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033 / Discussion #1: On Racist Intent

Season 2 · Episode 33

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 • Duration 01:19:53

After a long break, we're back! This time we don't discuss a movie, we just sit down and talk. We felt the need to hash out a few conversations we've been having behind the scenes for some time now. This episode was recorded on May 31st, 2022. Enjoy!

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Discussed: the context of this discussion; defining racism; racism v prejudice; institutional racism; white supremacy; the Daughters of the Confederacy; on racist intent; a fixed game; Lauren Boebert; white despondency; white supremacy; Thomas Sowell; Things Fall Apart; changing minds; camping; friendship; ripe for a con; scarcity mindsets; white privilege.

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032 / Insecure S5 (2021)

Season 2 · Episode 32

Friday, April 29, 2022 • Duration 56:22

This episode was recorded on January 25th, 2022. Enjoy!

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Discussed: how we got into the show; comedy first, drama second; inside black jokes; Insecure’s relatability; the soundtrack of Insecure; opportunities; Love Life; Boston’s take; Curb Your Enthusiasm; aspirational black shows; swag as an engine; Sex & The City for black women; Nathan; black masculinity; Nathan & Issa; Insecure and class; fatherhood; Lawrence & Condola; and fucking Derek.

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023 / Django Unchained (2012) w/ Gary & Ralph

Season 1 · Episode 23

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 • Duration 01:29:27

This episode was recorded on July 1st, 2021. We are joined again by Gary & Ralph. Enjoy!

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Discussed: the controversy surrounding Django Unchained; The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist; slave revenge stories; Thomas Jefferson; The Whitney Plantation museum; psychopathic histories; Indiana Jones; favorite lines from Django; Tarantino’s depiction of violence; fugitive slave laws; a sweet ending; Bass Reeves; Dead or Alive; an inverse of “The Magical Negro” trope; Django’s transformation; Schultz’s decision to shoot Candy; Stephen Warren; plot holes; Schultz’s character; southern hospitality; the original Django; suicide by cop; Star Wars: A New Hope; tenacity and privilege; the value of an outsider’s perspective; Twelve Years a Slave; intended audiences; confronting darkness in film; southern myth making; performative courtesy and violence; and Auschwitz weddings.

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022 / Boyz n the Hood (1991) w/ Dr. Joseph L. Graves Jr.

Season 1 · Episode 22

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 • Duration 01:37:24

This episode was recorded on June 17th, 2021. We are joined by Dr. Joseph L. Graves Jr.!

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Discussed: Dr. Graves’ professional background; socio-economic difficulties effecting evolutionary decisions in the African American community; The Race Myth; reproduction investment; the inheritability of IQ; nature vs. nurture; a national health crisis; working class conditions; fundamentalist Christianity and Creationism; Boyz n the Hood and fatherhood; unintended consequences; gentrification; the state apparatus; HBCUs; “black genocide”; Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow; Donald Trump; Stalin/Hitler v. Trump/Putin; the New Deal; meaningful employment; investing in public education; universal healthcare; Boyz n the Hood v. Menace II Society; gun legislation; unchecked white supremacy in the military; public service; the legalization of drugs; Carl Hart; another Civil War; the Myth of the Lost Cause; colorblind racism; can black people be racist?. Enjoy!

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Shameless plugs:

Check out Dr. Joseph L Graves Jr's works on Google Scholar here.

The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America can be purchased here.

The Emperor’s New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium can be purchased here.

Preorder Racism, Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions here.

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021 / Bad Trip (2021) w/ Ralph & Kyndra Crump

Season 1 · Episode 21

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 • Duration 57:02

This episode was recorded on June 6th, 2021. We are joined by Ralph and Kyndra Crump!

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Discussed: Kyndra’s road to comedy; our initial takes on the movie Bad Trip; Jackass; the public becoming part of the story; older sisters; comedic taste; missing the movie’s premise; narrative serving pranks; romantic comedies and road trip movies; behind the scenes; slapstick; is it the first black prank movie?; Loiter Squad; Bad Grandpa; assessing the public’s reactions; and a tangential discussion on racist slurs. Enjoy!

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Shameless plugs:

You can check out Kyndra’s podcast The Kyndra Crump Show here; check her out on YouTube here; and follow Kyndra on Instagram @thekyndracrumpshow.

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020 / The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–6)

Season 1 · Episode 20

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 • Duration 01:21:04

This episode was recorded on May 19th and 23rd, 2021.

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Discussed (part 1): Our initial positions and experiences with the show; whether or not Will Smith is participating in minstrelsy; Cosby’s “Poundcake” diatribe; the Cosby Show, but with hip hop; black shows at the time; hood representation; Living Single; charisma; early 90s sitcoms v. late 90s sitcoms; Family Matters; who’s laughing at who?; final thesis.

