Champagne Sharks

Today we have Josh Boerman on the show to talk about the new play “Thoughts Of A Colored Man”. Josh Boerman (@boshj) is a theatrical writer/producer/director. He’s also co-host of The Worst of All Possible Worlds, the first and only pop culture and media criticism podcast on the planet. Each episode deconstructs how the narrative and artistic choices of a given piece of pop culture reflect or subvert the broader decay of contemporary America. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/60434337. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and Part 2 is available only to premium Patreon subscribers who subscribe at a rate of $5/month.  This episode will be available only to $5 subscribers for the first 24 hours, after which time it will be unlocked to the general public. However part 2 will remain paywalled at https://www.patreon.com/posts/31378616. Show notes to this episode will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode has Kenny, Mario and Trevor as hosts, and Andray Domise (http://twitter.com/andraydomise) as a guest host. We review the new movie "Harriet" starring Cynthia Erivo and directed by Kasi Lemmons. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a teaser for part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and the full version of Part 2 is available only to premium Patreon subscribers who subscribe at a rate of $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/posts/cs-219-tin-foil-31150918.  Show notes to this episode are also eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/posts/episodes-218-and-31152505. This episode has Kenny, Mario and Trevor as hosts. We talk about an attempt to be woke online about the topic of continual consent that backfired for an online activist as well as the topic of how a lot of the people who make hating straight Black men a core part of their online identity are actually mad about an idea they hold about straight Black men being more popular with the white kids in high school than they were, and how much of their "ideology" is just residual jealousy that originates in that notion. Then in part 2, T. breaks out a psychological theory about Mandingoism and Mapplethorpism that grosses out the other sharks. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and Part 2 is available only to premium Patreon subscribers who subscribe at a rate of $5/month.  This episode will be available only to $5 subscribers for the first 24 hours, after which time it will be unlocked to the general public. However part 2 will remain paywalled at https://www.patreon.com/posts/cs-219-tin-foil-31150918. Show notes to this episode are available to Patreon subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/posts/episodes-218-and-31152505. This episode has Kenny, Mario and Trevor as hosts. We talk about an attempt to be woke online about the topic of continual consent that backfired for an online activist as well as the topic of how a lot of the people who make hating straight Black men a core part of their online identity are actually mad about an idea they hold about straight Black men being more popular with the white kids in high school than they were, and how much of their "ideology" is just residual jealousy that originates in that notion. Then in part 2, T. breaks out a psychological theory about Mandingoism and Mapplethorpism that grosses out the other sharks. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and Part 2 is available only to premium Patreon subscribers who subscribe at a rate of $5/month.  This episode will be available only to $5 subscribers for the first 24 hours, after which time it will be unlocked to the general public. However part 2 will remain paywalled. Show notes to this episode are also eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/posts/31014838. This episode has Mario and Trevor as hosts. We talk about a variety of issues in the news in this one including Black capitalists vs. Black socialists and how toxic social media is, as well as a disgusting rapist of Black girls and women who recently came to light named Jason Roger Pope AKA DJ Kidd. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a teaser for part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and the full version of Part 2 is available only to premium Patreon subscribers who subscribe at a rate of $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/posts/30917213.  Show notes to this episode are also eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/posts/30918362. Professor Heidi Matthews researches and teaches in the areas of international criminal law, the law of war, international legal history and political theory. Her work theorizes contemporary shifts in the practice and discourse of the global legal regulation of political violence, with particular attention to history and gender, as well as political, critical and aesthetic theory. Today Heidi and I talk about two of her articles, one about whether #MeToo can be deemed a modern sex panic and the other about the concept of creeps and the ways in which being deemed a creep fits into the presumption of being a sexual threat and pariah. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]).

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and Part 2 is available only to premium Patreon subscribers who subscribe at a rate of $5/month.  Show notes to this episode are also eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/posts/30918362. Professor Heidi Matthews researches and teaches in the areas of international criminal law, the law of war, international legal history and political theory. Her work theorizes contemporary shifts in the practice and discourse of the global legal regulation of political violence, with particular attention to history and gender, as well as political, critical and aesthetic theory. Today Heidi and I talk about two of her articles, one about whether #MeToo can be deemed a modern sex panic and the other about the concept of creeps and the ways in which being deemed a creep fits into the presumption of being a sexual threat and pariah. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]).

