8AM Shift

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On this amazing episode we discuss our Fourth of July celebration, things we read or listened to, antiquated cultural ideas in media and, towards the end, the 1985 Martin Scorsese movie After Hours.

Here's a rundown of what to expect.

• Jordan has an a-"woke"ning (vomits in his mouth) after watching Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
• Joe watched I Love Lucy and experienced something similar.
• A comparative breakdown between The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Sons of Anarchy by Jordan.

Later, on we sit down and chat with Michael Carroll, a board game enthusiast, who had a lot to say about After Hours. Is the movie an accurate depiction of transplant life in New York City? Michael Carroll seems to think so. He also shares his hot takes on Scorsese's work and the significance this film has in the director's overall legacy.

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Shifter, we apologize for missing the last week. We are back and in this episode we cover a lot of ground, discussing stuff that took place last week.

Here are the lows...

• Family separation.
• XXXtentacion's death.

Here are the highs...

• Joe went to watch Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; tries to convince Jordan to follow suit.
• Jordan believes that the spirit sequel to Jurassic Park is Westworld.
• Joe watched Won't You Be My Neighbor, the current Mr. Roger's documentary, which "reveals" to the world that Mr. Rogers was a Republican.
• Jordan highly recommends the Pixar film, The Good Dinosaur.
• Both Jordan and Joe agree that the next Jurassic World should be like DinoRiders (something that was eerily referenced in a Birth.Movies.Death article circa December 2017).

After the break, we sit down with indie filmmaker and current NYU grad student, Alexander Etseyatse, who is working on his web series Otis. During our conversation he discusses his inspiration, his receipt of the 2018 Spike Lee Recipient Fun, and of course what it's like to have Spike look at your work. It's a great interview with a great up-and-coming content creator.

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For the 20th episode, we take a trip down memory and discuss everything from what we've been watching to why 1998 was such a pivotal cultural year.

Here's a shortlist of some hot takes...

• Jordan finally watched Thor: Ragnarok
• Led Zeppelin never had a bad album
• For some reason Jordan started watching Blue Bloods
• Joe's distaste for what would become known as the nu-metal
• A brief eulogy for Anthony Bourdain (RIP)

Yes the theme of the 20th episode is what happened 20 years ago. The numerology connects like Corsican Brother. After the break, we sit down with Jose Torres, a producer/filmmaker, who worked on a documentary for Tidal about Big Pun's classic debut album Capital Punishment. The album, which was released in, you guessed it, 1998, stood out as a huge moment for Bronx, NY hip-hop, with its influence still being felt in other variations today.

So if you're feeling nostalgic and/or in the mood for a great interview, fire up those Bluetooth speakers or headphones and listen to this episode.

Shout-outs to the following…

• The Point
• Bronx River Art Center
• The Bronx Is Reading
• Brook England

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Goooood morning,

What do you know, we're back to a Saturday release. Since we're recapping the last few weeks there are some things we may have missed. At the time of the recording, we had only seen game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, and at time of this episode release, the Warriors have won the championship.

We also dive a little bit into the recent Pusha T and Drake beef which had the internet talking for several days straight and, after the break, we discuss yet another hotly debated summertime beef: Thanos and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Special thanks to Mike, for passing by again, and Luis for their contribution to the Infinity War discussion.

Also, we didn't get a chance to mention it on this episode, but we share our condolences to the families of Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain and anyone else who has lost a family member or loved one due to depression and mental health issues. If you or someone you know has expressed self harm we recommend the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255.

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We review the media cycle from the previous 2 weeks, pre-Memorial Day weekend, and discuss the second season of the hit FX series Atlanta, the Black content creator era which we currently live in, Jordan’s recent trip to New Orleans, and his subsequent binge-watch of HBO’s The Pacific.

After the break we speak with comedian Tim Barnes who embellished us to watch the feminist version of the “This Is America” music video. He also touches upon the Black content creator movement and the somewhat unfair criticism that some folks have had of Childish Gambino’s “wokeness” (insert vomit emoji). 

• Here's the link to The Ringer article mentioned at 47:20.
• For more on Tim Barnes go here

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Hey Shifters -- we're back! Our apologies for the schedule lately, but we've got another great episode in which we share our thoughts on the Kanye West breakdown from the previous weeks. Joe thinks Kanye's always been this way and that he's entered a Britney Spears-level meltdown; Jordan thinks it may actually be worse. Somewhere down the line we manage to connect it to the issue of racism in China.

After the break, we catch up with AJ, one of Jordan's grad school colleagues from China, who opens up about the country's history with race, why discrimination is not at the top of the government's priority list and why the recent examples, like the racist detergent ad, the attitude towards Black Panther and the appalling Lunar New Year performance, may actually help bring this much needed conversation to the forefront.

Special thanks to Maurice for sharing his unfiltered thoughts about Yeezy!

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Sorry for missing you all last week. This week we're back with an incredible interview with filmmaker Joseph Lingad who raised money via Kickstarter to fund his documentary, Don't Look Away: A Film About Adults with Facial Differences. Joseph shares in great detail what inspired him to pursue this project, where he's currently at in the filming process and challenges that come along with it.

Earlier in the episode we, Joe and Jordan, ramble on about what we're watching and what we have watched recently. This includes...

• Our appreciation for the FX series Atlanta
• The Death of Superman
• A little bit about Infinity War
• Running Man (yes, the 80's move starring Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Also since it is Mother's Day weekend, we encourage all those listening to check out our Watch Black Panther + Our Mother's Love West Side Story episode, which served as tribute to our respective mother's favorite movie. If you love your mom and she loves West Side Story, it's an episode worth checking out.

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In honor of Avengers: Infinity War weekend, we are going to NOT spoil anything related to the movie. Instead we discuss the Venom and Crazy, Rich Asians trailers, the fondness we had for 90's mini-series Maximum Carnage, and the awful Spider-Man 3 and DCU movies. Somewhere down the line, Gerard Butler became the topic of discussion, too.

After the break we sit down with Greg Anderson Elysee.

Who is Greg Anderson Elysee? He's an comic book writer/creator, filmmaker and friend of Joe who crowd-sourced funds for his passion project Is'nana: Forgotten Stories: The Were-Spider. The journey and process of producing this independent comic book has led him to release two volumes of the series, with the most recent being nominated for a Fan Favorite Award at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC).

Special thanks to DJ Atum Ra for the interlude music!

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So for those that have listened to previous episodes, we (Joe and Jordan) have been watching the Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country, which follows the incidents that took place at Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, OR in the mid-80's. For those who are unfamiliar, the Rajneesh movement was a spiritual movement that started in India some time in the late 1950's by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. By the 1980's, they had expanded into other countries, including the USA and when their followers in the aforementioned county tried to expand, it led to a multitude of conflicts with the locals.

Of course, this series was so riveting that we felt compelled to speak with a few of our friend about it.

Our special guests on this podcast are:

Chloe Borison, a graphic designer, beginner drag king and the host of Things I Learned In Therapy podcast | @smoulderandskull

Annie Malamet, educator and artist

ALSO: In the first half of the recording we discuss this awesome interview with Method Man and The Daily Beast. The writer mentions Cop Land, so of course we had to talk about.

Recommended Reading:

Rajneesh movement [LINK]

Ma Anand Sheela [LINK]

Bhagwan [LINK]

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Good morning Shifters!

Who else watched "Ready Player One"? We (Joe and Jordan) most certainly did and decided to collect our thoughts so we could riff on it.

In the process we also discussed:

• Gundam
• Dragon Ball Z
• DinoRiders
• Captain Bucky O'Hare

Also we spoke with filmmaker Salima Koroma who directed "Bad Rap" which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016 and can currently be streamed on Netflix. She discusses the process behind the documentary, how she met Jordan and throws in her two cents about Ready Player One. With the 2018 festival right around the corner, this interview is one you won't want to miss.

Follow Salima Koroma: Twitter | Instagram

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