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What We Watch vs. What Actually Matters
We'll spend all week debating a reality TV episode and barely a minute on a Supreme Court ruling that actually changes lives. In this clip we sit with that gap.
Malcolm and Thomas get into how reality TV shapes the way we talk, argue, and pay attention — and then pivot to the stuff with real weight: recent Supreme Court rulings and what they mean for marginalized communities. It's not that one is fun and the other is serious. It's about being honest with ourselves about where our attention actually goes, and what it costs us when the consequential stuff slips by unnoticed.
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