Go Black Boy Go

The Best Judys review season 12, episode 8 “Droop,” stan Chaka Khan, and discuss a “certain demographic.” 

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Welcome (0:10)

Episode Review:

After Elimination  (4:50)

Mini Challenge (8:06)

Maxi Challenge (12:34)

Main Stage Presentation: Black Wedding + Stanning Chaka Khan (21:18)

Lip-Sync (42:51)

Untucked (47:56)

Our Top Three (55:29)

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Music-DJ Tony Playboi-I Was Waiting On You At The Door: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxbE6nnoKkA

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Follow the Judys: Will’s Instagram @willyum.jpeg; Jalen’s Podcast on Instagram & Twitter @goblackboygo

In this first review episode, Best Judys, Will and Jalen, discuss their experiences with watching Drag Race, their favorite queens, and their thoughts about the current season.

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Welcome (0:10)

Our first time watching the show (5:45)

Our favorite queens (13:51)

RuPaul, Race, and Queer Identity (18:56)

Our thoughts about the current season (27:29)

Our thoughts about Sh**ry P** (44:25)

Our review of Episode 8 "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (50:15)

Who do you think will win and why? (1:03:54)

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Link:

Bianca Del Rio video referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a71V1gYiDJg / Music-DJ Tony Playboi-I Was Waiting On You At The Door: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxbE6nnoKkA

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Follow the Judys: Will’s Instagram @willyum.jpeg; Jalen’s Podcast on Instagram & Twitter @goblackboygo

This week’s ramblings include the Black Gay edition of the #DontRush challenge, interracial dating, and Jalen’s struggles to understand his black queer identity.

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Welcome (0:09)

Teaching/Grad School Corner (2:45)

What I Been Seein’ (15:48)

I’m so done (32:07)

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Links: #DontRushChallenge Black Gay Love Edition: https://twitter.com/jontaoht/status/1246461726209400832?s=21 / Tweet mentioned: https://twitter.com/damonewilliams_/status/1246483994830499840?s=21

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Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / Instagram @goblackboygo and the host on Twitter @jalenthompso. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Podbean! 

This week’s ramblings include the dealing with school during a pandemic, president’s response to COVID-19, and a brief tangent about RuPaul’s Drag Race. (Oh, and a lot of burping and slurping.)

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Welcome (0:11)

Teaching Corner (4:03)

Classic Shit (11:19)

What the Wh*te? (15:25)

When I Been Seein’ (28:30)

I’m so done! (38:41)

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Links:

Bbymutha - BBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z__BNefIrx8 / Coronavirus: Donald Trump and US task force give daily briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUJeI0wNI-o / Twitter Thread referenced: https://twitter.com/AmyShircel/status/1243758640869380096

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Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / Instagram @goblackboygo and the host on Twitter @jalenthompso. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Podbean! 

This week's ramblings include graduate student protests, Bernie supporters, and Coronavirus with special guest Erin Green. (This episode was recorded March 22nd.)

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Welcome (0:11)

Classic Shit (4:45)

What’s going on girl? (13:26)

We're so done with Bernie Supporters & Reactions to Coronavirus (53:55)

Discussed this week: Megan Thee Stallion - B.I.T.C.H. / https://www.al.com/news/2017/09/man_who_married_his_computer_s.html / https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/17/coronavirus-oregon-police-says-stop-calling-911-toilet-paper/5065874002/

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This week Jalen takes a look back on his first week of self-quarantining to reflect on his past term.

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This week’s ramblings include teaching anxieties, meth use in the gay community, and fake woke white people. Featuring special guest, Chad Langley (Jalen’s partner).

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Teaching Corner (2:25)

Grad School Question (14:40)

On My Self (16:21)

Guest Introduction (21:00)

Classic Shit (24:21)

What’s going on, girl? (30:54)

We’re so done with fake woke white people. (44:37)

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Links:

Nicki Minaj - Regular Degular / Alabama lawmaker’s bill would force men to get vasectomies at 50 / White Gay Men Are Destroying Queer Black Lives With “Party ‘n’ Play” Sex And Meth Addiction / Here for It Pod (for coverage on the meth use in the gay community and its effects on black gay men)

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Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / Instagram @goblackboygo, The host on Twitter @jalenthompso, and the guest on Twitter @chad_langley_. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Podbean! 

This week's ramblings include Jalen's student's essays, Oregon's progressive image, a proposed vasectomy law, and the Oscar speeches for Best Actor and Best Actress.

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Teaching Corner (0:45)

Classic Sh*t (8:42)

What going on, girl? (12:46)

On My Self (21:22)

I'm so done (22:40)

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Links:

Bbymutha - Lately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoUT9ddvMko / Cultural Criticism and Transformation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLMVqnyTo_0  / https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-oregon-man-told-his-boss-about-discrimination-work-then-n1135011?icid=recommended / https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2020/02/alabama-lawmakers-bill-would-force-men-to-get-vasectomies-at-50.html / https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/02/joaquin-phoenix-bafta-speech / https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/a-close-read-of-joaquin-phoenix-rene-zellwegers-speeches.html#comments / https://theundefeated.com/features/joaquin-phoenixs-bafta-speech-was-great-but-lets-focus-on-the-action/

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Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / Instagram @goblackboygo, the host on Twitter @jalenthompso, and the guest on Twitter @chad_langley_. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Podbean! 

This week Jalen recaps a recent struggle with teaching and he introduces a new segment about Oregon news.

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Teaching Corner (0:15)

Class Update (13:14)

Classic Shit (16:56)

What going on, girl? (22:26)

On My Self (33:10)

I'm so done with... (34:15)

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Links:

Bbymutha - Rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fgx4NNgqps

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Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / Instagram @goblackboygo and the host on Twitter @jalenthompso. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Podbean! 

In this episode, Jalen discusses his teaching experiences and introduces a few new segments.

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Teaching Corner (1:50)

Classic Shit (9:50)

On My Bookshelf (15:46)

I’m so done with seminars and the Oscars (20:18)

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Links:

https://www.ted.com/talks/brittney_cooper_the_racial_politics_of_time?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare / https://we.riseup.net/assets/43875/combahee%20river.pdf / Megan thee Stallion - Hood Rat Shit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsDxEzsQBZU

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Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / Instagram @goblackboygo and the host on Twitter @jalenthompso. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Podbean!