We Love That!

This week the tables have turned. It's Kenyon's turn to interview Jerome, and they talk about everything from receiving feedback and how to make music in a failing democracy, to queer representations and Jerome's semi-homemade music. And of course, these two queens discuss their queen, Allison Janney.

Lianne La Havas - Say a Little Prayer (Live) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyrEsJLQa-c

Ben Platt - Somewhere (LIVE from the 60th GRAMMYs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb1moMg-Bcg

Fact Chequé:

I Say a Little Prayer was originally performed by Dionne Warwick in 1967 and was famously covered by Aretha Franklin the following year.

There have only been two Black people to win the Tony Award for Best Play as playwrights (Joseph A Walker; The River Niger, 1974 and August Wilson; Fences, 1987). Two more have won as producers (George C Wolfe; Angels in America: Perestroika, 1994 & Take Me Out, 2003 and Ron Simons; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, 2013).

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This week is a special reprise episode of Jerome's original podcast, Just Duet! His special guest is Kenyon, and they discuss performance as composition, the racialization of criticism, new structural forms, Kenyon's senior project composition "Music for Strangers," and most importantly, the little known rivalry between the letters J and K.

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little fishy upstream swimming (Original by Nahre Sol): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1VbQD6CLko

Little Fishy Upstream Swimming (piano version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9idI0fx-DWU

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Episode 17 Playlist:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RGsq7TXevGMFQctYgh7FM?si=7_CB0-FDSnCecsyRbMTTXA

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-17-we-love-sounds-ft-kenyon-duncan/pl.u-V9D77MNS1LVMya

In honor of the recent high holy day, this week is all about Beyoncé. We track Beyoncé's career: every album, single and video from Girls Tyme to Black Is King. Jerome also does his first ASMR episode, Kenyon reveals he is sponsored by Exxon Mobil, and we get to the bottom of the shade against LaTavia.

Fact Chequé:

Capsaicin is received by cells and communicated to the brain the same way that pain is received and communicated, but it is an oversimplification to say capsaicin causes pain.

Jay-Z's birthday is December 4, and Tina Knowles's birthday is January 4.

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Episode 16 Playlist:

Apple Music:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-16-we-love/pl.u-mJy88LEIBREVoa

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3FM2b1nEb1lLt79sFZ9Bp5?si=tYyMtWEiR0OCWlY6Efm5Cw

This week, Kenyon and Jerome have to take a moment to dive into all kinds of current cultural events. They discuss everything from shivering in first period in high school to cultural imperialism, Jerome's abysmal attention span, Kenyon's love of syllable culture, and where to put the emphasis in We Love That.

From "Poor as Hell" to Billionaire: How Tyler Perry Changed Show Business Forever: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2020/09/01/from-poor-as-hell-to-billionaire-how-tyler-perry-changed-show-business-forever/#2f641bf534b5

Tyler Perry Says He Writes All Of His Shows: "I Have No Writers Room": https://deadline.com/2020/01/tyler-perry-writes-all-of-his-own-shows-1202822941/

"The American people know we do not have to choose between supporting law enforcement and standing with our African-American neighbors to improve the quality of their lives, education, jobs and safety." From Mike Pence's RNC Speech: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/politics/mike-pence-rnc-speech.html

Right-wing pundit Ann Coulter praises accused Kenosha killer - 'I want him as my president': https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-ann-coulter-kenosha-gunman-rittenhouse-20200827-5cwmlr7gefgynn2sgvyekri5ou-story.html

Fact Chequé:

BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, is an acronym for "Bangtan Sonyeondan," a Korean expression meaning Bulletproof Boy Scouts.

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Summer 2020 is coming to a close, which means it's time to pick an official Song of the Summer! Kenyon and Jerome workshop a Schoolhouse Rock reboot, discuss the various names on everybody's lips, and break down the Convertible/Legacy/Sweat/Relevance/Personal rubric, as well as Jerome's additional metric, the Green Eggs and Ham Factor.

Memorials to Chi Chi DeVayne and contributions to her family to help with expenses can be sent via CashApp to $AlberteenD.

Big Basin Redwoods Recovery Fund: Donations are needed to rebuild Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Click the donate button at: www.thatsmypark.org/parks-and-beaches/big-basin-redwoods-state-park/

Latino Community Foundation NorCal Wildfire Relief Fund: Supporting frontline community partners, who are helping those affected by the August 2020 wildfires.

https://latinocf.org/norcal-wildfire-relief-fund/

Check out other places to supper Bay Area wildfire relief here: https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2020/08/25/northern-california-wildfires-how-to-help-fire-victims-and-fire-fighters/

Fact Chequé:

The Merriam Webster dictionary describes grateful as "appreciative of benefits received" and thankful as "conscious of benefit received." So Jerome was right that there is a difference, but his definitions were flipped.

