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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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🌴 In Part 2 of our “Futurama” Xmas double-header, we meet the only thing worse than an evil robot Santa… two evil robot Santas.
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🎙 Guests:
Michael DiGiovanni (Pop Culture Retrofit, Bluesky)
Erin Evans (Bluesky)
Joey O. (Y-Not Radio, Bluesky)
Donnie Storms (Bronwen’s Ghost, Bluesky)
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💬 Topics & Tangents:
“Box Car Blues” (1930).
Santa’s Death Fortress sure looks like Elsa’s ice palace.
Coolio’s final acting role before his death was a return as the voice of Kwanzaa-bot.
An ode to Musicmatch Jukebox and our turn-of-the-century mp3 albums we’re still holding onto.
My favorite joke in all of “Futurama.”
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📼 Commercials:
America Online Keyword: eBay (2001).
A Bomb for Christmas: A made-for-podcast Christmas movie featuring your old pal, me.
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“Futurama” and “A Tale of Two Santas ” © 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.
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