Champagne Sharks

By Champagne Sharks

A podcast about race, politics, and pop culture, through the lenses of humor and psychology.... more

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April 25, 2019CS 168: Angels on the Hardwood feat. Mtume Gant (@SirCoreGant) (04/20/2019)
Today we have on filmmaker and film professor Mtume Gant (http://twitter.com/SirCoreGant).
This is the Harden flop we mentioned https://twitter.com/MustBeCharm/status/1119730396575539202.
Some of the movies that were mentioned:
Chameleon Street (Wendell B. Harris, Jr.)
Dutchman (Anthony Harvey, Amiri Baraka)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (Ivan Dixon)
The Landlord (Hal Ashby)
Blue Collar(Paul Schrader)
Scratch (Documentary)
Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett)
Ganja and Hess (Bill Gunn)
Oscar Micheaux movies on Netflix, under the title “Pioneers of African-American Cinema”: https://www.netflix.com/title/80161851?s=i&trkid=13747225
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1h 28min
April 22, 2019 CS 167: Always Bet on Black (04/20/2019)
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Not gonna lie, there’s no reason for the title. I’ve just always wanted to use that reference.
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1h 5min
April 19, 2019 CS 166 Outtake: Bernie, Immigration and Other Stuff feat. Benny Halevy (@Benny_Carefully)
This is an outtake from a recent premium episode available in full only to Patreon subscribers at the $5 per month level. Click over to https://www.patreon.com/posts/26218472 and subcribe to become a Champagne Sharks premium member to access this full episode as well as 70+ bonus episodes not available to non-subscribers.
Today we talk with returning guest Benny Halevi (http://twitter.com/Benny_Carefully) about various topics in the news, including Bernie Sanders on Open Borders, and branch into some more general topics on racial and social politics. Go over to https://www.patreon.com/posts/26218472 to subscribe and hear the episode.
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12min
March 20, 2019CS 160: Anemoia (03/13/2019)
Go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get early access to free episodes and access to over 70 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free podcast feed. You also get access to a Patreon-subscriber-only voice and chat server on the app Discord.
We discuss whether we were unfair to millenials on an earlier episode, if Gen X is overrated, and we discuss the troll mindset.
Fat Joe talking to Tekashi 69: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3I07zr-mIg
Fat Joe update on how he feels about Tekashi 69 now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCa4t_JCVRE
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1h 30min
March 20, 2019 CS 159: Dummy feat. Anders Lee (@andersleehere) (03/13/2019)
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Today we welcome Anders Lee (http:twitter.com/andersleehere), comic and co-host of the podcast Pod Damn America (https://soundcloud.com/poddamnamerica) to discuss his new one-person show on autism, “Dummy”. You can find more info about the show including future dates and how to purchase tickets at https://www.facebook.com/DummyShow/.
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55min
March 08, 2019CS 158: The Gaslight Club (03/07/2019)
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We discuss the Breakfast Club trying to save face and help Kamala Harris (with lies) after her disastrous Breakfast Club appearance. We also discuss millenials and their obsession with getting chose.
Discussed in this episode:
“Meghan McCain, Fox News Try To Smear Kamala Harris’ Breakfast Club Quotes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tshf9xeV6Xw
“Charlamagne & DJ Envy Defend Kamala Harris Against Fox News “Lie” | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flIsRYN6vx8
The viral tweet that actually started the conversation about Kamala Harris’s rap knowledge levels (not Fox News) https://twitter.com/joshieecs/status/1095078260768153602
“Rising Instagram Stars Are Posting Fake Sponsored Content” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/influencers-are-faking-brand-deals/578401/
“BuzzFeed Paid the Teen Making Its Top Quizzes in Free Swag” http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/buzzfeed-top-traffic-quizzes-teen.html
The blog entry of the laid-off Buzzfeed staff employee formerly in charge of quizzes who was replaced by community users who do them for nothing http://www.fluxblog.org/2019/01/how-laid-off-are-you/
Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected])
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1h 33min
March 04, 2019CS 156: Untalented Tenth Pt. 2 (2/27/2019)
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We discuss some of the recent political shenanigans going on going into the 2020 elections.
Mentioned in this episode:
#OscarsSoWhite’s April Reign’s former life as government lawyer April Sands, “FEC lawyer used government job to campaign for Obama, investigation shows” https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/29/investigation-fec-lawyer-used-government-job-campa/
Daily Mail’s article on April Sands troubles: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2692218/Another-recycled-hard-drive-Former-Lois-Lerner-deputy-prosecuted-fundraising-Democrats-job-FEC-destroyed-evidence.html
Fox News’s coverage of April Sands and Lois Lerner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ8eJMdqDDo
The January 5, 2016 decision where April Sands ends up getting her legal license suspended https://www.leagle.com/decision/inmdco20160105176 and Maryland Court system’s record of the suspension https://mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/attygrievance/pdfs/sanctionsFY16.pdf
Two of the many puff pieces, seemingly written by other Blavity Blacks, about April Reign, the former April Sands, one in Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/april-reign-oscarssowhite_us_56d21088e4b03260bf771018 and the other in LA Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-april-reign-oscars-so-white-20180123-story.html
Terrell Starr’s argument with Lexi Alexander https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/1100384318629638145
Jason Johnson’s argument with Josh Olson https://twitter.com/joshuarolson/status/1100539753760546816
“Black Critics of Kamala Harris and Cory Booker Push Back Against Claims That They’re Russian “Bots”” https://theintercept.com/2019/02/13/ados-kamala-harris-cory-booker-russian-bots/
The Key & Peele skit we mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EtalOOS-eM
“Ferguson Activists Are Being Lynched One By One And Nobody Is Talking About It” https://www.panafricanalliance.com/ferguson-activists-being-murdered/
Symone Sanders giving her ilk and The Root credit for bringing the reparations discussion to the forefront, effectively stealing credit from Sandy Darity, Yvette Carnell, and Antonio Moore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb4UT6HJm7s
Tim Dillon on the Unfunny Mafia https://twitter.com/TimJDillon/status/1080312277390245888
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1h 3min
March 04, 2019CS 155: Untalented Tenth Pt. 1 (2/27/2019)
Go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks to become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get early access to free episodes and access to over 70 archived subscriber-only episodes not available on the main, free feed.
We discuss some of the recent political shenanigans going on going into the 2020 elections.
Mentioned in this episode:
#OscarsSoWhite’s April Reign’s former life as government lawyer April Sands, “FEC lawyer used government job to campaign for Obama, investigation shows” https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/29/investigation-fec-lawyer-used-government-job-campa/
Daily Mail’s article on April Sands troubles: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2692218/Another-recycled-hard-drive-Former-Lois-Lerner-deputy-prosecuted-fundraising-Democrats-job-FEC-destroyed-evidence.html
Fox News’s coverage of April Sands and Lois Lerner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ8eJMdqDDo
The January 5, 2016 decision where April Sands ends up getting her legal license suspended https://www.leagle.com/decision/inmdco20160105176 and Maryland Court system’s record of the suspension https://mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/attygrievance/pdfs/sanctionsFY16.pdf
Two of the many puff pieces, seemingly written by other Blavity Blacks, about April Reign, the former April Sands, one in Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/april-reign-oscarssowhite_us_56d21088e4b03260bf771018 and the other in LA Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-april-reign-oscars-so-white-20180123-story.html
Terrell Starr’s argument with Lexi Alexander https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/1100384318629638145
Jason Johnson’s argument with Josh Olson https://twitter.com/joshuarolson/status/1100539753760546816
“Black Critics of Kamala Harris and Cory Booker Push Back Against Claims That They’re Russian “Bots”” https://theintercept.com/2019/02/13/ados-kamala-harris-cory-booker-russian-bots/
The Key & Peele skit we mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EtalOOS-eM
“Ferguson Activists Are Being Lynched One By One And Nobody Is Talking About It” https://www.panafricanalliance.com/ferguson-activists-being-murdered/
Symone Sanders giving her ilk and The Root credit for bringing the reparations discussion to the forefront, effectively stealing credit from Sandy Darity, Yvette Carnell, and Antonio Moore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb4UT6HJm7s
Tim Dillon on the Unfunny Mafia https://twitter.com/TimJDillon/status/1080312277390245888
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1h 1min
February 19, 2019 CS 150: #KamalaHarrisRapGenius (02/13/2019)
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We discuss the hashtag we recently created, #KamalaHarrisRapGenius.
Mentioned in this episode:
“Remember ‘T-Bone,’ Cory Booker’s Imaginary Drug Dealer Friend?” https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/01/remember-t-bone-cory-bookers-imaginary-d
Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected])
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1h 24min
February 15, 2019 CS 148: Compound Blacks (02/09/2019)
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Mentioned in this episode:
T’s threads on Slave Play Twitter attacking Kevin Hart and discussing Jussie Smollett and their hypocrisies regarding Ed Buck and Liam Neeson:
https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1090698809385066496
https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1090984021474070533
https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1091121950758440960
https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1092597850637246464
https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1090315355929694208
T’s thread defining Compound Blacks:
https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/1084223660209115136
TMZ’s article erasing the racist aspect of the Jussie Smollett attack
https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/29/empire–star–jussie–smollett–attacked–hospitalized–homophobic–hate–crime/
TMZ founder Harvey Levin a Trump supporter:
http://www.realclearlife.com/daily–brief/how–harvey–levin–and–tmz–became–one–of–trumps–biggest–supports/
Ed Buck Articles:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la–me–ln–man–died–ed–buck–donor–apartment–friend–fashion–consultant–west–hollywood–20190112–story.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–6576533/Pictured–Second–black–man–die–apartment–wealthy–Democrat–donor–Ed–Buck–18–months.html
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la–me–ln–ed–buck–west–hollywood–race–20190111–story.html
https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/2/06/two–black–gay–men–are–dead–ed–buck–still–home?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news&utm_term=crime
https://www.theroot.com/ktla–reporter–kacey–montoya–tells–black–activists–they–1831682335
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la–me–ln–ed–buck–west–hollywood–20190110–story.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–6573905/I–thought–going–person–die–Ed–Bucks–house–Man–reveals–Democratic–donor–injected–meth–GHB.html
http://www.jasmyneacannick.com/breaking–journal–documents–how–wealthy–democratic–donor–hooked–young–black–gay–man–on–meth–before–his–death/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article–6579535/Hillary–donor–pictured–homeless–black–man–called–n–r–injected–meth.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc–out/serial–predator–l–writer–has–been–sounding–alarm–ed–buck–n957776
https://filtermag.org/2019/01/11/democrat–donor–ed–buck–accused–of–exploiting–black–gay–men–in–slave–play–after–two–od–deaths–at–his–home/
https://www.theguardian.com/us–news/2019/jan/08/ed–buck–home–second–death–california
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/us/ed–buck–gemmel–moore–hollywood.html
https://www.wehoville.com/2019/01/17/ed–bucks–landlord–tells–neighbors–an–eviction–wont–be–easy/
West Hollywood gay racism clip involving protesters talking about Ed Buck:
https://twitter.com/Jasmyne/status/1090864369389301760
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1h 21min

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