Today’s discussion is about a remarkable woman named, Abdaraya Toya, or Victoria Montou. She was an elite “Dahomey Amazon”, which inspired "Black Panther's" Dora Milaje, was sold into slavery and later helped lead the only successful save revolt in history! The Haitian revolution. Wow! What a story.

The 'Fantastically Terrible Character or Creature' this week is the woman riding a bright blue Harley-Davidson motorcycle in "Lovecraft Country" s1 ep7. She is none other than the legendary Bessie Stringfield. In the 1930s, she became the first black woman to ride solo through all 48 US mainland states, including the Jim Crow south (listen to learn more).

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As in our last episode, we’re going to stay in France during the revolution to talk about a man who is larger than life - the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. He not only defies conventional thinking, even in our own time, he was a real life hero of epic proportions! If you mix Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee with the world's most celebrated musical genius, you'll start to get a good idea. The next time you think of the great composers of classical music, remember the him. He earned his place in history.

The 'Fantastically Terrible Character or Creature' is the Baccoo from Guyana and Barbados. You better feed this little guy bananas and milk or you'll incur his wrath! Also, if you find a bottle floating in the ocean, perhaps it's best to leave it alone.

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We’re going to France during the Revolution to look at black heroes that everyone should know. The things they achieved and the lack of attention they receive is mind boggling.

You may have heard of Alexandre Dumas. Few writers have been as consistently popular for the last two centuries. He penned such beloved books as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". We’re going to focus on his father - Thomas Alexandre Dumas, who preferred to go by Alex Dumas. In spite of of his humble origins in Haiti, the son of an enslaved woman, Dumas would become a 4-star general and a shining example of the first true age of emancipation.

The 'Fantastically Terrible Character or Creature' is the original zombie from Haiti. Tragically, many believed the captured souls were used for ‘undead’ slave labor on farms and sugarcane plantations. Thus, not even death could release them from their bondage.

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Today we continue with our discussion on the whitewashing of history with “Whitewash part 2: The Dark Side of the Enlightenment.” We’ll look at the major contributions of St. Origen and St. Augustine, two African intellectual giants that helped form the early Christian church, African Empires that flourished before colonization, including King Mansa Musa the richest man who ever lived, and how the Enlightenment brought scientific racism to the modern world. Yes, that includes David Hume and Thomas Jefferson.

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Today is all about the Whitewashing of History. What do Greek mythology, the Bible and Arthurian legends have in common? Major African characters that have been overlooked or erased. We’re here to set the record straight! We'll cover King Memnon in the Trojan War, Andromeda and Perseus, the Queen of Sheba and Solomon, and Parzival and his brother Feirefiz from the King Arthur legends.

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(⌐■_■)ノ♪♬ Script and music by Suzy Dias

Today’s discussion is about…two African Americans whose undeniable talent changed the comics industry forever. 

George Herriman (1880-1944) created "Krazy Kat" (1913-1944), the most revered strip ever made. When "The Comics Journal" chose its greatest comics of the 20th Century, Herriman’s strip was #1. There is arguably no comic work as canonical as Krazy Kat.  "The comic counted E.E. Cummings, Picasso and De Kooning among its fans."

And Matt Baker (1921-1959), who created the endlessly imitated "good girl" style in comics, like "Phantom Lady". He created the first black hero/superhero, "Voodah" (1945) and was the artist on the first graphic novel ever made, "It Rhymes with Lust" (1950).

We'll discuss their groundbreaking work and put their lives into historical context to truly understand the struggle they must have had during Jim Crow era America. Their stories are not well known, but they should be...because of...you know...racism.

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Today’s discussion is about writing scripts, creating worlds and not breaking the rules you establish. Stick around to hear Miguel’s epic LAUGH ATTACK at the end of the show! We’ll start with the ‘craft’ of writing with books to help your write and develop your ideas and characters. We'll also dissect famous movie sequels like Star Wars and The Matrix to see if they followed the rules set in their worlds. Did they succeed?

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Today’s discussion is a rolling conversation about our hopes for the future. What inspires us, what we suck at, our puppies cigarette habit (more on that later), and how the best way to stay motivated is through community and constantly refining your craft. Read what you love and do what you love.

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Scaring the crap out of your guests was once an integral part of Christmas Eve festivities in Victorian England. What’s Christmas without murder, sadistic torture by a horned demon, or being boiled alive and eaten by an Icelandic ogress? Well, today we’ll list our top 10 favorite Christmas monsters from around the world and discuss a few classic Victorian ghost stories. If this all sounds new to you, stay tuned. It gets even more bizarre.

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From shroom loving shamans in Siberia to ancient Egypt, we'll look at some of the tripped out origins of our most enduring Christmas symbols and traditions. Hang on to your Santa hats! There will be magic mushrooms, parties, gift giving, revolutions and characters taking a crap near the baby Jesus.

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At the end of every episode, we like to highlight a Fantastically Terrible Character or Creature. In keeping with the holidays, we'll look at El Caganer from the Catalan region of Spain. When you look at a lovely nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus, shepherds, the three wise men...and a guy dropping a dookie in the stable...you’ve entered one of the strangest Christmas traditions of Catalunya.

As always, you can find links to everything we mention at www.7Robots.com/podcast.