This week is all about the new Kenya Barris show #BlackAF. We talk about Barris’ career and how it compares to Blackish. Listen now.
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Episode 71 – #BlackAF
Episode 70 – Scrubs
This week is all about Scrubs. We talk about the legacy of the show and how the pilot is a good glimpse at the rest of the series.
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Episode 67 – Gentefied
This week on the show we talked about Netflix’s Gentefied with hotshot writer Erick Galindo. We talked about the show’s language, the project of the show, and the spectrum of current shows centered around Latinx people and where this fits in.
Read Erick’s article about Gentefied here.
Check out his other work at thisfoo.com
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Episode 58 – Watchmen
This week we did HBO’s Watchmen. We talked about the role of race, the way the show comments on alt-right fringe groups, and the Watchmen fandom.
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Episode 55 – 2019 Fall TV Roundup
This week is our 2019 Fall TV roundup. We talked about various new pilots: Stumptown, Mixed-ish, Perfect Harmony, Almost Family, and Sunnyside . We tell you what we think is worth watching.
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Episode 49 – Ramy
This week we tackle Hulu’s Ramy. We talk about the shows that came before it and how the focus on religion really makes the show stand out. We also talk about Toy Story 4 and the new Stranger Things.
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Episode 46 – When They See Us
This week we cried watching Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us. We talked about DuVernay’s ongoing project with her work, the broken booking system, and the lessons parents have to teach for survival in a world that devalues them.
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Episode 36 – I Am The Night
This week we review I Am The Night, the new limited series about the Black Dahlia Murders. We talk about the issues surrounding being mixed race/ interracial and unethical journalist.
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Episode 32 – Black Monday
This week we go back to the ’80s (again) with Showtime’s Black Monday. We talk about how this show is a refutation MAGA, the spawns of Wolf of Wall Street, and the recent trend of “strong women behind powerful men.”
Drums loop in the intro and outro was produced by JKD STAY FREE. Check out his youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/stayfreecmc.
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Episode 31 – Deadly Class
We’re back! We kick of the year with Syfy’s Deadly Class. We talk about the prison imagery, the lasting effects of the 80s, and go on a weird tangent about censorship.
Drums loop in the intro and outro was produced by JKD STAY FREE. Check out his youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/stayfreecmc.
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