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COVID and Chemo
by COVID and Chemo
Smart foolishness. Period. covidandchemo.comBorn anew in the fires of 2020, listen to hear COVID and Chemo discuss how they made it over, panorama strugglings, thriving as a thick b*tch, dating follies, “racial reckonings,” US history and other foolishness. Listed, naturally, in the Negro Motorist’s Green Book. Get into it.
Episodes
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Cults III: Smurfette Jesus Goes Way Down
Welcome to part 3 of COVID and Chemo’s close examination of cult tales. This episode we review two groups: Love Has Won, featuring Amy aka Smurfette Jesus, and Remnant Fellowship Church, starring high-haired Gwen Shamlin of Weigh Down Workshop fame. Our takeaways include a disturbing connection...
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Hip Hop Debates III: Old Man Raps aka Big Homie Redemption
A content warning just for Rodman: this episode contains discussion of and engagement in squee-ba-boo-dee-bops. Fore warned is forearmed. Welcome to the third installment of COVID and Chemo’s “Hip Hop Debates” series. In this episode, the dynamic duo discusses what it means for hip hop to age,...
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America's Real Drug Problem aka Lynkuet It and Forget It
Hey Drug Nation! Yes, we’re talking to you. In this episode, COVID and Chemo muse about the role of drugs in our lives amid a recent uptick in pharmaceutical companies’ commercials. Highlights include a guessing game about new prescription drugs now on the market, reminiscences on medications of...
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COVID and Chemo on the Go Go: MÉXICO
COVID and Chemo are back again with updates from being on the go-go! Join us for a recap of our trip to Mexico City earlier this year. Highlights include food, folks, fun, and a n-word billboard sponsored by a Panamanian who hallucinated he was a Black Jamaican and caused mayhem and assorted hate...
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Ugly Is As Ugly Does III, US Vice Presidents
"It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago." ~James Danforth Quayle Join COVID and Chemo for the third installment of our July 4th series. This time, we evaluate the stylings and careers of US Vice Presidents. You’ll notice this episode is another marathon. Not as long as the first...
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Integration Is Not the Answer, Bonus Episode: A Juneteenth Review of OJ Simpson
Welcome to our Juneteenth discussion of the life and legacy of OJ Simpson, who has become an uncomfortable, if not disturbing, symbol of Black freedom in the US. This episode also includes a nerd sports update: “Scrabble is game of low-down dirty shames.” Also, for the last time, washing your…
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Krigga Tales aka “My God… What is This?“
Welcome to the first official episode of season 5 of COVID and Chemo! This is a long anticipated discussion of what makes a krigga, aka a yt who has known enough suffering and oppression that they can fully relate. Case in point? US President James Garfield (1881 - 1881). Also, we introduce a new...
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Sn 5 Intro: Jenifer Lewis Is a Griot
Welcome to Season 5 of COVID and Chemo, y’all! This season is dedicated to one of the coldest griots of our time, the incomparable Jenifer Lewis. Follow us for the smart foolishness you’ve come to know—this season we will hit our 100th episode, so stay tuned. Finally, where in the hell is…
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Season 4 Outro: The Masked Singer Is Scary
Did you know En Vogue was on the Masked Singer? Thas a scary ahh show btw. We’ll see y’all soon in season five! Thanks for listening!
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Fatty McFat-Fat Redux, CnC Emergency Episode
So, we watched that Netflix documentary about America’s Next Top Model and we had real feelings. Fatty McFat-Fat has been certainly ruining lives and livelihoods for decades at the least. COVID and Chemo are concerned not only about Fatty’s activities but also about the matter of Tyra Banks and…
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Sususudio aka Caucazoidian Classics for Negroidian Ears, Part 1
It’s sing-a-long time, y’all! Join COVID and Chemo in our episode dedicated to our favorite Caucazoidian classic songs. Key takeaways: it seems the Brits have the spice COVID is looking for, meanwhile, Chemo loves a down-bad-yt-boy chanteur. Also, Jack Harlow, is you talm bout mah-nic-a?...
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Wig Blindness and Chimp Crazy
Ooh Oooh Aah Aah, errybody! Here’s an emergency episode on the HBO documentary Chimp Crazy. What is going on here?? #staywoke
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The GOAM Tom Brady
It’s football season, y’all. But we not talking about goats. This is GOAM time, aka time for the Greatest of All Mediocrities. This episode especially features COVID, since she has the greatest of disdain for one Tom Brady. Get into it. While Chemo runs interference on the play, a new horseman is...
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And That's on Period
This one is for menstruators, their allies, and anyone with questions about a period that they are too shy to look up. COVID and Chemo are here to help y’all with a deep dive, breakdown, and many comedic musings about the red lady and her perpetual cycle. Also, please stop putting yo children on...
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Louis Armstrong aka Integration Is Not the Answer, part IV
Welcome, listeners, to an unexpected fourth installment in our ‘Integration Is Not the Answer’ series. First of all, not too much on Louis Armstrong, errybody. Not only was he a jazz kang and icon who made his way from a "Colored Waifs" home to the world stage, he also introduced one COVID and…
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Childhood Tales of Yore
Have you ever had the feeling that somebody was lying to you? COVID and Chemo have. Join us for a deep dive into the tales of questionable accuracy that defined our young lives. From Henny Penny—was this chicken a cult leader?--to Humpty Dumpty—who was that lil boy-egg to the kang?—COVID and...
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Dating Follies Part IV, Stop Dating with Intention
COVID and Chemo welcome you to the fourth installment of our “Dating Follies” series. Highlights include an analysis of the risks, pitfalls, and dangers of "dating with intention,” a revised horseman category, and a discussion of the Tea app. 👀👀
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COVID and Chemo on the Go Go: GREECE
Like Kenny Lamar, COVID and Chemo stay asking, “Where, oh where, can we go??” In this episode, the dynamic duo share reminiscences and takeaways from our journey to Greece earlier this year. If y'all can get out there for a future sojourn, we would highly recommend it. And we Black af, so, you...
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Ugly Is as Ugly Does, Part II: First Ladies 🇺🇸
Somebody must've called on Nipsey, 'cause this is a MARATHON session. We're back from our hiatus to bring you the longest, most foolish episode we have ever recorded. Join COVID and Chemo for a review of US First Ladies and their portraits in part two of our annual presidential series. Covered...
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“How Many Pipelines Y’all Got?” McDonalds and the Prison Industrial Complex Pt. 3
Mickey Ds is in Errythang. Including basketball. COVID and Chemo share insights gained from streaming Netflix’s Untold documentary “Shooting Guards,” which details the devastating results of an encounter between a real n*gga and a bus comedian. Outstanding questions remain concerning America’s...
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“Sinners” (2025) Film Review, CnC Emergency Episode
Cornbread is adorable, y’all. #staywoke
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It Is Getting Hot in Herre, Cults Part 2
You will find COVID and Chemo at their storytelling best in this second review of cults. Featured high-control groups include Twin Flames Universe and the Branch Davidians of 1993 Waco fame. Some do talk about people taking they blickies away, but as of this episode we can confirm that some folks...
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Hold On (to This Intro)- Sn 4
Welcome to the beginning of season 4 of this smart foolishness we got going. Join us for a celebration of the excellence of En Vogue, the disappointments of some n*ggas we used to know who ca sang, and a preview of upcoming episodes. In the words of Terry, Cindy, Maxine, and Dawn, "It doesn't...
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A Salute To Lion - El (Season 3 Outro)
It’s Black History Month y’all! Get it how you live it. In this final episode of Season 3, COVID and Chemo take another fond look at one Lionel Ritchie, aka “Lion-el” the icon on the purported “greatest night in pop.” We also must insist on an audit of the integration project after reviewing the...
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The Eighties 101
Welcome to COVID and Chemo's 101 class on The Eighties. IYKYK. Content warning: This episode contains potty humor and butt jokes. But when isa butt you living in, what else are you supposed to do, we ask you? Anyway, back inna day, in the eighties in fact, there was a show called "The Facts of...
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Joey Buttons and The Hip Hop Media Trap: Hip Hop Debates Part III
N*ggas with podcasts are a problem. Yes, we are aware of the irony. And, yet and still, we hold that not all n*ggas need microphones. In this third installment in COVID and Chemo's hip hop debates series, we discuss the phenomena of current hip hop media stars and their prominence and review...
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Shhhh.....Another Secret N*gga....??, aka Babe in Harlem*
We found another one, y'all. 👀👀 Up at bat, this secret n*gga was able to get away with 714 home runs surrounded by yts, including Ty Cobb, who was never mystified about the melanated darkness deep inside of one Babe Ruth. COVID and Chemo's researches have revealed his penchant for Black…
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"Token Yt Girls," Blackfishing Schemes, and Modern Minstrelsy: Integration Is Not the Answer Part 3
Once upon a time, many, many Blacks like COVID and Chemo had to struggle against bad faith arguments about racial identity after a whole entire yt lady in kinky twists, wigs, and braids, wig-caps, bonnets, and Badu headwraps was the head of the Spokane, WA chapter of the NAACP. In case you late,...
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LIB Mexico and UK, aka Keep Yo Stones Tight
Netflix’s Love Is Blind is international. And COVID and Chemo have discovered that more things are international than ever we thought. Who knew that the self-esteem eating gremlin we call Fatty McFat-Fat had an equally fatphobic cousin running amok in Mexico? Who could have foreseen that papas of…
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Tyler No Perry (Aka Why We Stan John Brown)
Welcome to COVID and Chemo's oft-promised episode dedicated to all the Tylers. We see y'all. Highlights include a breakdown of the four CnC-recognized categories of yts; COVID's love of Forrest Gump; and a reflection on the excellence and legacy of abolitionist gangsta John Brown. Further…
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JLofi and Not All Yttinos
According to JaCOVID, "She's not from the bloooock. She calls herself Jenny." Join COVID and Chemo for an exploration of the phenomenon of Jennifer Lopez and a discussion of the role of ytness in Latinidad. Un agradecimiento especial a Nugget por su asesoramiento experto, como siempre. Te amamos...
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Bye Bye Robinette
Y'all. 👀👀 COVID and Chemo could not have predicted "the Lord Almighty"'s swift and sure intervention in US Presidential politics this year. Join us for a send off of Papa Biden and a warm welcome to the alternate timeline we now occupy, where Kamala runs and the Hotties are for Harris. Also, we...
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Dating Follies III: Where Is My I-9 Form?
Have you ever been rOmANtiCaLly exploited to prevent a horseman who only loves yt women from losing his Black card? This episode is for you. Join COVID and Chemo for the third installment in our Dating Follies series. Included in our discussion are a recap of Reesa Teesa's 50-part TikTok saga, an...
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1,000 Kids For Yt World Domination
Netflix has again let COVID and Chemo to know that we must, as always, stay woke and keep our heads on an international swivel. This yt man, one of a vast collective, has capitalized on yt Aryan beauty standards and the desperation of pregnancy seekers of all kinds to ensure the "bleaching" of…
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Ugly Is As Ugly Does 🇺🇸
This July 4th, COVID and Chemo spent a good chunk of time attempting to discover who tf has been in charge around here. Join us for a review of US Presidents past, present, and future, including discussions of what happens when you love iced milk and cherries too much and our observations about…
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The Great State Of Florida And A Man 🦹🏼♂️
Happy Juneteenth, y'all! Join COVID and Chemo for a lively discussion of the Great State of Florida and its infamous "Man." #notlikeus
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King Kong Ain’t Got Nothin’ on He (aka Denzel Is the GOAT)
Denzel Washington is indeed the Greatest of All Time. Join COVID and Chemo for reminiscences and a breakdown of our love for Denzel and our esteem of his most illustrious and worthy career. In addition, we share reflections on how ain’t nobody actually talm bout or to us out here in these “blue”...
