Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Sep 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show. Used as an emblem of 'middle America' NFL culture and as an example of being 'cancelled'; Beck recounts a story about Williams destroying NFL-branded guitars and saving one for…
Henry Louis Gates Jr., popularly known by his childhood nickname "Skip", is an American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker who serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is a trustee of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. He rediscovered the earliest known African-American novels and has published extensively on the recognition of African-American
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Sep 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Role | literary scholar, filmmaker, and public intellectual; Professor |
| Affiliation | Harvard University (W. E. B. Du Bois Institute / Hutchins Center; Alphonse Fletcher University Professor Emeritus/Director roles) |
How do different shows talk about Henry Louis Gates Jr.?
2 shows discussed Henry Louis Gates Jr. in these episodes.
- Glenn Beck — 1 episode
This is Hank Williams Jr., remember, he got cancelled...
Did the NFL try to SABOTAGE the TPUSA halftime show?! - The Ezra Klein Show — 1 episode
Who talks about Henry Louis Gates Jr. on podcasts?
Henry Louis Gates Jr. came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on Glenn Beck.
What is Henry Louis Gates Jr. mentioned alongside?
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is most often mentioned alongside Western civilization, California and Daily Wire (company).
Mentioned together: Western civilization, California, Daily Wire (company), Hamas, Florida, Marco Rubio, Obamacare, United HealthCare, YouTube, Senator Elizabeth Warren