No Sleep Till Hollywood

On the 8th episode of No Sleep Till Hollywood, Caleb and Gaelyn take a deep dive into one of their favorite shows of this year, Bel-Air! They discuss how they feel about rebooting the iconic show, the benefits of the 1 hour serialized format and get into the positive impact of seeing a dark-skinned wealthy Black family on TV. Caleb informs us about what it means to have “Philly Pride” even though he has never lived there. And most importantly, Jabari Banks  if you’re listening, Gaelyn wants you to slide in her DMs!

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Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)

Executive Producer: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh)

Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith

Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald

Episode 7 features a special guest, Abigail J. Covington! With her passion for creating discourse about issues that affect underrepresented identities, and knowledge of all things Black in media, Abigail and Gaelyn’s text messages about #loveisblind sparked this week’s topic: the addictive and messy world of Reality TV! The group discusses the history and sub-genres of unscripted television. They dig into the complicated reality of being Black on reality television. And of course, we circled all the way back to the slap heard ‘round the world!

The NSTH team would like to acknowledge that this episode is being released a week late out of respect for the tragedy that was the shooting at Robb Elementary last week. Although this episode was recorded before the tragedy, we did not feel that promoting our new episode was the appropriate course of action. We send our thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families and urge our elected officials to make a change so that this never happens again.

We hope this episode brings some light into your day!

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Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)

Special Guest: Abigail J. Covington (@theabigailjcovington_

Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh)

Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith

Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald

On episode 6 of No Sleep Till Hollywood, Gaelyn and Caleb sit down with Breana Turner MPH to discuss the Strong Black Woman trope that is running rampant in the television and film landscape. Utilizing Breana’s expertise as a Master of Public Health and Doctoral student, they break down the history of the trope and analyze examples on popular shows. They also discuss the harmful effects of the adultification of Black girls and how we can all do better for the Black women in our lives. And in the Now Watching segment Breana and Gaelyn’s bond over their shared crush on Jabari Banks of Bel-Air and Caleb shares his love for the Proud Family reboot, Louder and Prouder!

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Hosted by: Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)

Special Guest: Breana Turner (@breana_gabrielle) www.breanaturner.com

Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh)

Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith

Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald

It’s been a couple weeks since Euphoria’s had the timeline in a frenzy, so Caleb and Gaelyn brought it back! On this episode they discuss the second season of HBO’s hit show following Rue Bennett and her messy group of peers in Euphoriaville. While living for the mess, they also discuss the ethical and moral implications of the show itself. Tune in to hear Caleb and Gaelyn’s favorite characters, episodes, and moments from the second season and a moment of respect for Fezco’s Gangsta Grandmother.

Credits:

Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)

Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh)

Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith

Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald

Episode 4 is all about the Jeen-Yuhs that is K*nye West! Gaelyn and Caleb discuss the documentary in the context of his musical career, societal implications of his words and Faith and Spirituality. They also discuss the art of the documentary and if this three-part deep dive into the myth of K*nye West went far enough for viewers. And we discuss Caleb’s questionable musical upbringing!

Credits:

Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)

Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh)

Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith

Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald

On this special episode of No Sleep Till Hollywood, Caleb and Gaelyn discuss “The Good, The Bad & The Slap of it All” for the 2022 Oscars. We get into a discussion about our favorite moments, movies and Will Smith reminding us that you can take the boy out of Philly but you can’t take the Philly out the boy!

Credits:

Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)

Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh)

Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith

Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald

It’s Caleb’s Birthday! In honor of his Birthday we discussed our favorite Birthday episodes which ultimately devolved into another Euphoria conversation LOL! Gaelyn (unfortunately and badly) sang three songs and Caleb tells us the memorable story of his 8th Birthday.

Credits:

Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)

Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh)

Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith

Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald

It’s our very first episode! On today’s episode we tell you the story of how we met, some of our favorite shows of the past and present, and why everyone on Euphoria is naked! 

Credits:

Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)

Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh)

Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith

Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald