geoff: andrew oxford is a politics reporter for arizona public media. much for being with us, andrew. andrew: thank you. geoff: hbo's "house of the dragon," a prequel to the popular "game of thrones" series, is a massive hit, setting records for hbo and averaging nearly 30 million viewers per episode. and the series is drawing attention for its representation of women. gender, power, and sexism are among the central themes, and women are key, both onscreen and behind the camera. ahead of the show's season finale tonight, kim renfro is with us. she's entertainment reporter for "insider" and author of "the unofficial guide to the game of thrones." thanks so much for being with us. kim: thank you for having me. geoff: so the series has had women directors, cinematograprs, female writers. we should mention, though, that the top line job titles, creator and showrunner, belong entirely to men. still, though, women are overrepresented behind the scenes as compared to "game of thrones." how does it stack up? and from a creative perspective, why does it matter? k

andrew andrea. thank you. the teenager accused of killing four fellow students at his michigan high school is expected to plead guilty today. the 16 year old allegedly opened fire inside oxford high school back in november. shortly before the shooting. his parents were called to the school after officials discovered disturbing writings about violence, but they refused to take him home. they also had given him a gun just days before the attack. they face involuntary manslaughter charges. situation brewing overseas. south korea has its terry on heightened alert after an exchange of fire with north korea. both sides fired warning shots this morning along their disputed western sea boundary after a north korean merchant ship violated that boundary dispute took place as us and south korean forces began four days of live fire exercises off of korea's west coast. the war in ukraine is now entering its ninth month today with news of another russian jet crash, video circulating online shows the plane going down in a residential area. two pilots were killed and officials say no one on the ground was hurt. meanwhile a top ukrainian general has been speaking to abc news about the worst

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