Unfriendly Black Hotties

This week, the Hotties dive deep into season 1 of the reality TV sensation Selling Sunset [1:39], share some of their go-to recipes [30:38], and discuss the sociopolitical dynamics of celebrity nudity in pop culture [43:07]. And of course, they have some culture recs for you to Get Involved with [59:24]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing and the N-word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl. Send your long form comments and questions to [email protected].

Mentioned this week:

• Selling Sunset, streaming on Netflix
• Chris Evans x Tamron Hall
• Emily Ratajkowski, "Buying Myself Back"
• Iconography with Ayo Edebiri and Olivia Craighead
• Better Things, streaming on Hulu

Please consider opening your pocketbook this week and donating to Pennsylvania Voice, a partnership of 30+ organizations working together to expand power for communities of color. Come on, y'all. We know you got money. XOXO, CT & KW <3

That's right, the Hotties have decided to grace you with a special bonus episode! Instead of their signature cold takes, CT & KW are here with some *~hot *~ takes on recent events! (...don't get used to it.)

They discuss Jessica Krug and academia's relationship with blackness in Nonsense in Higher Ed—spoiler, they do not wish her well [2:06-16:43]. Next, it's time to celebrate! In honor of Niecy Nash coming out & getting herself a whole wife, CT & KW challenge themselves to come up with some "straight" celebrity women who should perhaps consider marrying the Hotties [16:53-46:30]. Then, a retrospective on Lady Gaga's Chromatica, and her takeover of the strangest VMA's ever [46:42-56:54]. Of course, they have some culture for you to Get Involved with—join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing and the N-word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Mentioned this week:

• Recap of the Jessica Krug Mess from the NYT
• GW's Fire Statement
• CT's Reporting on Niecy Nash for Autostraddle
• Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
• Selling Sunset, streaming on Netflix

Please consider opening your pocketbook this week and donating to the Black Resilience Fund, an emergency fund dedicated to providing direct, immediate resources to Black Portlanders in need. Come on, y'all. We know you got money. XOXO, CT & KW <3

This week, the Hotties dive deep on their favorite himbos [1:35], essential "flavor agents" for the home cook [25:36], and one of the albums of the summer, Gaslighter [53:42]. As always, they have plenty of culture recommendations for you to get involved with [1:03:43]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Mentioned this week:

• Chinese Restaurant Syndrome is a myth!!
• Gaslighter by The Chicks, streaming on Spotify
• You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson
• Harley Quinn on HBO Max
• Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin

Please consider opening your pocketbook this week and donating to Morris Home, the only residential recovery program in the country to offer comprehensive services specifically for the transgender community. Come on, y'all. We know you got money. XOXO, CT & KW <3

Your Hotties have another barn burner of an episode for you this week! They return to roots for some Nonsense in Higher Ed to discuss one of the wilder cases of academic catfishing that has ever occurred [2:00-13:20]. Next, there are things to learn in a rousing round of Hey, Facts Tho [13:30-26:20]. Then, CT & KW dive into The Bounty Hunter (2010), using it to discuss copaganda, cash bail, and the best kind of movies to watch virtually [26:30-45:15]. Of course, they have some culture for you to get involved with — join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Mentioned this week:

• "At First It Looked Like A Scientist Died From COVID. Then People Started Taking Her Story Apart."
• Diversity in Publishing
• We hate King Leopold
• PORCUPINES
• Cold fusion is real!!!
• The Bounty Hunter
• Legendary on HBO Max
• KW's Guide to TikToks for the Millennial/Gen X homies:
  • A new WAP verse for the girls and the gays
  • Bisexuals be like
  • If I had to see this... so do you
  • A drag queen who loves math
  • It's very good to mind your business!!
• The High Note

Greetings to listeners old and new! This week, CT and KW discuss plague times and their summer of discontent [1:36], the entanglement heard round the world [24:40], and Beyonce's latest masterpiece, Black Is King [46:20]. Plus, as always, they've got some culture recs for you to get involved with [1:04:16]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Mentioned this week:

• "Jada Brings Herself to the Table"
• Black Is King, streaming in the US on Disney+
• The Lion King: The Gift, streaming on Spotify
• Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
• Blank Check with Griffin and David

Please consider opening your pocketbook this week and donating to the Women's Community Revitalization Project, a grassroots org that works to create more affordable homes, organizes communities to advocate for themselves, and develops local leadership in order to ensure the most vulnerable members of their community are not displaced. Come on, y'all. We know you got money. XOXO, CT & KW <3

It's 2020 and the Unfriendly Black Hotties are back in your ears! First up, a conversation about the Oscars [1:45]! Who got snubbed? Why do we care? What is the point of the Oscars anymore? Then, CT takes you on journey as she tries to work out exactly why Apple TV's The Morning Show has wormed its way into her brain [26:06], and KW attempts to coherently describe her feelings about the movie Cats [40:45]. They wrap up with a listener question about solo traveling [55:12]—join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing and the N word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Featured in this week's episode:

• Let Me Holla At You, in which we shout about recent grievances and new discoveries [1:25]
• Mommi V. Mommi, in which we discuss the exceedingly charming Maleficent: Mistress of Evil [9:09]
• Queer Eye: We're in Japan! [23:48]
• Get Involved [39:07]

This episode contains swearing and the N word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl. Mentioned this week:

• BONES, streaming on Hulu
• The Sun Is Also A Star, available for rental

Happy Wednesday! This week, your hotties are dishing about Showtime's exquisite Couples Therapy—yes, CT is in love with Orna [1:20]. Then, the THRILLING return of of Hey, Facts Tho, because your Hotties love knowledge [26:39]! They finish the show with a discussion of Netflix's Unbelievable, a celebration of acting as an art form [34:58]. And of course, they have some culture for you to get involved with [47:32]. Join them, won't you? This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl. Mentioned this week: Showtime's Couples Therapy CT's climate facts There's no "the," just "Ukraine" Pinoy Pride!! A siege of cranes upon your houses Unbelievable on Netflix Stumptown, airing on ABC or on Hulu Tag, now streaming on Cinemax

LOOK OUT, YOUR HOTTIES ARE BACK! That's right, CT and KW are back with a fresh episode, featuring: Life Updates [1:43]! What has moving done to CT's brain? What is grad school like for KW? Then the Hotties have a spoiler filled chat about the greatest movie of our time, HUSTLERS [25:00]. J.Lo, fashion, scamming, and did we mention J.Lo? And of course, we have some culture for you to Get Involved with [49:00]. Join us, won't you? This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl. Mentioned this week:

• Jessica Pressler's piece on which Hustlers is based
• Lana Del Rey's Norman Fucking Rockwell!
• Lisa Taddeo's Three Women

Happy April Fam, the Hotties are back! CT & KW start the episode with their take on the deeply messy college admissions scandal, plus a conversation about the lack of support minority faculty are getting at Yale, and what those faculty have decided to do about it [1:26]. Then, as the 2020 Democratic pool gets bigger and bigger, the Hotties thought it best to prepare you to Know Thy Candidate [24:19]. The Hotties also chat about Hulu's delightful Shrill and the absurd drama that ensued [36:53]. They also share a bonus therapy drag, and as always, they've got culture for you to Get Involved with [1:03:54]. Join them, won't you? This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl. Mentioned this week:

• Yale Faculty Withdraw Labor
• The Admissions Scandal that Rocked the Nation
• Whipped Cream Cheese
• @donte.colley wants you to PROSPER
• Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?