Unfriendly Black Hotties
111 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsThe Unfriendly Black Hotties is a biweekly podcast about the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality in pop culture and politics.
Co-hosts and best friends Christina and Kamille share their ~*global*~ takes on higher ed, books, movies, TV, fashion, culinary arts, and whatever the hell else they feel like. Get involved.
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Episodes
Rebroadcast: In Hot Pursuit of the Drinking Gourd
October 11, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBAyyy fam we made it to Wednesday! This week, thanks to some SUPER not chill technical issues, we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes "In Hot Pursuit of The Drinking Gourd." It is a classic Hotties Black History episode, and we could all use a reminder of the glory of blackness. Get Involved and keep yer peepers on your feeds for a lil bonus hotties take this week! This episode contains swearing and the N word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find more of his work here: freemusicarch...
A Whirlwind of Textures, and Also Butts
September 27, 2017 09:07 - 1 hour - 56 MBYer Hotties are back again for another episode of laughs and learning in this dance-a-rie! The school year is officially upon us, bringing with it plenty of higher ed nonsense for CT & KW to discuss and drag [2:30]. Then, Know Thy Enemy takes on the first cusp of 45’s administration – the Hotties will help you figure out just how to read those confusing folks [19:15]. This week in Hey Facts Tho, KW adheres to a particular… theme and CT is here to confuse y’all about the globe [28:41]. In a s...
Poopin' With St. Peter
September 13, 2017 09:39 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBReady your butts’ friends, cause the Hotties have a blisteringly delightful episode for this September (???????) day. First up, new fan favorite “Know Thy Enemy,” takes on the mysterious Capricorn [1:40]. Pick up some helpful tips on how to manage those ambitious goats and stay for the bonus higher ed news. Fan classic “Hey, Facts Tho!” dives into the wide world of Viking warriors, workplace protections for LGBTQ folks, and some conversations starters should you find yourself at the pearly g...
Longform Natal Birth Chart
August 30, 2017 09:56 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBHold onto your butts fam, because the Hotties are delivering a hot new segment for you this week. In "Know Thy Enemy," CT & KW will give you a fresh roadmap into what exactly is going on the minds of y'alls Lil President and his administration, via astrology [2:16]. This week, they drag their own signs (CT is Taurus, KW is a Scorpio, you are not surprised) as well as the signs of some meaningful people in their lives.. and some trash people in the White House. Hey Facts Tho includes animal k...
Black People Have Money Too
August 16, 2017 09:43 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBCT and KW are back from vacation with new tats, bronzed skin, and the same disdain for mediocre white dudes that you’ve come to know and love. Case in point: the Hotties start this week’s show with a conversation about affirmative action [1:32]. They revisit Becky with the bad grades, discuss the destructiveness of the model minority myth, and speculate about why 45 is pretending to care. Next up? A fresh round of facts, which include (but are not limited to): swim bladders, various Grovers ...
We Got A Bone To Pick (Redux)
August 02, 2017 09:38 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBSummertime and life in general have your Hotties QUITE busy this week fam, so they're rebroadcasting one of their VERY favorite episodes, the post election classic "I've Got A Bone To Pick." Original episode description: The Hotties get right down to business and start the show by sharing their post-election reactions [1:43-15:08]. There are a lot of stunned silences. It’s the darkest timeline, fam. Hold onto your butts. Then, they answer a listener letter about politics in the classroom...
Unfriendly Black Hotties LIVE
July 19, 2017 09:36 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBStrap in friends and family because you are about to experience the recording of CT & KW’s VERY FIRST LIVE SHOW! Leading the hour is a chat about summer reading – KW has done more reading for Long John Silvers than perhaps any other person on earth, and CT shares some… interesting highlights of what the kids are reading now [1:35]. They talk about what new books they wish they could have read when they were in 8th and 12th grade, and why they would have been helpful to have. Of course, there...
Consider Yrself Tooken
July 05, 2017 04:59 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBThe Hotties are bringing you an untraditional celebration for your holiday week, and fam? It’s a good one. First, a Nonsense in Higher Ed roundup with all the academic gossip you’ve been craving, featuring twitter fights, honorary degree takebacks, and pettiness galore [1:14]. Then, a fresh round of facts: KW knows science, CT knows historical hygiene, and we *all* know how wild nature is [13:00]. Next up, the Hotties discuss Roxane Gay's stunning new memoir Hunger, and what it and Hulu’s Ha...
Girussy
June 21, 2017 09:37 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBFam, we are almost at capacity for our live show in Boston on July 15! Get tickets at bit.ly/overduehotties before they're gone! *** Just when you thought you couldn’t take missing them anymore, the Hotties are back in action with bounty of goodies for your ears & butts. Nonsense in Higher Ed takes CT & KW through some big university leadership changes as well as some well-intentioned (but ultimately misguided) attempts to fight racism [1:12]. In Hey, Facts Tho, the Hotties bring you new (and...
A National Treasure & A War Crime
June 07, 2017 10:17 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBTickets for our July 15 show in Boston are available for purchase now! Get tickets at bit.ly/overduehotties. Doors open at 6:30. The Hotties are on at 7:00, Overdue is on at 8:00, and you can hang with us at the bar right after. Get involved <3 *** It’s time for your regular dose of Hotties, fam, and boy do they have the cure for what ails ya. They start things off with a Higher Ed Round Up that touches on divisive campus goings on at Evergreen College, government officials being booed at var...
Bend That Spirit Over
May 24, 2017 13:15 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBTickets for our July 15 live show in Boston are available for purchase now! Get them at bit.ly/overduehotties. Doors open at 6:30. The Hotties are on at 7:00, Overdue is on at 8:00, and you can hang with us at the bar right after! Get involved <3 *** The Hotties are welcoming the warm weather with an episode all about ~*summertime lovin*~. First up, summer culture: CT and KW have essential strategies to keep you from sobbing at the beach, and a selection of their favorite soapy/sultry/sexy tv...
Steamer Trunk
May 10, 2017 09:54 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBThe Hotties start the show off right with a Nonsense in Higher Ed roundup that’s sure to delight and enrage in equal measure [1:31]. Paying for education is complicated, boards of trustees STAY acting up, and academics are catty AF. Then CT & KW serve up fresh facts for a fact-deficient world [16:15]. Are you gonna hear about some crazy animals? Naturally. Will you learn a new, desperately sad detail about one of America’s many broken promises?? OH BUT OF COURSE. In the second half of the sho...
Any Kind of Negro Time
April 26, 2017 10:39 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBThe Hotties kick off this week’s episode with some ~*hot higher ed gossip*~, including an update on everyone’s favorite unqualified public servant and a deep dive into HBCU campus politics [1:22]. Then, they’ve got a fresh round of facts, including helpful definitions for the Sean Spicers of the world, healthcare guidance for discerning butts, and animal skills to leave you (and KW) speechless [14:40]. In the second half of the show, CT and KW discuss the undeniable pull of Peter Gallagher an...
Impolite AF
April 12, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBWelcome to spring, fam! In this week’s episode, the Hotties discuss Queen Maxine Waters, Duchess April Ryan, and #BlackWomenAtWork [1:32]. Spoiler alert: being a black woman is hellllla tiring. Then, they share some fresh facts (oceanographic AND historical) [18:07] and discuss what happens when you’ve lost that lovin’ feeling for a friend [40:46]. As per usual, CT & KW have a little culture for your involvement too [1:02:15]. Join them, won’t you? This episode contains swearing and the N wor...
Banana Scientists (Redux)
March 31, 2017 15:44 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB**There was an issue with the music on the first upload of this episode. Fixed it! Get involved, y'all.** The Hotties are back and keeping it classic – they’ve got a newsy Nonsense in Higher Ed roundup [1:23], a fresh round of facts [16:00], and a listener letter about what it’s like to work in a university setting [36:27]. Seriously y’all, this episode has it all: the Supreme Court, banaynays and pined-apples, HORSE MURDER, and some incredibly frank salary discussions (#PayUp). CT and KW als...
As I Lay Hunching
March 15, 2017 08:57 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBFor this “Just the Facts, Ma’am” edition of the Unfriendly Black Hotties, CT and KW have ranged far and wide to bring you the best facts this weird/trash world has to offer [2:07]. Does CT yell about the sea? AYUP. Does KW have deep insights into mammalian reproduction?? OF COURSE. Is this country doing profound harm to queers, POC, and immigrants of all kinds??? O-b-v-i-o-u-s-l-y. And because the Hotties love you and want you to be better, they’ve got culture for you too [42:19]. Join them, ...
