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In episode 1639, Jack and Miles are joined by movement lawyer, political commentator, public defender, and host of Olurinatti, Olayemi Olurin, to discuss… The Social Impact Of Copaganda, The Menu Of Shows Is Staggering, There Are Some Pretty Staggering Myths Buried In Law And Order Specifically, More Than The Cops This Helps Obfuscate The Role Of Prosecutors, Selection Bias, We Never Defunded The Police and more!

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In episode 1628, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, DeAnne Smith, to discuss… More People Believe The C.I.Taylor Conspiracy Than They Do The Flat Earth…, Putin “Foe” Alexei Navalny Mysteriously Died In Prison, The NYPD Dance Team Pisses Off Literally Everybody and more!

1. More People Believe The C.I.Taylor Conspiracy Than They Do The Flat Earth…
2. Putin “Foe” Alexei Navalny Mysteriously Died In Prison
3. What we know about Alexei Navalny's death in Arctic prison
4. Alexei Navalny death latest: X restores wife Yulia’s account as Putin brings new case against critic’s brother
5. Biden blames Putin over Navalny death and urges US to send billions to Ukraine
6. Trump compares Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death to his own legal woes
7. The NYPD Dance Team Pisses Off Literally Everybody
8. NYPD reacts to criticism over dance team
9. Defund the Police Dance Team
10. The N.Y.P.D. Dance Team Walks the Beat and Feels It Too
11. NYPD Dance Team performs on PIX11
12. Why Does the NYPD Think Dance Teams Are Street Gangs?
13. Follow: Mohanad Elshieky on Instagram!
14. Follow: Lisa Timmons on Instagram!

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This week jarrett and Tre’vell bring back FANTI veteran, Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III to discuss prison abolition, the beginnings of its movement and specifically how it differs from the idea of prison reform. They also discuss how proactivity in the prevention of crime is more beneficial than punishment after the fact. And later, our hosts get a visit from FANTI friend, Shar Jossell.

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Susan Burton 

Crashing Hip Hop’s 50th Birthday Party (ft Sesali Bowen & “Prince” Pierre Phipps)

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

jh:

HM: First Wives Club, Netflix 

M: Bill Maher on boycotts

HM: Albert Brooks Defending My Life, MAX

TA

HM: Candy Cane Lane, Amazon Prime

HM: Purse First

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Jade & XD, “The DownfallLlist”

Nerdette, Yes, You’re An Activist 

Michael Colyar Morning Show this past Tuesday 

Historically Black Phrases

We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film

We See Each Other: The Podcast

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‘Copaganda’ is the name given to media that seeks to portray the police in a favourable, often distorted light. This includes fictional shows like Law and Order, CSI: Crime Scene Investigations, and Miami Vice, as well as reality-TV style shows that follow policy officers around as they go about their business. Emma Rackstraw’s research investigates how these shows affect the behaviour of the police, perceptions of the police among viewers, and attitudes towards the police in the communities where these shows take place. She joins regular ePODstemology host Dr Mark Fabian from the University of Warwick to discuss the implications of copaganda for criminal justice reform in the United States, the role that researchers play in skewing policy analysis for good or ill, and what changes are most urgently needed in US criminal justice policy.   

Emma’s website:

https://www.emmarackstraw.com/home

Emma’s job market paper: 

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4592803 

“The Work” documentary (typically available via Amazon Prime):

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5836866/ 

Public health approaches to policing: 

https://www.intensiveengagement.com/uploads/3/2/8/3/3283498/public_health_approaches.pdf 

This week, Tre’vell Anderson and jarrett hill get into the complex & complicado of navigating unprecedented times. Between homophobic politicians, Trump, and global warfare, how do we find the strength to  keep on fighting the good fight? But first, our hosts discuss Tiffany “New York '' Pollard's read of the century on House of Villains.

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Mentioned In This Episode

Alexa Canady

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

Jh: 

Beyond The Mic hosted by Clay Cane & Reecie Colbert

Rustin with Coleman Domingo

World of Wonders’ new show Sissy That Psyche.

TA:

HM: Big Brother Finale

HM: James Rogers’ Virtual Big Brother Live

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This week jarrett and Tre'vell welcome psychologist Dr. Dyette to the show to get into some of the downsides of representation. They discuss the impact it has on marginalized communities, the roles Black actors are offered, and how jokes online can lead to death threats. But first, A Pass The Popcorn segment on Will and Jada, followed by a very important message from our hosts you don’t want to miss.

