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Mentioned on the show

Melissa Starz Astrology

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

jh:

HM: The Super Bowl

- half time, great hip hop moment

- congrats los angeles

DM: The Super Bowl

- issues w/ blackness/owners/way overdue

- 50 cent fat shaming

HM: South Africa and Johannesburg

TA

HM: Ebony’s ALT digital cover; Kimora Lee Simmons as told to Marjon Carlos

Digital Painting by Brandon Breaux

DM: Dotdash Meredith

Black History is Happening Every Day!

Gold medalist Erin Jackson!

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Episode Contributors: Jarrett Hill, Laura Swisher, Tre’Vell Anderson, 

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Pass the Popcorn

Jarrett & Tre’vell share their thoughts on the season finale of And Just Like That.

Ask guest Spirit your mental health questions on Free Advice Fridays

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

Jarrett

HM: Nesha from Twitter

HM: 1010 wine

HM: Congratulations to Mychael Chinn for Single Black Female. mychael chinn. with congrats 

Raven Goodwin, Amber Riley, K Michelle, Devale

Tre’vell

HM: Fantasia Barrino getting cast in The Color Purple Musical Film

Black History is Happening Every Day!

Quinta Brunson’s Abbott Elementary on ABC

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DIS/Honorable Mentions 

Jarrett:

HM: Cheslie Kryst

HM: Nourish + Bloom

DM: Journalists that say wild shit online to make a name for themselves…

HM: Sherrilyn Ifill and every Black woman attorney, judge or member of the judicial world.

Tre’vell

HM: Lynn Whitfield

HM: Rihanna expecting her first child with A$AP Rocky

Black History is Happening Every Day!

Janet Jackson

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Mentioned in the Show

LoveBScott’s exclusive on the death by suicide of Regina King’s son

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

Jarrett 

HM - Michelle Buteau gets Netflix deal for her book Survival of the Thickest

HM - Clay Cane and his upcoming book The Grift: Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Party of Trump

Tre’vell

HM: Swagger

HM: Abbot Elementary

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Episode Contributors: Jarrett Hill, Laura Swisher, Tre’Vell Anderson, Will Hagle

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ASK FANTI

Listener Michael wants advice about an uncomfortable assignment a professor has given him and fellow students in a college class on the history of imperialism and nationalism in Africa.

Listener Feedback

Jo wrote it with a request for Tre’vell & Jarrett to share their thoughts on the “I don’t see color” argument made by white people like Tomi Lahren.

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

Jarrett:

HM: Tiffany Johnson for getting nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

HM: Belated Happy Birthday to Michelle Obama

Tre’vell:

DM: Jessica Watkins, who proves that trans people can be trash, too. She is a former Oath Keeper and one of the domestic terrorists who stormed the ccapital on Jan 6. 

Black History Is Happening Everyday

We recognize Madison Butler, who recently launched The Black Speakers Collection as a way to close the speaker pay gap

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Episode Contributors: Jarrett Hill, Laura Swisher, Tre’Vell Anderson

Music: Cor.ece

Episode Summary: 

Jarrett and Tre’vell are reflecting on some of the controversial topics they have dropped over the last 100 episodes, wondering if they still feel the same way about topics cancel culture and boycotting, Wendy Williams, and mediocre Black art. Plus Jarrett and Tre’vell want to know your thoughts, so they are announcing some of the heated, but real discussions they are excited about having in 2022. 

Episode Notes:

Here is a list of the episodes that were discussed: 

• Episode 1: Kevin Hart
• Episode 2: Why You’re Wrong About Gayle King and Kobe Bryant
• Episode 6: Tyler Perry and the MCU: Madea Cinematic Universe
• Episode 7: We Love Mo’Nique For Real
• Episode 14: Baby Got Back Fat (ft. Jessica Rihal and Kevin Carnell)
• Episode 17: Bland AF: The Importance of Representation in Appreciating Mediocre Black
• Episode 72: Boycotts & Cancel Culture

 Also, Jarrett joined Jesse Thorn on Bullseye to discuss Winston Duke’s performances in Black Panther and Nine Days. Check out the episode that dropped on Jan. 7.

Black History Is Happening Everyday

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez won the Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in “Pose,” becoming the first trans person to win the honor. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

HM: Royal Match needs to stop doing two things: releasing wack advertising and playing with Jarrett’s emotions . . . with that said, the video game is addictive. 

HM: Before completing 100 episodes with Tre’vell, Jarrett successfully completed 100 episodes with his first podcast co-host Tatiana Burton. 

DM: Ayesha Curry said that it was disrespectful for people to claim that she has an open marriage with Steph Curry.

HM: Trace Lysette dropped a podcast titled, “Harsh Reality,” which recounts the story of the first Trans reality star. 

HM:  Wendy Raquel Robinson did that good acting in her Season 1 finale performance in Paramount Plus’ reboot of “The Game.” 

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Episode Contributors: Jarrett Hill, Laura Swisher, Tre’Vell Anderson, Lorraine Wheat

Music: Cor.ece

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FANTI is just one week away from releasing its 100th episode, so we are kicking off 2022 by revisiting the very first episode that FANTI ever released, which has Tre’vell sharing the story of an Iowa Democratic Caucus voter who somehow didn’t know Mayor Pete is gay in a segment called Pass the Popcorn. Our FANTI topic for the week is Kevin Hart, as we revisit his Oscars 2019 controversy and discuss how he’s still navigating the consequences a year later. And, make sure to stick around for our segment Dis/Honorable mentions, where we’ll shout out (and sometimes shout) those who made the news this week. 

