George Takei

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  1. WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part IV!

    07/08/2023

    WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part IV!

    This week, we're diving back into the archives for Part IV of our 25th Year Spectacular! We've got interviews with George Takei, Martha Stewart, and Mariska Hargitay, plus some time with Barbie director Greta Gerwig! See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

    48 min
  2. George Takei

    08/25/2020

    George Takei

    Actor, activist and Star Trek icon George Takei joins David to tell his extraordinary story, from being imprisoned as a child, to stardom and his quest for social justice. A No Mystery and Somethin’ Else production.    Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @davidtennantpod. New episodes from season 2 coming weekly. You can check out previous episodes with Olivia Colman, Ian McKellen and Whoopi Goldberg now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    55 min
  3. George Takei Encore

    05/30/2022

    George Takei Encore

    The GGACP team marks May's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with this ENCORE interview with one of the world’s most well-loved pop culture figures, actor-activist George Takei. In this episode, George shares his feelings about Caucasian actors in Asian roles, speaks frankly about Japanese-American internment, expresses his gratitude to Trekkies and fondly remembers old friend Leonard Nimoy. Also, George feuds with William Shatner, chats up Jerry Lewis, runs into Cary Grant and rebukes Arnold Schwarzenegger. PLUS: Frank Gorshin! Celebrating James Hong! George channels Sir John Gielgud! Gilbert does his best Richard Burton! And the last of the Paramount contract players! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 24m
  4. The internment of Japanese Americans

    08/04/2020

    The internment of Japanese Americans

    Thousands of Japanese Americans were sent to prison camps after the USA entered World War Two following the bombing of Pearl Harbour. Whole families found themselves housed in barracks behind barbed wire fences. Former Star Trek actor, George Takei, was just a child when he was locked up in one of the camps. In 2010 he spoke to Lucy Williamson about his experiences there. This programme is a rebroadcast. Photo: Japanese American children on their way to internment camps. Credit: Dorothea Lange/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

    9 min
  5. Giving Democracy Meaning: With George Takei

    01/27/2022

    Giving Democracy Meaning: With George Takei

    Michael speaks with George Takei about his American journey, from living in a U.S concentration camp as a child, to his interest in democracy as a teenager and his activism as an adult. The pair discuss George Takei's graphic memoir, "They Called Us Enemy," the importance of educating young Japanese-Americans about their history, and how science fiction often reflects our humanity and ability to advance as a society.

    49 min
  6. The US Marks One Million Covid 19 deaths in America

    05/16/2022

    The US Marks One Million Covid 19 deaths in America

    John talks about the US hitting the milestone 1million COVID deaths in America. He also speaks with actor and activist George Takei and takes a call from Stephen in Kentucky. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    56 min
  7. Memorial Day Special: Celebrating AAPI Month - Part 1

    05/30/2022

    Memorial Day Special: Celebrating AAPI Month - Part 1

    In this special Memorial Day broadcast - John celebrates American Asian Pacific Islander Month. In the first of a two part series he interviews Mia Ives-Rublee - a disabled transracial adoptee who has dedicated her life's work to civil rights activism and George Takei - an American actor, author, and activist. He is internationally known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the fictional starship USS Enterprise in the television series Star Trek. Finally he takes a call from Sally in Montana. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    52 min
  8. George Takei

    04/29/2024

    George Takei

    Activist, author and acting legend George Takei shares the gut-wrenching story of his family’s experience during WWII, when racism and war hysteria led the United States government to imprison 125,000 Japanese-Americans in internment camps. His new book, “My Lost Freedom,” chronicles his family’s experience in a way that makes it easy for parents to teach their children about this dark period in America’s recent history. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    10 min
  9. Quick Take: Our Democratic System Is Always Being Challenged

    02/12/2022

    Quick Take: Our Democratic System Is Always Being Challenged

    Michael speaks with George Takei about his American journey, from living in a U.S concentration camp as a child, to his interest in democracy as a teenager and his activism as an adult. The pair discuss George Takei's graphic memoir, "They Called Us Enemy," the importance of educating young Japanese-Americans about their history, and how science fiction often reflects our humanity and ability to advance as a society.

    15 min
  10. For George Takei, coming out has been a lifelong process

    JAN 20

    For George Takei, coming out has been a lifelong process

    George Takei is one of America’s most beloved actors and activists, known best for playing Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek franchise. Last year, he released his second graphic memoir, It Rhymes with Takei, which unpacks his experience living as a closeted gay man for most of his life. Around the time the book was released, he joined guest host Talia Schlanger to tell us why he didn’t come out until he was 68, and how his involvement with LGBTQ+ advocacy work has shaped who he is today.

    25 min
  11. George Takei: Growing up in an internment camp

    11/17/2021

    George Takei: Growing up in an internment camp

    Stephen Sackur talks to George Takei, forever famous as Lieutenant Sulu in Star Trek. Interned as a child in the United States for being of Japanese origin, he now campaigns for gay and immigrant rights. Do the values of Star Trek still resonate?

    23 min
  12. George Takei

    01/12/2023

    George Takei

    The internment of Japanese Americans across the U.S. during World War II is not an obvious subject on which to develop a musical, however it is exactly what George Takei, Star Trek legend and social media icon has done. Now in his mid-eighties, Takei brings a show inspired by events from his own childhood to London’s Charing Cross Theatre. Tickets for ‘George Takei’s Allegiance’ are available now until Saturday 8 April.

    1h 6m
  13. Star Trek

    11/25/2022

    Star Trek

    The first interracial kiss on American TV, a decidedly internationalist cast of characters: Star Trek has always been a deeply political programme but what are those politics? How did they arise in the Cold War America in which the show was initially developed? And where does the vision of an international (or even intergalactic) Federation developed in the series fit into the politics of today? Matthew Sweet is joined by George Takei, who played Lieutenant Sulu in the original Star Trek series, novelist and screenwriter Naomi Alderman, screenwriter and academic Una McCormack, and academic José-Antonio Orosco, author of Star Trek's Philosophy of Peace and Justice: A Global, Anti-Racist Approach. George Takei's Allegiance is at the Charing Cross Theatre in London from 7th January - 8th April Producer: Luke Mulhall

    45 min
  14. Amanpour: Bill Taylor, Christine Runyan, George Takei and Sanne Derks

    03/23/2021

    Amanpour: Bill Taylor, Christine Runyan, George Takei and Sanne Derks

    Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Biden's latest foreign policy moves. He says clarity in purpose and in message are essential as he takes his place on the world stage. Then clinical psychologist Christine Runyan explains how to combat COVID-19 'brain fog'. She explores how our ability to manage stress has shrunk but offers simple ways to recover some in peace as the pandemic continues. As a young Japanese-American boy during World War II, actor and sci-fi legend George Takei was imprisoned with his family in the now infamous U.S. internment camps. He talks to our Hari Sreenivasan about the history behind today's anti-Asian attacks. And finally, Dutch photographer and anthropologist Sanne Derks shares her work documenting severe water shortages in Cuba. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    57 min
  15. George Takei, Actor

    02/09/2022

    George Takei, Actor

    Stephen Sackur talks to George Takei, forever famous as Lieutenant Sulu in Star Trek. Interned as a child in the United States for being of Japanese origin, he now campaigns for gay and immigrant rights. Do the values of Star Trek still resonate?

    23 min
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