Welcome to Media in the Mix, the only podcast produced and hosted by the School of Communication at American University. Join us as we create a safe space to explore topics and communication at the intersection of social justice, tech, innovation & pop culture. Today, we're joined by AU Alum, Eddie Leavy!

Eddie Leavy is a Haitian-American actor, singer, voiceover artist, and writer based in Los Angeles and New York. With a background in musical theater and penchant for comedy, Eddie is best known for playing “Anthony” on the Lorne Michaels produced sitcom A.P. Bio, which ran for four seasons on NBC and Peacock. Most recently, Eddie appeared on the hit HBOMax comedy series, The Other Two. His other credits include roles on Netflix, Apple TV+, ABC, TruTV, BET, and more. He is also the co-creator and co-host of Peacock’s first ever companion podcast launched by the streamer. Eddie is an avid proponent for intersectionality and inclusion and urges all marginalized people to be the center of their own stories. Eddie is a proud alum of American University. He is represented by Buchwald and Marquee Entertainment.

Eddie referenced a beautiful poem in our episode that we wanted to share with you below, we hope it touches your soul the way it touched ours!

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"Something Big" by Cleo Wade

I stopped searching

for things

things I thought

should belong to me

I started sitting

in gratitude

for what surrounded me

the falling leaves, the flowers

the break in the sidewalk

the endless sky, moody and magnificent

these forces of nature,

remind me I am one too

with relief, I release the small stuff

very little belongs to me

and I belong

to something big.

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