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July 29, 2018Episodeschampagnesharks

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This episode we discuss a recent criminal controversy involving reality stars and Instagram models and apparent escorts, the Clermont Twins. We end up also discussing some other hard-hitting (not really) topics along the way.

Mentioned in this episode:

“She was in reality TV’s ‘Bad Girls Club.’ Now she’s charged with stealing a dead man’s identity.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/07/12/she-was-a-reality-tv-bad-girl-now-shes-charged-with-stealing-a-dead-mans-identity/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d6b8a7130b20
The C.O.W.S. podcast discussing Black Mirror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtzwwNLM4bk
“James Gunn Slammed After His Horrific Tweets Joking About Pedophilia Surface” https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/07/20/james-gunn-old-tweets-pedophilia-rape-offensive-jokes-deleted-apology/

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 107: Sorry to Bother You feat. Michael Brooks (@_michaelbrooks) (07/22/2018)

July 28, 2018Uncategorizedchampagnesharks

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We welcome Michael Brooks, host of The Michael Brooks Show and cohost of The Majority Report with Sam Seder to discuss Sorry to Bother You, the recent movie by Boots Riley of the rap group The Coup. The Michael Brooks show can be found and supported at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.

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Opening intro song is “Guillotine” by the Coup.

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_)

Teaser for CS 106: Straight, Single, and Smashing (07/19/2018)

July 21, 2018Episodeschampagnesharks

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This episode we talk about several things, particularly my “Straight, Single and Smashing” theory of Black (and other nonwhite) male characters in action and drama movies and shows. Then we segue into the new wave of articles involving coining catchy dating trends.

Mentioned in this episode:

“Mosting’: When People Come On Strong, Then Ghost” https://melmagazine.com/mosting-when-people-come-on-strong-then-ghost-cafec9b78254
“8 2017 Dating Trends Defined, From Ghosting To Zombieing To Benching” https://www.elitedaily.com/dating/dating-trends-defined-from-ghosting-to-zombieing/2045686
“From ghosting to breadcrumbing, the new glossary of love” https://www.hindustantimes.com/sex-and-relationships/from-ghosting-to-breadcrumbing-the-new-glossary-of-love/story-u90mzJPhZcfoU1gQqP02OM.html

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 105: Curious Catastrophe (07/18/2018)

July 18, 2018Episodeschampagnesharks

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Today we discuss a theme that has obsessively been plaguing the Champagne Sharks Curious Cat (the site people go to to ask questions that we answer on the show), my supposed views on interracial dating and the fact my wife is of Indian descent. You can find the Champagne Sharks Curious Cat here: https://curiouscat.me/champagnesharks.

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)_

Teaser for CS103: Light-Skinned Energy (06/30/2018)

July 3, 2018Uncategorizedchampagnesharks

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This episode we talk about an array of things, with a common theme being (I guess) light-skinned energy. We discuss Luke Cage Season 2, Drake’s new album, Eddie Murphy vs. Martin Lawrence in terms of standup comedy, and the latest developments with Terry Crews testifying before Congress.

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 102: Random Topics (07/02/2018)

July 3, 2018Uncategorizedchampagnesharks

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Today Mike and I discuss a weird array of topics from Taye Diggs’s dating life to white people’s weird porn fixations, including the genre known as “pussy pump” porn:

Mentioned in this episode

Event page for live interview at Starr Bar between NYS Senate candidate Julia Salazar and Virgil Texas from Chapo Trap House https://salazarforsenate.com/events/virgil-texas-interview
“Taye Diggs Says No One Told Him the Entertainment Biz Was Racist” http://atlantablackstar.com/2018/06/22/taye-diggs-says-no-one-told-him-the-entertainment-biz-was-racist/
“Taye Diggs Says It’s Hard To Date White Women Again Because Black Women Caused Him Trauma” https://www.essence.com/celebrity/taye-diggs-dating-white-women-resents-black-women
“Taye Diggs denies comments slandering black women” http://blackyouthproject.com/taye-diggs-denies-comments-slandering-black-women/
Film Daily article: “WTF is “blavity black” and why are Issa Rae and Donald Glover accused of it?”
The book When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson https://amzn.to/2NluMS1
The book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein https://amzn.to/2u2JuUR
The book The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran https://amzn.to/2u1VbeK
Intercept article on NY State Senate candidate Julia Salazar https://theintercept.com/2018/07/03/julia-salazar-state-senate-new-york-dsa/; Julia Salazar’s campaign site: https://salazarforsenate.com/

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 101: Fashizzler On the Roof feat. Benny Halevi (@Benny_Carefully) (06/22/2018)

June 27, 2018Uncategorizedituneschampagnesharks

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Today Benny Halevi (http://twitter.com/Benny_Carefully) joins us to talk about Jewish people who complain about people using the term “concentration camps” to describe Trump’s ICE imprisonment centers. From there we end up talking about Jewish and Black political struggles, particularly how they’re similar and different.

