Hollywood Inclusive

Episodes

1. 9

   Hollywood Inclusive 0009 -- Kanye Meeting with Trump, Breakthroughs in Inclusiveness, and Does Liberal Hollywood Think Racism Is Solved?

   Guest Moira Griffin (producer, Senior Director of Diversity Initiatives at Sundance Institute) discusses how she connects people in her network to forward their careers and the mission of inclusiveness, plus her Mom's while-in-labor dash to cross the border before delivery. We talk politics, and…

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   Dec 16, 2016

   1h 13m
2. 8

   Hollywood Inclusive 0008 -- Dr. Strange Director Answers 'Whitewashing' Criticism, Lil Wayne, Hollywood's Paper Consumption

   Guest DMA (executive consultant, former VP of Development at BET, speaker, author) tells us how she went from political science student to runway model to reality TV producer to software creator to Content, Branding, and Organizational Development Executive. We visit a USA Today report card of TV...

   Nov 3, 2016

   1h 24m
3. 7

   Hollywood Inclusive 0007 -- Health, Stress, and the Entertainment Industry; Fall TV; Jessica Jones

   Deron and Kirk share how they have BOTH gone to the ER in recent months on heart attack scares. We talk some of our favorites in the new season of TV. And we run through headlines involving Tim Burton, FOX News, Marvel Comics, and a live-action Mulan adaptation.

   Oct 28, 2016

   1h 23m
4. 6

   Hollywood Inclusive 0006 -- Representation Numbers, Lena Dunham, & #OscarsSoDiverse

   Guest XAVIER BURGIN (writer, director, and Twitter power user) tells us about how his need craft story lead to a colossal twitter following, and about his online encounter with Lena Dunham & Amy Schumer. We discuss an article proclaiming the #OscarsSoWhite movement to be at an end, and we look at...

   Sep 30, 2016

   1h 06m
5. 5

   Hollywood Inclusive 0005 -- Richard Sherman's Press Conference, Emmy Diversity

   Guest EVETTE VARGAS (showrunner of Dark Prophet on Amazon Prime) discusses her Hollywood path to 360-degree video and virtual reality with us, plus the role of athletes in social issues after Richard Sherman truncates a press conference, and should we celebrate the most diverse Emmy's ever?

   Sep 23, 2016

   1h 13m
6. 4

   Hollywood Inclusive 0004 -- Kaepernick's Media Coverage, Age Bias in Hollywood, & Naked Extras

   San Francisco news anchor owns confesses his own racist moment despite his biracial family. Is this a "brave" action? And do we focus on the right issues when controversy arises? Speaking of which, has the media done a good job covering Colin Kaepernick's actions? Does new legislation to prevent...

   Sep 2, 2016

   1h 02m
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   Hollywood Inclusive 0003 -- Race & Gender Casting, Zendaya as Spider-Man's love interest, & Internet Trolls

   Is the female reboot a good thing? Can comic book fans and internet trolls make room for gender and race changes in their movies? Is the specific targeting of Leslie Jones a race thing? And Kirk & Deron share their tips for writers to help encourage diversity and inclusion.

   Aug 26, 2016

   1h 04m
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   Hollywood Inclusive 0002 -- Nate Parker, Ryan Lochte, and Netflix

   Deron and Kirk talk about alleged criminal acts of celebrities. How does the media cover them? How should we as audience members feel?

   Aug 19, 2016

   37m
9. 1

   Hollywood Inclusive 0001 -- Kenya Barris, Ava Duvernay, & Welcome!

   Kirk and Deron say hello to you, our audience, and invite you to participate in the conversation about improving Hollywood & media efforts to involve all people. We talk about a comment from Kenya Barris about the word 'diversity,' and discuss Ava Duvernay becoming the first woman of color to win…

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   Aug 12, 2016

   43m