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Being a pop culture fan naturally comes with a lot of opinions. You’ve got your favorites and you’re ready to defend your picks at a moment’s notice. That’s what Pop Culture Debate Club is all about. Each week, two notable mega-fans square off, ready to convince host Aminatou Sow that their opinion on TV, movies, and music is the only one that matters. And then Aminatou picks a winner. But we’re all friends, so even though someone wins, no one loses. From Lemonada and the BBC.
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True Thirty, with Joey Dumont is a podcast that discusses and debates our society's most politically compelling topics through the lens of slow journalism. Each show is investigated with a focus on narrative as well as discovery. We believe that the complexity of culture cannot be crammed into six-minute television segments, or snippets and memes on social media, where ideology and entertainment is now the priority. On the program, you’ll hear the opinions of subject matter experts who'll ex ...
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It’s our first literary – and marital – debate! Which is the best way to consume books: audiobooks or paper books? Essayist and critic Maris Kreizman prefers to listen to her books while comedian Josh Gondelman wants to physically hold what he’s reading. And their job today is to convince Aminatou Sow to pick their preferred format. Maris loves tha…
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Who is the worst lawyer on TV? Author and TV writer Samantha Irby says it’s Will Gardner from The Good Wife and writer and podcast host Josie Duffy Rice picks Rusty Sabich from Presumed Innocent. One’s a prosecutor, the other a defense attorney. One’s accused of murder, the other bribing a judge. And they both make questionable romantic decisions. …
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What is the best on-screen depiction of motherhood? Parenting columnist Amil Niazi picks the TV show Better Things and journalist Jane Marie chooses the 1958 movie Auntie Mame, leaving Aminatou Sow with the unenviable task of selecting a winner. Which of the two better captures the highs and lows of motherhood? How do you compare someone who chose …
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Which made-for-TV movie on the Lifetime Network is the best of all time? The co-hosts of The Deep Dive take sides, with Jessica St. Clair choosing Jackie’s Back! (1999) and June Diane Raphael picking the 2016 remake of Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? But, how do you compare a shockingly star-studded mockumentary with a sexy vampire thriller? That’…
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Which Real Housewives franchise is the best of all time: New York or Beverly Hills? The Watch What Crappens podcast co-hosts square off – Ben Mandelker is team RHONY while Ronnie Karam is repping Beverly Hills – to try and get Aminatou Sow to select their respective installment as the winner. Who’s the bigger villain, Ramona Singer or Camille Gramm…
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Which feast from a film would you most want to eat? Podcaster Hrishikesh Hirway would like to slurp up the noodles from In the Mood for Love (2000) while podcaster and cookbook author Dan Pashman craves the cheeseburger from The Menu (2022). And their task in today’s episode is to do their best to convince Aminatou Sow that their dish should reign …
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Tom Morris holds a double Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Yale University. Morris is a former professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is a founder of the Morris Institute for Human Values, and author of over 30 books. He is also a business and motivational speaker, applying philosophical themes and concepts to bus…
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What is the most important hip hop movie of all time? Journalist Bomani Jones says it’s House Party (1990), while rapper Fat Tony picks CB4 (1993). After hearing from both sides, Aminatou Sow must choose one as the winner, and it’s not an easy pick! How does CB4’s look at the fetishization of gangsta rappers by the music industry compare to House P…
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Now with Vitamin R! The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find her on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ Cast Erin Cotter (they/them) as Euphrema Naylor (she/her) Erika Belsaas (any/all) as Riley Knutsen (she/her) Lulav Arn…
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Which TV ensemble would make for a better hang: journalist Candice Lim’s choice of New Girl or audio producer Ronald Young Jr.’s pick of Community? That’s up to Aminatou Sow to decide! Would you rather spend time with a crew who are all at the prime TV cool age (aka late 20s/early 30s), or with people of all ages and backgrounds? Which show had the…
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Aminatou Sow must pick between actor Carl Tart’s choice of the original Space Jam (1996) and TV writer Lamar Woods’s selection of D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994). Which is a more fearsome opponent, aliens or Iceland? Who is a better coach, Michael Jordan or Gordon Bombay? How realistic is the sports action in each film? Which one better stands up to th…
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awwoooooooooooooo is werewolf for "this movie sucks" If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and outro music for this episode i…
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Joe Hack is a government relations specialist, political consultant, and former U.S. Senate Chief of Staff with more than 16 years on Capitol Hill. As Senior Vice President of The Daschle Group, Joe is known for his expertise in Senate politics and procedures. Notably, Joe served as a lead Republican consultant in securing passage of The Respect fo…
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Get ready for some pop culture hot takes! Each week, two notable pop culture aficionados do their best to convince host Aminatou Sow that their pick should win in a variety of creative face-offs between unlikely adversaries. Which TV cast would you most want to hang out with? What’s the best sports movie ever made? Who’s the best mother in media? A…
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Don't be like Euphrema, pay yourself a living wage for freelance work. The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find her on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ Cast Erin Cotter (they/them) as Euphrema Naylor (she/her) Erika Bel…
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Riley relives some awkward times while Euphrema gets a date. This is fair right? The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find her on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ Cast Erin Cotter (they/them) as Euphrema Naylor (she/her)…
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Rich Klein is the Managing Partner of McLarty Media. He was part of the 1992 Clinton/Gore presidential campaign, helping to craft policy and messaging on emerging global issues. Rich was subsequently appointed by President Clinton to head the speechwriting staff and be part of the policy planning office at the Department of Commerce, reporting dire…
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More like I Bore-igins If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and outro music for this episode is Dance on all the Cellphones …
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The episode where we make Bluey references. Listen to Kat on House of Snax https://noisespace.xyz/2024/04/09/136-taco-tuesday-with-kathleen-hyslop-the-bloodplay-episode/ The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find her on Bandcamp here https…
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I've got three words for you: Garlic Bread Bar The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find her on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ Funiculì, Funiculà was written by Luigi Denza and is used from the public domain. Read the …
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This week's very special episode of Crazy Clown Time & David Lynch Weather Report! If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and …
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We're back! A Chicks with Dice Story. The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find her on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ Cast Erin Cotter (they/them) as Euphrema Naylor (she/her) Erika Belsaas (any/all) as Riley Knutsen (…
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Thom Shanker is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. He is also the director of the Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Prior to his time at these academic institutions, Shanker was a longtime Pentagon correspondent a…
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Renegade HVAC repair technicians are installing Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes against the wishes of government. If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangers…
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Dedicated to the beloved queer icon James Randi, with whom half the cast was apparently unfamiliar? The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find her on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ Music: Angels In The Sky (slow instrum…
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Mitra Kalita is a storied journalist and media executive, author of two books, and a former Senior Vice President for News, Opinion and Programming at CNN Digital, where she oversaw a team of 200 employees. Mitra has also taught her craft at Columbia, UMass Amherst, CUNY Graduate School, and St. John’s. And in November of 2020 she was asked to join…
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Did the psychic convention see this one coming? The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find them on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ This episode features "Doctors Hate Her! Local Woman" by Weepingwitch off the album Mouri…
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Did you know that James Urbaniak's first TV credit was heckling Dave Letterman? If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and out…
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New Jersey, now with all of Erika's Audio! (Updated 2023-12-16) The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find them on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ This episode features music from Nasbandi off the Album smart girls don't…
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Who wants to get High-gel Thornberry? If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and outro music for this episode is Dance on all …
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Dax-Devlon Ross is the author of six books, including the acclaimed Letters to My White Male Friends. His journalism has been featured in Time Magazine, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post Magazine and many other national publications. He won the National Association of Black Journalists’ Investigative Reporting Award for his …
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No Tranimals were harmed in the making of this episode. If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and outro music for this episod…
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It's a chat show or something! Guaranteed to contain zero Hardwicks, Chris or otherwise. The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find them on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ This episode also features music from Weepingwit…
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The thing is, you don't really trace with a stencil. If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and outro music for this episode i…
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Settle a bet, is Dead Poets Society a Robert Sean Leonard movie or a Robin Williams movie? The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find them on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ This episode also features music from Weepingw…
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We included a review of Egg Creams at the start so that you can still listen to something but uuuuh CW: Abuse, frank discussions of kink, discussions of consent, and risk of TMI for everything after. If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs …
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Tom Morris was born and raised in North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar, and holds a double Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Yale University. UNC has honored him with the "Distinguished Young Alumnus Award". Morris is an American philosopher - and former prof…
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Anyone else want a cookie cake? The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find them on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ This episode also features music from Soundslikeanearful visit soundslikeanearful.com for more of Chris' …
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We do an episode of House of Snax before we talk about the movie. Sorry. If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and outro musi…
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Anyone else want a cookie cake? The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find them on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ This episode also features music from Weepingwitch off the album mourning doves watch over me weepingwitc…
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Kat and Kira discover the magic of carbon monoxide poisoning. If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and outro music for this …
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Show business is in Sharon’s blood. Born into a family of entertainers, this busy woman prides herself on being an event project executive, influencer, and author of four books, including her latest, Skin In the Game, Black Buying Power in Sports & Entertainment. In addition to her work in professional sports, Braxton is the CEO of Inclusive Market…
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Kat and Kira jack in to the metaverse If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follow us generally at tumblr.com/dangersquaremedia Intro and outro music for this episode is Dance on all …
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Now we're getting somewhere! Check out the Ascended Court, a new campaign for Monster of the Week here https://morganeilish.itch.io/the-ascended-court The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find them on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.…
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Join us as we talk about literally anything other than this awful movie Follow Kat on itch.io at zaftikat.itch.io and get its latest games! If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respective tumblrs at zaftikat.tumblr.com and sapphire-mess.tumblr.com or follo…
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Bev wants to believe! Get Kat's latest game, Her Boss! here https://zaftikat.itch.io/hey-boss The theme song for Chicks with Dice's Lesbians Guide to the Apocalypse is "My Mommy Dom Spit In My Mouth and Now I'm a Commie" by Over My Dead Name. Find them on Bandcamp here https://overmydeadname.bandcamp.com/ This episode features olive juice from the …
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In our effort to better understand the plight of California’s foster care system, and those that serve our children in need, I sat down with GaKnew Roxwel, a senior social work investigator for The Children’s Law Center of California. Prior to his sixteen years at the Center, he volunteered with various community organizations, and even worked clos…
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Kat, Erika and Lulav are designing the theme park of their dreams...? Nightmares? Either way, there's too much DeGrassi Check out Theme Park After Dark on Ziva McPherson's itch page Get Kat's latest game, Hey Boss! here https://zaftikat.itch.io/hey-boss The song featured on this episode is Teenage Joyride by sounds like an earful Ride Citations: Za…
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Holy homophobia batman, this one is something... The Joker Mush post that's kind of essential to your enjoyment of this episode can be found here Follow Kat on itch.io at zaftikat.itch.io and get its latest games! If you'd like to support us monetarily, you can do so on Patreon or on Ko-fi for a one-time donation! Follow Kat and Kira on their respe…
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Holly McNamara is a registered Professional Civil Engineer with a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a Master’s degree from UC San Diego in Structural Engineering. She has more than two decades of experience in project management, engineering design, and due diligence. In addition to her career, she has experience forming and working wit…
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