Best Black Thumb Podcasts (2024)

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Yung Miami talks Diddy/ Taylor Swift Concert Cancelled/ Travis Scott arrested in Paris/ Kamala vs. Trump 43:33

4h ago43:33

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Welcome to the off-season! In this limited series of episodes Ayati and The Black Thumb will expand their horizons and cover wide ranging trending topics centered around culture, music, fashion, & drama. Plus they will throw in some basketball from time to time as well. In the first off-season episode, Ayati and The Black Thumb discuss the recent r…

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Skibidi, Slay, Purr 1:07:36

1d ago1:07:36

1:07:36

Get MORE Bad Friends at our Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/badfriends Thank you to our Sponsors: BLUECHEW & Manscaped • Manscaped: Get 20% and free shipping at https://www.manscaped.com code: BADFRIENDS YouTube Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BadFriendsYouTube Merch: http://badfriendsmerch.com 0:00 Rudy Opens the Show 5:30 Singing The Real La Bamba 11:…

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“We’re Not Trying to Make a Better Tomb” - Lydia Pelot-Hobbs’ Prison Capital: Mass Incarceration and Struggles for Abolition Democracy in Louisiana 2:15:13

5d ago2:15:13

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In this episode we speak with Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, about her book Prison Capital: Mass Incarceration and Struggles for Abolition Democracy in Louisiana. Lydia Pelot-Hobbs is an assistant professor of Geography and African American & Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. In addition to Prison Capital, she is the co-editor of The Jail Is Ever…

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Good Times Energy w/ Jack Black 1:15:11

8d ago1:15:11

1:15:11

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#355: The Escapologist and the Quiet // Matilda the Musical (2022) 1:05:56

9d ago1:05:56

1:05:56

The team discusses Matilda: The Musical (2022). Question of the Week: How do you feel about the addition of the backstory with the escapologist and the acrobat? Breaking the (Autistic) Code: Matilda (1996) (Vocal Media) A Problem Like Matilda (The New Yorker) Tim Minchin Interview (TimeOut) Tim Minchin Interview (The Guardian) Follow us! adaptation…

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Back To The Old School 1:10:54

15d ago1:10:54

1:10:54

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Commentary #27: Matilda (1996) 1:36:56

15d ago1:36:56

1:36:56

Watch Matilda (1996) with us! Question of the Week: What is your favorite thing about this version and what would you hope they keep in the musical? Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast…

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#354: Protect Public Libraries // Matilda by Roald Dahl 1:24:44

15d ago1:24:44

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The team discusses Matilda by Roald Dahl, in all it's nostalgia and darkness. Question of the Week: Do you agree with Miss Honey’s interpretation of Matilda's powers and why she no longer has them at the end? Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast threads.net/@adaptationpodcast adaptationpodc…

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Mainstreaming Queer Politics and the Black Family, State, and Capital With Roderick Ferguson 1:30:17

19d ago1:30:17

1:30:17

In this episode, we speak with Roderick Ferguson about two of Josh's all-time favorite books, One-Dimensional Queer and Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique. The former which problematizes single-issue politics that came to dominate, disrupt, capture, and destroy the gay liberation movement—and has continued to plague queer (anti-…

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Bobby Out Raps mgk 1:15:11

22d ago1:15:11

1:15:11

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Fish Butt Dog & White Eyes Bucko 1:29:15

29d ago1:29:15

1:29:15

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2024 NBA Season Recap + Ken & Friends 1:00:33

1M ago1:00:33

1:00:33

What’s good folks! Y’all made it to the Season 1 finale! In episode 13, Ayati and The Black Thumb play around with the show format and treat the show like an NBA game. They even have timeouts they can use! Over the course of the episode, Ayati and The Black Thumb discuss topics like the Celtics 18th title, the Lakers offseason, the WNBA’s growth, &…

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“Eating the Apple of the World” - Social Investigation and Class Analysis with Dani Manibat 2:06:59

1M ago2:06:59

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In this episode we welcome Dani Manibat to the podcast. Dani Manibat is an organizer in the National Democratic Movement in the Philippines and this article was written for the journal Material. Recently we hosted another conversation with J. Moufawad-Paul on Settler Ideology on our YouTube channel. A little bit about Material from their website: “…

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“I Do Not Have to Apologize for Reality” - Joy James on Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon 1:05:32

1M ago1:05:32

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This is part two of a two-part discussion on two of Joy James' recent books. This part of the discussion is focused on Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon Part one of the conversation was on New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the (After)Life of Erica Garner (Common Notions). MAKC Host Josh Briond is joined…

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SOS Bobby Needs Stitches 1:04:20

