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Lose Your Sister
by Lose Your Sister
Inspired in part by Saidiya Hartman’s “Lose Your Mother,” Lose Your Sister centers on Black feminist thought, pop culture, and diaspora with a focus on how Black people find their way back to one another interpersonally, artistically, and politically.
Episodes
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Bad Blood: Blackness, Ancestry, and Genealogies of Horror
(TW: R*pe, sexual assault) In this week’s episode, we discussed the Angela Davis episode of ‘Finding Your Roots’ alongside her 1972 essay “Reflections on the Black Woman's Role in the Community of Slaves,” to explore how slavery’s genealogical terror permeates our politics and art. Thinking...
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We Wuz Kweenz!
In this week’s episode, which was actually recorded back in November 2022, we discussed two films from last year, “The Woman King” (dir. Gina Prince- Blythewood) and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (dir. Ryan Coogler). Thinking critically about how Indigeneity and the African diaspora are…
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The Velvet Discourse
On this week’s epsiode, we discussed Janet Jackson’s Lifetime documentary, “JANET JACKSON,” which follows the life and career of the one and only Miss Janet Damita Jo Jackson, the youngest of the famous and infamous Jackson family. Zeroing in on the documentary’s choices in representing Janet’s...
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Is This Your King?
On this week’s episode, wediscuss the biographical drama “King Richard” and its portrayal of the story of Richard Williams and his 78-page-plan to make his daughters Venus and Serena into world renowned tennis champions. Placing the film in conversation with HBO’s recent docuseries on Tiger…
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She's Passing, Your Honor
On this week’s episode, we will discuss the Netflix film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s 1929 novella “Passing,” directed by Rebecca Hall, which follows the story of Irene (played by Tessa Thompson), an upper middle class light skinned Black woman who reunites with a childhood friend Clare (played…
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That's So Octavia
To kick off Season 2 of LYS, this week we talked with the brilliant hosts of Zora’s Daughters podcast (Alyssa and Brendane) about none other than Octavia Butler’s 1993 science fiction novel, “Parable of the Sower.” Together, the four of us discuss futurity, age and identity during apocalypse…
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Y’all Wanna Hear a Story?
On this week’s episode, we discuss A24’s Zola (dir. Janizca Bravo), the highly anticipated film adaptation of the 2015 Twitter thread by A’Ziah “Zola” King — a series of 148 tweets recounting the tale of a Black stripper from Detroit who travels to Florida at the invitation of a white girl named...
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Washington Light Brights
On this week’s episode, we discuss the film adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda’s “In The Heights” and the controversy regarding casting decisions as they reveal larger patterns of anti-Blackness and anti-Indigeneity in Miranda’s other work, and more broadly in media representations of Latinx...
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Watch the Throne: Meghan Markle and the Issue of Empire
On this week’s episode, we will discuss Oprah Winfrey’s recent interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex. Exploring the issues addressed in the interview, this episode will expand on what goes unnamed in contemporary discourse regarding racism, anti-Blackness,...
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Marie and the Messiah
In this special double episode, we will discuss two films, the Netflix release Malcolm & Marie, as well as the latest biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah. Starting with Malcolm & Marie, we will discuss the genre of romantic drama, character dialogue, white screenwriters, and the plight...
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Homegoing: Soul and the Black Afterlife
On this week’s episode, we will discuss the Disney Pixar film Soul as it relates to its representations of Blackness and the concept of the afterlife. Drawing on pop culture, current events, literature, TV, and film, on this episode we will explore Soul alongside Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon,...
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The Last Racebender
On this week's episode, we will discuss the Netflix period drama Bridgerton which was written by Chris Van Dunsen and executive produced by Shonda Rhimes. Focusing on the show's character writing, this episode will explore themes of romance, sexuality, marriage, patriarchy, and consent. Zeroing…
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Kamala v. Combahee
This episode of LYS is a deep dive into the history of the Combahee River Collective, Black feminist thought, and the meaning of Kamala Harris’ historic appointment as the first woman and first Black person to be elected Vice President of the United States.
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Lovecraft Chaos
This episode of LYS dives into the HBO horror series Lovecraft Country with all its gore and glory. We discuss the show's issues with storytelling, racism, colo(u)rism, gender, homphobia and Black anger to ponder: what do we do when Black shows disappoint us?
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Mimi, Unchained
On this week’s episode of LYS, we will discuss the NYT bestseller The Meaning of Mariah Carey. Focusing on the memoir genre, writing craft, music history, blackness, gender, and racial passing, on this episode we will explore the significance of American music legend Mariah Carey in popular culture.
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I May Critique You
For our very first episode we discuss Michaela Coel’s critically acclaimed, tour-de-force series I May Destroy You and unpack its themes of sexual consent, community, Blackness and queerness.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Inspired in part by Saidiya Hartman’s “Lose Your Mother,” Lose Your Sister centers on Black feminist thought, pop culture, and diaspora with a focus on how Black people find their way back to one another interpersonally, artistically, and politically.
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How many episodes does Lose Your Sister have?
Lose Your Sister currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Inspired in part by Saidiya Hartman’s “Lose Your Mother,” Lose Your Sister centers on Black feminist thought, pop culture, and diaspora with a focus on how Black people find their way back to one another interpersonally, artistically, and politically.
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