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Mentioned on the episode 

Simone Biles 

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

HM: Laura Coates debut night on CNN

TA

HM: Black Fat Femme pod liveshow

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Movement lawyer and political commentator, or “professional loudmouth”, Olayemi Olurin sheds light on what she knows about the American criminal “justice" system - which is a ton. Having come from The Bahamas as a young woman, she had seen plenty of poor Black folks. But she says America has a very different way of treating Black and brown people, which is that there is a focus on breaking down, criminalization and imprisonment, and just maybe there’s a lucrative payoff for it. A report by the ACLU shows that prisoners generate over $11 BILLION of goods and services and are rarely paid anything. She and Laverne talk about bail reform, the shady habit of over-policing and underfunding poor communities, and the way the prison pipeline perpetuates itself. “Our environments are who we become.”

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Mentioned in this Episode:

Mass Incarceration Is Slavery (Olurin, The Appeal)

Tyre Nichols Was Killed by Black Police Officers Because the Whole System Is Racist (Olurin, Teen Vogue)

Bayard Rustin (PBS Newshour, YouTube)

Podcast: American Police (Throughline, 2020)

Kalief Browder, 1993-2015 (2015, The New Yorker)

Justice Not Fear

How do I know if a source is credible? 

Media Bias Chart

Links of Interest:

What is bail reform? (ACLU)

How Bail Reform, Crime Surge Mix in Angry Debate (The Washington Post, 2022)

Criminal Justice Statistics (The Marshall Project)

Criminal Fact Sheet (NAACP)

The challenges facing black men - and the case for action (The Brookings Institute, 2020)

The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime and the Making of Modern Urban America

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, Noam Chomsky

Other Episodes Mentioned:

Housing Segregation and Structural Racism w/ Richard Rothstein

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Who’s bringing the potato salad to the Donald Trump is Going to Jail party? Jarrett’s got sign up sheets! Then later, the hosts bring you the long awaited Copaganda conversation.

Mentioned In this Episode

Donald Trump

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

jh:

HM: Janelle James and her opening monologue at the 2023 Writers Guild Awards 

TA: 

HM: Tre’vell takes a moment to celebrate themselves. 

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On this week’s episode, we dive into our bag of listener letters from YOU, the #FANTIfam! Hosts jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson respond to your questions about Artificial Intelligence, Copaganda, and British Vogue’s Pride Issue featuring Ncuti Gatwa. Our hosts also get into a lesson on Scottish Parliament, potato wedges, why Flava of Love might have actually been a queer show, and more! 

Then later, some DisHonorable Mentions and a message from our producers.

Mentioned In this Episode 

Stop Cop City: Copaganda Pt II (ft. Da’Shaun L. Harrison)

Is Pride for Not-Queer People?

Fake Smart, Real Problems: Artificial Intelligence

I Just Wanna Be Successful

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HM: Netflix’s Survival Of The Thickest starring Michelle Buteau 

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Y’all loved the first one so much, we had to bring it back! Hosts jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson welcome writer, editor, and Stop Cop City activist Da’Shaun L. Harrison. Harrison also discusses why they and fellow activists are trying to block the development and construction of a police training compound “Cop City”, on the outskirts of Atlanta. Stop Cop City activists believe that going forward with the development would displace and disenfranchise the lives of marginalized people, and further perpetuate the police state we are currently living in.  In addition, they’ll discuss how copaganda goes beyond just “cop shows” and legal dramas and can show up in many different forms in media. 

Later on the show, Tre’vell and jarrett get into some DisHonorable Mentions and a history lesson on civil rights activist Pauli Murray. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

Pauli Murray 

Copaganda 

Stop Cop City 

DIS/Honorable Mentions: 

jh:

HM: Well, I Laughed Podcast - the system was never designed for us to stop working

HM: See The Thing Is..Podcast - I’d rather work thru jealousy than work thru dishonesty” 

HM: Snoop Dogg, Doggyland Kid Hits, Affirmation Song

HM: The Schomburg’s marking time: Arts In The Age of Incarceration

TA:

HM: The Hollywood Reporter and New York Times Envelope roundtable talk curators, particularly Lacey Rose.

