Unfriendly Black Hotties

Your erstwhile Hotties have returned to drop some straight audio fire into your lives! KW brings some hot SUNY New Paltz gossip for CT in Nonsense In Higher Ed, and CT shares a gift of a song based on her hometown [1:18]. Hey Facts Tho, clues you in on what black folks and tree shrews have in common, the next robot you should fear, and more [8:02]! Since your Hotties are feeling zeitgeisty, they talk about Hannah Gadsby's Nanette and Cameron Esposito's Rape Jokes – what works, what doesn't, and what it means for comedy [22:36]. And of course, CT and KW have culture aplenty to dive into [40:40]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing and the N word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

• New Paltz Tea
• Jupiter Dis Moon Is Killing Me
• Girl, that's a booty hole!
• Tree Shrews lika da spice
• The US population is going down and we're probably f*cked!!
• Russians Gotta Let This Go
• The science of blue blood
• ALL THE TANA FRENCH
• Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein
• Killing Eve, available for purchase on Amazon

While the weeks have felt shockingly long these days – Lemon, it's Wednesday. Which means that the Hotties are back with another episode of fun and rants and assorted ephemera! First up, Let Me Holla at You: CT & KW holla about the terrible idea of y'alls lil president to combine the Labor and Education Departments and remind you Antoni is scam artist [1:17]. Then in KW's Facts Corner™ we learn about eating brains to cure headaches and much, much more [12:15]. Finally, a deep dive into Netflix original content, starting with Set it Up and Step Sisters, two surpassingly delightful films the streaming giant has bequeathed onto the masses [25:59]. They also talk about the Netflix model in general, and why Amazon content just feels…off. And of course, they have culture for you to get involved with [46:55]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing and the N word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Things and Thots

• Labor + Education = Fail
• Antoni's Restaurant Won't Have Avocado Allegedly
• Like cures like, or why old timey English dudes were cannibals
• Cup o' noooood
• Word of the week: ultracrepidarian
• The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
• Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai
• Golden Hour and Pageant Material by Kacey Musgraves

The Hotties are here with all the fresh content you could ever desire! It's Pride month, so CT & KW have a discussion about what Pride means to them, as well as what Pride means to #Brands [1:37]. In Hey, Facts Though, CT terrorizes us about killer worms, KW admonishes us about our consumption of plastic, and we all are better for it [16:20]. A no (big) spoiler conversation about Ocean's 8 and the incredible homosexuality within rounds out the conversation [33:09]. And of course, the Hotties have culture aplenty for ya [46:11]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Things and Thots

• KILLERWORMS
• Let's all buy less plastic!
• What is the DEAL with Blood Splatter?
• Provocation and perverrrrrrsion
• SURPRISE ICE CANYONS BITCH
• Take a longgg walk on Venus
• This corn is gonna change your life, no bullshit
• APM Reports "In The Dark"
• Melissa Broder's "The Pisces"

This week, on the Unfriendly Black Hotties:

• HRH Holleration [1:28]: Y'all. We gotta talk about that black AF wedding.
• Hellllla Higher Ed Nonsense [14:18]: Unions are everywhere, UT Knoxville is in turmoil, and a school with a *very unique* approach to diversity and inclusion.
• Hey Facts Tho [26:24]: We have two words for you – Buttock. Lifts.
• Childish Gambino and Janelle Monae [34:09]: Black art (and black genius) in conversation.
• Unscheduled and Persistent Construction Sounds: Sorry y'all, it's a little annoying, but it was out of our control. We lovingly remind you that this sh*t is free.

And as always, there is culture aplenty to Get Involved with [48:58]. Join us, won't you?

This episode contains swearing and the N word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Things and Thots

• Free Palestine.
• Oc. To. Pods.
• The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has produced one HELLUVA read.
• Nine NIIIIIIINE! Streaming on Hulu
• Deadpool 2, in theaters now
• "Défiler" by Stromae
• Late Night Whenever with Michelle Buteau

Today's episode from your Hotties is filled some with fine late spring humor, starting with "Let Me Holla At You" wherein CT & KW have a lot to say on both Kanye West and the White House Correspondents Dinner [1:44]. "Hey, Facts Tho" calms everyone down with some sweet facts about exploding ants and a bone humans are mysteriously missing [14:54]. Then a listener letter gives the Hotties a change to luxuriously opine on queerness, dating, and The Problem with Men™ [27:03]. And as per, the Hotties have some delightful culture to Get Involved with [53:29]. Join them, won't you?

