In this final episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, three New Yorkers share their personal stories. Comedian, activist and author Baratunde Thurston relives the discovery of family secrets; Writer, director and producer Lacey Schwartz tells us her experience learning the truth about her identity; and a special guest speaker, entrepreneur and Harlem Capital venture partner John Henry, joins us in the studio to describe the struggles his family faced growing up.

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In this final episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, three New Yorkers share their personal stories. Comedian, activist and author Baratunde Thurston relives the discovery of family secrets; Writer, director and producer Lacey Schwartz tells us her experi...

In this final episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, three New Yorkers share their personal stories. Comedian, activist and author Baratunde Thurston relives the discovery of family secrets; Writer, director and producer Lacey Schwartz tells us her experience learning the truth about her identity; and a special guest speaker, entrepreneur and Harlem Capital venture partner John Henry, joins us in the studio to describe the struggles his family faced growing up.

Episode 6: Family Secrets

In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, we explore adoption and identity through the personal tales three storytellers in front of a live audience in New York City. Founder of Native Son and former magazine executive Emil Wilbekin shares his experience finding out he was an adopted child. Notable New York-based comedian Eudora Peterson recounts a letter she wrote as an 11-year-old struggling to feel comfortable in her own body. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and radio producer Lisa Pollak opens up about her journey to adopt a child with her husband.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, we explore adoption and identity through the personal tales three storytellers in front of a live audience in New York City. Founder of Native Son and former magazine executive Emil Wilbekin shares his experience finding out he was an adopted child. Notable New York-based comedian Eudora Peterson recounts a letter she wrote as an 11-year-old struggling to feel comfortable in her own body. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and radio producer Lisa Pollak opens up about her journey to adopt a child with her husband.&lt;/p&gt;
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In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, we explore adoption and identity through the personal tales three storytellers in front of a live audience in New York City. Founder of Native Son and former magazine executive Emil Wilbekin shares his experi...

In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, we explore adoption and identity through the personal tales three storytellers in front of a live audience in New York City. Founder of Native Son and former magazine executive Emil Wilbekin shares his experience finding out he was an adopted child. Notable New York-based comedian Eudora Peterson recounts a letter she wrote as an 11-year-old struggling to feel comfortable in her own body. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and radio producer Lisa Pollak opens up about her journey to adopt a child with her husband.

Episode 5: We Existed

In this episode of "Where Do You Exist?", three storytellers share their personal tales with a live audience in Los Angeles. Comedy writer and director Priyanka Mattoo narrates her story of finding the love of her life;Andrew Ti, writer and the creator of "Yo, Is This Racist?", describes his experience trying to be cool as a teenager; and Mary Beth LaRue, yoga teacher and founder of Rock Your Bliss, shares her journey of adopting a baby.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of "Where Do You Exist?", three storytellers share their personal tales with a live audience in Los Angeles. Comedy writer and director Priyanka Mattoo narrates her story of finding the love of her life;Andrew Ti, writer and the creator of "Yo, Is This Racist?", describes his experience trying to be cool as a teenager; and Mary Beth LaRue, yoga teacher and founder of Rock Your Bliss, shares her journey of adopting a baby.&lt;/p&gt;
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In this episode of "Where Do You Exist?", three storytellers share their personal tales with a live audience in Los Angeles. Comedy writer and director Priyanka Mattoo narrates her story of finding the love of her life;Andrew Ti, writer and the creat...

In this episode of "Where Do You Exist?", three storytellers share their personal tales with a live audience in Los Angeles. Comedy writer and director Priyanka Mattoo narrates her story of finding the love of her life;Andrew Ti, writer and the creator of "Yo, Is This Racist?", describes his experience trying to be cool as a teenager; and Mary Beth LaRue, yoga teacher and founder of Rock Your Bliss, shares her journey of adopting a baby.

Episode 4: This Path Chose Us

In this episode of “<a href='https://www.hbo.com/here-and-now'>Where Do You Exist?</a>”, three storytellers share their personal tales with a live audience in Los Angeles. Actress and filmmaker Samantha Futerman takes us through her experience meeting her identical twin sister; Actress and producer Julissa Calderon describes her journey of embracing her Afro-Latina identity; and Critic Ira Madison III shares his coming out story.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of “&lt;a href='https://www.hbo.com/here-and-now'&gt;Where Do You Exist?&lt;/a&gt;”, three storytellers share their personal tales with a live audience in Los Angeles. Actress and filmmaker Samantha Futerman takes us through her experience meeting her identical twin sister; Actress and producer Julissa Calderon describes her journey of embracing her Afro-Latina identity; and Critic Ira Madison III shares his coming out story.&lt;/p&gt;
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In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, three storytellers share their personal tales with a live audience in Los Angeles. Actress and filmmaker Samantha Futerman takes us through her experience meeting her identical twin sister; Actress and produc...

In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, three storytellers share their personal tales with a live audience in Los Angeles. Actress and filmmaker Samantha Futerman takes us through her experience meeting her identical twin sister; Actress and producer Julissa Calderon describes her journey of embracing her Afro-Latina identity; and Critic Ira Madison III shares his coming out story.

Episode 3: I Can't Make This Up

In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, our storytellers share their personal tales in front of with a live audience in Portland. Director and Founder of Storytellers for Change, Luis Ortega, describes his experience as an undocumented immigrant applying for college; Comic Solomon Georgio tells us why he ran away to Hollywood at the age of 17; and writer Lucia Martinez Valdivia sheds light on how her views of interracial relationships have changed.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, our storytellers share their personal tales in front of with a live audience in Portland. Director and Founder of Storytellers for Change, Luis Ortega, describes his experience as an undocumented immigrant applying for college; Comic Solomon Georgio tells us why he ran away to Hollywood at the age of 17; and writer Lucia Martinez Valdivia sheds light on how her views of interracial relationships have changed. &lt;/p&gt;
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My Identities

In this episode of “Where Do You Exist?”, our storytellers share their personal tales in front of with a live audience in Portland. Director and Founder of Storytellers for Change, Luis Ortega, describes his experience as an undocumented immigrant applying for college; Comic Solomon Georgio tells us why he ran away to Hollywood at the age of 17; and writer Lucia Martinez Valdivia sheds light on how her views of interracial relationships have changed. 

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