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This week Dwayne’s guest  is  comedian and podcast host Jasmine Ellis.  We're talking about season episodes 3 & 4 of season 2.   Ep 3   Some Enchanted Late Afternoon Dir -  Debbie Allen Writer -  Rob Edwards Original Air Date-    Oct 27, 1988 Ep 4 Dream Lover Dir -  Debbie Allen Writer Alicia Marie Schudt Original Air Date -  Nov 3, 1988 Jasmine Ellis’ new podcast “Rhythm and bae “ is is available streaming on all apps like Spotify Stitcher and Apple and her dry bar special “Nobody’s Queen" is available for free on the dry bar comedy app www.JasmineElliscomedy.com

This time Dwayne is joined by comedian John Armstrong (Cleveland) to discuss the premiere of season 2 of A Different World.   This is the beginning of the DEBBIE ALLEN ERA! Ep 1 -  Dr War is Hell Dir - Debbie Allen Writer -  Thad Mumford Original Airdate -  October 6,  1988 Ep 2 Two Gentlemen of Hillman Dir - Debbie Allen Writer -  Susan Fales Original Airdate -  October 13, 1988

This week Dwayne is  joined by the incomparable Sampson McCormick ( comedian, writer, director).  A discussion on growing up in DC, going to an HBCU, Christopher Street in New York, and black tv from the 90s.   Season 2 Ep 5 Three Girls Three Dir -  Debbie Allen Writer - Jeffery Duteil Original Airdate November 17, 1988 Sampson McCormick's new film Love the One Your With is available on Amazon Prime. https://www.instagram.com/sampsonmccormick http://www.sampsoncomedy.com/

This week you're in for a treat.  Dwayne is joined by  Spark Tabor  (Cookies for Breakfast Podcast/  Chicago).  Spark has seen the show, but doesn't have a real memory of it. So we're revisiting the Pilot episodes, of this iconic series. Ep 1 Reconcilable Differences Ellen Falcon (dir) Lissa LEvin and Thad Mumford (wri) Airdate Sep 24, 1987 Ep 2 Pilot Jay Sandrich (dir)  Joh Markus, Carmen Finestra, and Matt Williams (Wri) Ep 22 My Dinner With Theo Ellen Falcon (dir)  Scott Spencer Gordon (wri) Airdate July 7, 1988  Spark Tabor https://www.instagram.com/sparktabor https://www.patreon.com/SparkTabor

This week's Guest is  Vanetta Schoefield, (Funny Hunnyz) talks with us about episodes of 21 & 22 of season 1. 21  Come Back, Little Eggby Dir - Ellen Falcon / Writer Scott Spencer Gordon Air date  May 5, 1988 22 My Dinner with Theo Dir Ellen Falcon /  Writer Scott Spencer Gordon Air Date July 7, 1988 Find more about  Vanetta at (funnyhunnyz.com)

This week we're joined  Paulos B. Feerow to talk about episodes 19  & 20 of season 1.  20 was intended to be the season finale and was the final one filmed before Lisa Bonet left the show. 19 -  Claire's Last Stand Dir - Tony Singletary /  Writer Thad Mumford Air Date  March 24, 1988 20 -  If Only for One Night Dir-  Tony Singletary /  Writer Susan Fales Follow Paulos  instragram.com/paulsaysnothing

This week Dwayne is joined by  Kenan Jerome Floyd  & Crenshaw White.  Slight flub on this week's episode they ended up talking about episodes 15-18. Dwayne Started the conversation on the wrong episode and they guys soldiered on with the conversation (episodes 15 & 16  added as a bonus on the second half of the episode (waste not; want not) Season 1 Episode 17   Mr Hillman Dir -  Matthew Diamond /Writer  -  Margo Kaufman Air Date -  Feb 25, 1988 Season 1 Episode 18 Speech Therapy Dir Ellen Falcon /  Writer Cheryl Gard Air Date -  March 10, 1988 

This week's episode is a bit late from a failed upload. Dwayne is joined by Christian Royce to discuss episodes 15  & 16, and Christian's devotion  to Jasmine Guy's Whitley. 15 - Dr.  Cupid Dir -  Reggie Life  / Writer Deanne Stillman Air date Feb 11, 1988 16 -  The Show Must Go On Dir Kim Friedman  / Writers Gary Dontzig  and Steven Peterman Air Date Feb 18, 1988 

Because of her love for Mary Alice's "Lettie", this week De De T returns to the podcast to talk with Dwayne.   Episodes: 13 - The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic. Ellen Falcon (dir) Thad Mumford and Susan Fales (wri) Air Date Jan 21, 1988 14 - Wild Child Ellen Falcon (dir) David Felton (Wri) Air Date Feb 4, 1988, 

Dwayne is joined by  Guest Topher Koogen (From Graves to Jeffersons podcast)  for this week's return to Hillman College. Season 1 Ep 11  "Does He or Doesn't He"   Ellen Falcon (dir) Thad Mumford (wri) air date Jan 7, 1988 Season 1 Ep 12 "Advise and Descent" Ellen Falcon (dir)  Cherly Gard (wri)  air date Jan 14, 1988.

This week Dwayne is joined by Mateen Stewart (L.A -  F.A.M.U. /  Weakest Link)  to talk about season 1 ep 9 & 10 Ep 9 Romancing Mr Stone  - Ellen Falcon (dir) / Spencer Gordon and David Felton( writers)  Aired Dec 10, 1987 Ep 10 Gift of the Magi -  Ellen Falcon (dir) / Susan Fales (writer)  Aired Dec 17, 1987 Find Mateen online: twitter  @MateenStewart

This week Dwayne is joined by Richard Douglas Jones (Memphis /Howard University /  Black Nerd Power Podcast)   Ep 7 -  Sometimes You get the Bear... Sometimes the Bear Gets you.   Ellen Falcon (Dir)  /  Thad Mumford (writer)  Aired Nov 19, 1987 Ep 8 -  If Chosen I May not run.  - Ellen Falcon (dir)  Thad Mumford (writer)  Aired Dec 3, 1987  Find Richard online Website: https://spark.adobe.com/page/kko1VGceg7ePx/ Twitter/ Instagram @rdouglasjones twitch.com/blacknerdpower

Sam Lyons (ST. Louis /  Ole Miss)  joins Dwayne to talk about season 1 episodes 5  and 6. Ep 5  -War of the Words Ellen Falcon (dir) /  Joe Gannon (writer) Aired oct 29, 1987 Ep 6 -  Rudy and the Snow Queen  Ellen Falcon (dir) /  Cheryl Gard (writer)  Aired Nov 5,  1987 

De De T and  Geneva Joy are back!  This time we're discussing episodes 3 (Porky de Borgerac -Oct 15, 1987)  and 4 (Those who can't ...tutur -  Oct 22, 1987)    Catch De De and Geneva on the Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival Podcast,  new episodes on Mondays. 

Special Bonus Here's all three theme.   Season 1 performed by Pheobe Snow Seasons 2-5 performed by Aretha Franklin Season 6  performed by Boyz II  Men 

Host Dwayne Duke is joined by Geneva Joy (New Orleans) and De De T (Houston), to discuss the first two episodes of a Different World.   Catch De De and Geneva on the Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival Podcast,  new episodes on Mondays.

Welcome to A Different Podcast, a chronological exploration of the NBC 's 'A Different World', with host Dwayne Duke and a rotating cast of guests.