Champagne Sharks

This is a free episode.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks to get access to the full archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor and Ken. Today we have Leslie Lee III of Struggle Session (patreon.com/strugglesession) and Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House (patreon.com/chapotraphouse) Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a preview for Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free to everyone over at www.patreon.com/posts/41227606. The full Part 2 episode is available to paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/41227712. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor, Mario & Ken. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to paid subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/41227712.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor, Mario & Ken. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a free episode. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks to get access to the full archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor with special guests Nashwa Khan and Hussein Kesvani. Continuing the 2020 Emmy Series this episode is a deep dive into the Hulu original show, Ramy. WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE HULU SHOW RAMY. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a preview to part 2 of an episode in our new series focusing on the Emmy nominees for 2020. In this episode we discuss the HBO series, Insecure.  The full version of this episode is available on our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/40936407 - Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by T. and Vida Starr. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a preview to part 1 of an episode in our new series focusing on the Emmy nominees for 2020. In this episode we discuss the HBO series, Insecure.  The full version of this episode is available on our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/40936185 - Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by T. and Vida Starr. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a preview for Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free to everyone over at www.patreon.com/posts/40464775. The full Part 2 episode is available to paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/40464750. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is a continuation of the conversation between host T. Beaulieu and special guest Mtume Gant, a filmmaker, multidisciplinary artist and professor, as well as host of the Within Our Gates Podcast. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all patrons over at www.patreon.com/posts/40464750. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by T. Beaulieu with special guest Mtume Gant a filmmaker, multidisciplinary artist and professor, as well as host of the Within Our Gates Podcast. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a free episode.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks to also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Kenny and Mario. Today we discuss and contextualize the events of the protest in Portland and also give a brief history of the actions of the federal government as it pertains to their interactions with black power movements as well as the Los Angeles Gang scene and how they intersect. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a preview of Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is available for free over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39686297.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor. We welcome two social psychologists who specialize in stereotyping research, Christopher Petsko (https://twitter.com/chris_petsko), a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University, and Justin Preddie, a doctoral student at the University of Kansas. We discuss intersectional stereotyping, prejudices, and intergroup relations. Specifically, we discuss Christopher's paper "Racial stereotyping of gay men: Can a minority sexual orientation erase race?" (https://www.academia.edu/38590526/Racial_stereotyping_of_gay_men_Can_a_minority_sexual_orientation_erase_race) and Justin's thesis "Gay Black man does not equal gay + Black + man: An Intersectional Analysi

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is available to paid subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39687357.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor. We welcome two social psychologists who specialize in stereotyping research, Christopher Petsko (https://twitter.com/chris_petsko), a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University, and Justin Preddie, a doctoral student at the University of Kansas. We discuss intersectional stereotyping, prejudices, and intergroup relations. Specifically, we discuss Christopher's paper "Racial stereotyping of gay men: Can a minority sexual orientation erase race?" (https://www.academia.edu/38590526/Racial_stereotyping_of_gay_men_Can_a_minority_sexual_orientation_erase_race) and Justin's thesis "Gay Black man does not equal gay + Black + man: An Intersectional Analysis

This is teaser preview of Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is available for free over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39472172 and the full version of part 2, which is only available to Patreon subscribers, can be found at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39472538. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter. This episode is hosted by Mario. We welcome back Dexter ‘Doc’ Peggins, a veteran of the military having served in both the U.S Marine Corps and U.S Army, in which 23 years were served as a Combat Medic in the U.S Army . Dexter has worked at various federal organizations performing duties in the areas of emergency preparedness, management and response. Dexter is the owner of Steel Standing LLC; this company specializes in providing training to members of the community in emergency medical care and urban preparedness and survival. His sites can

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is available to paid subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39472538.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter. This episode is hosted by Mario. We welcome back Dexter ‘Doc’ Peggins, a veteran of the military having served in both the U.S Marine Corps and U.S Army, in which 23 years were served as a Combat Medic in the U.S Army . Dexter has worked at various federal organizations performing duties in the areas of emergency preparedness, management and response. Dexter is the owner of Steel Standing LLC; this company specializes in providing training to members of the community in emergency medical care and urban preparedness and survival. His sites can be found at http://steelstandingllc.com/home.html and https://www.instagram.com/steel.standing/. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder

