If you were awarded $625,000 to work on your dream project, what would you do? Larissa FastHorse was one of 21 individuals named a MacArthur fellow for her work as a playwright and received the no-strings-attached "genius" grant. In this week's episode, FastHorse joins host Alex Cohen to discuss bringing the indigenous experience to the theater. She also has a thing or two to say about celebrating Thanksgiving.

Then Alex and producer Esther Lee talk about their Thanksgiving plans.

IN THIS EPISODE

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