This is the teaser to part 2 of a 2-part episode. The first episode is free, the second one is available to premium subscribers at at patreon.com/champagnesharks, specifically https://www.patreon.com/posts/cs-213-shit-show-30576345. This episode is hosted by Ken, Mario and T. This is part 2 of a 2-part episode. The first episode is free, the second one is available to premium subscribers who subscribe at the $5/month level over at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode has a couple of firsts and was originally going to be called "Shooting the Shit" but then we realized we already titled another episode that, so we gave it this title instead. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This episode is hosted by Ken, Mario and T. This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. The first episode is free, the second one is available to premium subscribers who subscribe at the $5/month level over at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode has a couple of firsts and was originally going to be called "Shooting the Shit" but then we realized we already titled another episode that, so we gave it this title instead. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is the teaser to part 2 of a 2-part episode. The first episode is free, the second one is available to premium subscribers at at patreon.com/champagnesharks, specifically https://www.patreon.com/posts/30528266. This episode is hosted by T. and Mtume as guest co-host. Professor Dominic Taylor is a scholar of African-American theater and a writer-director whose work has been seen across the country. He is the former associate artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minn., one of the premiere African-American theaters in the country and currently teaches and is a vice-chair at UCLA. Today we discuss Professor Taylor's recent article "Don’t Call African-American Theatre Black Theatre: It’s Like Calling a Dog a Cat" https://www.massreview.org/node/7537 Mentioned in this episode: * "Decolonizing my Desire" by Jeremy O. Harris, author of Slave Play. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qgm9g/decolonizing-my-desire Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This episode is hosted by T. and Mtume as guest co-host.   This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. The first episode is free, the second one is available to premium subscribers who subscribe at the $5/month level over at patreon.com/champagnesharks, specifically https://www.patreon.com/posts/30528266. Professor Dominic Taylor is a scholar of African-American theater and a writer-director whose work has been seen across the country. He is the former associate artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minn., one of the premiere African-American theaters in the country and currently teaches and is a vice-chair at UCLA. Today we discuss Professor Taylor's recent article "Don’t Call African-American Theatre Black Theatre: It’s Like Calling a Dog a Cat" https://www.massreview.org/node/7537 Mentioned in this episode: * "Decolonizing my Desire" by Jeremy O. Harris, author of Slave Play. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qgm9g/decolonizing-my-desire Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is an unlocking of an episode that was previously only available to Patreon subscribers. In light of the recent Amber Guyger sentencing yesterday and the spectacle of apologies by the victim's family members since, along with the performative hugging and hair-combing of Amber Guyger by the Black judge and the Black deputy in the courtroom, we decided to unlock the episode due to it being especially relevant again. Click over to https://www.patreon.com/posts/23590464and subscribe to become a Champagne Sharks premium member$5 a month for full access to over 100 bonus episodes not available to non-subscribers. This is the first solo episode I've done in a while. I discuss various things about the Charleston, SC Black church shooting by Dylann Roof and the Pittsburgh, PA Jewish synagogue shooting by Robert Bowers. Discussed in this episode: * Synagogue families refuse to meet with Trump https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413825-family-of-synagogue-shooting-victim-declines-meeting-with-trump * “Pittsburgh Rabbi Hailed a Hero for Saving Congregants Amid Gunfire” https://www.insideedition.com/pittsburgh-rabbi-hailed-hero-saving-congregants-amid-gunfire-47990 * "Anguished by ‘Spiral of Hate,’ Charleston Pastor and Pittsburgh Rabbi Grieve as One" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-charleston-emanuel.html * “Jewish Staffers Among First to Treat Accused Synagogue Gunman” https://www.kaaltv.com/national/synagogue-massacre-suspect-robert-bowers-court-latest/5126658/ * “Safety in churches: faith community responds to shooting” https://www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/6643535-151/safety-in-churches-faith-community-responds-to-shooting * Story behind Amazing Grace: https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200149085/ * Transcript of Obama speech: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/06/26/transcript-obama-delivers-eulogy-for-charleston-pastor-the-rev-clementa-pinckney/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.051aedc1a604 * Video of Obama's Charleston Eulogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9IGyidtfGI Intro music is “Sun Scope” by Maricopa. All songs that have been or eventually will be used on this show can be found in our monster Champagne Sharks Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5emXF3iqhZLU6IuszSRvun

