Champagne Sharks

By Champagne Sharks

Champagne Sharks episodes

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.
1 hr 5 min
April 19, 2019 CS 166 Outtake: Bernie, Immigration and Other Stuff feat. Benny Halevy (@Benny_Carefully)
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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.
12 min
March 20, 2019CS 160: Anemoia (03/13/2019)
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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
1 hr 30 min
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/.
55 min
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])
1 hr 33 min
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
1 hr 3 min
March 04, 2019CS 155: Untalented Tenth Pt. 1 (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
1 hr 1 min
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])
1 hr 24 min
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
1 hr 21 min
February 02, 2019 CS 146: Slave Play, Final Review, Part 2 (01/25/2019)
This is a free episode that will be available for $5/month Patreon subscribers first for 24 hours before being unlocked and made available to everyone else.

This free episode debuted first to Patreon subscribers for 24-48 hours before being unlocked and made free to everyone on the main podcast feed. This will be the norm for all free episodes going forward. To become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get early access to this episode and over 70 archived past subscriber-only episodes, go to http://patreon.com/champagnesharks.

Pt. 2 Episode. J. and Torraine Walker (http://twitter.com/TorraineWalker) join me as we talk for the last time about Slave Play, this time to discuss my impressions after actually seeing the play for myself, and whether my mind was changed about anything.

Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([email protected])

1 hr 5 min