PODCAST
Champagne Sharks
by Champagne Sharks
A podcast about race, politics, and pop culture, through the lenses of humor and psychology.
Episodes
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CS 668: White Nationalist Cannon (Audio Only)
Today, Trevor is joined by ‘White Cannon’ Co-Host Josh Olson to discuss the movie ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’. Streaming exclusively on DailyWire+,Jonathan Majors stars as a Delta Force/Gulf War veteran caught in the middle of campus mayhem after terrorists hijack a college’s pro-Palestine/student...
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CS 664: The Hand That Feeds w/ Mtume Gant
On this episode, Trevor is joined once again by filmmaker Mtume Gant. Their conversation kicks off with talks on Faust, capital and Marx, and how that relates to one of Mtumes new works in progress. Then they discuss independent cinema in an industry controlled by stock options before closing the...
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CS 662: Hip Hop Homework (AUDIO ONLY)
On this episode, Trevor, Ken and Mario talk hip hop, and raps relationship to white culture, all kicked off by and revolving around a discussion about Drake, and his recent triple drop. This is a free AUDIO ONLY episode. To get access to Video Episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over…
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CS 661: For Your Health (AUDIO ONLY)
On this episode, Trevor, Ken and Mario sit down to chop it up about mental health as it relates to themselves and to their families. This is a free unlocked AUDIO ONLY episode. To get access to Video episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get...
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CS 660: Irregular Notes
On this episode, Trevor is joined by Luke McGowan-Arnold Luke, a Black writer from Rockford, Illinois based in Philly, covering American subcultures, Black experiences, and social movements. His work appears in Chicago Review of Books and The Metropolitan Review. Notes From This Show: Irregular...
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CS 658: Everything Sucks Era
On todays episode Trevor and Ken sit down and discuss just how bad everything seems to have gotten. Links in this episode can be found at: State Of The Union: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvIZaz16DI0 Racial Preferences:...
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CS 657 BONUS Ep: MC Antics
On this bonus episode, Ken and Mario give us another West Coast Sharks hip-hop deep dive; focusing on what it takes to be a good MC, and what makes a great album. PLZ NOTE: Due to some tech difficulties during the recording, Marios audio was affected negatively but we did our best to bring it up...
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CS 656: J Cole’s ‘The Fall Off’ Review
On this episode, Trevor and Ken get into the pro’s and con’s of ‘The Fall Off’, in a track by track breakdown. This is a free unlocked episode. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole…
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CS 654: The Diddy Diddle Disaster Doc
On this episode Trevor and Ken welcome guest Rich Moses on the show to talk hip-hop, culture, and the diddy diddling disaster doc “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”. Links from the show: Diana Ross – Workin Overtime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnDN6_CkXvc Flashbeagle:...
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CS 652: State Of The Union
On this special West Coast Sharks episode, Ken and Mario open it up about family, hitting middle age and everything that comes along with getting older. Then for the main topic, the Sharks take us back to the shows origins and discuss how Champagne Sharks has been shaped and changed over time.…
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CS 651: Platinum Turned Bronze
On this episode Trevor, Ken and Mario continue the conversation started in CS 650: Gone Platinum. The party is officially over, and there are some factions who are unwilling to let it go. Living vicariously thru live streamers, not admitting when your leader lost, the Sharks chomp into all the...
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CS 650: Gone Platinum
This week Trevor, Ken and Mario cirlce up to deep dive on hip-hop. Death Row on the West Coast, Posi-Rap on the East, this episodes gets deep in the Old School and how it compares to the New School. Links From This Episode: The Chronic Pre-Sale Commercial –...
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CS 648: Coping With Kirk
On this episode, Trevor and Ken dive into the discourse around Charlie Kirk, and what it says about our society, and the changes it’s going thru. Show Notes: https://youtu.be/HZFhCyV0Jck?si=JUZj2IFL7snPe8qT https://youtu.be/D7XyhHLv6cI?si=MjwB4Fw7DNvIbeJ6...
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CS Update: Where I’ve Been
Trevor stops in really quick to give an update on why the show has been trying to play catch-up. New material is in the can and on the way very soon! To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole...
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CS 641: Sharks and Sinners PREVIEW
This week Trevor, Ken, Mario, Vida, Jason England and Michael R Jackson coterie together to talk shop about, review and rate the new movie Sinners. SPOILER FILLED REVIEW EPISODE. This is a patreon only episode for paid subscribers. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at...
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CS 640B: Parasocial Personality Disorder
This week Trevor is joined by guest, Monia Ali to discuss fandom, shipdom and the business that surrounds both. Monia is a fandom critic and researcher, documenting the consecration & corporate exploitation of fandom, and contextualizing the rise of stans in our cultural ecosystem. You can read...
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CS 640A: Parasocial Personality Disorder
This week Trevor is joined by guest, Monia Ali to discuss fan-dom, ship-dom and the business that surrounds both. Monia is a fandom critic and researcher, documenting the consecration & corporate exploitation of fandom, and contextualizing the rise of stans in our cultural ecosystem. You can read...
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CS 639: Stale Breadtube and Sinners PREVIEW
This week, Trevor and Ken kick it off will the Diddy trial as an example of a new type of person who likes to be the defacto expert on whatever is trending in the media. Then the conversation turns to the new movie ‘Sinners’ and the buzz its creating around the net. This is a preview for a full...
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CS 637: Spamworld PREVIEW
This week Trevor Mario and Ken gather up and open the show with a conversation on conspiracy in Hollywood – what would you do for fame? And of course when you get the Three Amigos together some time will be spent on hip-hop and basketball. All of these topics plus more combine to create a…
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CS 636: Vibecession
This week Trevor is joined by Teen Sheng to talk about his new article and the Vibecession we are finding ourselves in. Links for this episode can be found at: •Teen’s Substack Article – https://interarma.substack.com/p/the-potemkin-economy-and-the-origins •The Onuha Brothers Scammers –...
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CS 635: Try Hard pt 2 PREVIEW
This week we continue the conversation Trevor, Mario and Ken began in episode 633 on the current culture of deciding actions are not worth trying if it gets too difficult. Using LeBron and Drake as examples and focusing on the player commitment level in the NBA and in modern era hip-hop, the…
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CS 634: The Return Of Jacob Silverman
This week Trevor is joined by returning guest Jacob Silverman to continue the conversation surrounding Silicon Valleys current self-imposed role in politics and in running the government. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller…
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CS 633: Try Hard pt 1 PREVIEW
This week Trevor, Mario and Ken get together to chop it up on the current culture of deciding its not worth trying if it gets too difficult. Using LeBron and Drake as examples and focusing on the player commitment level in the NBA, the Sharks dive deep on why these people act the way they do.…
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CS 632: Ludicrous; The Unvarnished Story Of Tesla Motors
This week Trevor is joined by guest Edward Niedermeyer to discuss his book ‘Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors’. Edward is an American author, analyst, and critic who focuses on the automotive industry and mobility innovation. His writing has been published in The New York Times…
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CS 631: Blink Twice PREVIEW
This week Trevor, Vida and Ken squad up to talk about the movie ‘Blink Twice’ and its relationship to the every day occurrences it attempts to depict. A psychological thriller[5] film directed and produced by Zoë Kravitz (in her directorial debut) from a script she wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum. The...
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CS 630 The Silicon Swindle
This week Trevor is joined by guest Jacob Silverman to discuss Silicon Valleys role in politics and Elon/Zuckerberg’s interests in “getting” political. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino...
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CS 629: The Power Beta Revolution PREVIEW
This week Trevor and Ken sit down to chop it up about the over-inflated male ego and the beta-alpha relationship a “certain type” of fan likes to fall in to with a “certain type” of celebrity. Continuing the fun fest of dragging drake for his inability to correctly handle any situation he puts...
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CS 628: Sociology in the Age of Trump
This week Trevor is joined by guest Dr. Jesse Smith to discuss his article ‘Sociology in the Age of Trump: The Clash of Deep Stories on the Left and Right’. Dr. Smith received his PhD in sociology and demography from Penn State University in 2023. Prior to his graduate training in sociology, Dr....
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CS 626: The Lessons of Vivek w/ Alex Skopic
This week Trevor sits down with Alex Skopic to talk about his article on Vivek Ramaswamy, and what he means to the new political landscape. Alex Skopic is presently Associate Editor at Current Affairs and you can find his writings both fiction and non-fiction on his website…
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CS 625: tech.edu
This week Mario and Ken talk tech as elon lets it be known what he thinks of american workers. The future of education and certain jobs both have a chance of disappearing with elon and trump coming in to power, and The Sharks got some thoughts about that. This is a free unlocked episode. To get...
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CS 623: Tech Media and Politics pt 1
This week Trevor sits down with Nitish Pahwa (https://www.nitishpahwa.com/) and Mo Diggs (https://supculture.substack.com/) to talk about what to expect over the next 4 years when Trump jumps back into the oval office while comparing it to what we’ve had in the past. Nitish Pahwa is an associate...
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CS 621: Culture Politics and the Trickle Down Casino pt 1
This week Trevor sits down solo to discuss the scams being run on both sides of the aisle; but how they are ran are grossly different. With a deep dive into examples, this episode looks into the concept that just because you cant see the grift, doesn’t mean its not there but now it appears the...
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CS 619: Aubrey Vs The Robots pt 1
This week Trevor, Ken, and Mario gather up and start the show with a breakdown on the current political goings on in the online discourse, then for part 2 the Sharks get into Drakes UMG petition that has only added fuel to his downfall. Its an extended session so get comfortable because the…
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CS 617: DNC Drop Outs pt 1
This week Trevor and Ken sit down to talk about the continued fall out of post election america. As the online conversation continues to be an echo chamber of 2016 The Sharks are here to talk sense into ya. Links mentioned in this episode can be found at: VP Harris’ ‘coronation’ was an ‘epic...