1M ago1:04:20

1:04:20

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The British Are Coming w/ Dax Flame 1:14:27

2M ago1:14:27

1:14:27

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#353: For Retribution // Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) 1:03:03

2M ago1:03:03

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Jenn and Kendyl discuss Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Question of the Week: What do you think the next Black Panther movie will look like? Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast threads.net/@adaptationpodcast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast…

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#352: Watch Her Make 'Em Bow // The School for Good and Evil (2022) 1:20:52

2M ago1:20:52

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Discussing the film The School for Good and Evil (2022) with series fans and non-readers. Question of the Week: Do you think that students have been sorted incorrectly because the school master was in charge? Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast threads.net/@adaptationpodcast adaptationpodc…

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#351: Open Up the Bird Cage Door // Catherine, Called Birdy (2022) 58:03

2M ago58:03

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Adaptation discusses the pros and cons of the film Catherine, Called Birdy (2022). Question of the Week: Did you find the ending satisfying? Would you change anything? Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast threads.net/@adaptationpodcast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodc…

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Interlude 2: Bronny & His Daddy 21:43

2M ago21:43

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DISCLAIMER: This conversation was originally recorded during a pre-show sound check on February 19, 2024. In other words, you get what you get! What’s good folks! Ayati and The Black Thumb are taking you behind the curtain with this one. In this “Interlude” you will watch an unedited and unfiltered conversation about Bronny James and his NBA aspira…

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New Bones Abolition and the Function of the Captive Maternal with Joy James 1:03:25

2M ago1:03:25

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This is part one of a two-part discussion on two of Joy James' recent books. This part of the discussion is focused on New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the (After)Life of Erica Garner (Common Notions) as well as a recent essay How to Live (after we die): On Protest, Social Media, and queer Black death - Logos Journal by Isaiah Blake…

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Quirks & Quarks is on hiatus for the summer. New podcasts will appear in September 0:23

2M ago0:23

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Check out our podcast feed for shows you might have missed, or visit us online at cbc.ca/quirks to see our on-demand audio archive.

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“A Formation of Psychological Warfare” - Damien Sojoyner’s First Strike: Educational Enclosures in Black Los Angeles 2:13:39

2M ago2:13:39

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In this episode Damien Sojoyner returns to the podcast to talk about his book First Strike: Educational Enclosures in Black Los Angeles. This episode was recorded in November and unfortunately its release was delayed due to the circumstances of the world today, which have necessitated for us a lot of media work in solidarity with Palestinian resist…

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The Magic Man w/ Sebastian Maniscalco 1:25:12

2M ago1:25:12

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee

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Listener Question show 54:09

2M ago54:09

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Christ Kennedy from Moncton, New Brunswick asks: If someone had the means to, how close could we bring the Moon to the Earth while still keeping it in orbit around us? And fast would a month fly by? Answer from Brett Gladman, a professor of astronomy at the University of British Columbia, Matoli Degroot from Manitoba asks: Do animal species in the …

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The Yellow Man with a Green Thumb 1:10:12

2M ago1:10:12

1:10:12

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The age of monotremes, Third thumb, bird dream sounds, astronaut health database, aging and exercise, and sound perception 1:18:07

2M ago1:18:07

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What would you do with a third thumb? Research suggests our brain can quickly adapt Birds can dream - and even have nightmares - and now scientists are tuning in A comprehensive new collection of medical information shows the health risks of space travel A study in mice sheds new light on how exercise can reverse aging in the brain Rare fossils fro…

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McKone's Granny Hates Bobby 1:02:44

2M ago1:02:44

1:02:44

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The pursuit of gravity, and more… 54:09

2M ago54:09

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The sun’s ramping up its activity and now we have a better idea of what’s driving it This spring we’ve seen some spectacular displays of northern lights and we’re expecting to see more as we approach the peak of the sun’s natural cycle, the solar maximum. Every 11 years the sun cycles from having few sunspots on its surface to having many. Now acco…

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Life Of Poon 1:11:04

2M ago1:11:04

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Killer whales are ramming boats for fun, and more... 54:09

3M ago54:09

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Killer whales are likely ramming boats because they’re bored and having fun Several years ago a small population of killer whales living off the coast of Spain began attacking boats, particularly sailboats, damaging some severely and even sinking a handful. While social media speculation has suggested whale rage as a cause, an international team of…

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"We're Ready to Fight Back" - Reports From the Student Intifada 52:18

3M ago52:18

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In this episode Josh was joined by special co-host Noah Tesfaye and they interviewed several organizers from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) who have been organizing solidarity encampments this spring. This interview took place about a month ago, so the events they describe are not reflections of the most current activity on their campuses,…

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