Welcome back film friends! That's right, Reel Poppycock returns ripping & roaring out the gate with the premier episode of Season 4. Ed chose the 1995 movie "Higher Learning," written and directed by John Singleton, to kick off our celebration of Black Filmmakers. As KC says, Black History Month is *every* month of the year, so our celebration will certainly push past the end of February.

Boasting plentiful prophetic plot points, and an all-star cast mainly near the beginning of their careers, "Higher Learning" is a powerful and poignant piece of cinema.

Reel Poppycock takes a page out of Singleton's book with some scathing social commentary of their own, but it's not all doom and gloom, as the crew still has games, analyses, insights, and laughs galore. Trevor even tries to do his namesake Busta Rhymes (born Trevor George Smith Jr.) proud with a little tribute to one of most energetic MCs in history.

Thanks for tuning in and checking out Episode 1 of Season 4 of Reel Poppycock, enjoy!

00:00:24 Ed's Best Dreads Impersonation

00:04:37 Celebrating Black Filmmakers

00:05:40 Reel Basic Facts

00:16:12 Trevor's Best Busta Tribute

00:25:17 Phipps Really Ties the Film Together? Ed says that's Just like your Opinion, Man

00:28:37 Poppycock (non-Pop) Quiz

00:36:39 KC advises - Hold on to your Butts, and Hold on to your Purses

00:50:40 Fudge Frowns Upon the World Bank and the IMF

01:04:40 Daryl F. Gates - the *Actual* Menace to Society

01:15:28 Can we actually Cheer for the Columbus Conquerors?

01:32:52 Remy is Starting to Lose It

01:46:44 Tyra's Ragu-Job doesn't do it for KC

01:56:32 Fudge Graduates, and a Poppycock Host Hair History

02:02:00 Grab ya Rubbers - It is time for Profolacting!

02:08:20 Poppycock Round-Up

02:21:08 Rage Against the Remy - Tom Morello says "nazi lives don't matter"

credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}

- "Phobia" by OutKast

- "Year of the Boomerang" by Rage Against The Machine

- "Higher" by Ice Cube

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