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This week on a very special holiday edition of FANTI, Jarrett Hill and Tre'Vell Anderson are joined by the hilarious Kalen Allen to share their favorite holiday films and someone has some choice opinions about the Home Alone cinematic universe you're not going to want to miss! 

But first…

We Pass the Popcorn with our picks for top 3 Christmas songs for the season.  

DIONNE WARWICK UPDATE

Every week we'll bring you another update from the fantastical life of Dionne Warwick's twitter account.

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for Sylvie's Love—out now! Check out our interview with stars Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomghua  here. Tre'Vell has an honorable mention for all the folks cooking this holiday season (at home with those you live with, we hope!) and for the VISDs (Very Important side dishes!) BAKED macaroni and cheese and candied yams sans marshmallow. 

Episode Notes

Check out Kalen Allen's new holiday EP 'For Christmas Sake' here. 

Check out Jarrett's interview with Jingle Jangle's Anika Noni Rose for Bullseye with Jesse Thorn here. 

Have a favorite holiday film or song not mentioned in the episode? Let us know via email or on the socials. 

Have a safe and happy holiday season!

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Jordan Kauwling

 is the associate producer. 

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson talk Black love on screen with "Silvie's Love" stars Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomghua.

What are your favorite representations of Black love on the large and small screen? Do those characters and stories fully encompass all that is contained in black love or does the media fall short of showcasing the variety of ways we express love within the Black community? 

We'll get into all of that...

But first…

It's T-Time and Jarrett has a topic up for discussion all about body image, mental health and self care. 

DIONNE WARWICK UPDATE: Every week we'll bring you another update from the fantastical life of Dionne Warwick's twitter account. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for Justin Simien and his new Lando series. Tre'vell has an honorable mention for #fantifam member Portia Bartley who you can check out in the new film The Prom. 

Check out Jarrett's interview with Jingle Jangle's Anika Noni Rose for Bullseye with Jesse Thorn here. 

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Jordan Kauwling

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This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are talking about their complex and complicado relationships to the gig economy. 

2020 has been extra raggedy. 

You know. You were here. 

With so many of us unemployed, underemployed and forced to find creative ways to keep our heads above water (Good Times!) we wanted to dedicate this episode to all of the folks out there driving for ride-share companies, delivering groceries, pitching to editors and otherwise hustling. 

We see you. 

But first…

Have you heard the good news? 

FANTI Podcast is one of Apple Podcast Favorites of 2020!

Pass the Popcorn

 Tre'vell and Jarrett chat about President Obama's appeal to switch up the language around the "Defund the police" movement. Are you in?  

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for the late Mrs. Shirley Williams, mother of Wendy Williams while Tre'vell would like to give an honorable mention to Natalie Desselle-Reid of BAPS and Cinderella fame who passed away recently from colon cancer. Rest in peace to them both.

Lastly, an honorable mention for air fryers and a big ol dishonorable mention to Big Flour. 

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Disclaimer: This episode contains a frank discussion about the careers of Michael Jackson and Robert Kelly. While we do make mention of allegations of sexual assault and abuse, that is not the crux of this episode. However, if that’s something you’d rather not listen to, we get it. Feel free to skip this episode and revisit your favorite from our catalog here. 

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson finally tackle a topic the #FANTIfam has been requesting for months: How do we engage (and should we engage?) with the music catalogues of Michael Jackson and R. Kelly.

Unless you've truly been living under a rock we don't need to catch you up to speed on the careers of either. We are also going to assume you don't need a refresher on any of the allegations that surround the legacies of either artist. 

Is it okay to listen to the music R. Kelly wrote for other artists while removing his entire discography from the Spotify playlist? Should we refrain from moonwalking at events? Where does one draw the line when people who have been accused of the unforgivable leave behind such a rich musical imprint?

But first…

Have you heard the good news? 

FANTI Podcast is one of Apple Podcasts 2020 Favorites!

Pass the Popcorn

 Tre'vell and Jarrett want to know when the time is right to twerk on the brunch furniture? 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for journalist Shane Bauer's piece in the New Yorker about the Vallejo Police Department. Read it here. 

Tre'vell would like to give an honorable mention to Shondaland's Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker. You can watch it on Netflix. They also have an honorable mention for the new book Black Futures which you can pick up here. Shout out to Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham! 

