Lena Waithe's Superpowers

We first spoke with Lena Waithe just ahead of Master of None's second season, which featured the groundbreaking episode "Thanksgiving." Kathy checked back in shortly after Lena won an Emmy for writing that episode.

— Lena Waithe is an Emmy-award winning writer and actress on Master of None. Her new show, The Chi, premieres Jan. 7, 2018 on Showtime.

— This episode was recorded in Los Angeles at Werk It, WNYC's women's podcast festival.

Note: A version of this episode first ran on May 16, 2017.

Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom.