Referential

Tangent episode #18

Crossover!

I got together with Elana Levin from Graphic Policy Radio to talk through our feelings about the current state of the X-Men franchise in the comics.

 A conversation in two parts!

First we sat down to talk about the Fall of X and the end of the X-Men & Marvel's 'First Krakoan Age'. 

Then we came back to the mic to talk about the state of the X-Office today and the relaunched slate of X-Men comics under the 'From The Ashes' banner. 

Tune in!

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• Fall of X
• From the Ashes (Starts at 47:46)
• Kieron Gillen’s Immortal X-Men, X-Men: Forever & Rise of the Powers of X
• Gerry Duggan’s Fall of the House of X, Hellfire Gala 3, Invincible Iron Man & Uncanny Avengers
• Al Ewing’s Resurrection of Magneto & X-Men: Red
• Si Spurrier’s X-Men Blue: Origins
• Jonathan Hickman
• Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men
• Jed McKay’s X-Men
• Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly’s NYX
• Eve L. Ewing’s Exceptional X-Men
• Lucas Werneck
• R.B. Silva
• Adam Kubert
• Luciano Vecchio
• Pepe Larraz
• Matteo Lolli
• Solos!
• “My name is Alex.”
• Democracy in the 2nd Krakoan Age
• The End of Hope Summers
• Remembering Utopia
• Kate Pryde and the gates
• Remembering Dr. Moira MacTaggart
• Assimilation Or Unity
• #XSpoilers and fandom
• Read comics, its good for your skin

One more time, Krakoans. For the children!

Hosted and produced by Dr. Khaliden Nas.

Additional editing assistance by Laila. 

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

All videos edited by Victor Alexander.

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. 

Episode podcast cover by Valentine Smith/Fall of X promotional art by Mark Brooks & Richard Isanove 

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Tangent episode #16 

REFERENTIAL enters the ‘Session of The Witch’ with a special series of episodes diving into the resurgence of witches in pop culture fiction and their ties to this moment in feminism, womanhood, queerness, misogynoir (and musicals!).

To start us off, I’m joined by host of Best Issue Ever’s Sara Century to talk the MCU’s latest instalment Agatha All Along! Created by Jac Schaeffer and starring Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Aubrey Plaza, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Patti LuPone and Debra Joe Rupp. Agatha All Along continues Agatha Harkness’ story from Wandavision and gives us a glimpse into her ambiguous past. 

Listen to our thoughts on the series + find out how we fit the following in the conversation

• It works for Sarah Paulson
• Crushing on Kate Winslet 
• Patti LuPilled
• Justice for Alice
• Death
• The Current State of the MCU
• Messy Morality 
• I was falling
• The first openly gay serial killer
• We’re the weirdoes mister
• Regressive adaptations 
• Jennifer Kale did what she had to do
• Femme supers
• Tents
• Ambiguity 
• RIP Mrs Hart

Find Sara Century @saracentury on Instagram

Get Sara’s Scream zine! http://saracentury.gumroad.com

Find out more her work and podcasting at https://saracentury.com and subscribe to Best Issue Ever everywhere you get your podcasts!

Hosted and produced by Dr. Khaliden Nas.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

All videos edited by Victor Alexander.

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. 

Keep up to date with Dr. Khaliden Nas by checking out www.alsopurple.com Follow me @AlsoPurp on all socials.

Find out more about REFERENTIAL’s upcoming episodes on www.alsopurple.com/citations

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Tangent #15 Josie and the Pussycats (Crossover)

I’m joined on this episode by hosts of the Queer Cinema Catch Up Podcast Allison and Joe!

We get into 2001’s Josie and the Pussycats, directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan and starring Rachel Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming, Missy Pyle and Parker Posey.

The film was a commercial and critical failure that turned into a cult classic in the years since its release. We sit down to reappraise the biting satire and think about what it was trying to do in the context of today!

+ Find out how we fit the following in the conversation

• Nostalgia
• Predicting pop-punk
• The mainstreaming of punk music
• Rockism vs Poptimism
• Dicks the Musical
• Authenticity in the age of
• Pop’s teen queens and sexuality 
• Innuendo bops
• Parker Posey as Elon Musk
• An ode to Missi Pyle

Find Joe and Allison on instagram @Queer_Cinema_Catchup and on their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@QueerCinemaCatchup 

And make sure to check out their podcast!

Keep up to date with Dr. Khaliden Nas by checking out www.alsopurple.com and following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

Hosted and produced by Dr. Khaliden Nas.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

All videos edited by Victor Alexander.

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. 

Find out more about REFERENTIAL’s upcoming episodes on www.alsopurple.com/citations

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(Preserving Pride Part 1)

Trying something a little different and introducing a new format...

I started working on this after being advised to stay in doors because the streets we’d marched on were now being threatened by rioters who feel anyone Brown, Black or different doesn’t belong. 

Trans Pride Brighton was the first Trans Pride event outside of the United States. It is also one of the largest, gathering 45,000 people in 2024 in protest and celebration. Grass-roots and community-led, the TPB organisation is run by a team of volunteers who deliver an event that has only grown more vital since its establishment in 2013.

Trans Pride Brighton is where people gather in action to share their intention for the world to be better for them and each other.

Press play and join the march.. 

Featured voices in order of appearance 

• Khaliden Nas
• Sarah Savage
• Al
• Mzz Kimberly
• Ruth from SolFed (Brighton Solidarity Foundation)
• Oli
• Bosun
• V from the ECP (English Collective of Prostitutes)
• Victor Alexander from the Trans Pride Brighton Committee
• Cass From the Trans Pride Brighton Committee 
• Traveller Pride
• Alaska Nas

Thank you everyone who contributed their voices to this episode and to the Trans Pride Brighton Committee for another year of pride and protest without compromise.

Find resources and more about Trans Pride Brighton at https://linktr.ee/transpridebrighton

Make a donation at https://transpridebrighton.org/donate/

Keep up to date with Dr. Khaliden Nas by checking out www.alsopurple.com and following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

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Produced & edited by Dr. Khaliden Nas.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

Videos by Victor Alexander (Check out his film video essays @Clevvergirl on tiktok!)

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. 

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Video episode 1

I'm joined by Ash Alleyne for a discussion about the state of Black representation in superhero, fantasy and science fiction media.

+ Find out how we also fit the following in:

• Black Telepaths or the lack of them in comics
• Reading against the grain
• Storm & Marvel & The X-Men
• Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom
• Uhura & Star Trek
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Insecure
• Queen Sugar
• Richard Ayoade being disappointing
• Aircoolers or Airfryers
• Star Wars
• Judge Dredd & The Empire...good?
• And much more!

If you like homework, or looking for a recommendation list you can find the 'Citation Page' for this episode on my website! https://www.alsopurple.com/referential1

You'll find all the books, shows and pods referenced in this conversation.

Find Ash @Vanthefirst on all socials and his podcast X of Words everywhere you find your podcasts.

Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. 

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Here's what you can expect!

Referential is hosted by Dr. Khaliden Nas to have serious conversations about frivolous topics!

Each episode takes you on an academically informed deep dive into pop culture and media that never skips out on a stupid joke.

Subscribe & join Dr. Khaliden Nas (and the occasional guest!) as we dive into conversations about identity, representation, Blackness, queerness (and so much more) across the cultures that we make; and the cultures that make us.

Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all the socials.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. 

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