W Kamau Bell on East Bay Lesbians, Right Wing Grifters, and United Shades of America

W Kamau Bell on East Bay Lesbians, Right Wing Grifters, and United Shades of America

From Why Are You Like This? with Megan Rapinoe by Vox Media Podcast Network

August 20, 2026 · 1h 15m

About this episode

Megan Rapinoe interviews W. Kamau Bell about his career decisions, social media, and his new podcast.

This week, Megan is joined by stand-up comedian and director W. Kamau Bell. They dig into the “whys” behind some of Kamau’s biggest decisions, like holding space for Ted Danson to talk about his Blackface scandal, his approach to dealing with trolls, and launching his new podcast “Are You With Me?” Plus they wonder if Megyn Kelly is lowkey flirting with them and Kamau goes off about social media in a new segment called “What Are We Doing?!” Check out the latest episode of  “Why Are You Like This?” wherever you get your podcasts, and on YouTube. Follow Megan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrapinoe/  Follow Why Are You Like This? on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoulikethis/  Follow Why Are You Like This? on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyareyoulikethis Learn more about A Touch More here: https://www.atouchmore.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Megan Rapinoe

Guest: W. Kamau Bell

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