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Origin Story

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For his day job, he smoked ribs at a barbecue joint. But his secret identity was a playwright. Hear Nathan Louis Jackson's journey to becoming a writer for television and stage, including the Netflix series Luke Cage.

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Music: "Set The Tip Jar," and "Balti" by Blue Dot Sessions; all have been edited for length.

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