Lastly, an honorable mention for The Dionne Warwick who has recently been cutting up on the socials. We love to see it!

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Laura Swisher is the senior producer.

Jordan Kauwling

 is the associate producer. 

The holidays are upon us and with that comes family dinners, Zoom gatherings (hello, 2020!) and a spirit of community across the nation. While the nation grapples with a volatile election year within an already volatile four years of civil unrest, some have advocated for folks to find a path toward healing, a chance to put down our differences and look toward a new beginning as a healed nation. 

But will doing so cause more harm than good for those who have been the target of subjugation? Should it fall to those groups to extend the olive branch?

FANTI hosts Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson get into the complex and complicado of reconciliation and who should be doing the work.  

But first...

Pass the Popcorn

 Tre'vell and Jarrett chat about People's 2020 Sexiest Man Alive list and they have...opinions. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for the phenomenally produced The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air reunion and specifically "OG Aunt Viv" Ms. Janet Hubert! If you missed it you can check it out here. He's also shouting out Barack Obama's new book and Grammy-nominated artist Mykal Kilgore. 

Speaking of Grammys. Tre'vell has an honorable mention for Meghan Thee Stallion whose new album is… a BOP!

Lastly, an honorable mention for the word "ashy." IYKYK. 

Read Jarrett's full article in Revolt here. 

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FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.org

Laura Swisher is the senior producer.

Jordan Kauwling is the associate producer. 

Amid the social unrest of this year, and the calls to hold accountable the cops who murdered Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and George Floyd (among others), a new acronym came to prominence as a means to refer to marginalized folks -- BIPOC. That’s B-I-P-O-C, or Black, Indigenous, People of Color. It has now replaced POC as the way to refer to non-white folks en masse.

But is the term just another way for people to collapse our identities and experiences into one? FANTI hosts Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson dive deeper into the etymology of the term, it's usefulness and where it misses the mark. 

But first...

Pass the Popcorn

 Tre'vell and Jarrett chat about the latest news surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has some contrarian opinions about the very popular show Schitt's Creek while Tre'vell gets into the IG accounts Ballroom Reacts and that of the fabulous Danielle Young. Jarrett has an honorable mention for the Chilled Cow YouTube channel while Tre'vell would like all of those out their hating on Harry Styles in a dress to go somewhere and sit down.  Finally, Jarrett wraps up the episode with a special dishonorable mention for himself and his inability to stop watching The Bachelorette. 

Learn more about BIPOC organizing here. 

This week, we're diving into the career of comedian Dave Chappelle. 

The legend of stand-up recently returned to Saturday Night Live to host their first episode since the 2020 presidential race was called for Joe Biden. The last time Chappelle hosted was the first episode following the election of President Donald Jackass Trump.

He performed a 16-minute monologue that took aim at anti-maskers, racists and threw in a little bit of both-sideserism to boot but some of his more dated material taking cheap shots at the LGBTQI community left us feeling…tired. 

Has the multi-talented actor, comedian fallen off or has the world evolved around him? 

We'll answer that question and more. 

But first...

Pass the Popcorn

 Tre'vell and Jarrett talk about where they were when they heard Joseph Biden got elected. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for the #fantifam members who reached out over the past two weeks with feedback about where to purchase masks, about his obsession with the show The Lie and who just had something to say. We love it!

Tre'vell is coming in hot with an honorable mention for the blessed and highly favored Pastor Telley Lynnette Gadson who gave the sermons of all sermons for those who have reached peak Trump-fatigue. Jarrett also has an honorable mention for gospel artist Tye Tribbett.  ICYMI catch our FANTI episode all about gospel here. 

An honorable mention for Thee Blue Ivy Carter who will provide narration for Mathew A. Cherry's Oscar-winning book and short film Hair Love in audio-form. Her power! HER POWER!

Jarrett continues his fascination with what Dwight PayPal are doing with his recommendation of HBO's The Undoing starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. 

Our final honorable mention comes from Tre'vell and goes to Mauree Turner who was the first nonbinary person elected to Oklahoma's state legislature as well as the first Muslim person. 

Read more from David Dennis Jr here. 

Check out Jarrett's playlist here and click here  to read his Revolt piece on Trump supporters.

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Jordan Kauwling

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Lordy lordy, look who made it to episode 40!

We're back with another FANTI episode and we're taking more audience questions from you! That's right, we're taking some of your very important emails, DMs and @ tweets and you all did not disappoint. 

But first...

Pass the Popcorn

Tre'vell and Jarrett have an honest discussion about how they are each coping under the (third wave) of the lockdown. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett and Tre'vell have an honorable mention for you. Yes, YOU. 

2020 has been a whirlwind with murder hornets, a pandemic, and a janky election cycle that has us all feeling more than a little drained. 

Being able to produce a weekly show and commiserate with you all (aka the #FANTIfam) has been a silver lining in a truly one of a kind year. 

Let's remember during these exasperating times to be good to each other and to ourselves. 

Love,
Fanti

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Jordan Kauwling is the associate producer. 

We're continuing the conversation with part two of our Hallelulujah-ween spectacular! This week, we’re talking Black horror movies with film historian Tananarive Due! She's a professor whose course, called “The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival and the Black Horror Aesthetic” has gained national attention! She teaches on Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA and is an executive producer of Shudder's documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. She's also worked with Get Out's Jordan Peele on several projects including her work on the annotated screenplay of the film. 

Tre'vell and Jarrett chat with Professor Due about Black horror tropes, art imitating reality and what she'd like to see next from the Black horror genre. Plus, we'll discuss the real-world and imagined horrors of  Get Out, Lovecraft Country and more! You don't want to miss it. 

But first...

Pass the Popcorn

 Tre'vell and Jarrett have opinions about this year's Halloween candy power rankings. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for a few films. First up is the documentary Totally Under Control about the US government's response (or lack thereof) to COVID-19. You can watch it now on Hulu.  Next is Black Box, with Phylicia Rashad and Uncorked's Mamoudou Athie. You can catch it on Amazon Prime. Also, Jarrett tries to convince Tre'vell to watch The Lie. You can watch it for yourself here. 

Tre'vell has an honorable mention for the new show "Sovereign" from Ava DuVernay & Bird Runningwater which will be the first network show to center an indigenous story.  

And finally, Tre'vell has an honorable mention for #fantifam member Rachel who shares her Halloween (or Hallelujahween) plans for 2020. 

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FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.org

Laura Swisher is the senior producer.

Jordan Kauwling is the associate producer. 

This week, in part one of our two-part Halloween special, Tre’vell and Jarrett talk about their childhood experiences with Halloween, what candy will get you cussed out and answer the question: Do Black people celebrate Halloween? Plus, a sneak-peak of Jarrett's chat with "Bad Hair" director Justin Simien and more!  

Is Hallalujah-ween just as satisfying as trick or treating? Will White celebs somehow find a way to do Blackface this year despite wearing a mask? Do we need to be reminded again that "we are a culture not a mask?" Spooky skeleton season and even spookier candy corn gets the FANTI treatment 

But first...

Pass the Popcorn

Tre'vell and Jarrett discuss the recent stunts of Black entertainers including Ice Cube, 50 Cent and Diddy. 

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for the new Focus Features documentary The Way I See It which will make you miss the days of decorum and full sentences. He also has an honorable mention for the film Sylvie's Love which drops on Christmas. You can watch the trailer here.

Tre'vell has an honorable mention for Patrik Ian Polk who was a part of this year's BIPOC queer film cannon panel at New Fest. Learn more about it here. 

Another honorable mention goes out to the film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starring Viola Thee Davis and features the late Chadwick Boseman in his final performance. 

One last honorable mention for the wonderful Issa Rae who hosted SNL this past week!

And finally, we would like to mention the civil unrest currently going on in Nigeria and the activists and protestors currently risking their lives to end police brutality and overreach. To learn more about this subject you can read “Queer Nigerians Are Being Beaten by SARS — I'm Trying to End That” by Matthew Blaise. 

Do you have a voting plan? Click here for more information on how you can make your voice heard by voting. 

And remember…

#BlackLivesMatter

#JusticeforBreonnaTaylor 

#BlackTransLivesMatter

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FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.org

Laura Swisher

 is the senior producer.

Jordan Kauwling

is our associate producer.