Ep 199: Ryan Coogler Can Do No Wrong

Ode (@thatsod.e / @thatsod_e) and Mo AKA Kid Licorish (@licorishislegit) open with Marvel's announcement that David Johnson will play the new Black Panther in Black Panther III, working through Ryan Coogler's comments on the casting from a Griot article, the Chadwick Boseman legacy woven through Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the online diaspora war discourse that followed. They also cover Marvel's uneven track record with other Black led projects including Ironheart, Blade, and Secret Invasion, along with speculation about whether Michael B. Jordan could return as Doctor Doom. From there they turn to the backlash facing Black creators who attended an OpenAI retreat, connecting it to Robert Dylan's wrongful arrest after AI facial recognition misidentified him and Fisk University's billion dollar Quantum Leap data center plan. Ode's Anime Breakdown puts Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood under review as Ode is quizzed on plot details including the character King Bradley. Looking ahead to episode two hundred, they revisit milestones from their first hundred episodes, including their first guests Sam and Dad, Ode's journalism background at the New York Times Institute, and how the show's format and structure shifted over time. Ode raises concerns about unemployment system delays and the Trump administration placing ankle monitors on Haitian immigrants in Ohio, while Mo discusses a payroll dispute with a contracting organization, before both close out with personal updates including a Brooklyn Museum outing and job search developments. Connect with the Snerdy CrewWatch, Listen, or Sponsor the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/blackandsnerdy⁠⁠⁠⁠