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MK322: Read the Label (Marvel’s What If... Jesy of Little Mix Solo & Blackfishing, Perfectionism + Characteristics of White Supremacy, Stoicism + Black Stoics)
Minority Korner - October 15, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsMarvel’s What If.. was better than it needed to be, or than we were expecting! Jesy of Little Mix is riding solo, sampling P. Diddy, making tracks with Nicki Minaj and... Blackfishing?! On the heels of having it pointed out by his therapist that perfectionism is a characteristic of white suprema...
MK321: Boars Will Be Boars (Trilogy of #FreeBritney Docs, Shakira Attacked, Broadway Abuse, Over-Indexing on Gender, COVID Stigmas & Trauma)
Minority Korner - October 08, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsShakira was attacked! And during LatinX Heritage month none the less. Attacked by what? Don’t laugh! Broadway is trying to open amidst these Pandemy times, and ‘Jagged Little Pill’ has us ringing our bell of shame in their toxic behavior towards its cast, which plunges us into a discussion aroun...
MK320: It’s Always the Boyfriend (Underreported Missing Black Women, Drake & Underaged Girls, Historic Queer Latinx Game Changers, Black Celebs & Covid)
Minority Korner - October 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsWe discuss ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’ what it is, and why missing Black women goes so underreported (but also can we just not disappear all women)? We must finally talk, and have a come to Jesus moment about Drake and his relationship with underaged girls. We also must have a talk about some...
MK319 The Medium is The Message (Emmy’s so White, DWTS, Mendez v. Westminster, Y The Last Man, Fashion & Style Tips for Personal Empowerment)
Minority Korner - September 24, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsWe are getting in style with Robin Allen Style- taking it back to her glory days of the T Zone with Tyra. Speaking of Tyra have you seen her hosting Dancing With The Stars which is pushing boundaries with their first same sex dancing duo?! We unpack The Emmy’s in an era of amazing diverse telev...
MK318 The Selenadad! (Hispanic/LatinX Heritage Month, Remembering 9/11, AOC at the MET Gala, Fun Facts About Selena, Branqueamento/Blaquemento)
Minority Korner - September 17, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratings9/11 20 Years later, and we unpack why it may be hard to reflect, or bear witness on the many documentaries surfacing right now on this look back of this traumatic event, amidst a current traumatic moment. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went to the Met Gala, and like anytime she does anything, she and...
MK 317 R.A.I.N. On Me (Shang-Chi, Texas’ Terrible New Laws, QForce, Tactics for Dealing/Confronting People Who Trigger You)
Minority Korner - September 10, 2021 15:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsJulia Hardy is back stepping in at the last minute, because the Rona is still messing things up! Netflix’s QForce is a queer spy animation dream, we didn’t know we needed or could have! Meanwhile Texas is proving to be quite a nightmare passing 666 new laws to make everyone’s life terrible. Do y...
MK 316 Get Into Therapy, But Not Conversion Therapy (Pray Away, White Lotus, Parental Leave, Conversion Therapy, R. Kelly Trial)
Minority Korner - September 03, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsOne of James’ ol High School Prom dates is back: Leah Edun and she’s been busy since the last time she was on the show: she had a baby and they talk about the realities of parental leave, or lack thereof in the US. But first... The R.Kelly trial.. It’s happening. And it is a lot. Flipping the sc...
MK 315: Sissy That Census! (Spider-Man Trailer, Only Fans Sex Ban, 2020 Census Data, White Population Shrinking?, Cis Women in Drag)
Minority Korner - August 27, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsGuest Co-Host- Carissa Hatchel/Snaxx (she/her): Snaxx, otherwise known as Carissa, is a drag performer in the Bay Area. She also is the booking manager for Oasis, a drag and queer nightclub in SF. She loves pizza, Lizzo, and white claws. She’s at @eatmoresnaxx on all platforms. Check out her pod...
MK 314: The Colonialism Effect (Haiti, This is Pop, Jeopardy, Sinbad, Kazam, Fun Black Fiction, Boyz II Men, LeVar Burton, Beckett)
Minority Korner - August 20, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsGuest Co-Host: MacKenzie Green (she/her)- Vice President of Social Media for Who What Wear/Clique Brands. She previously served a social media director at BET+, and worked for Betches, Telemundo, Paramount, and NBCUNIVERSAL. She is a graduate of Columbia Business School and the University of Mi...
MK313: HBeyCU (Beyoncé Interview, History of HBCU’s, Bye Cuomo, Dealing with Anger towards Unvaxxed)
Minority Korner - August 13, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsGuest Co-Host: Julia Hardy (she/her)- a BIPOC (Black Indigenous Person of Color), writer, TV junkie, queer, loving human. Civil servant working in affordable housing for the City of Los Angeles. She's serving Blerd Girl Magic and wellness. - astrological sign Virgo.Twitter: @BonjourBabar Instagr...
