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Go Fact Yourself quiz for January 11

A promotional graphic with faint circles and a line pattern on a black background with circle icons that show a question mark, a brain icon, a microphone, and a lightbulb. The overlaying text reads, "Go Fact Yourself with special guests Denise Crosby and Larry Wilmore". In 4 circles are headshots of each of the two hosts, J. Keith Straaten a white male and Helen Hong an Asian female, and the two guests, Denise Crosby a white female and Larry Wilmore a Black male.
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January 11, 2025: Larry Wilmore & Denise Crosby

This week on Go Fact Yourself, we're joined by Denise Crosby and Larry Wilmore to quiz each of them on a topic they know and love.

If you haven't listened to this week's show yet, and don't want to know what their topics are... Catch up now!

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January 11, 2025: Denise Crosby & Larry Wilmore

Our guests this week are...

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Denise Crosby and Larry Wilmore
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Denise Crosby is best known for her portrayal of Security Chief Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She’s also known for her role on The Walking Dead where she played a mother… who happened to be a cannibal. She’ll tell us about that and what it was like to pose for “Playboy” magazine in the 80s.

Larry Wilmore has been seen in everything from The Office, Black-ish, The Nightly Show, and so much more. He’ll tell us how his illustrious career as an actor started on The Facts of Life, where he played a Greek cop. As he’s built up his body of work, he’s developed a passion for conversations and (well-intentioned) disagreements. You can hear some of those on his podcast “Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air.”


Denise - The perfect swimming turn

Larry - Beatles songs

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