In episode 4 of Filminist Pod, a new podcast featuring conversations with feminists in film and TV, Alyssa sits down with Dr. Racquel Gates—Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the College of Staten Island—to talk film and media studies, the labor history of reality TV, white face in movies, the Coming to America reboot, the power of Love & Hip-Hop and other reality shows and much, much more.

This episode is presented by Listening Party. It was recorded inside of Canal Street Radio in lower Manhattan on August 14, 2019.