Monthly Archives: August 2019

*UNLOCKED* CS 021: Dave Chappelle Controversy (8/06/2017)

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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:

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*UNLOCKED* CS 019: Intellectual Ratchetry feat. @HenriettaSnacks (07/30/2017)

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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

*UNLOCKED* CS 017: It’s All Rape (07/26/2017)

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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.

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CS 201: West Coast Sharks (9/28/2019)

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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 (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 200: Jow-Z pt. 2 (9/27/2019)

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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 (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com).

CS 198: Scoring on Strawmen (08/19/2019)

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This episode has Kenny and T. cohosting with no guests.
We discuss Nas and Will Smith’s new financial literacy app for teens Step and how various wings of woke Twitter were bashing the app without even seeming to read what the app was even about. We also go into Nas’s consistently incoherent fake-deep political philosophy over the years. We discuss NYC Black people’s willingness to let Hispanics and others to use the word “nigga” and Bay Area Black people’s willingness to let everyone use the word and how that differs from Black people from other regions. We also discuss how socialists often put too much importance and emphasis on the socialism of the Black Panthers, especially when trying to use them as examples of eschewing identity politics.
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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com).

CS 196: Vagina Dentatas and White Man’s Whore Twitter Pt. 1 (08/08/2019)

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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.”

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 (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)