I Didn't Think the Leopards Would Eat MY Face
March 01, 2017 11:35 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBThis week, y’alls lil’ President has tried it AGAIN, and the Hotties are here to discuss why removing protections for trans kids in schools is dangerous and wack [1:28]. We gotta do better, fam. Then, fan favorite “Hey, Facts Tho,” and while CT & KW still haven’t solved the mystery of Amerigo Vespucci (honestly when did he happen) they have plentiful knowledge about bugs, oceans, and Adobo seasoning [15:54]. KW gives a historic overview of all the times black folks have been wronged by white ...
Weaponized Snaggletooth
February 15, 2017 11:14 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBThe Hotties are here to round out their coverage of Black History Month, and fam, it is a doozy. First they tackle Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro, a documentary about the blistering words and life of James Baldwin [1:46]. They supplement their conversation with a debate between Baldwin and Malcom X, which you should for sure take a listen to. Spoiler: we ain’t never been your negroes. Then it is the return of #FanFavorite “Hey, Facts Tho.” Nature facts, The World Is Trash facts, and of cour...
In Hot Pursuit of the Drinking Gourd
February 01, 2017 11:27 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBHiya pals! The Hotties are ringing in Black History Month with a conversation about how y’all done us WRONG – specifically, how the mythical link between black academic achievement and “acting white” harms everyone, and black kids most especially [1:22]. Truly, a deep dive worthy of Urkel himself. Then, in an attempt to recover from the pain of Moana’s losses at the Golden Globes, CT and KW share some of their all-time favorite award show moments [16:42]. Did Lil Kim’s sparkle-boob make the l...
Incredibly Specific Burns
January 18, 2017 11:41 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBSick of talking about race? Too bad! This week, the Hotties have a veritable smorgasbord of ~racially charged~ conversations for you. First, they dive into the upcoming March on Washington: the good, the bad, and who should really stop tweeting [1:25]. Then they share a fresh round of facts, which include (but are not limited to) the sea, various critters therein, and assorted travails of racial minorities in America [19:14]. CT and KW round out the show with a conversation about Zootopia, a ...
The Tree of Drake
January 04, 2017 11:22 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBPour yourself a drank – the Hotties are back and ready to ring in the New Year. First on the docket: a Nonsense in Higher Ed roundup featuring foolery from the Trash Year Gone By™, now with bonus email scandals! Dude athletes can’t get it right, and *apparently* neither can college admissions offices [1:34]. Next up, CT and KW dive (wade??) into “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life”: what made them happy, what made them miserable, and what aspects of rich-white-dude-ness were the LEAST interest...
Discount Science Store
December 21, 2016 13:10 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBThe Hotties kick things off with a listener letter about making friends as a Real Adult [2:00]. It’s hard out here for grownups-seeking-grownups for non-sexual relationships! CT & KW are here to help. Next, the Moana deep dive we’ve all been craving [12:27]. There’s a stirring soundtrack, ocean feels, and a brown girl that slays – the Hotties are talking about it all. CT & KW have fresh ink on their legs and feels in their hearts, so get ready for some #TattooYelling [27:50]. And back by popu...
A Fine Vintage: Say It With the Confidence of Ron Weasley
December 14, 2016 13:42 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBYour neighborhood Hotties were in Philly getting #turnt last weekend, so today we're rebroadcasting a fine vintage*~. You'll like it -- it's full-bodied and oaky with a velvety finish. (Hotties in unison: "Saaaaame") Don't worry fam: we'll have a frosh new episode for you next Wednesday. This episode contained swearing the first time we broadcasted it, sooo it probably contains it now. All music is courtesy of Ryan Little. You can find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Li...
Hot Throbbing Fact
November 30, 2016 11:19 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThe Hotties have a veritable smorgasbord for you in this week's (very silly) episode. They start out professional-type with a Nonsense in Higher Ed roundup featuring watchlists, clapbacks, condom-chat, and, in a shocking twist, bonus sportball shenanigans [2:02]. Then they share some of their favorite facts in a new segment designed to keep you afloat in post-truth America [19:20]. Perhaps CT has unlocked mysteries of the ocean. Maybe KW knows something about corn that you don't. Only one way...
