The White Canon

Trevor Beaulieu, Josh Olson

josholson@mac.com

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Booking Overview

The White Canon pairs two hosts with rotating guests to deep-dive into mainstream, widely “universally beloved” movies—and how that canon relates to Black audiences’ visibility and reception. For PR professionals, it’s a strong fit for cultural critics, film scholars, and entertainment branding voices who can speak to media representation, audience formation, and film discourse.

Metrics

Episodes: 29

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

josholson@mac.com

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Host

Trevor Beaulieu - Co-host of The White Canon. Leads episode deep-dives on mainstream film “canon” formation and related questions of representation and cultural visibility. (Bio details not provided in the supplied ...

Josh Olson - Co-host of The White Canon. Works with Trevor Beaulieu to host rotating guests for in-depth conversations about universally beloved mainstream films and differing audience experiences across racial...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Film scholars, cultural critics, media studies academics, entertainment journalists/critics, or recognized commentators with expertise in film reception/representation and mainstream audience culture. (Specific credentials not provided in the supplied data.)
Required Achievements:  
Published film/media criticism, Academic or public writing on film and representation, Work featured in mainstream or culture-focused outlets, Books/essays on cinema reception or canon formation (not confirmed, inferred from topic fit)

Recent Guest Discussions

M. Toussaint - Hal Ashby’s Harold And Maude; Film/canon Discussion From The Show’s Mainstream-to-reception Lens.

Courtney Rawlings - Hal Ashby’s Harold And Maude; Film/canon Discussion From The Show’s Mainstream-to-reception Lens.

Gesha-Marie Bland - Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang; Film/canon Discussion From The Show’s Mainstream-to-reception Lens.

Recent Topics

Film, Representation, Criticism, Audience, Racial Equity

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The White Canon
:

Harold and Maude

May 11, 2026

Courtney Rawlings & M. Toussaint join Trevor and Josh to talk about Hal Ashby's White Canon masterpiece Harold and Maude!

What's Next for June 2026

May 04, 2026

One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up - Hal Ashby's 1971 classic, HAROLD AND MAUDE.

Eddie Murphy in Boomerang

February 09, 2026

We're joined by Gesha-Marie Bland to talk about Eddie Murphy's 1992 romantic comedy hit Boomerang!

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