Podcast Episodes

EP. 916: BLACK MEDIA: THE ESSENTIALIZING OF RACE IN CINEMA ft. BERTRAND COOPER

Episode 1597

Our original guest for tonight couldn't make it, that's okay; I have Bert to join me to talk about the essentializing of race in media!   Oh, y'all …

6 hours ago

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EP. 915: J's BIRTHDAY FUN RAISIN SHOW

Episode 1596

It's that time of year again!   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   READ…

3 days, 6 hours ago

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EP. 914: LIAR'S DICE ft. JULIET FAITHFUL

Episode 1595

Get Liar's Dice here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.../liars-dice-by.../   An astonishing debut about a teenage girl in 1970s Brazil who is to…

4 days, 6 hours ago

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EP. 913: BLACK LIES, AND WHITE SUPREMACY: THE TRAGIC DEATH OF JASON ARDAY

Episode 1593

After being outed for inconsistencies in his memoir and accusations of academic plagiarism, professor Jason Arday has been found dead in his home.   …

5 days, 6 hours ago

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TIR NEXT GEN EP. 8: EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG WITH NOLAN'S ODYSSEY

Episode 1594

Stefan, Kuba and Quinn whine and bellyache by the latest Nolan flick

Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreo…

6 days, 6 hours ago

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EP. 912: ICE AND THE SURVEILLANCE STATE ft. WILL POTTER

Episode 1592

Find all things Will Potter here: https://www.willpotter.com/   ICE and the war on immigrants is a broader use of state surveillance and an attempt …

1 week ago

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DUDES IN THE CHEAP SEATS EP. 12: REVISITING THE 1989 JUDD NELSON FILM RELENTLESS

Episode 1591

J.G. and I discuss Judd Nelson's horror thriller series; Relentless. I think the first film might be his best work (I also think he's quite underrat…

1 week, 3 days ago

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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: IS IT LIVE OR IS IT MEMOREX

Episode 1590

J goes off on how AI is used to create in a crowded creator marketplace. 

1 week, 4 days ago

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EP. 911: THE AFRICA IDEA ft. WHITNEY SCHNEIDMAN

Episode 1589

Get Whitney's book here: https://www.amazon.com/This-Africa-Idea.../dp/0815750005...   In 1971, months out of high school, Witney Schneidman found h…

1 week, 4 days ago

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EP. 910: THE GEN Z UPRISING IN KENYA ft. NJERI AND NICHOLAS MWANGI

Episode 1587

Read Mary and Nicholas' article in North South Notes here: https://www.northsouthnotes.org/p/the-day-we-became-gen-z   In June 2024, protests erupte…

1 week, 5 days ago

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