Topic: To Kill A Mockingbird

The Broadway production of *To Kill a Mockingbird* added a ghostly appearance of Tom Robinson to address "white savior complex" criticisms. In *The Book of Mormon*, a Ugandan woman now "scares off a warlord" instead of white missionaries to give her more "agency." The hosts mock the use of the word "agency" as a buzzword for empowerment over "Whitey."

President Barack Obama recorded a special introduction for the film "To Kill a Mockingbird" on the USA Network to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The hosts point out that the actual anniversary is months away, suggesting the timing is a political move to influence racial sentiment ahead of the 2012 election. They compare this to other potential film commemorations that the administration ignores.