The Itis

The Itis - S01/E10 Lynxi WelcomeEpisode synopsisHBOMax Synopsis: Granddad opens "The Itis," the first and only soul food restaurant in Woodcrest. White people never expected it. They also didn't expect high cholesterol, heart disease and obesity.Pre Show:What we're thankful for.Publicly acknowledging other Black folks in mostly white areas.Covid vaccine and healthcare for Black folks.Killer Mike’s bank – Greenwood:  Modern Banking for the CultureBlack families bought land in GA to build their own cityUnited Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell – “The South Carolina Gullah”Biden has been ascertainedHit 500 downloadsAsking Justin to guest host if someone on the team is outDean’s (haphazard) voicesThere was an actual  “Luther Burger” createdWhat we’re making for ThanksgivingUnusual conversations with the familyShow:Riley’s lack of social skillsFood of the Black cultureSoul FoodThis type of food was okay for white Europeans, but it’s looked down on for Black folks.Gout – “The Disease of Kings”Black folks are damned resourcefulWuncler’s goalWhat terms would be applied to Wuncler’s operation?  Reverse gentrification? Other gentrification? ???Granddad was never even an ownerDid they even clean those beds between guests???Graddad’s last lineWhite People Question:Found on Twitter (and regularly heard): “Isn’t it racist to say “white people are racist”?”Why?White is not a race.It’s not like it’s untrue. Our country runs on systemic racism and white privilege.Trump as a microcosmHistory of conquering racesLost knowledge from different culturesReligion did its best to take away science in order to take more powerIt’s England’s faultHave a “Stupid White People Question” you want to leave us?Email us at [email protected] leave us a voicemail at ‪‪(760) 933-8636‬, that’s (760) WE-3-UNDO.Post Show Info:Thanks for all the love!Join our Discord!Thanks for all the new social media followers!Next week:  Let's Nab OprahNeed to see where we are on social media and such?  Come find us!  https://www.theboondockspod.com/linksTrivia:The last line of the episode, “Don't anybody go in the bathroom for 35 or 45 minutes.  Whew! Open the window!”, is a reference to a very similar line John Witherspoon’s character, Willie Jones, said in Friday.This is the only episode in the series to not feature the "n" word.The montage song, "Straight Outta the Oven, Made with Nothin' But Lovin", was written and performed by Asheru.Show Music:Intro:  #Makeachange by K.I.R.K. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Outro:  Good Times by Audiobinger is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★