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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Jon and Alex return to talk about the books, games and TV/movies they have been enjoying over our longer-than-expected hiatus.
Includes chat about:
- Jedi Survivor
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Playdate
- Modern Warfare 3
- Ted Lasso
- Guardians 3
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Foundation
- Silo
- Red Moon by Kim Stanley Robinson
- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
- The News Agents podcast
- The Rosewater Trilogy by Tade Thompson
- FoundrySide series by Robert Jackson Bennett
41 episodes
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Manage episode 372369373 series 3278085
Content provided by Alex Hansford & Jon Evans, Alex Hansford, and Jon Evans. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Alex Hansford & Jon Evans, Alex Hansford, and Jon Evans or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Jon and Alex return to talk about the books, games and TV/movies they have been enjoying over our longer-than-expected hiatus.
Includes chat about:
- Jedi Survivor
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Playdate
- Modern Warfare 3
- Ted Lasso
- Guardians 3
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Foundation
- Silo
- Red Moon by Kim Stanley Robinson
- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
- The News Agents podcast
- The Rosewater Trilogy by Tade Thompson
- FoundrySide series by Robert Jackson Bennett
41 episodes
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