I've been listening to and really enjoy Kamau Bell's 'Denzel Washington is the greatest actor of all time period' podcast and a theme he keeps touching upon is doing your homework

that is, watching, listening to, or just getting up on shit you gotta know so you can be in the know at the barbershop, water cooler, and bbq

that said...

I've never seen Roots (but I read the book) and I've never seen The Whiz


cool ass show: http://denzelwashington.wolfpop.com