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Episode 14 Playlist:

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GTfUtkW2D0xu2tVOV5svS?si=QPX_QmZ-TpSKwgoyTV157g

Apple Music:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-14-we-love-vibes/pl.u-38oWWx5sge6MXN

The conversation continues in this, the second part of our democracy double feature. Kenyon and Jerome discuss coalition & community building, share thoughts and dreams about representation, and Jerome crafts the perfect analogy.

Fact Chequé:

Halloweentown 2 was titled Kalabar's Revenge. Jesse McCartney's Right Where You Want Me was in the fourth Halloweentown movie, Return to Halloweentown.

Amy Klobuchar has served in the US Senate since 2007. Elizabeth Warren and Tulsi Gabbard have served in the Senate and the House respectively since 2013.

The Kniefall von Warschau refers to when West German chancellor Willy Brandt knelt at a monument to the Warsaw Uprising in Poland in 1970.

Ava DuVernay's instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDzIgw8FcEf/

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Welcome to the We Love That Democracy Double Feature Smackdown! This is part one of a two part conversation where Kenyon and Jerome discuss Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as VP, how to address politicians' records, and much more. They also touch on their earliest ventures into current events, estimate the current American population size, and wish a very happy birthday to the current reigning Queen of Pop, Dua Lipa.

Fact Chequé:

The population of Gettysburg, PA in 2018 was 7,717.

Ga. School District Quarantines Hundreds of Students Over Fears of COVID-19 Exposure: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/11/901362653/georgia-schools-quarantine-hundreds-of-students-after-possible-coronavirus-expos

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This week we're breaking down some of our favorite death-defying live performances of all time! We also introduce a new segment, talk about a possible Hamilton episode on the horizon, dive into Jerome's HBO Max account, and discover Kenyon's true feelings about Jimmy Kimmel.

Fact Chequé

Tidal pays artists more than Apple Music or Spotify per stream ($0.012, $0.008, and & $0.004, respectively): https://variety.com/2018/music/news/music-streaming-sites-fraud-1202905665/

Rachel Tucker is from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Whitney Houston sang the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.

Abbey Smith - “Gravity”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iylxEY1nVUs

Kim Burrell - I Believe In You And Me - Live BET Honors Whitney Houston Tribute - Feb 1 2010: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2h35ua

Beyoncé covers “I Wanna Be Where You Are” at Michael Jackson Tribute 10/3/2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjTJ9AI5lW0

JESSIE J ‘BIG WHITE ROOM’ IN MY BATHROOM IN LA!!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKfzXq1gcG4

No Good Deed - Rachel Tucker’s BEST performance!!! (OMG!!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZuZfx9V8Ag

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Live from Jazz At Lincoln Center): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-huNrHAou-E

Domino: Duke’s Men of Yale AzkaJam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Z5iBXQSgU

Whitney Houston, Live in Kazakhstan, 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4tungG1A2s

Whitney Houston - Star Spangled Banner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs

Michael Jackson - Super Bowl (Complete Version) (HQ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idg8TNknvDU

JAZMINE SULLIVAN sings HOME from THE WIZ at 11 years old ashanti stephanie mills also did it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARg9F76caoM

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We Love That actually continues to be back. Kenyon and Jerome discuss international stardom, what happened to our GCals, and mutants. Jerome avoids going to the library, and Kenyon brings us up to date on the pulse on the beats of the streets.

Fact Chequé

The Joke was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 61st Grammy Awards, and won for Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance.

If you are able, register to vote! Request your absentee ballot! Tell your friends! Tell a stranger! Get involved!

https://www.vote.org/

https://www.vote411.org/

https://votesaveamerica.com/

Rhiannon Giddens: https://www.rhiannongiddens.com/

Little Richard: 20 Essential Songs: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/little-richard-20-essential-songs-15792/

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Episode 10 Playlist

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4p8zveMB8HDfD87OZq8cor?si=FtwuijjnQ8WRVcW0bgHK1Q

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-10-we-love-reclamations/pl.u-e98ll7EiW758k1

We Love That is BACK. Kenyon and Jerome catch up on everything from college graduation to quarantine, what music they’re listening to, an upcoming release that is sure to become their favorite book, and what all this cancel culture talk is really about.

Fact Chequé

Mariah Carey’s memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, will be released on September 29.

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Parts Apart by Sofía Campoamor

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Instagram: @sofia.campoamor

ÉXITO by Keren Abreu

https://linktr.ee/kerenabreumusic

Instagram: @kerenabreumusic

Say Goodbye to ‘On Fleek,’ ‘Basic’ and ‘Squad’ in 2016 and Learn These 10 Words Instead: http://www.mtv.com/news/2720889/teen-slang-2016/

unthinkable thoughts: call out culture in the age of covid-19, Adrienne Maree Brown: http://adriennemareebrown.net/2020/07/17/unthinkable-thoughts-call-out-culture-in-the-age-of-covid-19/

Critique of Adrienne Maree Brown’s piece:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CC5_631hHZA/?igshid=1ppujcbwc7sf7

https://www.instagram.com/p/CC1HhGxlUNY/

A Letter on Justice and Open Debate: https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/

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