This is a teaser preview of Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free to everyone over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39151330. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Mario, Trevor and guest co-host Andray Domise. Today we welcome Ishmael Reed. Ishmael Reed is a novelist, poet, playwright, lyricist and essayist and his biography is too extensive to fit in the show notes, but you can go over to https://ishmaelreed.org/drupal/node/1 to read it all. We talk about his new play "The Haunting of Lin Manuel Miranda" (https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/ishmael-reed-haunting-of-lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-play-review/) and also his other work throughout the years as well as thoughts on Black literature and movements past and present. Malcolm X, James Baldwin, RIchard Wright, and Langston Hughes get mentioned, as well

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free to everyone over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39152835. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Mario, Trevor and guest co-host Andray Domise. Today we welcome Ishmael Reed. Ishmael Reed is a novelist, poet, playwright, lyricist and essayist and his biography is too extensive to fit in the show notes, but you can go over to https://ishmaelreed.org/drupal/node/1 to read it all. We talk about his new play "The Haunting of Lin Manuel Miranda" (https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/ishmael-reed-haunting-of-lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-play-review/) and also his other work throughout the years as well as thoughts on Black literature and movements past and present. Malcolm X, James Baldwin, RIchard Wright, and Langston Hughes get mentioned, as well as a litany of u

This is a free episode.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks to also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor. Joining us today is J. Khadijah Abdurahman (https://twitter.com/UpFromTheCracks). Khadijah is a child welfare system abolitionist and an independent researcher whose focus is predictive analytics in the child welfare system. She is the co-founder of Word2RI, an oral history archive of racial justice and gentrification on Roosevelt Island, Director of We Be Imagining, a series of digital programming examining race and technology through infusing academic discourse with the performance arts in partnership with community based organizations in collaboration with Columbia University’s INCITE Center and The American Assembly’s Democracy and Trust Program, and is a visiting researcher and lecturer at Cornell Tech in the Milstein Program . Also check

This is a teaser preview of Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39053404. Part 2 is for paid Patreon subscribers and is avaiable at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39053789/. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Kenny and T. Today we have guest Milton Allimadi (https://twitter.com/allimadi). Ugandan born Milton Allimadi is a comitted Pan-African. He publishes Black Star News, hosts a weekly show on WBAI New York radio, and he's an adjunct professor of African History at John Jay College. The new edition of his book "The Hearts of Darkness, How White Writers Created The Racist Image of Africa," is forthcoming. Allimadi believes everyone should add these books to their library: Things Fall Apart (Achebe), Decolonizing The Mind (Ngugi), How Europe Underdeveloped Afr

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is for Patreon subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/39053789.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Kenny and T. Today we have guest Milton Allimadi (https://twitter.com/allimadi). Ugandan born Milton Allimadi is a comitted Pan-African. He publishes Black Star News, hosts a weekly show on WBAI New York radio, and he's an adjunct professor of African History at John Jay College. The new edition of his book "The Hearts of Darkness, How White Writers Created The Racist Image of Africa," is forthcoming. Allimadi believes everyone should add these books to their library: Things Fall Apart (Achebe), Decolonizing The Mind (Ngugi), How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Rodney), The Black Jacobins (C.L.R. James), Accumulation on A World Scale (Amin), Neo-Colonialism The L

This is a preview of Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is for free and available at www.patreon.com/posts/38658073. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we have on Corey Robin, an American political theorist, journalist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He can be found on Twitter at twitter.com/CoreyRobin and at his blog at coreyrobin.com/. We discuss his books Enigma of Clarence Thomas (www.amazon.com/Enigma-Clarence-T…bin/dp/1627793836) and The Reactionary Mind (www.amazon.com/Reactionary-Mind-…27&s=books&sr=1-1) Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/us

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is for Patreon subscribers only and available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/38659244.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and our newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we have on Corey Robin,  an American political theorist, journalist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He can be found on Twitter at twitter.com/CoreyRobin and at his blog at https://coreyrobin.com/. We discuss his books Enigma of Clarence Thomas (https://www.amazon.com/Enigma-Clarence-Thomas-Corey-Robin/dp/1627793836) and The Reactionary Mind (https://www.amazon.com/Reactionary-Mind-Conservatism-Edmund-Donald/dp/0190692006/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=reactionary+mind&qid=1593210227&s=books&sr=1-1) Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ear