# Roy Wood Jr. On Bombing at The Apollo & How Failure Fueled His Success | Glass Half Full With Craig Melvin

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin-7675253/roy-wood-jr-on-bombing-at-the-apollo-how-failure-fueled-his-success-glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin-7675253/roy-wood-jr-on-bombing-at-the-apollo-how-failure-fueled-his-success-glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin.md
Podcast: [Glass Half Full with Craig Melvin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin-7675253)
Published: 2026-05-05T20:35:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nbcnews.com/
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/834c10f1-7493-43df-96d0-c633605ca932/episodes/b099516e-d09f-4ec0-9d4e-4f1e341c6019/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=834c10f1-7493-43df-96d0-c633605ca932&awEpisodeId=b099516e-d09f-4ec0-9d4e-4f1e341c6019&feed=BkOWZ14F
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin-7675253/episodes/roy-wood-jr-on-bombing-at-the-apollo-how-failure-fueled-his-success-glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin
Duration seconds: 2432

## Resource

Comedian and Author Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Craig Melvin on this week’s episode of Glass Half Full for one of his most personal conversations yet. Roy opens up about his complicated relationship with his father, bombing early in his career at the Apollo Theater, and the reason he left The Daily Show. Roy also shares how becoming a father forced him to confront his childhood and choose a different future for his son.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin-7675253/episodes/roy-wood-jr-on-bombing-at-the-apollo-how-failure-fueled-his-success-glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin-7675253/roy-wood-jr-on-bombing-at-the-apollo-how-failure-fueled-his-success-glass-half-full-with-craig-melvin.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.