This is a teaser for a recent premium episode available in full only to Patreon subscribers at the $5 per month level. Click over to https://www.patreon.com/posts/23590464 and subcribe to become a Champagne Sharks premium member for full access to this episode as well as 100+ bonus episodes not available to non-subscribers. This episode is hosted by Ken and T. with no guests. We discuss political theater in general and the problems with Black political punditry specifically, using the recent Revolt Media panel with Killer Mike, Candace Owens, and T.I. as our starting point. Sign up at this link for the Champagne Sharks Youtube channel; if we hit 1000 subscribers we can start doing livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_kgnaXckBTwCdmQNyq2rw  

What do you guys enjoy about this show or want more of? Let us know at champagnesharks (at) gmail (dot) com. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode. Part 2 is available only to $5/month premium subscribers here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cs-208-ny-and-pt-30225451. Sign up for $5/month at patreon.com/champagnesharks to instantly access this and over 100 other premium subscriber-only episodes. Also sign up at this link for the Champagne Sharks Youtube channel; if we hit 1000 subscribers we can start doing livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_kgnaXckBTwCdmQNyq2rw This episode is hosted by Ken and T. with no guests. We use the trial and testimony of Tekashi 69 to discuss the decline of NY in general and NY hip-hop specifically and as usual we use it to spin off into a variety of related topics. Mentioned in this episode: * East coast Bloods and Crips vs. their west coast equivalents. * Daylyt's take on the Tekashi debacle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VkWmzfOIzo * The Stro/Ebro beef about Hot 97's perceived lack of loyalty to the local NY hip-hop scene: https://allhiphop.com/news/stro-addresses-his-on-air-argument-with-hot-97-s-ebro-8UThdZqD90G8L4hTsW_7Ng/ * The 1996 Telecommunications act that killed Black radio: http://blog.a3cfestival.com/how-the-telecom-act-of-1996-impacted-hip-hop * Pidgins vs. Creoles https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/whats-the-difference-between-pidgin-and-creole/

Go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get access to over 90 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free feed as well as access to the voice and chat Discord server, only for show patrons. This episode is hosted by T. alone, with guest Adrian E. Miller (http://twitter.com/soulfoodscholar). Adrian E. Miller is a recovering lawyer and politico who turned into a food writer interested in the following topics: African heritage food (especially soul food), barbecue, the intersection of faith and food, and presidential foodways. His website can be found over at http://adrianemiller.com/

I just wanted to get this up. I'll update the show notes later.

This is an episode that was previously behind a paywall that we are now unlocking to the general public and putting on the main free feed. To hear more archived premium episodes, go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month. You'll get access to over 90 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free feed as well as access to the voice and chat Discord server, only for show patrons, as well as other perks that are soon to be announced. Mike (https://twitter.com/blackexception1 on Twitter) and I discuss the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle's trans jokes as discussed in a recent Jezebel article: * Dave Chappelle is Still Telling Transphobic Jokes According to Report by Rich Juzwiak http://jezebel.com/dave-chappelle-is-still-telling-transphobic-jokes-acco-1797475330 Materials discussed in this episode: * How the Alt-Right Is Using Sex and Camp to Attract Gay Men to Fascism By Donna Minkowitz http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/06/05/how_alt_right_leaders_jack_donovan_and_james_o_meara_attract_gay_men_to.html * No Asians, no black people. Why do gay people tolerate blatant racism?  by Owen Jones https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/24/no-asians-no-blacks-gay-people-racism * Shocking survey finds racism is endemic among gay men by Benjamin Butterworth http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/05/23/shocking-gmfa-survey-finds-racism-is-endemic-among-gay-men/ * A New Survey Claiming That LGBT People Are Less Racist Misses the Reality of Racism in the Queer Community By Preston Mitchum http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/07/25/are_white_lgbt_people_really_less_racist_than_their_cisgender_straight_counterparts.html * ‘No Blacks’ Is Not a Sexual Preference. It’s Racism by Samantha Allen http://www.thedailybeast.com/no-blacks-is-not-a-sexual-preference-its-racism * An Open Letter To Gay, White Men: No, You’re Not Allowed To Have A Racial Preference by Donovan Trott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-open-letter-to-gay-white-men-no-youre-not-allowed_us_5947f0ffe4b0f7875b83e459 * In Trump’s America, racism on gay dating apps is getting worse by Nico Lang https://www.dailydot.com/irl/racism-gay-dating-apps/ * Gay Bars Can be Mind-Bogglingly Racist by Mikelle Street https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d7bd9k/gay-bars-can-be-mind-bogglingly-racist

