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The White Canon

Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson host different guests every episode for deep dive discussions about movies that are universally beloved amongst mainstream white film audiences, and relatively unknown by black ones.

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    What's Next for June 2026

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up - Hal Ashby's 1971 classic, HAROLD AND MAUDE.

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    Eddie Murphy in Boomerang

    We're joined by Gesha-Marie Bland to talk about Eddie Murphy's 1992 romantic comedy hit Boomerang!

  3. 27

    What's Next for February 2026

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up - Reggie Hudland's 1992 Eddie Murphy hit BOOMERANG!

  4. 26

    White Canon Flashback - Network

    It's another New Years flashback, as we re-present the second White Canon episode from Champagne Sharks! Jared Ball, Matt Christman and Josh join Trevor and Vida to talk about Paddy Chayefsky and Sidney Lumet's masterpiece, Network!

  5. 25

    White Canon Flashback - The Big Lebowski

    It's a New Years flashback, as we re-present the very first White Canon episode from Champagne Sharks! Wosny Lambre of Hoops Adjacent Podcast, Nick Wiger of The Doughboys Podcast and Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House join T to talk about The Big Lebowski!

  6. 24

    What's Next for January 2026

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up - a double whammy of classic White Canon episodes from Champagne Sharks, The Big Lebowski and Network. 

  7. 23

    John Wayne and The Cowboys

    We're joined by Marcus from Pinnland Empire and Kenny from Champagne Sharks to talk about the almost canonical John Wayne movie The Cowboys.

  8. 22

    What's Next for December 2025

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, The Cowboys (1972)

  9. 21

    Nashville with Michael R. Jackson

    Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson joins Trevor and Josh to discuss Robert Altman's 1975 masterpiece Nashville. 

  10. 20

    What's Next for November 2025 (Corrected)

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Nashville (1975).

  11. 19

    Love Jones with Briahna Joy Gray

    We flip this script for this one, and dive into the Black Canon with the one and only Briahna Joy Gray!

  12. 18

    What's Next for October 2025

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Love Jones!

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    Falling Down with Catherine Liu & Mario Mills

    After you listen to this episode, if you're interested in checking out Josh's new cut of the film, you can check it out right here. Highly recommend checking it out AFTER you listen!https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1096330034/42b8662702

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    What's Next for September 2025

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Falling Down (1993).

  15. 15

    Casablanca w/Vida Starr & Jared Yates Sexton

    Vida Starr is a radio and podcast host and producer. Jared Yates Sexton is the author of THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A HISTORY OF POWER, PARANOIA, AND THE COMING CRISIS. He writes the newsletter DISPATCHES FROM A COLLAPSING STATE, and you can find his substack here:https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/  

  16. 14

    What's Next for August 2025

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, the one and only CASABLANCA!

  17. 13

    Ordinary People & American Beauty w/Mtume Gant & Rebecca Onion

    Two portraits of well to do white families in crisis. Mtume Gant and Rebecca Onion join Trevor & Josh for a fascinating compare and contrast.

  18. 12

    What's Next for July 2025

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, a double feature of Best Picture winners - Ordinary People & American Beauty. 

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    Bonus Episode: Good Night & Good Luck on Broadway and CNN!

    We're joined by Pulitzer prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson and journalist & commentator Michael Tracey to discuss the new production of Good Night & Good Luck on Broadway, and the recent CNN live broadcast. 

  20. 10

    Dazed & Confused w/David Sirota & Aaron Thorpe

    It's everyone's - everyone white, that is - favorite high school nostalgia flick, Richard Linklater's Dazed & Confused, with The Lever's David Sirota and The Trillbilly Worker's Party's Aaron Thorpe!

  21. 9

    What's Next for June 2025

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Richard Linklater's 1993 high school opus, Dazed & Confused!

  22. 8

    Saving Private Ryan w/Shamira Ibrahim & Daniel Bessner

    We take a deep dive into Steven Spielberg's 1998 WWII epic, Saving Private Ryan with culture writer Shamira Ibrahim and American Prestige's Daniel Bessner. 

  23. 7

    What's Next for May 2025

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Steven Spielberg's 1998 masterpiece, Saving Private Ryan! Earn this!  

  24. 6

    Good Night And Good Luck w/Jared Ball & Adam Johnson

    This month, we take a look at George Clooney's Oscar nominated historical drama, Good Night And Good Luck. Our guests are Professor of Media and African studies at Morgan State Jared Ball and Citations Needed's Adam Johnson.

  25. 5

    What's Next for April 2025

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. 

  26. 4

    The Graduate with Dave Anthony & Dominic Taylor

    This month, we dive into an absolute classic of the White Canon with comedian/podcaster Dave Anthony (The Dollop, The West Wing Thing) and writer-director and  UCLA scholar of African American theater Dominic Taylor.

  27. 3

    What's next?

    One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. 

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    16 Candles/The Breakfast Club w/Wyatt Cenac & Daniel Waters

    We kick it all off with a double feature of John Hughes films. Our guests are comedian, actor, producer, and writer Wyatt Cenac and screenwriter Daniel Waters (Heathers). 

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson host different guests every episode for deep dive discussions about movies that are universally beloved amongst mainstream white film audiences, and relatively unknown by black ones.

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Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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How many episodes does The White Canon have?

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What is The White Canon about?

Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson host different guests every episode for deep dive discussions about movies that are universally beloved amongst mainstream white film audiences, and relatively unknown by black ones.

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The White Canon has 28 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts The White Canon?

The White Canon is created and hosted by Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson.
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