Back with another episode of Beyond The Album Cover and it is with Melissa Haizlip, founder of Shoes In The Bed Production and director of the documentary Mr. SOUL! about her uncle Ellis Haizlip and the show SOUL! which ran on NET/PBS from 1968-1973. We talk about SOUL!, African American content creators in today's digital landscape, Spike Lee, Robert Townsend, How SOUL! had a hand in influencing Don Corneilus and his vison for Soul Train and everything else in between. Catch the audio portion of this podcast on wherever you stream your podcast and the Facebook group on Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover. Mr SOUL! makes its public television debut on PBS Independent Lens February 22nd, check your local PBS station for airtime.
