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Intro song: "Gandi Baat" from the soundtrack of the Bollywood movie "R...Rajkumar" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvLBXO94EfA

Outro song: "Guleba" from the soundtrack of Tamil movie "Gulaebaghavali" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgSyvzmbxw

* "Donald Glover Can't Save You" by Tad Friend https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/05/donald-glover-cant-save-you

* "Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) On Being Racially Profiled, Seeing Someone Killed And Trayvon Martin" http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/30/donald-glover-childish-gambino-race_n_4174682.html

* Roxane Gay's tweet about tokens and their presumed excellence: https://twitter.com/rgay/status/968616863658725376

* Roxane Gay's campaign to write the Batgirl movie: http://variety.com/2018/film/news/roxane-gay-batgirl-movie-joss-whedon-1202708937/

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Mentioned in the episode:

* The Oscar voter who said the racist things about "Get Out": https://thegrio.com/2018/03/05/oscar-voter-reveals-didnt-vote-get-claiming-played-race-card/

* A story on the Vanity Fair pic of Black Hollywood: https://thegrio.com/2018/03/08/lena-waithes-star-studded-oscars-photo-shows-blackexcellence-best/

* Steve Harvey's interview with Kevin Costner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kW2mfiygew

* "Steve Harvey’s Response To History Enthusiasts: ‘I Don’t Give A Damn About Slavery’" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/steve-harvey-i-dont-give-a-damn-about-slavery_n_6656284.html

* The movie "Santa Fe Trail" in its entirety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwpaq1d_RhQ. The key scene from the movie I mentioned: http://ytcropper.com/cropped/fw5aa82fad4933b

Today I answer a listener question about why do so many pickup artists and other men's dating advice people turn into extremists in general and white supremacists in particular. Remember to check out the “Killmonger Was Right” and “Team Killmonger” gear at http://killmongerwasright.com which also helps to support the show.

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Opening Song: "A Love That's Worth Having" by Willie Hutch

Closing Song: "Nostalgia" by Dao Paoro (RAC Mix)

Discussed in this episode:

* The academic study by June Tangney, Jeff Stuewig, and Debra J. Mashek, "Moral Emotions and Moral Behavior." https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/78b9/1838627eb2c02e07c2fb544acd004edac7e4.pdf

* June Tangney's book summarizing all her research, Shame and Guilt http://amzn.to/2FhGU5j

 

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This episode, I answer some listener questions.

Mentioned in the episode:

* "White Feelings: 0-60 for Charlottesville" http://www.erynnbrook.com/white-feelings-for-charlottesville/

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Because I got some grief over this take from a previous episode, I expand on my white sexual entitlement take from a few episodes age. We also discuss the recent controversy over Black History Month and soul

* Leah McSweeney's dealings with Michael Che and her response to the fallout and the backlash that came from it. https://pagesix.com/2017/01/18/michael-ches-petty-texting-pal-doesnt-like-getting-rejected/

* A short video on the "Jail No Bail" strategy done by Civil Rights Movement: "'Jail, No Bail' Idea Stymied Cities' Profiting From Civil Rights Protesters" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxZbOa7KUQU

* Deray McKesson's Blue Steel arrest photo: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-lives-matter-activist-deray-mckesson-arrested-during-alton-sterling-n606611

* Deray's Blue Steel photo: https://www.elitedaily.com/news/deray-mckesson-arrested/1548552

* A story about Deray's arrest and the ensuing #DerayHasBeenReleasedParty hashtag https://blavity.com/twitter-celebrates-deray-mckesson-release

* NYT Article on the NYU BSU Black History Month soul food controversy: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/nyregion/nyu-black-history-month.html

* NYT Article on the NYU BSU Black History Month soul food controversy: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/nyregion/nyu-black-history-month.html

* NYU BSU Statement: https://twitter.com/BSUNYU/status/966678501876224001

* NYU BSU Followup statement Part 1: https://twitter.com/BSUNYU/status/967928595510415362/photo/1

* NYU BSU Followup statement Part 2: https://twitter.com/BSUNYU/status/967928790587408384/photo/1

* The controversy with Questlove calling out the ...

Today we discuss the Black Panther movie. Remember to check out the "Killmonger Was Right" and "Team Killmonger" gear at http://killmongerwasright.com which also helps to support the show.

