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- Segment 1: Our story of the week is Colin Kapernick and the media coverage his story has seen. We approach it from the point of view of a TheUndefeated.com article that suggests lack of diversity in sports reporting has something to do with out the story is being addressed. But first we look into Frank Somerville, a San Francisco new anchor who took to Facebook to confess a racist moment, despite being father to a black daughter.
- Segment 2: SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris (who played Andrea on Beverly Hills 90210) is leading the charge to support legislation that would allow actors to remove their age from online casting services and sites like IMDb. Legal precedent, however, is the lawsuit by Junie Hoang, who sued the Amazon-owned property and lost.
- Segment 3: Greg Berlanti will be bringing a Black Lightning superhero show to TV (although Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller says superheroes don’t work on TV.) Plus, the new fall shows that have us the most excited, including one that involves requiring its actors to agree to genital-to-genital touching. (FINALLY we have a legit reason to tag a show with the term ‘dry humping.’
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Today’s “I’m one of the voices” intro recorded by Angie Keuper. See her campaign to fund a documentary called “Finding Your Fairytale.”