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CS 615: The Election Episode pt 1
This week we have all the Sharks; Trevor, Kenny, Mario and Vida are all here to discuss what went down on Tuesday night. Thats right, its an election special! Links mentioned in this episode: Behavior Altering Parasites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDfaQ-NUeLM&ab_channel=NewYorkPost...
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CS 614: Hasaan Hates Portland
This week Trevor and Ken welcome guests Mischa Webley and Hasaan Thomas on to the show to talk about about their new web series ‘Hasaan Hates Portland’. Hasaan Hates Portland is a dark comedy web series about a black man trying to navigate his way through the whitest – and weirdest – city in...
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CS 613: From the NBA to FBA
This week Trevor, Ken and Mario kick off the show with a little bit of sports talk and then kick the conversation over to the FBA. This is a free unlocked episode. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access...
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CS 612: FOMOYOLO Society
This week Trevor takes a solo trip down the rabbit hole that is Wall Street. Thinking what others may think others are thinking is the name of the game and the price to play depends on how liquid you can get. So bust out the financial times because this episode is all about stocks. This is a free...
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CS 610: Keep Reading, Playboy pt 1
This week Trevor, Ken and Mario kick it off with Lil Wayne, the Super Bowl, Kendrick and Drake + Black people are corny; all to show the lengths people will go to for a chance to go viral or stay in the spotlight… WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Links for this episode:...
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CS 609: Fight Night In America
This week Ken and Mario give the listeners the bout they’ve been asking for. This episode is all about boxing and politics; when the contenders aren’t in the ring and the cameras are off, they are working together to run the match. It’s fight night in america. This is a free unlocked episode. To...
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CS 608: Young And Able Bodied
This week Ken and Mario sit down for a special West Coast episode. Kicking off the conversation w/ the change in how sports journalism is presented, and the TMZ-ification of journalism in general; the way we interact with the world now has as much nutritional value as ordering the #4 deep-fried…
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CS 607: Optics Convention
This week, Trevor and Ken break down the DNC convention in all its glitch and glory. Links in this episode: DNC Roll Call https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMYMSIuxXFY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=divCJN88kkw Central Park 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yW0sEkWHyY...
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CS 606: Its All About VPs and RNC
This week Trevor is joined by returning guest and fan favorite, Chris Jesu Lee, and new guest Ross Barkan. Ross Barkan is a novelist and journalist from New York. He’s a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and a columnist for Crain’s. His next novel, Glass Century, will be…
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CS 604: Inside the Fish Bowl pt 1
This week Ken, and Trevor keep the conversation going on todays top headlines and politics. Megan Thee Stallion is making waves and social media is riding the waves and “FR bussin’ on Harris’s rizz”… All that to say, the online discourse has devolved into games rather a seeking of the truth, and...
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CS 602: A Return To 2008 pt 1
This week Ken, Trevor and Mario sit down to talk politics. The left took zero seconds to fully fall in line and defend Kamala in the hopes of a “2008 is Great” renascence; meanwhile the right has gone full-on racist and misogynist. Plus, DEI has DIEd.. Show links: Two Champagne Sharks Youtube...
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CS 600: Make Assassins Great Again pt 1
This week Ken and Trevor kick things off with a discussion around the concept of “fleeing” and differences of what that means here in america and over-seas; and when peoples from other lands come here and begin to critique the ways of life of Black americans and ask the question “what exactly is...
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CS 598: West Coast Living pt 1
This week Mario and Ken sit down and talk about West Coast living. Kicking off the conversation talking about the threads that connect all the West Coast to each other, from LA to the Bay to Portland and Seattle, then switching to the Pop-Out, surviving raising rents and mortgages, life in…
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CS 596: Saving Caitlin pt 1
This week Trevor and Ken are joined by Raymond Davis to continue the discussion around Caitlin Clark, the SJW commodification of professional sports and the demand for a great white hope but not a white savior. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at...
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CS 594: Caitlin Clark pt 1
This week Trevor and Ken sit down to do a quick hip-hop update, covering Eminems latest single ‘Houdini’, putting a cap of the Kendrick / Drake situation and a little throw back to early Nas. Then, the Sharks dive in on all the controversies revolving around the WNBA and everyones favorite new...
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CS 592: Drake: The Funeral pt 1
This week Trevor, Ken and Mario kick the show off talking about Amber Rose’s new endorsement of Trump then use that whole situation of wildness to pivot into the main topic … the death rattle of Drake. Links discussed in this episode can be found at: Why Rihanna Rejected Drake by BlackySpeakz...
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A podcast about race, politics, and pop culture, through the lenses of humor and psychology.
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