Game of Thrones Biggest Battle: The Court of Public Opinion

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 22, 2015

Jill Pantozzi, editor-in-chief of The Mary Sue, a "geek culture" site with a feminist bent, and co-host of the Crazy Sexy Geeks podcast, discusses the decision to end all promotion of Game of Thrones on The Mary Sue website in light of a controversial rape scene featured in the show’s latest episode.

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