Off Color

For this episode we reached back into the archives to bring you an unreleased show from 11/3/2017 featuring our original co-host, the late Dr. Gregory Diggs. This is one of the demo episodes we recorded while the idea for Off Color was still taking shape, and it's a deep discussion that breaks down racial stereotypes by revealing White James as the only person in the room who can't swim.

We welcome Emmy-winning journalist Gabrielle Bryant to the basement to discuss more racist relatives, #OurVoiceOurSchools, Spotify's R. Kelly ban, the accusations against Morgan Freeman, and the royal wedding.

Today we welcome Emmy-winning journalist Tamara M. Banks and Ugandan foreign affairs expert Maria Nagawa. We discuss the recent spate of incidents involving white people calling cops on Black Americans for no good reason, plus a lively discussion on the pluses and minuses of foreign aid to Africa.

Denverite reporter Allan Tellis got his bike stolen today, but that's not the only reason he's pissed off. He joins us in the basement to discuss the infamous Starbucks incident, racism in American policing, and whether bias can ever truly be "unconscious". It's not all anger, though; we also discuss some recent good news, including Beyonce's Coachella set and Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer.

We return to the basement after an unplanned week off to discuss the influence of racism on America's public schools. Our guests H-Soul and Fernando Branch bring a wealth of expertise to the discussion, as we ask what people of color can do to take back our schools and begin to reverse America's history of unequal education.

As Off Color pushes forward without Dr. Gregory Diggs, we welcome three brilliant artists to the basement to weigh in on this cultural moment that some people are calling a Black Renaissance. First off, there's Jeff Campbell, founder of Emancipation Theater Co. and writer/director of the new play Honorable Disorder. He brings with him Theo E.J. Wilson, a returning guest whose recent TED Talk went viral, and who plays the lead in Jeff's play. And finally, we welcome Dr. Diggs's brother Brian Diggs, who is an actor and dancer in his own right.

Our beloved co-host Dr. Gregory Diggs passed away unexpectedly on February 24, and a few days later Rebekah and James got together in the basement for a special episode to honor his memory. This is an honest and unedited hour of talk, recorded while the emotions surrounding our friend's death were still raw. We hope you'll join us, and stay with us as we find a way to push forward without him.

This is Part 2 of our spoiler-ific conversation about Black Panther, featuring Ugandan political economist Maria Nagawa and activist/Wakanda-skeptic H-Soul.

Black Panther is finally here, and we welcome two guests to the basement to help us talk it through: activist and Wakanda-skeptic Hasira "H-Soul" Ashemu, and Ugandan political economist Maria Nagawa. The conversation was so lit that it has to be released in two parts, and it should go without saying that there are LOTS OF SPOILERS.