This is an episode that was previously behind a paywall that we are now unlocking to the general public and putting on the main free feed. To hear more archived premium episodes, go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month. You'll get access to over 90 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free feed as well as access to the voice and chat Discord server, only for show patrons, as well as other perks that are soon to be announced. Doc Ock (@HenriettaSnacks on Twitter) joins me today and we talk about the group of people in media and online who we refer to as Representation Matters Twitter and some of their favorite shows and movies, like Dope, Moonlight, and Insecure. Article and Video Mentioned: I’ve Been Insecure About Not Loving ‘Insecure’, But I Realize It’s So Much More Than That by Ezinne Ukoha  https://medium.com/@nilegirl/ive-been-insecure-about-not-loving-insecure-but-i-realize-it-s-so-much-more-than-that-a2acb15c59a8 Yvette Carnell on Issa Rae: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7nmXrg0xY

This is an episode that was previously behind a paywall that we are now unlocking to the general public and putting on the main free feed. To hear more archived premium episodes, go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month. You'll get access to over 90 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free feed as well as access to the voice and chat Discord server, only for show patrons, as well as other perks that are soon to be announced. This week I discuss the psychodynamics of a recent false rape accusation by a white college student against two black athletes, and how it ties into the history of America and the fears of white supremacist men. Articles mentioned: * Police Say Woman Lied About Rape By College Football Player And Other Man by Ron Dicker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woman-allegedly-lied-about-rape-by-football-player-and-another-man-for-sympathy_us_58af174de4b060480e05b177 * Teen Charged With Lying About Being Raped by College Football Players by Joshua Rhett Miller http://nypost.com/2017/02/22/teen-charged-with-lying-about-being-raped-by-college-football-players/ Book mentioned: * White Women, Black Men by Martha Hodes http://amzn.to/2eNhTmK

Go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get access to over 90 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free feed as well as access to the voice and chat Discord server, only for show patrons. This episode is hosted by D. and Ken, with no guests. The guys talk a host of topics including West Coast hip-hop, particularly Tupac vs. Kendrick Lamar, the relationship between financial and mental health struggles, and the effects of personal trauma and the need for mental health help within the Black community, using personal childhood stories to illustrate. A very raw, honest episode and a welcome change of pace from most usual episodes. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

The first episode of this two parter was released yesterday for premium subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/29514962 and part 2 is free and available on the main feed. To subscribe for $5/month and get access to part 1 of this two-parter as well as about 100 back premium subscriber-only episodes that we currently have in the archive, go to patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode has Kenny and T. with no guests. We discuss Jay-Z and his NFL deal announcement. The Boondocks clip we were discussing can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuD_0LFSnyY Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]).

This is part 1 of a two part episode. Part 2 is available to paid subscribers only at https://www.patreon.com/posts/29062740 Today we talk about a bunch of stuff including our accusations of constant millenial bashing, we share our Fused Tumblr Brain Theory of Media, lament how we have a lot of Black female fans but they don't want to be guests, we apply the First Law of Thermodynamics to political movements and emotions, whether or not Joe Rogan gets a bad rap for being problematic, Lexington Steele's orgasm scream, vagina dentatas, and the weird phenomenon of the past few years known as "White Man's Whore Twitter." * Eminem's Mom's Spaghetti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW-BU6keEUw * Goku from Dragonball Z screaming like Lexington Steele does during an orgasm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeAFH9UZrLA * The tweet I made about White Man's Whore Twitter that led to my replies being in shambles for almost a week https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1158373387917545472 * "Pussy Bites Back: Vagina Dentata Myths From Around the World" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/payq79/pussy-bites-back-vagina-dentata-myths-from-around-the-world Check out Ken's new podcast "503/305 Podcast" here: https://soundcloud.com/user-977466961/ Intro song is "Tonight" by French Montana and Max B. You can hear all the intro and outro songs used on our show along with other songs at our Champagne Sharks Spotify playlist, which can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/user/tbilzie/playlist/5emXF3iqhZLU6IuszSRvun?si=xlO6Wf_3Q3-MiTsAg70aWg Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This episode is hosted by Ken and T. Today we welcome Riley Quinn (https://twitter.com/raaleh)from the podcast Trashfuture (https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture), a comedy podcast based in London that often discusses the intersection of politics and technology. Riley was visiting Brooklyn and dropped in. Go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get early access to free episodes and access to over 90 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free feed. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected]).

