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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Ep. 25 - Star Trek (feat. Dan and Lauren)
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Instagram: houstonwehaveapodcast Twitter: @HWHAPodcast We bring on some Star Trek experts to teach us the ways of the Federation. They promise to only talk about the movies and not the shows and then immediately break that promise. 1. Star Trek Movie discussion - our favourite and least favourite films 2. Star Trek Characters - choosing which characters we would have as our captain, a wing(wo)man, and who we just hate 3. Making our own Star Trek crews - and then giving them Star Trek-esque scenarios to test them.
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Instagram: houstonwehaveapodcast Twitter: @HWHAPodcast We bring on some Star Trek experts to teach us the ways of the Federation. They promise to only talk about the movies and not the shows and then immediately break that promise. 1. Star Trek Movie discussion - our favourite and least favourite films 2. Star Trek Characters - choosing which characters we would have as our captain, a wing(wo)man, and who we just hate 3. Making our own Star Trek crews - and then giving them Star Trek-esque scenarios to test them.
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