Ellen Pompeo is more or less the focus of the entire conversation this week as Christopher and Jeanette discuss her advocating for greater diversity in front of and behind the camera during a roundtable discussion for Porter magazine's annual Women in Television issue. Then we discuss her appearance on Jada Pinkett Smith's Red Table Talk and their conversation about interracial marriage. Happy holidays!

Happy holidays! This week is all about different examples of diversity in representation on screen - both film and television - and in college athletics. We're talking about The Lion King, Creed 2, and Dawn Staley, head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of South Carolina.

After a brief recap of the 2018 Midterm Elections, Jeanette shares her experience presenting at Association for the Study of Higher Education 2018 Annual Meeting, and Christopher tries not to get jealous hearing about Jeanette getting to see Michelle Obama.

Don't forget to vote! Christopher and Jeanette talk about Halloween costumes and Megyn Kelly's problem with blackface. Don't forget to vote! And we share our thoughts on the string of hate crimes - both attempted and actual. Don't. Forget. To. Vote.

Christopher got his flu shot, Jeanette...is still TBD. Meanwhile, Christopher's neighbors hosted a community conversation about race last week - lots to be encouraged by with that one. Then there's Kanye West...lots to be discouraged about with that one. And finally, Taylor Swift finally speaks up.

Jeanette has an update on her dissertation and Christopher is nursing a cold, but there's still opportunity to talk about all the insanity and privilege surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, a new study about bias in college admissions for black students and Netflix's Nappily Ever After. Don't forget to get your flu shot!

Jeanette saw Hamilton and Christopher upgraded his diabetes technology. After those pleasantries, Christopher and Jeanette discuss the murder of Botham Jean and ongoing smear campaign, and the the reaction to Serena Williams' standing up against sexism at the US Open.

Christopher got a puppy and Jeanette took a little vacation in Rome. Rather than spend the entire episode talking about positive things in the world, we also discuss Andrew Gillum's bid for Governor of Florida and Nike's newest face of their "Just Do It" campaign.

Fresh off a mini-vacation for Jeanette and a work trip in Baltimore for Christopher, it's time for a chat about the weekend box office success of Crazy Rich Asians, conflicting emotions around Omarosa, "The Talk", and a recent report from E:60 on the St. Frances Academy football team.

After a quick catch up about 23 and Me results, holding audience with the Queen, and health social media habits, Christopher and Jeanette discuss black pastors supporting Donald Trump, LeBron James opening a new school in Akron, and the importance of Crazy Rich Asians opening in theaters.