Monthly Archives: November 2021

CS 422: Bad Art Friend and More pt 1



Today we have all-star guest Yasmin Nair back on the show to get her take on the Bad Art Friend, the cost of being an artist who wants to be successful as well as the issues that plague the literature world in general. Yasmin is a co-founder of the radical queer editorial collective Against Equality, and the Policy Director of the Chicago queer radical collective Gender JUST.  Her work has appeared in publications like The Baffler, In These Times, Vox, and Electronic Intifada as well as in several anthologies including Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex, False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Queer and Trans Migrations: Dynamics of Detention, Deportation, and Illegalization. You can find her website blog at http://yasminnair.com.
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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 421: Squid Game



Today !TOP 5! guest Chris Jesu Lee of Plan A Magazine and Podcast sits back down with Trevor to talk about everybody’s favorite new show, Squid Games. Subtitles, VIPs, and all the other things that make you love it or hate it are getting put on the chopping block and broken down. Coupled with comparisons to other Korean dramas and prestige TV shows circling around in the Netflixosphere, Trevor and Chris have plenty to feast on.

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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 419: Check Your Head pt 1



Today Vida and Ken sit down to talk about all things going on in the dome. From mothers that have to deal with their children being taken away and children not getting proper care in the education system. Hollywood stars and stand-up comedians. Rappers from the block and rappers who want to be from the block. We all need to remember to check our heads.
This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/58472396. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter.
Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)