Victims and Villains

A natural progression of stories and realities. As we move from Moonlight's coming of age, sexual identity journey to the prejudice which haunts the LGBTQIA community. Journey with us as the look at the journey of Malik through the Shudder original movie, Spiral with Wi-Moto of Black Women are Scary. Sometimes acceptance could be the way to save a life and remind someone of their worth. If you find yourself being bullied for being LGBTQIA, please consider the resources of The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Caless Davis. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

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Saddle up because we’re talking about Concrete Cowboy for the fifth chapter in our Celebration of Diversity Series. We chat in studio with local RVA entrepreneur Jasmine Robinson-Hence to talk about her business Body for Love (https://www.bodyforlove.co/). Find out how a hobby grew into a nail and body butter business. We’re also talking about the Netflix movie, Concrete Cowboy. The film opens conversations on an individual’s character development, the importance of foreshadowing and much more.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by). Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). T

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In this mini-episode we are discussing our spoiler-free thoughts on the documentary, Pray Away from executive producers Jason Blum and Ryan Murphy. The film showcases the conversion therapy ministry Exodus International and their rise and fall. The film premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival and hits Netflix this August.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

Coffee and Conversations is a production of Victims and Villains. It is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Joshua Howell. Music by Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

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We are joined by romance author, Lucy Eden (https://www.lucyeden.com/) , to discuss the 2020 romantic comedy, The Photograph for our fourth chapter in our Celebration of Diversity series. Lucy shares her diverse line of books and mixing genres. Along with joining us to discuss relationships, learning from the past, growing into new ones and much more.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Caless Davis. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). The Photograph is property of Warner Brothers Pictures. We do not own nor claim any rights.

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In the third chapter of our Celebration of Diversity series, we turn our attention to the coming of age 2017 Best Picture Winner, Moonlight. As we celebrate black stories and creators, we equally celebrate the LGBTQIA story of Chiron as well. Journey with us as we look at the struggles of sexual identity, finding true love, encountering bullying and more on this episode with our friends The Ghouls Next Door (https://bit.ly/313guest). If you find yourself being bullied for being LGBTQIA, please consider the resources of The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Caless Davis. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). Moonlight is property of A24. We do not own nor claim any rights.

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On this episode we are sitting down with Justin G. Dyck and Keith Cooper; the director and writer behind Anything for Jackson (1:48). Jason Seaux, the artist behind Nercoman, joins us to talk about The Conjuring:The Devil Made Me Do It on our audio version from our Twtich stream on June 7th, 2021 (21:43). Anything for Jackson is currently streaming exclusively on Shudder and comes to Blu-Ray, DVD and digital June 15th, 2021. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is now playing in theaters.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by), Matthew Basile and Mark Moore. Music by Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today!

The sequel or prequel depending on how you look at it, to 1993’s Deadfall (https://bit.ly/hipraise01) comes in the form of 2017’s Arsenal. Nicolas Cage returns to play Eddie King; one of his most bizarre and insane roles in this crime thriller. We discuss the Zach Snyder connection to this movie, our own ties to the world of drugs, film trivia and much more. Find out if Arsenal is worthy of high praise. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

That’s High Praise is a Victims and Villains production. It s is written by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (& produced by) & Micah “V.H.Zest” Kimber.. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

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The Flash is at it again. Though is it really his fault this time. Journey with us back to the age of World War II as we talk about the latest DC animated adventure in Justice Society: World War II. Justice Society: World War II is available now on digital platforms, Blu-Ray and DVD.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

Coffee and Conversations is a production of Victims and Villains. It is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Brandon “Riff Daddy” Miller. You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today!

Can you become addicted to marijuana? Or is just the effects? Dave Chappelle answers those questions through his 1998 comedy Half Baked. In our second chapter of Celebration of Diversity, we dive into our first stoner comedy as Chappelle gives us an in detailed breakdown of the culture and breaks stereotypes along the way. Plus, we’ll address the sexual assault double standard of Hollywood as well. If you or someone you known has gone through anything like assault, please call the RAINN hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or go through their live chat here: https://www.rainn.org/.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Caless Davis. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today!

Welcome to Good Burger, home of the good burger, will you travel down nostalgia road with us? Andy and Masha, from Love What I Love Podcast (http://bit.ly/385guest), joins us to kick off our celebration of diversity series with Good Burger. Learn why a Nickelodeon movie, like Good Burger, is important to the subgenre of black cinema and what it means to the kids who grew up in the 90s. Join us as we talk identity, addiction, community, the importance of laughter to one's mental health and much more. Grab your burger and Ed's Sauce and hit that subscribe button.

If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!

This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Abigail Bardwell. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). Good Burger is property of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. We do not own nor claim any rights.

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