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 184: Big Lad Machinery
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With SURVIVOR SERIES right around the corner, the TTR duo decided it was time to venture back to 2001 to view what could be the longest Survivor Series match in history: Team WWF vs. Team Alliance. Before they do that, they discuss 205 LIVE, and the fun main event between Buddy Murphy and Mark Andrews. Then on NXT, our hosts praise a fantastic women's match and try to figure out what type of slam poetry Velveteen Dream and "The Very Well Spoken" Lars Sullivan would dish out. Plus, some news about Tetsuya Naito and a short discussion about their favorite entrance themes of all time!
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With SURVIVOR SERIES right around the corner, the TTR duo decided it was time to venture back to 2001 to view what could be the longest Survivor Series match in history: Team WWF vs. Team Alliance. Before they do that, they discuss 205 LIVE, and the fun main event between Buddy Murphy and Mark Andrews. Then on NXT, our hosts praise a fantastic women's match and try to figure out what type of slam poetry Velveteen Dream and "The Very Well Spoken" Lars Sullivan would dish out. Plus, some news about Tetsuya Naito and a short discussion about their favorite entrance themes of all time!
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