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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Episode 190: Trauma Week
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So right off the top, big CONTENT WARNING. An episode contains attempted suicide and we discuss it. This week on DS9 everyone is having their psyches attacked. First up, time to put O'Brien thru the ringer again with the episode that has come to epitomize his suffering: "Hard Time"! After that, Jake has to deal with his mother being back from the dead, but not really because it's an alternate dimension her...but he's still going to get way too close way too fast and we know it can't end well in "Shattered Mirror". Also this week: Jake in the morning, inevitable "Inception", and Supernintendo Kira! [Timestamps: "Hard Time": 02:17; "Shattered Mirror": 45:03]
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So right off the top, big CONTENT WARNING. An episode contains attempted suicide and we discuss it. This week on DS9 everyone is having their psyches attacked. First up, time to put O'Brien thru the ringer again with the episode that has come to epitomize his suffering: "Hard Time"! After that, Jake has to deal with his mother being back from the dead, but not really because it's an alternate dimension her...but he's still going to get way too close way too fast and we know it can't end well in "Shattered Mirror". Also this week: Jake in the morning, inevitable "Inception", and Supernintendo Kira! [Timestamps: "Hard Time": 02:17; "Shattered Mirror": 45:03]
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