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Contextless
by Fernando Martinez
Join writer Fernando Martinez as he and his guests discuss the pop culture that makes the world go around and backwards.
Episodes
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Solar Power Bottom Summer (with Chris Ramirez)
I don't know about your butt pockets, but mine are pockets full of sunshine! The pod is back from doing her own thing and as am I from a recent trip to the simultaneously "superficial" yet "real" city of Los Angeles. I got more tan than she did though. On said trip, I had the pleasure of hanging...
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The Streisand Effect
Back back back back again, the pod is back! How've you've been? This is a 30 minute culture catch up episode! It includes the Oscars (not only aren't they so white, they also don't matter), Amanda Gorman's Vogue cover story, the passing of the one of a kind rapper DMX, alt-pop musician St.…
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Representation Will Not Save You
Please consider donating to, volunteering with, or learning about Red Canary Song, the only grassroots Chinese massage parlor worker coalition in the U.S. 'Tis Spring! Spring has sprung and so have we! We're back with an all new episode recapping the biggest pieces of culture in the past few…
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Avenge Ultron (with a Surprise Guest)
History is made in this episode! How? Listen to find out. Although this episode is shorter than usual, my surprise guest and I go awrf on the latest pieces of culture such as the alleged month of "March," WandaVision, The Golden Globes, and more. Mentioned material: "We Need to Talk About Digital...
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Britney (with Preston Ng)
My guest, a friend and fellow Britney Spears fan, Preston Ng (@prest0ney), and I discuss all things Britney. We share our thoughts on the recent New York Times documentary on Hulu titled "Framing Britney Spears," her career, her music, the fine line between an artist and their fans, the media's...
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Everyday isn't a Movie, Baby! (with Kerasa Dimitrios Tsokas)
Happy Ho-lidays! Now sis...when I tell you that this episode is really THAT episode...sis. My friend Kerasa, a writer, thee critical thinker, and just an overall bad bitch, and I dive into some of the toxicity plaguing society today. Including the deadly complicity of some of America's elected...
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A Star is Never Cancelled (with Sydney Vargas)
Theydies and gentlethems, I hope you're ready for an all encompassing episode of Contextless! One of my favorite pop culture heads Sydney and I pretty much discuss everything that matters of the last decade or so. Including the wonderful storm that was "A Star is Born" (2018), the "Twilight"…
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Cheese It Up / Die Boomer (with Will Reutter)
First things first....HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY TO THE CULTURAL SHIFT ALBUM "Pink Friday" BY NICKI MINAJ! Now with that being said...in this episode, I am joined by one of my favorite contemporary minds Will, a former classmate and now friend of mine. We discuss Trump's cult of personality, WHITE...
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We R Who We Watch (with Bella Sanchez)
AND JUST LIKE THAT, WE'RE BACK! After a temporary hiatus, both Contextless and democracy (?) are back in full action! My guest Bella Sanchez and I get into it all: the now ended but never ending 2020 election, our lives in San Francisco before COVID-19, FKA twigs, Luca Guadagnino ("Call Me By…
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2000 and Gay (with Alex Nguyen)
Your soon to be favorite Capricorn and Cancer power duo join forces in this episode! My good sister Alex Nguyen and I dish on all the pipping hot goss of the last two whirlwind weeks! Including both the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, the latest drama from The Real Housewives of...
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Onwardt (with Paige Acosta)
Y'all. This past week was a WEEK. Paige Acosta, a friend who's a YouTuber, creative, and all around baddie, and I discuss the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Breonna Taylor and her case's unjust verdict, the weaponization of religion, the fallacies and hypocrisy of "All…
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Gatekeeping Art is Good (with Ten)
This an episode for MUSIC fans! It's for the gays, the girls, and the straights with taste! (If there is even such a thing!) My friend Ten and I have an all things music discussion that includes Maggie Rogers, Ariana Grande's son, Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj's icon status, Rina Sawayama, Ten's best...
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folkwhore (with Sam Joson) - Part 2
Sam and I had such a great and deep discussion that I had to split our conversation into two episodes! Can you believe?! I can, because our minds! We finish our "folklore" discussion in this episode and we finally get to hear Sam's "Pop Off" segment, which is when my guests get to pop off on...
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folkwhore (with Sam Joson) - Part 1
"Contextless" welcomes its first ever guest, Sam Joson! Undoubtedly the biggest swfitie, I know, so of course we had a deep discussion about "folklore," which is Taylor Swfit's latest album that she dropped as a surprise earlier this summer. We discuss the album track by track, we rank our…
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Thee Intro
The end to my beginning.
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