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Horsemen Wars and N*gga Snacks
It appears that sometimes, a hotep is the best you’re going to get out here in these apocalyptic dating streets. Join us for a careful consideration of the powers of particular horsemen when pit against horseman alternatives. Highlights include reflections on Nick Cannon’s CoUnsEL Culture and…
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Not All Terryologies, Cults Part 1
COVID and Chemo never could have predicted this, but…….it may actually be the case that Terry did in fact open the Flower of Life. Still no reliable mathematics to be found, but the sight of Auburn Betty on his head let us to know he was free-free. Also in this episode, you can find a quick…
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Love Is Blind Season 6 Recap, aka “Not too much on Clay.”
In this episode recorded during Ramadan and Easter season, Chemo strolls down memory lane to share old church hymns racemixed for COVID’s review. We recap Love Is Blind Season 6 and its many confusing highlights, which result in our questions about when a quick weave is assuredly NAHT the choice,...
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“He a Culpa.” Aka Tyler Perry Stop This Now
In this second emergency episode of the season, COVID and Chemo recount their experiences watching Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa, starring Kelly Rowland. Join us for strong talk about Tyler Perry classic moments, including trifling bum husbands, swiss-cheese plots, evil lightskins, and eligible...
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Diddy is Indeed Trash, Chemo Vindicated
Trigger Warning: If you cannot listen to this episode, COVID and Chemo respect you. ‘Cause dis is BAD. Note: This content contains survivors’ stories of ALL manners of abuse, including accounts of s3xu@l as$ault, slavery, and many other heinous crimes. In short, Chemo has been vindicated. Can’t...
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“Hello?” (Season 3 Intro)
OUR FIFTIETH EPISODE Y’ALL!! 👀 👀 Welcome to a third season of this smart and very foolish show. Join COVID and Chemo for a discussion of another puzzlement that is the 1984 music video for Lionel Ritchie’s iconic hit “Hello.” On this fortieth anniversary of “Hello,” COVID and Chemo review the...
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Eddie Murphy Mysteries (Season Two Outro)
COVID and Chemo have now discovered what inspired Eddie Murphy’s groundbreaking musical career, to which we gave due tribute in our season 2 intro. Tune in for the essential details. Also, in this episode, COVID and Chemo trade Eddie Murphy mysteries. “Not too much on Norbit, y’all.” 👀 👀
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Reducing Hateration and Holleration In Your Dancery
In this final full episode of season 2, COVID and Chemo discuss the wonder that is Mary J. Blige, queen of hip hop soul and Black auntie glory. The talking-strong duo share their small joys from the past year and delve deep into the excellences of thigh high boots, hard truth telling, proper...
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“Gayn*gg*rs From Outer Space” 👽 🥷🏾
Greetings folks, eligible and straights alike. COVID and Chemo have made a few alarming discoveries concerning not-all-aliens and the arrival of a seventh horseman of the dating apocalypse. Takeaways include the following: 1) do not use the honorific “Master” to describe yourself if you are a yt...
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Leave This Film Behind (aka Whyyy Obama??)
We knew the new film “Leave the World Behind” was indeed headed left when Living Single’s great Black television excellence was obscured in favor of a dry show called “FrIEndS,” but we still thought Mahershala Ali’s presence might provide us some comfort. But naw. Obama, what kind of Negroes are...
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“SURPRISE!!!”…Professor Lupe Is a Fiasco
Lupe ain’t really been rappin too much of late, but that don’t mean he hasn’t been active. 😐 😐 Join COVID and Chemo for a discussion of Lupe Fiasco’s recent ascent as go-to for academic analysis of rap music, theory, and practice. Professor Fiasco’s methods include founding MIT Records (what’re...
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Black Women Unfind Love aka A Magic Eraser is Not Good Hairstyle Inspo.
Is it the Bachelor? Is it the Bachelor in Paradise? Is it Love is Bline? Is it Perfect Match? Is it Married at First Sight? Where, oh where indeed, can we go? When a baddie with a good job, with a purpose in life, with faith, with established knowledge, a good n fat booty, and a hurt ‘em bayang...
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Smart foolishness. Period. covidandchemo.comBorn anew in the fires of 2020, listen to hear COVID and Chemo discuss how they made it over, panorama strugglings, thriving as a thick b*tch, dating follies, “racial reckonings,” US history and other foolishness. Listed, naturally, in the Negro Motorist’s Green Book. Get into it.
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