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Discussed in this episode:

* The Boston Review article by Christopher Lebron, "'Black Panther' Is Not The Movie We Deserve." http://bostonreview.net/race/christopher-lebron-black-panther

* Yvette Carnell's Black Panther review, part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAeveMxi5OU

* Yvette Carnell's Black Panther review, part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u79WMb5aa6c

* Tariq Nasheed's Black Panther review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHLk28Ym_sY

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Discussed in this episode:

* "Within 1 Week, 4 Black Lesbians Were Murdered" by David Lohr https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/murders-of-4-black-lesbians-highlight-increased-violence-against-lgbtq-communities_us_5a5778cbe4b0616638288454?bh9%3Futm_hp_ref=black-voices&ir=Black%2BVoices§ion=black-voices&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000051&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000051

* "Kerrice Lewis, Lesbian Woman Shot And Burned Alive In Washington, D.C." (Pay particular attention to how misleading the last full paragraph, the one that begins with "Heartbroken friends of the victim," is in light of what you discover from listening to this full episode.) https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kerrice-lewislesbian-murdered-burned-alivesay-her_us_5a5040d0e4b0ee59d41c0ac5

* Story buried within the original 4 Lesbians article mentioning omitted details of other related murders that took place near Kerrice Lewis's murder https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/three-friends-were-killed-on-single-day-in-the-dc-area-police-think-cases-may-be-linked/2018/01/05/0bb3452e-f15c-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html?utm_term=.b07c2bf0278f

* A discussion of West Palm Beach, one of the neighborhoods where a murder took place https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-always-calls-out-chicago-city-closest-mar-lago-has-n722056

* Crime report for West Palm Beach, FL, the town of one of the murder scenes https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/west-palm-beach/crime

* Crime report for Troy, NY, the town of another of the murder scenes https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ny/troy/crime

* Wikipedia entry for Southeast, DC, the town of another of the murder scenes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast,_Washington,_D.C.#Crime

* The article that broke after we recorded the episode that gives the suspect and motive for the one lesbian murder that didn't have a determined motive yet, which turned out to be revenge for a credit card scam 

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We discuss sapiosexuals and Jordan Peterson superfans and theorize a Venn diagram showing the overlap between the two groups. We also discuss cryptocurrency-peddling fake hoteps and yet another over-the-top Black Panther article.

Article on Sapiosexuals: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/nyregion/the-hottest-body-part-for-a-sapiosexual-its-the-brain.html

Some background reading on Jordan Peterson, by Shuja Haider: https://www.viewpointmag.com/2018/01/23/postmodernism-not-take-place-jordan-petersons-12-rules-life/ and by Jack Smith IV: https://mic.com/articles/187776/jordan-peterson-is-the-rising-self-help-guru-of-young-conservatives-heres-what-hes-telling-them#.7EflM7Yz1

A good dissection of the Jordan Peterson phenomenon by Canadaland podcast: http://www.canadalandshow.com/podcast/canadaland-guide-jordan-b-peterson/

Jay Caspian Kang's interview with Jordan Peterson that attracted the attention of Peterson's superfan trolls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blTglME9rvQ

Tariq Nasheed vs. Jared Taylor debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVg8_r1kzbw

Jordan Peterson's merchandise page https://www.redbubble.com/shop/jordan+peterson?ref=search_box

litecoin, the reddit user who lost his life savings in the cryptocurrency Bitconnect https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitconnect/comments/7qxkgr/lost_my_life_savings_in_bitconnect/

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Today we discuss an article that appeared about Black brunch as self-care.

Discussed in this episode:

* "The Joy of Black Brunch" https://www.eater.com/2018/1/24/16920824/black-brunch-woodland-brooklyn

* "Thank You God, For Black Thanksgiving" https://www.bonappetit.com/story/rembert-browne-thanksgiving

* "CS 043: Cultural Quadroons," the episode where we discussed the Black Thanksgiving article http://champagnesharks.blubrry.net/cs-043/

* "Bill O’Reilly Shocked that Sylvia’s Harlem Restaurant is Normal" https://www.villagevoice.com/2007/09/24/bill-oreilly-shocked-that-sylvias-harlem-restaurant-is-normal/

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We discuss the new HBO show 2 Dope Queens.

Discussed in this episode:

* Trailers and clips from the show, Teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMp7iGHtMso; Preview clip of Episode 2: https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/db223023e4c2a885f65acbeef4e53226/5A7B6CE8/t50.2886-16/26876335_832366500294862_4441439862775611392_n.mp4; called Stephen Colbert "Zaddy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ondgELcRsBI&t=21s; calling another white man "Zaddy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76wj31pHczM; calling Jon Stewart a "DILF" https://www.thedailybeast.com/2-dope-queens-roast-dilf-jon-stewart-in-hbo-premiere

* Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Case for Reparations" piece: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

* Articles describing the importance and emotional resonance of Black Mammies to the White American psyche and the proposed "Faithful Slave Mammies of the South" monument http://www.readex.com/blog/remembering-%E2%80%9Cmammy-memorial-movement%E2%80%9D-race-and-controversy-press;  "Faithful Slave Mammies of the South http://mallhistory.org/items/show/512; "We've Come a Long Way from the Effort to Memorialize the Slave Mammy" http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/142126; "Mythication of the Mammy Figure" http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma99/diller/mammy/fiction.html; "Celebrating the Faithful Colored Mammies of the South"