Et tu, Brute? This week we'll be talking about Big Groove (formerly known as the Grooving Gorilla), Black media tropes, and if it's even possible to avoid becoming one.

• Welcome to Nuance IRL :01

• Rodni and Lisa: The Origin Story :27

• The artist formerly known as Grooving Gorilla 5:38

• The Birth of a Nation and the birth of Black media tropes 11:45

• What are the Black media tropes? 14:50

• Black media tropes: To America and beyond! 24:38

• Can we subvert these tropes IRL? 29:36

• Give a femme their flowers 32:53

• Outro 34:49

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You can keep up with Rodni on: IG: @artsyjawn

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