Best Of February: New Series Grapples with Bill Cosby's Cultural Legacy

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[REBROADCAST FROM January 27, 2022] In 2018, the famous comedian and television star Bill Cosby was convicted of sexual assault, and has been accused by up to sixty women. However, in 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the conviction on a legal technicality, and Cosby was released. But what should we take away from the cultural legacy of Bill Cosby? Comedian and activist W. Kamau Bell takes on this question in a new four-part series called, "We Need to Talk About Cosby," which will air on Showtime on January 30. Bell comes on the show to chat the new series.