a series of live podcast events and tapings, featuring the best of LAist Studios as well as curated podcasts from other creators.
Truth Be Told is a TMI Production distributed by American Public Media. They are funded by The Ford Foundation with funding help from the UC Berkeley Ferris Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship.
SPECIAL GUESTS
- Steven Canals (he/him), director/writer/EP, and co-creator of FX’s Pose
- Casey Gerald (he/him), author
- Jamilah Lemieux (she/her), writer & cultural critic
- Nancy Redd (she/her), author & podcast host
- Ayize Jama-Everett (he/him), writer, theologian, and documentary filmmaker
ABOUT TONYA MOSLEY
Tonya Mosley is a rare and powerful voice in the journalism industry with an extensive reach that spans across continents. She’s mastered the ability to connect deeply with audiences through her award winning radio, television, print and digital journalism.
Tonya is the host and creator of the award winning podcast Truth Be Told. She is also co-host of NPR’s Fresh Air, one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world.
Tonya has won several national awards for her work, including an Emmy Award for her televised piece "Beyond Ferguson”, and most recently a Webby for her podcast Truth Be Told, which is produced by her company, TMI productions and distributed by APM Studios.
ABOUT STEVEN CANALS
Steven Canals is the Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning co-creator, executive producer, director and writer of FX’s groundbreaking drama series Pose. He was a wise one for Season 2 of Truth Be Told: Coming Out While Staying In.
In 2020 Canals was named one of “50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood.” Canals is a queer, AfroLatinx creator who grew up in NYC and whose work aims to center communities that have been under-represented on screenonscreen.
ABOUT CASEY GERALD
Casey Gerald is the author of There Will Be No Miracles Here, a memoir that stands the American Dream narrative on its head, while straddling the complex intersection of race, class, religion and sexuality. Casey was a wise one for Season 1 of Truth Be Told: Family Ties.
Casey’s essays include “The Black Art of Escape,” published in New York Magazine, which was selected by Longform as one of the best essays of 2019. His two TED Talks have been viewed over five million times, and he opened for President Barack Obama at SXSW 2016. He is currently at work on his next book.
ABOUT JAMILAH LEMIEUX
Jamilah is a cultural critic and writer with a focus on issues of race, gender, and sexuality. Currently, she pens a weekly advice column for Slate's 'Care and Feeding' parenting section and is a co-host for the publication's Mom and Dad Are Fighting podcast. Jamilah was a wise one for Season 3 of Truth Be Told: Obligation.
Lemieux’s written work has been featured via a host of print and digital platforms, including the LA Times, the Nation, Essence, Playboy and the New York Times. Her first book, She Bad: Tales of Love, Hate, and Baby Motherhood (Roc Lit 101/Random House) is scheduled to be released in 2024.
ABOUT NANCY REDD
Nancy Redd is an award-winning lifestyle and entertainment host. She is also a New York Times best-selling author of several books including Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers, Diet Drama: Feed Your Body! Move Your Body! Love Your Body and Pregnancy, OMG!: The First Ever Photographic Guide for Modern Mamas-to-Be. Redd was a wise one for Season 2 of Truth Be Told: Parenting During The Pandemic.
ABOUT AYIZE JAMA-EVERETT
Ayize Jama-Everett is a writer, theologian, and documentary filmmaker. He holds a Master’s in Divinity, a Master’s in Clinical Psychology, and a Master’s in Fine Arts, Creative Writing. In 2009, Jama-Everett self-published The Liminal People. Jama-Everett is also a graphic novelist and two-time Eisner Award winner John Jennings. In 2023 he produced a documentary called A Table of Our Own which explores the use of plant medicine for healing. He was featured in Season 5 of Truth Be Told where he discussed his relationship with plant medicines and use of psychedelics to help treat racial trauma.
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