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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Our guests are Josh's mom Korky (with a K) and Molly's mom Cathy (with a C).
###Discussion points include:
- Josh's childhood Snoopy slippers;
- Molly's childhood "Happy Tape";
- the Rankin-Bass classic, "The Monster Who Had A Toothache";
- distracting your children with a Hawaiian Ice machine so you can finish your margarita;
- why Korky was asked to leave Catholic high school;
- "The Josh Cagan Show," an actual show that actually happened;
- Molly recites a poem to her grandfather & Josh eats a dog biscuit.
Blandishment by Ken Plume.
Podcast art by Lar DeSouza.
Peanuts Gallery is a proud member of Waffle Media.
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