Ep7 - What’s gay about Star Wars, Blurred Lines Payout, Love of Soccer, Ferguson, SAE Fraternity Racist Chant, Gentrification with Ian Edwards

Black & White With You & Me

This week, Black Pedro and Mike Casentini invite into the studio, comedian, writer, actor, Ian Edwards. He’s written on shows, such as “Two Broke Girls” and “Blackish” and he is also the first comedian on Conan O’Brien’s comedy label called Team CoCo Records. They discuss a variety of topics including the news of the day. TOPICS OF THE DAY 1. Star Wars gets it first gay character, which left us asking, what was C-3PO then? The new character is a declared lesbian by the name of Moff Mors. Is this a joke? 2. Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams must payout 7.4 million dollars to Marvin Gaye’s estate for last years hit, “Blurred Lines.” Small price to pay for not being original. 3. This week, we take a look at sports. Lots of NFL trades. We will also ask Ian Edwards why he loves soccer. Mike talks about is sports app notifier, and who will when, Mayweather or Pacquiao. 4. Ferguson Police Chief Resigns, which is amazing...I thought everyone was getting fired, right? 5. University of Oklahoma expels the SAE fraternity for racist bus chant. Also going viral is the SAE house mother caught on video singing the words to a Trinidad James rap song titled, “All Gold Everything,” which used the “N” word repeatedly in the chorus. 6. We get into the conversation of gentrification. What is gentrification? What are the Pros and Cons? TODAY’S SEGMENTS Pedro Ponders by Black Pedro - Really Lions, that’s what you did? The Detroit Lions makes some interesting trades for this upcoming season and Pedro ponders on it. Knock It Off Already by Mike Casentini - When can we slap the shit out of the parents who take no responsibility for producing asshole kids? Knock it off already! FEATURED MUSIC 1. The Blacker The Berry by Kendrick Lamar2. Blurred Lines (Feat. T.I. & Pharrell) by Robin Thicke3. Got To Give It Up, Part 1 by Marvin Gaye4. American National Anthem by Marvin Gaye5. Clique by Big Sean, Kanye West, Jay-Z6. Don’t Understand by Masta Ace7. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) by Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth AUDIO CLIPS 1. SAE Fraternity Racist Chant via YouTube 2. SAE House Mother sing along to Trinidad James “All Gold Everything.” GUEST CONNECTIONS Twitter: @IanEdwardsComic Comedy Album: 100% Half-Assed available on Team CoCo Records SHOW CONNECTIONS Website: http://thenetworkstudios.com/podcast-shows/black-white/ Facebook: /blackwhiteyoume, /mikecomedy, /blackpedropower Twitter: @blackwhiteyoume, @mikecasentini, @pedroisfunny