# Phill Branch joins Tavis Smiley

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Podcast: [Tavis Smiley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tavis-smiley-5000046)
Published: 2026-06-01T20:17:44+00:00
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Duration seconds: 800

## Resource

Regional Emmy Award-winning director, live performance storyteller, and writer Phill Branch gives his insights on identity, masculinity, and the quiet, radical act of existing on your own terms with his new book “The Double Dutch Fuss: A Memoir.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

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