Halls of Fame Need Diversity, Too

The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, it’s tough to find a host for the Oscars. In the interview, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can quickly become incestuous, since past winners get to vote on future inductees. But this year’s 15 nominees break the mold of guitar-slinging dudes with long hair. Sure, Def Leppard is in the running, but so are LL Cool J, Janet Jackson, and Kraftwerk. Music critic Chris Molanphy himself has a vote, and tells us what his ballot looks like. Molanphy is the host of the Slate podcast Hit Parade and writes Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” column. In the Spiel, Andrew Sullivan’s new religions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following recording may contain explicit language.
0:02.8	I can't get more explicit than May.
0:05.6	Let's just say it may.
0:06.9	["Main Theme Song"]
0:10.9	It's Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from Slate It's the Gist I, Mike Pasco.
0:15.7	Well, as you know, Kevin Hart has been hashtag canceled
0:19.2	and also actually canceled after a tweet surfaced
0:22.2	where the comedian joked about
0:23.8	smashing a dollhouse over his two-year-old son's head
0:27.5	to prevent gainess.
0:29.3	I must tell you, in context, it was not any funnier than that.
0:32.8	But it was seven years ago.
0:34.6	It was on the record.
0:36.0	He apologized or at least discussed it previously.
0:39.7	He says he no longer thinks that way.
0:42.2	Then again, this was a bit or at least the premise for a bit
0:45.8	from a 2010 special.
0:47.5	I got a lot of fears, man.
0:49.2	I got a lot of fears as a parent.
0:51.0	I'm going to tell you guys one of my biggest fears.
0:52.3	One of my biggest fears is my son growing up at being gay.
0:56.1	Hilarity does not ensue.
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