We Got A Bone To Pick
November 16, 2016 11:16 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB...white people, you have really fucked us. And we are gonna talk about it. The Hotties get right down to business and start the show by sharing their post-election reactions [1:43-15:08]. There are a lot of stunned silences. It's the darkest timeline, fam. Hold onto your butts. Then, they answer a listener letter about politics in the classroom: if your institution asks you to refrain from classroom politicking, what do you do? And like, what does that even MEAN tbh?? CT and KW have advice [...
Queermo Eternity
November 02, 2016 10:55 - 1 hour - 59 MBThey're baaaaack! CT & KW start with a Higher Ed Roundup filled with some better policies at BYU, some HIGHLY wack policies at SUNY Albany, how mental health apps work on campus, and a dash of good ol’ racism from Suffolk University [1:33]. Then, the Hotties dive into a some NEW QUEER LADY TV, namely the 4th episode of the newest season of Black Mirror, San Junipero [19:11]. What kind of gayness to we see on TV? Who wants to see more queer sex (besides CT)? What is the deal with Gugu Mbatha R...
Now That's What I Call Wellness!
October 19, 2016 09:51 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThe Hotties are in fine form this week, with some fresh Higher Ed gossip. Title IX funding drama, law school deans making changes, poop parcels, and more are included in this week's roundup [2:00-23:17]. Then, the Hotties have some important tips and tricks for being better at Snapchat, advice they know the people want & deserve [23:32- 35:30]. In other social media news- Facebook! Specifically, how interacting on Facebook in normal times is trying enough, and how it is nigh impossible withou...
Coastally Black
October 05, 2016 11:32 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBThis week, the Hotties are bringing you a #HotFire Higher Ed news round-up that touches on for-profit colleges, cheating schemes, and some real talk about endowments [1:28]. Spoiler alert: they are complicated. KW is a Stark, CT is a Lannister, and the world remains *thoroughly* unsurprised. Next up? Celebrity Break-Ups: the good, the bad, and the highly documented on Instagram [21:26]. What's changed since Brad and Angelina got together? How much does control does any celebrity have on their...
Broken Comb & A Toothbrush
September 21, 2016 10:34 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBCan you believe it fam? It’s been a year. In their first anniversary episode, the Hotties take time to reflect on the things they’ve learned so far on their ~podcast journey~ [2:08]. Caution fronds – here there be feelings. Then they chat about Richard Tanne’s impossibly charming Southside With You [16:24]. Docket items include the uniqueness of the Obama’s, the planes of Parker Sawyer’s face, and Google’s mistaken beliefs about what constitutes a black love film. Next up, a pivot to the thea...
Vintage Kegel Warning
September 07, 2016 10:41 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBThis week, the Hotties have a Fine Vintage™ for your butts: KEGEL WARNING. CT and KW help you decipher their complex vernacular by sharing a frosh*~ Word of the Week. Flash cards are not mandatory, but strongly encouraged. Then they get into everyone's perennial favorite thinkpiece fodder: trigger warnings. Is there a place for them on college campuses? If so, who decides when and where?? And how many times can a site complain about millennials before we rise up i protest and refuse to troubl...
The Children Are Twerking
August 24, 2016 10:19 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBThis week the Hotties are serving up a WEDDING SPECTACULAR! But first, they discuss some Nonsense in Higher Ed (1:14-19:33) that's just too good to ignore: what's the housing hubbub at Pitzer College all about? What does the ~*literature*~ have to say about interracial roomies and housing satisfaction?? And is diversity in fact an old wooden ship??? Then CT and KW get into the tricky business of I-Do-Day's (19:41-39:07) They've got thoughts on vows, dances, and first (::worst::) Corinthians. ...
Elegant Land Jet
August 10, 2016 10:58 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThe Hotties kick off this week’s episode with a wide-ranging convo on college branding, identity, and community (1:24-18:40). They’re covering campus tours and info sessions, school ethos, and how many schools have the same goddamn tagline. Call KW “Dateline” because she is here to make you feel unsafe as a consumer! Straight-from-the-store undies are cesspools of human filth…. and maybe something *even worse*. The Hotties debrief about their briefs and explore the crazy/sexy/uncool history o...
