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Who are the risk takers that help reinvent and reimagine the kinds of stories we see on TV? And how do they disrupt what we’ve come to expect on our screens and in our culture? We Disrupt This Broadcast, a podcast from The Peabody Awards and Center for Media & Social Impact, wants to answer these very questions. Produced and distributed in partnership with award-winning audio production group PRXa... more

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Join us on this episode as we highlight Crave and HBO Max’s Peabody Award-winning Canadian sensation Heated Rivalry, the steamy queer love story that blew up a million group chats. In a wide-ranging conversation, host Gabe González speaks with Heated... more

Today, we’re falling in love with the empathetic, bittersweet Peabody Award-winning Netflix series Forever, a refreshing update to the Judy Blume classic, now set in Los Angeles with two Black leads. In our conversation, host Gabe González and showru... more

Today, we’re delving into the complex realities and cultural commentary about the state of motherhood in America as we examine the twisty crime thriller, All Her Fault. Caty Borum, the pod’s Executive Producer and Executive Director for The Center fo... more

Join us as we get hot and bothered for women’s autonomy through the Peabody Award-winning series Dying for Sex. In this episode, We Disrupt This Broadcast’s own resident expert, media scholar, professor, and Executive Director of Center for Media & S... more

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Mara Brock Akil
Creator of Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane, and Forever
Forever (Netflix), Girlfriends
Episode: Forever: Mara Brock Akil on First Love, Judy Blume, and Her Love Letter to her Sons
Dr. Yalda T. Uhls
Founder and CEO of the Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA
Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA
Episode: Forever: Mara Brock Akil on First Love, Judy Blume, and Her Love Letter to her Sons
Megan Gallagher
Showrunner, executive producer, and creator of All Her Fault
All Her Fault
Episode: All Her Fault: Megan Gallagher on Motherhood, Patriarchy, and the Solidarity of Working Moms
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
CEO and Executive Director of Moms Rising
Moms Rising
Episode: All Her Fault: Megan Gallagher on Motherhood, Patriarchy, and the Solidarity of Working Moms
Kim Rosenstock
Showrunner and co-creator of Dying for Sex
Dying for Sex (Show)
Episode: Dying for Sex: Liz Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, and Emily Nagoski on Cancer, Caregiving, and Women's Sexuality
Elizabeth Meriwether
Showrunner and co-creator of Dying for Sex
Dying for Sex (Show)
Episode: Dying for Sex: Liz Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, and Emily Nagoski on Cancer, Caregiving, and Women's Sexuality
Emily Nagoski
Sex educator and author; consultant on Dying for Sex
Dying for Sex (Show); Come As You Are
Episode: Dying for Sex: Liz Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, and Emily Nagoski on Cancer, Caregiving, and Women's Sexuality
Lee Eisenberg
Co-creator of Jury Duty
Jury Duty / Amazon
Episode: Jury Duty: Lee Eisenberg and Nicholas Hatton on Reality TV, Gentle Humanity, and Everyday Heroes
Nicholas Hatton
Executive producer
Jury Duty / Amazon
Episode: Jury Duty: Lee Eisenberg and Nicholas Hatton on Reality TV, Gentle Humanity, and Everyday Heroes

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Gabe González
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All Her Fault: Megan Gallagher on Motherhood, Patriarchy, and the Solidarity of Working Moms
Q: Why was it important to include a male, present father character who also acts as a moral voice within the detective storyline?
Including a engaged, supportive father showed that it's possible for families to balance caregiving with work, and it reinforced the broader message that gendered expectations are not fixed and that positive male involvement can be a meaningful part of healthier family dynamics.
All Her Fault: Megan Gallagher on Motherhood, Patriarchy, and the Solidarity of Working Moms
Q: When you optioned this book to become a series, what was it about the unspoken struggles of motherhood that inspired you to adapt it for eight hours of television?
The book already mapped the invisible labor and the gendered blame; expanding to eight episodes allowed us to dramatize the range of experiences, deepen character relationships, and foreground the structural pressures that shape motherhood, which audiences could relate to and learn from.
Dying for Sex: Liz Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, and Emily Nagoski on Cancer, Caregiving, and Women's Sexuality
Q: What inspired the tone and approach of Dying for Sex?
Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether describe wanting to honor Molly's humanity and sexuality with humor, honesty, and a nonjudgmental female gaze, aiming to tell a complex, multi-faceted story rather than a one-note tragedy.
Jury Duty: Lee Eisenberg and Nicholas Hatton on Reality TV, Gentle Humanity, and Everyday Heroes
Q: What inspired the hybrid format of Jury Duty?
Lee Eisenberg explains that the format grew out of a desire to celebrate ordinary people as heroes and to avoid punching down, combining elements from reality, scripted, and hidden-camera traditions to create something respectful and emotionally resonant.
In Living Color: Keenen Ivory Wayans on Fearless Comedy, Working with Family, and Letting Go of Ego
Q: What does the phrase no vanity in comedy mean to you, and why is it important for actors to be willing to look goofy for the joke?
It means heroes of comedy should be willing to appear unglamorous if the character demands it; true performers remain beautiful but the character isn't, and the joke drives the outcome.

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This program spotlights high-profile TV creators, showrunners, writers, and media researchers who pull back the curtain on how culturally resonant stories are conceived, produced, and received. Conversations span a range of topics from representation and ethics to production realism and the evolving media landscape, with insiders sharing creative processes, research, and real-world impact. Across episodes, the show stands out for its thoughtful blend of artistic insight and critical analysis, often pairing industry veterans with scholars or journalists to unpack how bold storytelling can challenge norms and spark public conversation. It's particularly notable for tackling sensitive subjects with empathy and humor, highlighting survivor-info... more

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