Cultural critic Shamira Ibrahim consoles Damon while he laments Pittsburgh's removal from Beyonce's international tour. Nestled deep in the heart of Taylor Swift country, Pittsburgh, or as Damon likes to call it, the Paris of Appalachia is the only stop so far to be struck from the tour. Shamira helps Damon unpack why that may be and quantify the effect of the decision of Pittsburgh's black community. Then on Dear Damon, spoken word poet Kyla Jenee Lacey helps Damon advise a listener who doesn't know how to react when R. Kelly's music plays in public.

Chapters:

00:00-00:36 Open

00:42-01:46 Introduction

01:50 Shamira Ibrahim welcome

02:40 Pittsburgh least livable city for Black people

06:25 Beyonce cancels tour stop in Pittsburgh

21:01 Doja Cat doesn’t love her fans

25:50 Damon Hates cupcakes

28:12 Damon and performing spoken word artist Kyla Jenee Lacey discuss supporting problematic artists

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