On this week’s episode, Steve, Dana, and Julia are joined by <a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/09/white-fragility-robin-diangelo-workshop.html">Lauren Michele Jackson</a> to discuss her recent piece in Vulture, “<a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/anti-racist-reading-lists-what-are-they-for.html">What Is an Anti-Racist Reading List For?</a>” Then, the panel talks about cop shows during this current moment, jumping off of a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/04/shut-down-all-police-movies-tv-shows-now/?arc404=true">recent article</a> in the Washington Post by Alyssa Rosenberg that argues these procedurals that tend to glorify the police should be canceled. Finally, they discuss the power of citizen-shot videos of police brutality that are widely shared on social media.In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/new-york-times-tom-cotton-staff-reaction.html">the New York Times’s decision to publish an op-ed</a> by Sen. Tom Cotton and what the fallout means for newsrooms today. You can sign up for Slate Plus at slate.com/cultureplusPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.Outro Music: Cheap Flights by Dylan Sitts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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