Celebrity Feminist Death Match
July 27, 2016 11:03 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBCT and KW are welcoming new listeners with a fresh dose of Loud Opinions™. As on Twitter and therefore life, celebrity gossip is first on the docket – the Hotties are talking Kim, Kanye, Becky with the Good Lies, and the social metonymy therein (7:48-32:09). Spoiler alert: everything is racism. Then, they discuss their journeys to feminism, from their hellish days as vaguely ethnic young Republicans to their rebirths as professional queers and misandrists (32:21-47:45). The Hotties continue t...
The Good, The Bad, And The Fieri
July 13, 2016 10:49 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBThis week, the Hotties tackle one of the most challenging things about higher ed: advising. What makes a good advisor? What makes a bad one? The Hotties share and reflect on the their experiences, while CT attempts to keep track of how many advisors KW had (Spoiler: a LOT.) From there, they head to the wide world of cooking shows, and the Hotties have MANY feelings and opinions, to literally no one's surprise. Hot brunettes, obnoxious men, and learning who has the range, in the world of food....
Jacob Have I Buttered
June 29, 2016 12:06 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThe Hotties are back and ready to share a whole new host of Loud Opinions™. They follow up on their study abroad discussion by delving into the world about voluntourism. Spoiler alert: THEY DO NOT LOVE IT. Then they return to the classic segment “Kamille Reads A Weird List,” and spend some time exploring the drunk food landscape of a blasian in the sun. CT and KW prayerfully reflect on their experience at the Formation World Tour, and as always, share some culture for your involvement. Join t...
Bloom Your Ankle Bone
June 15, 2016 10:26 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBThis week, the Hotties are gettin’ bodied and discussing their favorite (non-sexual) physical activities. They’ve got a robust Gym Taxonomy™ for your butts: who’s slaying, who’s sinking, and which gym type is the most ashy. In Nonsense In Higher Ed, CT and KW discuss college study abroad programs – chiefly, which folx are going (or not) AND WHY. Then they have a spoiler-filled chat about a deliciously bizarre little film (The Lobster), and share culture aplenty for your involvement. Join them...
Don Cheadle Is Also Old As Hell
June 01, 2016 10:31 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThe Hotties are sipping rum and slinging extra silliness in their first episode of the summer. On the docket: a special foreign language edition of Word of the Week, #GraduationRealness, and a Summer Movie Spectacular™. They discuss their favorite grad speakers, which flicks they’re most looking forward to this season, and they finally tackle a topic they’ve been avoiding: the great Iron Man/Cap divide. Warning, fronds—here there be (gentle) spoilers. CT gets verklempt AF, KW has weird Southe...
The Hampire Strikes Back
May 19, 2016 10:44 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBThis week, the Hotties are feeling #FriendGay, so they’re getting into lady-friends in pop culture. Who are their favorite frond-pairings? What are the most common tropes?? Are there even any dude-fronds worth discussing??? There’s a listener question about some REAL nonsense in higher ed, plus some discussion on America’s greatest IDGAF-grandmother, Toni Morrison. CT tells some weird lies, and KW is a woman on the verge of a ham-breakdown. As usual, they’ve both got plenty of culture for you...
LemonSLAYED
May 04, 2016 14:25 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBThe Hotties are back and sipping Lemonade all episode long. They talk about where they were when Beyoncé changed the world (for the second time), their favorite tracks, and all the things that hit them hardest. On the docket: the most arresting images, the most powerful messages, the slayingest ~*looqs*~, the best (and worst) Lemonade cultural conversations, and the unending struggle of discussing Lemonade with the uninitiated. Join them, won’t you? This episode contains abounding swearing. M...
Rebroadcast: The Encarta of Whores
April 20, 2016 16:51 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThe Hotties are out sick this week, so they're sharing one of their favorite episodes from the archives: "The Encarta of Whores." CT and KW bring back the people’s favorite “Word of The Week” and investigate more of their very particular vernacular. In “Nonsense In Higher Ed” they discuss student activism on college campuses, touching on both the recent events at Yale and at the University of Missouri. From there, they introduce a segment titled “This House is Not a Home” wherein they chat ab...
That Good Recoil
April 06, 2016 13:26 - 49 minutes - 45 MBThe Hotties are here and more eager than ever to push the Gay Agenda™! They’re talking about bisexuals in pop culture: who they are, who they ain’t, and what hot woman CT feels especially attacked by these days. Nonsense in Higher Ed is back on the docket this week as the Hotties discuss diversity in the academe and what’s missing from university discourse. Kamille has MANY thoughts on how we can all be better (convo-wise and sex-wise), and the Hotties both have culture aplenty for you to Get...
