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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BONUS: A Bit Of A Lump With Ken Plume
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Topics of discussion include:
- using your blandishing budget to show children planting trees;
- the Showgirls of the Peanuts AU;
- the concept of victory gardens (and other hot WWII references);
- a brief tangent about old timey margarine;
- lump locomotion & the lump-industrial complex;
- the Peanuts AU's Shyamalan-like roots;
- sports that we would watch trees play (other than baseball);
- Charlie Brown's cameo in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Ken Plume is the host of his own podcast, A Bit Of A Chat With Ken Plume. Listen to his chat with Molly about whatever and his chat with Josh about the new Monkees album.
26 episodes
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Manage episode 212659356 series 1401801
Content provided by Waffle Media, Molly Lewis, and Josh A. Cagan. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Waffle Media, Molly Lewis, and Josh A. Cagan 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.
Topics of discussion include:
- using your blandishing budget to show children planting trees;
- the Showgirls of the Peanuts AU;
- the concept of victory gardens (and other hot WWII references);
- a brief tangent about old timey margarine;
- lump locomotion & the lump-industrial complex;
- the Peanuts AU's Shyamalan-like roots;
- sports that we would watch trees play (other than baseball);
- Charlie Brown's cameo in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Ken Plume is the host of his own podcast, A Bit Of A Chat With Ken Plume. Listen to his chat with Molly about whatever and his chat with Josh about the new Monkees album.
26 episodes
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