John McWhorter and James Beaman – A Peek Behind the Antiracist Curtain

0:00 How the pandemic affected diversity in the theater

10:24 James gets drawn into an “antiracist” meltdown during rehearsal

21:08 James’s story of ostracism and Loving v. Virginia

26:58 Juilliard students revolt

39:19 A plea for mutual understanding in the theater

47:57 A preview of things to come on The Glenn Show

50:32 Glenn’s problem with “racial inequity”

59:18 Getting through to “Donna”

1:03:58 To speak your mind or to speak strategically?

Recorded November 27, 2022

Links and Readings

James’s homepage

Glenn and John’s conversation with Don Baton

John’s NYT piece, “‘Racism’ Without Racists”

Ronald Ferguson’s speech from Glenn’s festschrift

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