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Episodes watched: Pilot (S1.E1); Mistaken Identity (S1.E6); The Ethnic Tip (S1.E17); 72 Hours (S1.E23); Winner Takes Off (S3.E15); Six Degrees of Graduation (S3.E24); Blood is Thicker Than Mud (S4.E8); Poppa’s Gotta Brand New Excuse (S4.E24); The Philadelphia Story (S4.E26); Viva Lost Wages (S6.E8)

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Discussed (part 2): A full 160; 72 Hours; Mistaken Identity; the story of a misfit; Blood is Thicker Than Mud; the importance of Carlton’s character; what does it mean to be a black man?; Poppa’s Gotta Brand New Excuse; Will Smith’s background; The Philadelphia Story; intended age demographics for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; high school level racial dialogue; black people and the entertainment industry; Paul Mooney (R.I.P.); art’s subjectivity vs. sports’ objectivity; “Doing something great is overrated.”; typecasting; and more!

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019 / A Time to Kill (1996) w/ Gary

Season 1 · Episode 19

Thursday, May 13, 2021 • Duration 01:31:15

This episode was recorded on May 8th, 2021. We are joined again by Gary. Enjoy!

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Discussed: Why this movie?; initial takes of the movie; a star-studded cast; Is the movie still relevant?; America’s first terrorist group; cartoonish caricatures; jury nullification; procedural plot holes; My Cousin Vinny; The Wire; the expediency of the Derek Chauvin trial; Carl’s decision; the role of the defense attorney; the death penalty; prisons; the punishment lottery; percentage of solved Chicago murders in 2018–19; Gary, Indiana; the Charles Stuart case; compounded issues; Derek Chauvin’s legal defense; Derek Chauvin’s prison sentence; Walter Scott; jury selection; useless narrative tangents; Joel Schumacher; Is this a white savior movie?; and Jake’s closing argument.

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018 / Bamboozled (2000) w/ Dr. Mary Frances Phillips

Season 1 · Episode 18

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 • Duration 01:36:49

This episode was recorded on April 25th, 2021. We are joined by Dr. Mary Frances Phillips. Enjoy!

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Discussed: Dr. Phillips’ background, Dr. Phillips’ perspective on Judas and the Black Messiah, the Oscars, Denzel Washington, our initial takes on Bamboozled, Spike Lee’s willingness to experiment, going through the actual application of black face, Pierre Delacroix, Paul Mooney, the Dunwitty character, white privilege, minstrelsy, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, sitcoms, black fatherhood, conflicting artistic impulses, Tyler Perry, the minstrel show performers, commercial parodies, Noam Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent, the Derek Chauvin trial, proposed solutions, ODB’s legacy, Modern Minstrelsy v. the Politics of Respectability, and more!

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Shameless plugs:

You can check out all of Dr. Mary Frances Phillips’ work over at her site: http://maryphillipsphd.com/

Check out her take on the movie If Beale Street Could Talk here; along with her take on Detroit here.

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017 / The Best Man/Holiday (1999/2013) w/ Stephanie & Edmond Lee

Season 1 · Episode 17

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 • Duration 01:15:59

This episode was recorded on April 3rd, 2021. We are joined by Stephanie and Edmond Lee. Enjoy!

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Discussed: Stephanie and Edmond’s background, initial takes on the movies, 90s R&B, representation, forgiveness, Mia’s affair, the narrative of a relationship, social pressures, Bell Hooks’ We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity, black promiscuity, mental health, strippers, wedding faux pas, white romantic comedies, financial pressure, colorism, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, and more!

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Shameless plugs:

Check out Stephanie Lee’s book and Sip & Share Card game over on her site: iamsuccessfullyme.com

Check out Stephanie Lee's YouTube channel here.

And check out Edmond Lee's work here: thelegacydad.com

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016 / Tales From the Hood (1995) w/ Scary Thoughts

Season 1 · Episode 16

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 • Duration 01:40:06

This episode was recorded on March 2nd, 2021. We are joined by the Scary Thoughts podcast hosts, Marc Kate and Chad Lott.

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Discussed: Tales From the Crypt, horror anthologies, David Duke, Politics of Respectability, racial dialogue in the 90s, crypto-racists v. overt racism, Clarence Williams III’s performance, heavy-handedness, irony, Tyler Perry level morality tales, Tales From the Hood 2, David Alan Grier as a villain, gallows humor, confronting trauma, growing up amidst violence, horror fandom, women and true crime audiences, Men, Women, and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover, the genre of horror, and plenty of other tangents! We hope you enjoy!

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Shameless plugs:

Check out the Scary Thoughts podcast here.
And you can check out Marc Kate’s excellent ambient/drone music here.

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