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This week, jarrett and Tre’vell welcome the very last guest of FANTI: award - winning multi hyphenate, Lena Waithe. They discuss her career, taking public critique, and how audiences’ response to media changes over time. And later, some news on Historically Black Phrases. 

Mentioned In This Episode 

Historically Black Phrases 

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

jh:

HM: The Institute of Black Imagination

HM: Black People Love Paramore

HM: Surface Level

TA

HM: Afterlives: The Layleen Polanco Story 

HM: It’s Been A Minute podcast

Plugs

Historically Black Phrases

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

We See Each Other: The Podcast

Black People Love Paramore

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@vivalapalma (Producer Palmira Muniz) 

@Swish (Senior Producer Laura Swisher)

Laura Swisher is senior producer 

Music: Cor.ece

Graphics: Ashley Nguyen

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When a UCB show (called Fucking Identical Twins) becomes A24’s first musical, it’s safe to expect the unexpected. Joined by actor, writer, and comedian Drew Droege, the gang takes an intimate look at Dicks, followed by a quiz about body parts in what is surely our most mature episode to date.

What’s Good
Alonso - Phaidon’s The Christmas Book
Drea - Nailtiques
Drew - Bret Easton Ellis, The Shards
Ify - spooky season, Hop Water

ITIDIC

1. John Woo’s Upcoming Silent Night Might Represent a Dialogue-Free Movie Trend
2. Drea Called It: 2012 Doc “Queen of Versailles” Getting Narrative Treatment…as a Musical
3. Guillermo del Toro never saw the sequel to Pacific Rim

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Royal Hotel
Drea - Little Shop of Horrors
Drew - Dyke Hard
Ify - Freak Dance

More about Titanique

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With
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Drew Droege

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe

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Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

A new film directed by Roger Ross Williams tells the true story of luchador Saúl Armendáriz, who was determined to fight and win on his own terms as Cassandro…and made (gay) history in the process. Then, we’ll take a look at some other documentary-to-drama story arcs.

What’s Good
Alonso - Ava DuVernay’s “Lights, Caramel, Action”
Drea - “Body’s choice” weekend in Palm Springs
Ify - Talking Heads Q&A

ITIDIC

1. The Union Solidarity Coalition Put on a Quirky Auction to Support Film Crew Workers
2. A Wave of Latino Biopics is widening the scope on whose stories get told for posterity
3. Regal Has Reportedly Discontinued Its Infamous “Movie Quotes” Pre-Roll

Staff Picks
Alonso - Bad Education
Drea - No One Will Save You, Life Animated
Ify - Le Samouraï

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With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Producer Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe

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Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

What’s Good
Alonso - the existence of Hallmark’s Notes of Autumn
Drea - library card sign up month
Kahea - night walks/Rick Rubin’s book
Ify - football stuff, The Challenge, new paints for tiny boys…and oh, Beyonce

ITIDIC
Over 200 Filmmakers and Actors Signed a Letter Asking TIFF to Drop RBC Sponsor
NB: This story was updated after recording with even more actors signing on
- Kahea mentions Yea! Impact
The Writers Guild Says It’s Open to Making Deals with Individual Studios
Scarecrow Video Launches Updated Rent-By-Mail Website

Staff Picks
Alonso and Drea - Scrapper
Kahea - The Faculty (and High School Horror on Criterion Channel)
Ify - Stop Making Sense

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With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Kahea Kiwaha

Producer Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher