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Indian Accents
Why do racial stereotypes change over time? How do they develop? According to author Shilpa Dave, the movies play a huge role. This hour on Focus, Jeff Bossert talks with her about her new book “Indian Accents: Brown Voice and Racial Performance in American Television and Film.”
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Summer Movie Reviews
What’s the best movie you’ve seen recently? We want to hear from you today on Focus! This hour we’ll talk with RoberEbert.com’s new Editor, Matt Zoller-Seitz. Michael Philips also joins us this hour to talk about the best new movies out this summer.