• Our schools are still segregated
• Get baculum, get baculum, you don't know me like that-u-lum
• Imagine EXPLODING YOUR GUTS
• Butts can do so many things, y'all
• Turns out the Earth is big???
• There is no way that the band name "Towers of Silence" isn't taken already
• READ THIS BOOK AND TALK TO CT ABOUT IT NOW
• Read this book and talk to KW about god-death pleaaaaaaase
• F*cking long egg

Your friendly neighborhood Hotties are here to bring you the culture and news you crave yet again! In Nonsense in Higher Ed, KW gives us an update on the now iconic Tyrone the Scammer, and CT brings you a moment from #BeyChella and the Queen you may have missed [1:34]. KW gets to gross out CT in Hey, Facts though, and everyone learns about what a scam taxes are [9:56]. Then, the Hotties take a deep dive into fictionalized stories about trauma [25:18]— what draws us to them? What, if anything do we get out of them? And why is prestige TV so damn blue?? As per, they have culture aplenty for your butts [48:52]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing and the N word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Things and Thots

• Tyrone the Scammer
• Beyonce wants to give niggas money.
• Chicken tender or gecko?? YOU DECIDE.
• Taxes be a Scam, Fam.
• Queer youth have it rough.
• Whales got big for WARMTH basically.
• Space will *literally* change you
• WYNC's Caught
• Kacey Musgraves, The Golden Hour
• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
• Benton Snail Be High Content Steam Cream
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, streaming on Netflix

This week, the Hotties are bringing you a conversation with Brie and Cam from Petty Politics, a podcast about the latest in law & policy, pop culture, and social justice.

Highlights from the episode:

• Higher Ed: A conversation about Tyrone, Howard, and the scam heard round the world [1:24]. Note that this episode was recorded before Tyrone filed his *GASP* lawsuit
• Know Thy Enemy: Supreme Court Edition! Featuring everyone's least favorite black justice, and a swing vote that doesn't like labels [13:13]
• The Political: A deep dive into the Court's disappointing ruling on excessive force [26:36]
• The Petty: WHO. BIT. BEYONCÉ. [37:57]

This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Become an expert in the Unfriendly Arts and visit theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

First up this week: KW needs to holla atcha for a few minutes about Stephen Hawking, and how NOT to talk about disabled folks [1:15]. Then, Know Thy Enemy: National Security Edition! The Hotties discuss national security advisors old and new, and speculate WILDLY about what to expect now that Bolton is in charge [4:45]. Hey Facts Tho is filled with animal facts galore, and raises the important question of whether Bambi and Free Willy ever hung out [13:15]. Then, CT and KW discuss school shootings in pop culture – what they have come to represent in our media diet, and what opportunities there might be in telling those stories well [40:29]. And of course, they have culture aplenty for your involvement. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Things Mentioned and Thots Remembered

• NASA
• N/A
• WHALES N DEER
• The generation gap in America is both depressing and heartening
• Doug Jones sucks
• Tell me about your resource security, Chad
• Catastrophe, streaming on Amazon
• Ask A Manager, the podcast!
• The Merry Spinster by Daniel Ortberg

This week, the Hotties dive into some Nonsense in Higher Ed featuring updates on faculty standing up for what is right, and grad students mental health [1:08]. Then there are facts galore, and only one argument from KW about how science works [8:34]. Rounding out the episode is a discussion on the reboot of Queer Eye [21:30]. What works? (Karamo's jackets.) What doesn't? (Antoni.) And of course, they have some culture for you to get involved with [40:22]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

Things Mentioned and Thots Remembered

• Confederate Statue Removal Update
• Wesleyan, you lowkey tried it.
• Graduate Students and Mental Health
• Let's send some Dreamers to college!
• What a nice family.
• Period Pain is Really Bad, Actually.
• A cup full of blood helps the misandry go dowwwwn
• Cinema is Not That Diverse
• Get a goddamn menstrual cup
• He's not Heavy, He's my Cloud
• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
• The Descent, streaming on Netflix

The Hotties are here to wrap up Black History month with their classic wit & charm. A quick higher ed update featuring faculty using their powers for good?? [1:20] Will wonders never cease! Know Thy Negress that will enlighten you to the true meaning of intersectionality [5:10]. Hey, Facts Tho has some disturbing truths about rats and helpful tips for making everything you eat ~*extra*~ special [12:45]. Of course, CT & KW have thoughts on De Blick Penta and are here to share with you moments they found moving, hygiene routines they want to know about, and accents they found baffling [24:22]. As always, there is culture aplenty [47:11]. Join them, won't you?

This episode contains swearing. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/.

Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl.

• Faculty are Good, Maybe?
• When you're good to rats, rats are good to you.
• The NRA is a lobbying group.
• Spoiler alert: guns do kill people
• Goosebumps are weird/cool?
• What tone do you want?
• Robbing someone via poison is extra AF
• Fleabag, streaming on Amazon
• Act Like It , Pretty Face, and Making Up by Lucy Parker
• The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton