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Maurice Jamal is the man behind the 2007 "Dirty Laundry"-- a black and gay-oriented family film that was one of the first such films released in theaters. As part of LGBT Pride Month, guest host Allison Keyes speaks with Jamal about his career and GLO TV, his Urban LGBT television network.

Through a striking art installation, actress Emma Thompson chronicles a naive 18-year-old from a small Eastern Europe republic who was caught up in London's sex trade. Her name is Elena, and her story makes its debut in New York on Nov. 10.

Film maker Tyler Perry has made millions from his screen and stage portrayals of the smart mouth, wise-cracking character Madea. But some argue that Perry’s characters and movies demean the black community with harmful stereotypes. New Yorker contributing writer Hilton Als talks about his recent piece on this subject.

Radio producer Sasha Aslanian, herself a "divorced kid," spent five years documenting the lives of children whose parents are divorced. She discovered that while the courts and state governments are working to put kids first, divorce will always change their lives.

Filmmaker Mario Van Peebles, along with his family, takes a lighthearted approach to going "green" in a new reality television show on cable network TV One. "Mario's Green House" follows the Van Peebles as they try to build a home that's environmentally friendly. Mario Van Peebles describes the project and spreading the green message within communities of color.

President Obama ruffled conservative feathers when he bowed to the Japanese emperor during his trip to Asia. Bowing is the standard greeting in Japan, as it once was in the United States. Slate magazine's Andy Bowers explains the history of the gesture and why it feel out of favor in the U.S.

Somebody calling MTV "trash television" isn't exactly news. This time it's the Italian-American group UNICO, talking about the reality series Jersey Shore. Commentator Andrew Wallenstein says there's a reason we find stereotypes on TV.

Cheech and Chong, the famous stoner comedy duo, have reunited for their first tour in more than 25 years. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong released their first comedy albums in the 1970s, with routines about hippies, sex and most notably, their love of marijuana. Marin and Chong talk with NPR's Neal Conan about their "Get It Legal" tour, their friendship and what brought them back together after so many years.

The new documentary One Fast Move or I'm Gone uses various artists to voice Jack Kerouac's novel Big Sur. Director Curt Worden and biographer Joyce Johnson discuss the beat poet's relationship with the California coast.

In 1941, on the eve of America's entry to World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to curb the influence of Nazis and fascists in South America. So the President enlisted someone who embodied the American capitalist spirit: Walt Disney. Guest host Mandalit del Barco talks to film director Ted Thomas, who's new documentary ''Walt & El Grupo'' chronicles Walt Disney's adventure and public relations mission to South America.