Plugs:

Da’Shaun L. Harrison’s Belly Of The Beast: THE POLITICS OF ANTI-FATNESS AS ANTI-BLACKNESS

My Name Is Pauli Murray - Prime Video

We See Each Other: A Black Trans Journey Through Television and Film 

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You have the right to remain silent... while Dixon, John, and Ryan talk about the iconic copaganda flick Dirty Harry (1971). Since this film can be credited as the sole source of modern police-positive movies that endorse justice outside the law, it behooves us to ask a few questions. Has it aged well? Who's really to blame for Scorpio's actions? Did Harry really fire six shots or only five? Join us as we talk about Clint Eastwood's transition from Wild Cowboy to Loose Cannon Cop, and listen to Dixon recite the greatest hits in his Detective Callahan impression.

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Who’s bringing the potato salad to the Donald Trump is Going to Jail party? Jarrett’s got sign up sheets! Then later, the hosts bring you the long awaited Copaganda conversation with special guests, Tia Oso, the executive director of BLD PWR Productions,  and Dr. Jared Loggins, Assistant Professor of Black Studies at Amherst College and co-author of Prophet of Discontent: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Critique of Racial Capitalism  as they discuss the effects Copaganda has on audiences and its insidiousness.

Mentioned In this Episode

Donald Trump

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

jh

HM: Janelle James and her opening monologue at the 2023 Writers Guild Awards 

TA

HM: Tre’vell takes a moment to celebrate themselves. 

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In episode 1435, Jack and guest co-host Jamie Loftus are joined by comedian, actor, writer, and TikTok Legend, Dylan Adler, to discuss… Florida Update, A Florida State Senator Is Trying To “Cancel” The Entire Democratic Party, Now Florida’s Going After Bloggers, The Cut New Rules For Social Etiquette, Copaganda Podcasts Are Gouging Taxpayers and more!

1. A Florida State Senator Is Trying To “Cancel” The Entire Democratic Party
2. Florida Republican Senator Files Bill to Outlaw Florida Democratic Party.
3. He’s a former poker pro, motivational speaker, and YouTube celebrity. Now he’s leading Florida’s Republican Party.
4. Florida Republican Party invites Hillary Clinton to Miami 'press conference'
5. Now Florida’s Going After Bloggers
6. Florida’s Anti-Political Blogging Bill Is Just as Crazy as It Sounds
7. Copaganda Podcasts Are Gouging Taxpayers
8. Toronto police spending $337K on a podcast to avoid perception they're making 'copaganda'
9. How LAPD's podcast takes a modern approach to telling the agency's story
10. The Latest Entry in the True-Crime Serial Market: Copcasts
11. Cops Have Podcasts Now. Is That Good?

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco are army crawling towards 2023 with the help of White Lotus, a hopeful reformation of the Electoral Count Act, and the schadenfreude of watching a crypto bro fly too close to the sun. Then, Jena Friedman and Megan Gailey join to talk true crime, from copaganda to genuine ACAB content. Finally, we close it out with a Sani-Petty — but with all Sani, no Petty, because we’re treating ourselves during this year-end chaos!

Show Notes

True Crime Story: Indefensible
Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Et Cetera by Jena Friedman
Ladykiller
r/idahomurders

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

Pass the Popcorn

Tre’vell participated w/ Scalawag Magazine which did an in-depth look at copaganda, and it’s made them reassess media portrayals of cops and those in law enforcement. Still, is it possible to believe copaganda is harmful while also enjoying Niecy Nash as an FBI agent in The Rookie: Feds?

Plus, did Billy Eichner do himself any favors making the rounds on his press tour for Bros? Tre’vell doesn’t think so, and though they and jarrett will, at some point, get around to seeing the film, they’ve found Eichner’s interviews to be off-putting.

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

jh

HM: To FANTI for hitting its 2 millionth download milestone

HM: atlanta gwuarhs sheena, candace, africa

ta:

DM: Billy Eichner’s comments re: Bros

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It’s our last episode about Steven Seagal, and honestly, we’re thrilled to be finally done with it! We don’t want to hear to another of his albums or watch one of his movies. It’s been three episodes on him when it was supposed to be one! Why? Well isn’t it clear? Tune in, because in this episode we listen to the exquisite lyrics from his second album and look back on his straight-to-DVD movies. Of course, Seagal is an equal opportunity cultural appropriator and we’ll see him as a Deputy Sheriff, Russian comrade, and Buddhist God.

TIMESTAMPS

(04:11) - It's the 2000s, and Seagal is having a bit of a midlife crisis. Why is that? Could it be that his movies are stuck to one narrative? The racist jokes? Police brutality? Hmmm…

(07:56) - Urban Justice, a 2007 straight-to-DVD movie and Lightning Bolt an “Asian experience energy drink.” Imagine! Seagal packed across Asia in search of the drink ingredients! 

(13:04) - “She that pretty,” “talk to my ass,” “an alligator ass,” “the preacher stole my Cadillac” and some other exquisite lyrics that can be found on Steven Seagal’s second album: Mojo Priest. 

(16:25) - The name is Steven Seagal, that’s right, Steven Seagal Deputy Sheriff. He’s a cop! He.is.a.cop. 

(25:01) - “You gotta push the bullet to the target,” Rob from McDojoLife is back to talk about his favorite Steven Seagal bullshit teaching moment in The Lawman.

(32:11) - The Buddhist God - Hazel had the chance to reach out to some folks who worked on The Lawman and ask how was their experience with Seagal. 

(38:55) - The Lawman was a success with 3.4 million viewers, the most ever for a premiere episode of any series on A&E up until that point. People fucking loved it. So, what went wrong?

(41:48) - Lawman’s resurrection on the cable network Reelz and working with “the worst Sheriff in America.”

(51:51) - “Zen master Steven Seagal to become the brand ambassador for Bitcoin to Jetmaster Zen mess” - Seagal promoting Bitcoin B2G and settling charges with the SEC.

(54:40) - Steven Seagal, Governor of Siberia - Having Russian citizenship and the unfair U.S. propaganda about Russia. 

RESOURCES

Out for Justice trailer

Urban Justice trailer

Lightning Bolt Ad

Listen to Mojo Priest

Lawman Show Season 1 Trailer

Steven Seagal Lawman Shooting Practice

McDojoLife on YouTube

McDojoLife on Instagram

McDojoLife on Facebook 

McDojoLife on Twitter

McDojoLife on TikTok

In episode 1242, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, director, comedian and host of What Are You Watching?, Chris Mancini to discuss… How The Police Shape Public Opinion, Just a note on our HUMANITARIAN AID to Ukraine…, Speaking of building community - talking to strangers is actually enjoyable (new study) and more!

1. May The Excessive Force Be With You: "Cool" Star Wars Copaganda
2. Just a note on our HUMANITARIAN AID to Ukraine…
3. Top Pentagon contractors spend less on lobbying as demand for weapons to Ukraine rises
4. Lockheed Martin to Benefit From Increased Defense Spending
5. Speaking of building community - talking to strangers is actually enjoyable (new study)

VISIT: whitecatentertainment.com

LISTEN: A Song About The Sun by Kurtis Wells

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In episode 1226, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, comedian, podcaster, and founder of Follow Through, C.J. Toledano to discuss… Two More Weeks of Masks On PLANES!? Are You SERIOUS Bro!?!?, So Don Jr was also doin some intense COUP’ing texting as well…, Copaganda Digest and more!

1. So Don Jr was also doin some intense COUP’ing texting as well…
2. Copaganda Digest
3. 17 L.A. gangs have sent out crews to follow and rob city's wealthiest, LAPD says

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As usual, we get a recap that is basically a description of the VHS tape before launching into our discussion on  The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. 

Darcy discusses how she first saw it and why it was her pick for this episode. Joe, Katie, and MJ talk about the film's camp status.

Further topics include:

• the odd demonization of gays as seen in the Dom DeLuise character Melvin P. Thorpe
• the real life drama of the Chicken Ranch
• how much we love Dolly
• how the gay football team helps define its camp classic status
• the Mona-Ed Earl relationship
• weird racial tropes of the 80s
• its potential copaganda status
• departures from the stage play
• casting
• Charles Durning's WTF oscar nomination for his role of the governor

Then we cap it off with some rapid fire trivia questions, followed by more open-ended questions. 

As always, we wrap the episode up with some closing thoughts. 

Additional Resources:

Dolly Parton & Patti Labelle

Roger Ebert

Siskel & Ebert Review

Camp and the Gay Sensibility

Colin Higgins

Doc Hopper

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