#GayYelling
March 16, 2016 01:20 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBThis week, the Hotties take you back in time to 2004 and revisit the seminal classic The L Word. They talk archetypes, representation, crushes, and that awful theme song. Then, in honor of Women’s History Month, they give thanks to the unsung heroes who helped make our lives as women a little brighter. Now that it is (closer to?) spring, the Hotties prep for the season by talking about every woman’s least favorite occurrence: street harassment. They talk first memories of SH, as well as what ...
Constance Simmer
March 02, 2016 14:11 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBThe Hotties are back this week with fresh Nonsense in Higher Ed. On the docket: America's ugly past (*cough cough slavery*) and how that past gets represented (or not) on university campuses. Then the Hotties take a #DeepDive into the Lifetime original series UnREAL. Women's inner lives are complex, reality television is anthropologically riveting, and the Hotties have a lot to say about it. Kamille talks immigrant moms, Christina laughs in a deeply unhinged way about Allison Janney, and the ...
Wide Range of Gay
February 17, 2016 12:12 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBThis week, the Hotties are celebrating Valentine's Day. On the docket: ways to be gay (ravenous monster? meek house gay? choose your choice!), where they were when they saw Formation, and their favorite ~*high fantasy erotica*~. By the blessings of chocolate Jesus, it's still February, so naturally they've got more black history for your butts -- this week with bonus #SCOTUS chatter. Join them, won't you? This episode contains wanton swearing. We can't remember for sure, but it probably inclu...
I Used To Look Femme Sometimes
February 03, 2016 12:38 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBThis week the Hotties tear into some fresh Nonsense in Higher Ed via a hard (dare we say HORD) look at university politics. What is the deal at Suffolk U? What do university presidents even do? And why is it that Martha Coakley never quite curls all the way over??? Then they discuss their ~unique bodies~ and share their favorite (and least favorite) fashion #looqs for winter and spring. Spoiler alert: pants are terrible, and the Hotties have a lot to say about it. And it's time to celebrate! ...
Maggie Smith Is Old As Hell
January 20, 2016 17:49 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBThis week, the Hotties are getting political. They talk about #Hillary and the 3am phone call, the Sanders effect, and 2008 (aka The Year Everything Was Feelings). Then they reflect on Alan Rickman, our dark-haired, deep-voiced prince gone all too soon. #BlackGirlMagic is also on the docket: what can we accomplish with a simple hashtag? And how much policing do black people really need to do around their self-representation? As always, the Hotties close the show with some culture for your Inv...
Unicorn and a Cell
January 06, 2016 14:47 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBThe Hotties are back and #chargedup for 2k16! In their New Year’s episode, they discuss their faves from The Year That Was—a retrospective of music, movies, moments, and global trends. In Nonsense in Higher Ed, CT and KW talk tests: what makes a good one, and why showing your work is always a #majorkey. The Hotties round out the show with their intentions for this shiny new year, and share some things for your Involvement™. Join them, won’t you? This episode contains heaps of silky sweet swea...
+1: Beyonce Has Beady Teeth
December 30, 2015 14:07 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBThe Hotties are still on holiday, but they've got a new +1 to tide you over until #2K16. They talk about Queen Bey, negro fathers, and how we name blackness. Join them, won't you? This episode contains a soupçon of swearing as well as the N word. All music is courtesy of Ryan Little. You can find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/
+1: Say It With The Confidence Of Ron Weasley
December 23, 2015 16:51 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBJoin the Hotties for the first +1: a brief but incisive critique of Ron Weasley. ...he is a garbage person. Let us never forget. This episode contains impassioned swearing. All music is courtesy of Ryan Little. You can find more of his work here: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/
Little Hip, Big Shoulder
December 16, 2015 17:34 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBFresh from their week off and ready to tackle whatever their little heart’s desire, the Hotties are back! Spotify’s Discover Weekly is STILL sipping tea with everyone’s therapist and leaving their edges bald, and Christina and Kamille are forced to confront the hoes that lie within. In “Nonsense In Higher Ed” the Hotties tackle affirmative action in college and delight in the #StayMadAbby hashtag. If your Christmas movie watch list is looking sparse, KW & CT have some tried and true favorites...