Season 4 Ep. 7 -Underrepresented AF Anxious AF

Listen in as Sarah chats with returning Anxious AF champion, Mellini Kantayya. They talk about representation in media, her experiences with racism in casting calls, and her article in the Washington Post about Hank Azaria apologizing for playing an Indian man on The Simpsons.

Link to Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/22/hank-azaria-apologized-playing-apu-i-accept-i-appreciate-it

For more info on Mellini's work, go to mellinikantayya.com. Get her book: Actor. Writer. Whatever (essays on my rise to the top of the bottom of the entertainment industry) wherever books are sold.

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