Discussed in this episode:

Ijeoma Oluo’s thread defending Jewish people who take issue with using the term concentration camp for ICE centers https://twitter.com/IjeomaOluo/status/1008844937561948162
Matt Bruenig’s “Identitarian Deference” article http://mattbruenig.com/2013/02/26/what-does-identitarian-deference-require/
A thread breaking down the infamous Feminista Jones medical rape debacle that occurred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattsMentions/status/645363122711072768

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)_

Teaser for CS 100: The Anti-Anniversary (06/21/2018)

June 24, 2018Episodeschampagnesharks

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A few minutes into the episode my mic switches from the usual standalone mic to the built-in laptop, so the sound quality drops suddenly on my audio. Sorry. We just shoot the shit for an hour, mostly about Nas and fried chicken.

Discussed in this episode:

Nas-Backed Sweet Chick Opening Another Spot in Prospect Heights https://ny.eater.com/2017/7/19/15998200/sweet-chick-prospect-heights
Sweet Chick is coming to Queens, co-owner Nas’ childhood home https://www.amny.com/eat-and-drink/nas-sweet-chick-queens-1.14989225
Nas Partners With Sweet Chick Restaurants In NYChttps://www.vibe.com/2015/06/nas-sweet-chick/
A profile of the Sweet Chick founder: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/realestate/williamsburg-loft-of-john-seymour-restaurateur.html
Video of Nas giving Gwyneth Paltrow a pass for saying “nigga” and saying she’s a “real nigga” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkI4Y75-WqI

Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording CoSeattle WA

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Teaser for CS 099: Double-Sized Agents of Confusion (06/12/2018)

June 15, 2018Episodeschampagnesharks

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This is an episode where we dropped so much game we decided to make it double length. We considered breaking it up into two parts but decided to keep it as it was. We discuss Bree Newsome, the woman who made a name for herself taking down the Confederate flag in South Carolina following Dylann Roof’s shooting, and how in a recent series of tweets she has changed her focus to Black male patriarchy now that she has a platform.

Discussed in this episode:

The Slumflower clip where she went to the BBC to tell them how awful Black men are to Black women: https://twitter.com/BBCWomansHour/status/1004232866677579776
The two Bree Newsome threads that we discuss: https://twitter.com/BreeNewsome/status/1004800085086097408; https://twitter.com/BreeNewsome/status/1005201819545595904
My thread about Bree Newsome’s anti-Black male tweets: https://twitter.com/ChampagneSharks/status/1005188224497668097
The statement article from Bree Newsome on why she and a White man were chosen to remove the flag: http://archives.bluenationreview.com/exclusive-bree-newsome-speaks-for-the-first-time-after-courageous-act-of-civil-disobedience/
Examples of White people interjecting into Black arguments to trash Black men using Black feminist talking points https://twitter.com/TaraJeanne/status/1005127987430350848; https://twitter.com/abfabsabs/status/1005143552735698945;https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1005096544335482880
The tweet where someone claims Black slave women created feminism: https://twitter.com/SydneyA/status/1005549283414814720
The funny tweet we describe making fun of how some White men only care about Black women’s problems when the problem is Black men: https://twitter.com/Bibliobabble/status/980548182248652801
List of supposed Black male privileges: https://twitter.com/Commandr_nchief/status/911222589598683137
A paper by Valethia Watkins describing how modern intersectional feminists try to retroactively turn all Black women of historical note into intersectional feminists, “Contested Memories: A Critical Analysis of the Black Feminist Revisionist History Project” http://www.jpanafrican.org/docs/vol9no4/JuneJuly-17-Watkins.pdf

CS 098: Alice Johnson & Kim Kardashian feat. Tana Ganeva (@tanaganeva) (06/12/2018)

June 12, 2018EpisodesAlice Johnson, Donald Trump, Kim Kardashian, Tana Ganevachampagnesharks

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Today we’re joined by Tana Ganeva to discuss the case of Alice Johnson, the nonviolent drug offender Kim Kardashian got Donald Trump to pardon. Tana Ganeva is a reporter covering criminal justice, drugs, politics and gun violence. Her work has been featured in the the Washington Post, Intercept, Glamour, Rolling Stone, and Gothamist. She’s also a Senior editor at the Raw Story and can be reached at tganeva@gmail.com

Discussed in this episode:

Tana’s story on Alice Johnson’s pardon: https://theintercept.com/2018/06/06/alice-johnson-im-looking-forward-to-holding-and-rocking-my-twin-grandchildren/
Tana’s previous stories on Alice Johnson: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/meet-62-year-old-woman-kim-kardashian-wants-save-dying-prison-nonviolent-drug-offense/ and https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/continue-fight-desperate-prisoner-prays-pity-trump-kim-kardashian-lobbies-white-house-prison-reform/
Tana’s NRA story: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/american-gun-culture-solutions-w519710
Alice Johnson in her own words: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/opinions/clemency-for-alice-johnson-kim-kardashian-to-trump-opinion/index.html
Van Jones interviewing Kim Kardashian about the pardon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiUTCLL4_ng
Van Jones a few weeks ago already announced he is working with the White House on Prison Reform himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J6nXrhCheA

Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co

Seattle WA

piercedearsmusic@gmail.com