In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Episode 336: When Did Star Trek Get Political?
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Warnings UP FRONT: Unfortunately, "Fusion" is important background to the first episode this week, so the events of that come up. Also we're talking Tasha Yar later so her unfortunately-written history is also discussed. ALSO: we throw caution to the wind and spoil the ever-living crap out of "Picard" throughout the blogtivity this week. Like almost from the word GO. So yeah. ANYWAY First up: it's an unsubtle metaphor some 16 years too late as "Trek" does an AIDS allegory in "Stigma". After that, Archer is the most annoying man in space and that makes him the only person to diplomatize another Vulcan/Andorian spat in "Cease Fire"! Also this week: AWFUL choice of B-plot, a stacked cast, and Yar v Ro! [timestamps: Stigma: 01:29; Cease Fire: 32:35; FIGHT!: 50:53] [Get into the ring!: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/741055734378315776/tasha-yar-vs-ro-laren-fight?source=share]
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Innhold levert av A Star to Steer Her By. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av A Star to Steer Her By eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Warnings UP FRONT: Unfortunately, "Fusion" is important background to the first episode this week, so the events of that come up. Also we're talking Tasha Yar later so her unfortunately-written history is also discussed. ALSO: we throw caution to the wind and spoil the ever-living crap out of "Picard" throughout the blogtivity this week. Like almost from the word GO. So yeah. ANYWAY First up: it's an unsubtle metaphor some 16 years too late as "Trek" does an AIDS allegory in "Stigma". After that, Archer is the most annoying man in space and that makes him the only person to diplomatize another Vulcan/Andorian spat in "Cease Fire"! Also this week: AWFUL choice of B-plot, a stacked cast, and Yar v Ro! [timestamps: Stigma: 01:29; Cease Fire: 32:35; FIGHT!: 50:53] [Get into the ring!: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/741055734378315776/tasha-yar-vs-ro-laren-fight?source=share]
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