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 353: Oh Right This Is Star Trek
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One day, the writers of "Enterprise" woke up and remembered they weren't writing Nationalistic Propaganda-fest "24" and actually wrote a couple episodes of "Star Trek," wherein people talk about their problems instead of constantly torturing, murdering, and stealing from innocents! Check out a VERY late course-correction as we approach the end of this clustercuss with "The Council" and "Countdown"! Also this week: lots of other franchises, genuine happiness, and Captain Janeway! [timestamps: episodes: 01:48; Cap'n Coffee: 57:33] [NB: Prodigy spoilers in the "Janeway" discussion, but there's a head's-up in the episode] [she will blow this tumblr up if you cross her: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/752474574707441664/character-spotlight-kathryn-janeway?source=share]
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One day, the writers of "Enterprise" woke up and remembered they weren't writing Nationalistic Propaganda-fest "24" and actually wrote a couple episodes of "Star Trek," wherein people talk about their problems instead of constantly torturing, murdering, and stealing from innocents! Check out a VERY late course-correction as we approach the end of this clustercuss with "The Council" and "Countdown"! Also this week: lots of other franchises, genuine happiness, and Captain Janeway! [timestamps: episodes: 01:48; Cap'n Coffee: 57:33] [NB: Prodigy spoilers in the "Janeway" discussion, but there's a head's-up in the episode] [she will blow this tumblr up if you cross her: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/752474574707441664/character-spotlight-kathryn-janeway?source=share]
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