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 286: Utena and Avatar, Round Five
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After an unexpected hiatus your new BFFs return to kick off Opportune June the only way they know how: talking about the same thing for the fifth consecutive year. Have Utena and Avatar wiggled their way into their once-resistant hearts? Was fifth time the charm? We shall see. Also this ep! Jord and Cait have picked the weirdest year to attend a wrestling event, updates on everything we checked out including Ms. Marvel, Stranger Things, Kids in the Hall and more, and we finally get these Obi-Wan takes off of our spirits. Get at us between episodes at twitter.com/geekdownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. We appreciate every donation we receive, but if you have the money to spare, please consider giving to organizations working to support American citizens impacted by the recent mass shootings in the country. Resources for the people of Uvalde can be found at www.gofundme.com/c/act/donate-to-…exas-shooting-tw while ways to assist the people of Buffalo can be found at www.ny.gov/resources-services-…ed-buffalo-shooting Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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After an unexpected hiatus your new BFFs return to kick off Opportune June the only way they know how: talking about the same thing for the fifth consecutive year. Have Utena and Avatar wiggled their way into their once-resistant hearts? Was fifth time the charm? We shall see. Also this ep! Jord and Cait have picked the weirdest year to attend a wrestling event, updates on everything we checked out including Ms. Marvel, Stranger Things, Kids in the Hall and more, and we finally get these Obi-Wan takes off of our spirits. Get at us between episodes at twitter.com/geekdownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod. We appreciate every donation we receive, but if you have the money to spare, please consider giving to organizations working to support American citizens impacted by the recent mass shootings in the country. Resources for the people of Uvalde can be found at www.gofundme.com/c/act/donate-to-…exas-shooting-tw while ways to assist the people of Buffalo can be found at www.ny.gov/resources-services-…ed-buffalo-shooting Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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