About Seeing America with Megan Rapinoe (HBO)

"Seeing America with Megan Rapinoe" is HBO's one-off special that aired in August 2020. Hosted by Megan Rapinoe, two-time World Cup Champion and advocate for equal rights, this program offers meaningful conversations about the plight of America, its political and social landscape. This program is an unfiltered, unvarnished exploration of deep-seated, institutionalized inequality in America amidst the pivotal 2020 elections backdrop. Rapinoe, an advocate for equality and justice, steers the conversation with prominent thinkers and doers to provide insights, instigate change, and inspire future generations.

Making / Production

"Seeing America With Megan Rapinoe" is a collaboration between HBO and RadicalMedia. It’s a brainchild of Jon Kamen and Dave O’Connor, with Megan Rapinoe herself as an executive producer. Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub equally contributed as executive producers for Big Beach, while Megan's manager, Wasserman, is the production company. The show's intention was to illuminate the reality of America in 2020 by featuring critical conversations regarding the current fraught situations.

Actors

• Megan Rapinoe - American professional soccer player uses this platform to amplify her voice on social issues, making her, not just the host, but a critical contributor to the conversation.
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - The influential US Representative from New York reflecting her thoughts in grappling with social justice issues in America.
• Nikhil Saval - An eminent organizer and writer giving his insights into the deep-seated issues.
• Dr. Birx - The well-respected coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force providing her perspective on the pandemic and impact on society.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• Rapinoe has been very vocal about social issues, particularly on gender inequality and LGBTQ+ rights. With "Seeing America with Megan Rapinoe", she gets a larger platform to voice these issues.
• The show is created as a conversational model, which makes it a unique blend of a talk show and an activist forum.

Quotes

• "We're not going back to normal, because normal was the problem in the first place..." - Megan Rapinoe

Music

Music and soundtrack information for "Seeing America with Megan Rapinoe" are not widely released.