Durags & Degrees

Durags & Degrees

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Durags & Degrees episodes

  • DND 106: Thank You For Your Services

    Black Women have carried Reality TV on their backs since Tami hit the Real World back in 95. It's no secret that Black Women are the stars of Reality TV. Between memes, sound bites and raking in millions of viewers on a weekly basis, Black women are the cornerstone of reality TV. Yet, the Black Women in the field must constantly deal with harsher critiques from critics, the public and their peers, alike. Respectability politcs, tropes of "toxic Black Excellence" and misogynoir, come into play consistently. So, we wanted to take some time to raise up Black Women and thank them for once again being the backbone of yet another American system in this episode.

    46 min
  • DND 105: Just Friends

    If you do not know what a Platonic relationship is, its a relationship where two people must experience a deep connection that does not in any way lead to sexual intimacy. These relationships are often used interchangeably with friendships however, we wanted to open the chat to a conversation about what exactly platonic relationships look like. As always, Jermaine, Karl, and Jorden (your hosts) will give you our opinion and truth about platonic relationships, but we wanted to do something different. This week, we had the pleasure of inviting four of our Black, Queer friends to the discussion to get their opinions about what, how, and if platonic relationships can function. Check it out.

    1 hr
  • DND 104: Watchu Want for Christmas?
    One of the main reasons our American culture has a custom of giving and receiving presents at Christmas is to remind us of the birth of Jesus Christ. And of course if you do not celebrate Christmas, you probably spend the holiday season expressing your love and gratitude towards family in other ways. However, critics of the commercialization of Christmas tend to attribute the growth of holiday gift-giving to corporate marketing efforts. In 2019, American citizens each spent an average of a whopping $1,325 in gifts for Christmas. Now different reasonings attribute to this number, but they don’t necessarily validate this high cost. However, the expectation of gift-giving may be some bullshit, and cause folks to lose focus on the true meaning of Christmas. Check out our take on this holiday tradition.
    42 min
  • DND 103: You're Cancelled
    A random celebrity does an interview on Good Morning America and they say that black people need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and work harder instead of blaming everything on systemic racism, what will happen to that celebrity? They're cancelled! Cancel culture is a fairly new phenomenon that has taken over social media and some would say, has celebrities “walking on eggshells”. Join us as we add our thoughts to a movement that is dividing society right down the middle.
    39 min
  • DND 102: I'm MF'n Tired

    It is no secret the experience of a white student differs greatly from the experience of a black student at a predominantly white institution. As former black students, we understand the stress and constant burden of continuously doing the work to better the social climate for generations to come. Unfortunately this results in a high level of stress, over extending commitments, and at times experiencing burnout. This episode details some personal experiences from your favorite hosts and timely nods to culture. Check it out. 

    43 min
  • DND 101: Lessons from Black Sitcoms
    Black sitcoms are an integral part of the black experiences. Family, partnership, and friendships exhibited in the sitcoms reflect real life. We are able to have authentic, dinner table conversation by having a televised point of reference. Netflix decided to nod to black culture, and produce a campaign titled Strong Black Leads. In this episode we take a look back in to the most memorable episodes to discuss how it relates to our experiences.
    45 min
  • Durags & Degree Teaser

    Our culture is not a monolith. Black people can be a whole slew of things while having both durags and degrees. Between your hosts, Jermaine, Karl, and myself we all have 22-ish years of black, queer experience. We want this bi-weekly podcast to be your home base for 3 folks shooting the shit about the wild world we live in, and maybe a pop culture moment for the girls, too! We are finally in a place where you can be a bunch of things all at once, and this podcast is no different.

    2 min

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What is one thing every black person has in common? *Wrong buzzer* Wrong. Our culture is not a monolith. Black people can be a whole slew of things while having both durags, and degrees. Between your…