Also, we are so excited that you are a listener of FANTI, a podcast about being a fan when the people and things you love don’t always do right! Stick with us through 2022 as Tre’vell and Jarrett help you navigate the complex and complicated conversations about the gray areas in our lives.

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We are two episodes away from our 100th episode. To celebrate, we are re-dropping Episode 48, “Bye, Ashy! FANTI’s Top Five of 2020,” which has Jarrett and Tre’vell explaining why their favorite moments made the top five while also providing you with some guideposts if you’re planning a 2022 treasure hunt through the FANTI collection. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett and Tre’vell have a very special honorable mention for all of our #Fantifam and to a few folks who’ve shown us some extra love over the months. 

Episode Notes

Check out (or revisit) past FANTI episodes mentioned here below: 

“Whoopins (I Turned Out Fine. Or Did I?)”

“Tired. (With Special Guest Dr. Joy DeGruy)“

“THEE Reason Black People Don’t Eat Chicken in Public (ft. Sam Sanders)“

“Okay Allies, Now Let’s Get in Formation! (Feat. Jarrett Lucas)“

“Black Women Have Been Left Out of #MeToo“

“When Gospel Music Slaps…and Leaves a Mark Ft. Mychael Chinn“

“Wendy Williams, How YOU Doin’ Girl? You Okay? Feat. Shar Jossell“

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Episode Summary: 

One thing’s for sure, Mary didn’t know that Christmas could sound so good. For this episode, Jarrett and Tre’vell are gifting your ears with some holiday bops! And they have invited friends scripted executive of “Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas” Mychael Chinn, and R&B singer and songwriter Mykal Kilgore to talk about holiday songs they love and hate. This heated discussion, filled with laughter and cheer, will have you dancing while chugging eggnog and decorating your Christmas tree. Plus, for our Hanukkah listeners, we have a song for you! 

Episode Notes:

Jarrett and Tre’vell created a FANTI Christmas playlist of all the jams that were discussed on the pod, including The Braxton’s “Mary, Did You Know?,” Natalie Cole’s “Jingle Bells,” Peal Jam’s “Someday at Christmas,” Ariana Grande’s “Wit It This Christmas,”  Kelly Price’s “In Love at Christmas (feat. Mary Mary),” and more. 

The Apple Playlist:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/now-thats-what-fanti-calls-sorta-christmas-2021/pl.u-zRMPsMk2EZ0

The Spotify playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rR14IrPSLkkfaHvjxuIMa?si=-TCrIKHLSPaPomWcxTMOzg

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Episode Contributors: Jarrett Hill, Laura Swisher, Tre’Vell Anderson, Lorraine Wheat

Music: Cor.ece

Graphics: Ashley Nguyen

Episode Summary: 

The long-awaited Jussie Smollett episode is here, and Tre’vell and Jarrett dig into the complex and complicado of the sticky situation. Tre’vell and Jarrett unpack the emotional turmoil they experienced while reporting on the story as well as the turmoil the recent verdict has surfaced. And, to make the discussion even more surprising, Tre’vell and Jarrett moved the Black History Is Happening Everyday segment to the top of the discussion, inviting “The Beauty President’s” Director Whitney Skauge and Star Terence Smith to talk about their latest short documentary, which details Terence Smith running for president as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk, becoming the first drag queen to ever run.  

Episode Notes:

Jarrett mentioned the Instagram clip of Clay Cane’s interview with Smollet’s defense attorney, the full interview can be watched on SiriusXM’s app and on YouTube. Tre’vell mentioned “The Good Morning America” interview with Robin Roberts that was completed early on in Smollett’s trial. Also, the project that Smollett was in the process of directing before his claims is “B-Boy Blues,” which was based on the bestselling novel by James Earl Hardy. The article that inspired Skauge to direct “The Beauty President” is titled, “Drag Herstory: The Drag Queen Who Ran For President in 1992.” You can watch the short documentary on YouTube, and you can connect with Whitney Skauge on Instagram @whitneyskauge. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

HM: ABC and Hulu released “Abbott Elementary,” a comedy about public school teachers in Philadelphia helping inner-city youth succeed against all the odds. 

HM: Netflix’s True Story star’s Kevin Hart in a thriller about two brothers trying to stay on top in a world filled with crime. 

HM: HBO Max's "Sex and the City" Revival “And Just Like That,” gets a mention because it seems to address the criticism of the first edition's lack of diversity.   

HM: Megan Thee Stallion just graduated from the HBCU Texas Southern University, and she posted on her Instagram to commemorate. 

HM: The Indie Spirit Award nominations are out, and the dark comedy Zola, a film about a stripper’s trip to Florida spiraling out of control, leads the nominations. 

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FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.org

Laura Swisher is senior producer and Lorraine Wheat is producer. 

Episode Contributors: Jarrett Hill, Laura Swisher, Tre’Vell Anderson, Lorraine Wheat

Music: Cor.ece

Graphics: Ashley Nguyen