Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Will people watch ‘The Connors’ without Roseanne?
The “Roseanne” spinoff show “The Connors” premieres tonight on ABC. Noticeably absent from the cast is Roseanne Barr. ABC fired her earlier this year, after Barr sent out that infamous racist tweet about President Obama’s advisor, Valerie Jarrett.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe “Roseanne” spinoff show “The Connors” premieres tonight on ABC. Noticeably absent from the cast is Roseanne Barr. ABC fired her earlier this year, after Barr sent out that infamous racist tweet about President Obama’s advisor, Valerie Jarrett. The show is going on though, because “Roseanne” was a ratings bonanza for ABC.
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- 39:00Will people watch ‘The Connors’ without Roseanne?You’re reading this
The full episode
5 of 5Drawing new attention to vulnerable animals through photography- 0:00Native American geneticist on why it’s problematic to conflate tribal ancestry and sovereignty with DNA tests
- 8:23How climate change is changing the Florida insurance market
- 15:35Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s impact in Seattle
- 24:41National Geographic photographer’s quest to give people new perspective on protecting animals
- 39:00Will people watch ‘The Connors’ without Roseanne?You’re reading this