Ep. 1802 - Hollywood’s Gatekeepers Lost Their Grip. Young White Directors are BACK.

June 24, 2026

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A woman caught on video stealing a trash can during a New York Knicks parade turned out to be a JP Morgan Chase executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She was fired, but the incident crystallized a broader argument about how DEI functions in American institutions—and how the same logic has driven young white men out of Hollywood, only for them to find their way back through YouTube and independent distribution.

The DEI Executive as a Symptom

The woman in the video, Angie Baez, was an executive director at JP Morgan Chase, previously holding a top DEI role at a company Chase acquired. Her resume included diversity positions at Squarespace and Saks Fifth Avenue. Walsh argues that her career is a case study in how DEI works: it elevates people who would otherwise be unqualified into positions of power and prestige that dramatically exceed their capabilities. The job of DEI executives, he claims, is to "flood society with literal garbage"—to walk into an orderly environment, overturn the trash can, and leave a mess. The deeper point is that these hires are not anomalies but the logical outcome of a system that prioritizes demographic metrics over competence. Walsh contrasts this with the historical figure of JP Morgan himself, who testified before Congress that "the first thing is character" and who saw himself as a steward of the country rather than a maximi

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1 (00:00) **Show Open & Housekeeping** - Matt Walsh opens with a Wayfair ad and a brief mention of upcoming analysis on New York primary elections.
2 (01:18) **DEI as Garbage: The JP Morgan Case** - Walsh pivots to the main topic, using a viral video of a woman stealing a trash can as a metaphor for DEI.
3 (05:50) **The DEI Mechanism: Elevating the Incompetent** - Walsh explains the core function of DEI: promoting unqualified individuals into roles far beyond their capabilities.
4 (15:27) **The War on White Male Directors** - Walsh transitions to the film industry, framing it as a parallel case of DEI-driven discrimination.
5 (18:04) **Case Study: Ryan Coogler and the Sundance Institute** - Walsh uses Ryan Coogler's career as an example of how DEI programs boost non-white filmmakers.
6 (24:51) **Systemic Discrimination in Hollywood** - Walsh details how diversity quotas and "Oscars So White" led to explicit anti-white male policies.
7 (30:12) **The Backlash: White Male Directors Return** - Walsh presents evidence that young white male directors are bypassing Hollywood gatekeepers.

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A DEI executive got fired over...WHAT!? And white male directors are finally back in Hollywood, and are already making it better. Is DEI finally dead?

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