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Wednesday, July 19, 2017: Kliph Nesteroff, Jim DeRogatis and more

Today on q: comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff, reporter Jim DeRogatis on the latest R. Kelly allegations, Tracey Fullerton, director of the Game Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, and musician Lizzo.
Today on q: comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff, reporter Jim DeRogatis on the latest R. Kelly allegations, Tracey Fullerton, director of the Game Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, and musician Lizzo. (Courtesy of Kliph Nesteroff, Getty Images, courtesy of Sandbox Strategies, Getty Images)

Today on q, guest hosted by Ali Hassan: (1) what looking at comedy's past can teach us about stand-up today; (2) R. Kelly's abuse of young women: new allegations reveal the singer's disturbing 'cult'; (3) transforming literature into a video game: enter the world of a famous Henry David Thoreau book; (4) 'I will fight for the right to be you': Lizzo on body positivity and activism; (5) Le Couleur, Jennifer Castle and more: music from today's episode.