This episode has D., Kenny and T. This is the second of four parts.  We discuss a variety of topics including the passing of our dear friend Mike. Part 3 and 4 will be only available on http://patreon.com/champagnsharks.

This episode has D., Kenny and T. This is the first of four parts.  We discuss a variety of topics including the passing of our dear friend Mike. The first two episodes will be free, the third and fourth will be available to premium subscribers who subscribe at the $5/month level over at https://www.patreon.com/champagnesharks.

This is part 1 of a 2-part episode where we welcome Michael R. Jackson (https://twitter.com/TheLivingMJ), creator of the play "Strange Loop." https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/strange-loop/. Part 2 is available to paid $5/month subscribers here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/28529611

This is part 1 of a 2-part episode where we welcome Jack Allison (https://twitter.com/jackallisonLOL), comedy writer and podcaster extraordinare, a cohost on the podcast Struggle Session (https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession/posts). The first episode is free, the second one is available to premium subscribers who subscribe at the $5/month level over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/28254499. We discuss the state of Hollywood and entertainment, the declining expectation of being able to maintain one's integrity in the corporate world, and Jack's recent running beef with Michael Che from Saturday Night Live. The Michael Che stuff is mainly in part 2, episode 188, found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/28254499. This is the article about how slavery influence management theory, including the diagmam I describe: https://www.marketplace.org/2018/08/14/disturbing-parallels-between-modern-accounting-business-slavery/

This episode is hosted D., Kenny, and T. We're joined by Jaya Sundaresh, who tells us about her 10 years knee deep into Tumblr and what that immersion did to her brain. Check out Jaya's recent article on Social Services and child removal policies in New York, "New York Child Welfare Advocates Want Parents to Have Representation When Their Children Removed" https://youthtoday.org/2019/06/new-york-child-welfare-advocates-want-parents-to-have-representation-when-their-children-removed/

Today I have on Leron Barton, Millicent Cho, and Mtume Gant to discuss the movie "Last Black Man in San Francisco." Part 2 of 2.

Today I have on Leron Barton, Millicent Cho, and Mtume Gant to discuss the movie "Last Black Man in San Francisco." Part 1 of 2.

Go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get early access to free episodes and access to over 90 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free feed. On this episode we have T. and Ken. In the past we had an episode about millenials that ruffled some feathers, so this time we deliver our long-promised episode where we criticize our generation, Gen X.

To become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get early access to over 80 archived past subscriber-only episodes, go to patreon.com/champagnesharks. In Part 2 of a 5-part series, D. Mills discusses with guest Malika Bee how the educational system affects Black students and families specifcially, but families in general. Part 1 can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/champagnesharks/cs-127-walking-the-plank-pt-1-feat-malika-bee-10232018

To become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get early access to over 80 archived past subscriber-only episodes, go to patreon.com/champagnesharks. In Part 2 of a 5-part series, D. Mills discusses with guest Malika Bee how the educational system affects Black students and families specifcially, but families in general. Part 1 can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/champagnesharks/cs-127-walking-the-plank-pt-1-feat-malika-bee-10232018

We welcome Shannon Strucci, an editor who runs the YouTube channel StrucciMovies and is currently working on a video essay series about parasocial relationships called FAKE FRIENDS. The latest installment of Fake Friends can be found here: https://www....

This is a preview of a premium bonus episode. To get access to this episode subscribe for $5/month at patreon.com/champagnesharks.  This will not only give you access to this current premium episode you’re previewing,

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We welcome Michael Brooks, host of The Michael Brooks Show and cohost of The Majority Report with Sam Seder to discuss Sorry to Bother You, the recent movie by Boots Riley of the rap group The Coup. The Michael Brooks show can be found and supported at...

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Today we discuss a theme that has obsessively been plaguing the Champagne Sharks Curious Cat (the site people go to to ask questions that we answer on the show), my supposed views on interracial dating and the fact my wife is of Indian descent.

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Today Mike and I discuss a weird array of topics from Taye Diggs's dating life to white people's weird porn fixations, including the genre known as "pussy pump" porn: - Mentioned in this episode Event page for live interview at Starr Bar between ...