A sneak peek at the new season of White Privilege: Radio Play. New episodes start Feb. 26!
This season we go back...WAY back!
BLACK LIVES MATTER CLIP CHANTING
ASHLEY This is Ashley Allen reporting live, back to you Roger.
White Privilege: Radio Play returns with a new 6-episode Season 2.
HELEN in HR Well Hiya honey
In Season 1, Black and Jewish reporter, Ashley Allen, was struggling with her choice to pass as white to work at Sly News and the type of audience they serve.
ASHLEY I can't do this! I can't do this!
At end of Season 1, Ashley decides to use white nationalism as a beard, deflecting from the MeToo bombshell about to implode on her boss, Stephen Sly.
ASHLEY Then I’ll trend on social media and I’ll shut her story down.
But in Season 2 ...
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We start back, way back to when Ashley Allen was still Esther Edelman going to her first day of college in Kentucky.
MONICA It’s small town here so don't be telling people your personal stuff.
In this season of flashback, we’ll see Ashley in various points of her past:
ESTHER They’re like Pulitzers but for student-run publications. Although like a dozen grads have won actual Pulitzers. WKU’s journalism program is no joke.
To move forward, each character will explore their early ambitions:
SPENCER Coach Maven, I’m here to try out.
What made them who they are?
VINNIE Call me Vinnie, that’s a good name for a cameraman right?
What traumatized them?
COP GET DOWN!
EFFIE This is my house! My house!
What made them stronger?
ELIZABETH Hear me?? You're fired!
What made them weaker?
WAHLID – I know enough of my people, thank you.
Everyone has a past :
ELIJAH She’s so beautiful honey.
MONICA I know, now come on. You keep hogging her Eli.
That made them who they are today:
CHARLIE COLE Call me Charile! FUCK!
Race
JAMIE JOHNSON To more Black folks. Look around it’s just you and me. Maybe they won't know with you.
Religion
MONICA That's your lineage right there. Black and Jewish king and queens.
Sexism
STEPHEN You’re a good girl. I trust you.
And white privilege
ASHLEY You mean pass?? I can't do that.
Episode 1 drops February 26 with new episodes released every Friday. Season 2 - White Privilege Radio Play.