Ep. 61 LeVar Burton Conversation
Nov 06, 2018•15 min•Ep. 61
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Episode description
LeVar Burton is an actor, director, producer, host, and author. He has received numerous awards including 12 Emmy’s, a Grammy, and 5 NAACP awards. LeVar’s had many iconic roles including Kunta Kinte in Roots and Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: Next Generation. He was the host of Reading Rainbow for 23 seasons and is the host of the popular podcast LeVar Burtons Reads.
Listen to this episode and learn:
- How the idea of Reading Rainbow came about, what contributed to the success of its 23 seasons, and why LeVar says storytelling is so important in the world today.
- The number one question is that LeVar gets from “Trekkies” and his favorite episode.
- Why LeVar says his whole life has been a miracle.
- Where you can find LeVar on his podcast tour this month and what he is most looking forward to.
- About the miracles LeVar saw on the set of Roots.
- Why LeVar feels duty- and soul-bound to be a storyteller.
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