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 279: Winning Time
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This week on the show Jord and Cait check out another HBO show of the moment, "Winning Time," based on the true story of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. We also talk about another story of a comic creator getting low-key shafted when their work gets adapted into the MCU and update on everything we've been checking out including The Expanse, Spy X Family, Tokyo Vice and more! Get at us between episodes at twitter.com/geekdownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. We appreciate every donation we receive, but if you have the money to spare, please consider giving to organizations working to support the people of Ukraine during these unprecedented times. A good list for Canadians can be found at www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article…raine-canada/ Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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This week on the show Jord and Cait check out another HBO show of the moment, "Winning Time," based on the true story of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. We also talk about another story of a comic creator getting low-key shafted when their work gets adapted into the MCU and update on everything we've been checking out including The Expanse, Spy X Family, Tokyo Vice and more! Get at us between episodes at twitter.com/geekdownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. We appreciate every donation we receive, but if you have the money to spare, please consider giving to organizations working to support the people of Ukraine during these unprecedented times. A good list for Canadians can be found at www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article…raine-canada/ Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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