MK 312: Lil Nas X Saves the Day (Simone Biles, Scar Jo vs. Disney, Womens Sports Outfits, Ed Buck & Murder of Black Queer Men, Lil Nas X vs DaBaby, Homophobia in Hip Hop)
Minority Korner - August 06, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsSamantha Nzessi is back - which is good because we need to break down all this sexism that is raging in our faces. From the outfits they make women wear in sports, to letting Simone Biles take care of her mental health to do what she needs to do, and in the entertainment world Scar Jo vs. Disney...
MK311: What Happened to You, Boo (Black Widow, Oprah’s Book on Trauma, Masters of the Universe, A Quiet Place II, Pandemy Rages On)
Minority Korner - July 30, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsBruce is Back! But before the fun, the Pon De Replay is still raging- and at this point 1 of 3 things will happen to everyone when all is said and done. We saw a Quiet Place II which is great, except for one specific group of people. We gush about Black Widow and a theory we have about the chara...
MK310: Racism in UK Football & Penis Rockets (Colorism in Teen Dramas, Loki, Fast 9, History of racism in European Soccer/Football, Jeff Bezos Penis Rocket)
Minority Korner - July 23, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsLike Loki, MacKenzie Green is BACK! We talk Loki, the MCU, and why does James’ friends keep spoiling these shows for him!? We love our new generation of teen dramas from HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot, to Never Have I Ever, and Genera+ion but as Refiniery 29 points out, do all of these groundbreak...
MK309: Don't Mess With the Liberacos (Britney's Testimony, MK Summer Rewind: History of the Pink Triangle, Black Amusement Parks of the Past)
Minority Korner - July 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsEditor Sarah Brown hops from behind the mic to in front, as she and James debrief the harrowing Britney Spears testimony. In summer fashion it's time to rewind to some of our best korners relevant for post Pride month, and as we head into summer. First up, James leads us through an exploration ...
MK308 Homework Done: A+ (Queer Caribbean Stories, Sha’Carri Richardson, Music Industry Failing Diversity Report Card, Red Table Talk: Paris Jackson & Willow Smith, Stonewall & Anheuser-Busch , UEFA & Manuel Neur’s Rainbow Band)
Minority Korner - June 25, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsMinority Korner turns 6, and Nnekay is here to dish on the latest! James shares what it means to be out and proud at work, how far we’ve come, while still so much more to go. It may be Black Music Month, but the music industry’s report card is in on diversity and surprise: it’s not great. Nnekay...
MK307: Twice As Hard to Get Half As Much, & I’m Coming for Everything (In The Heights & Colorism, 8 Afro Latinos to Celebrate, Real Housewives of New York, Gossip Girl Reboot, Juneteenth)
Minority Korner - June 18, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsWe kick things off celebrating Juneteenth! Gossip Girl is jumping on the representational reboot train with a diverse cast- but is it too little too late? In the Heights is caught up in a colorism scandal- we weigh in. In the main Korner James helps us celebrate Afro Latino’s since In The Height...
MK306: All Those Sailors!!! (8 Uprisings Before Stonewall, Lavender Scare, VP Harris & Immigration, No Gay Love Island, War on Critical Race Theory)
Minority Korner - June 11, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsBen Randle is back to help us celebrate and reflect on Pride month! But first the transition to post pandemy life seems to have it’s own set of challenges. Apparently there will be no Gay Love Island because we are a ‘logistical difficulty’... really?!?! We set out to solve immigration... or at ...
MK305: The Minority Korner Ball (History of Ball Culture, History of Nickelodeon, HBO’s Legendary, Genera+ion, Queer Characters in Cartoons, Blue’s Clues Pride Song, Laverne Cox)
Minority Korner - June 04, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsPride month is here, Avi (they/them) is here to snatch crowns and take names! HBO’s Genera+ion has rocked our world with authentic queer youth televsion, and Avi has the inside scoop through their connection to the series and how this groundbreaking work was created. The Hulu documentary The Ora...
EP304: Doin’ the Most (The Underground Railroad, Gay Samurai’s, George Floyd 1 Yr Later, Anna Paquin/Biphobia, Sexism in Yearbook Photos, Tessa Thompson/Taika Waititi/Rita Ora, Sandman Casting, Central Park Karen)
Minority Korner - May 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsMoury Minhaz (she/her) is back to save the day. Our original live stream episode with Nnekaky FitzClarke- lost to the ether so at the last minute, to do a re-record Thursday night before we launch Moury has graciously agreed to jump in the co-host seat. First up we talk about Barry Jenkins Under...
EP303: Gaylords Gotta Do, What A Gaylords Gotta Do (Little Mix, Yasuke: Black Samurai, Black Superman, LaKeith Stanfield, Anti-Semitism, Dunning Kruger Effect)
Minority Korner - May 21, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsJames Arthur M. and Guest Co-Host MacKenzie Green try to get to the bottom of why best girl group of the last decade, Little Mix, hasn't taken off in the US yet!? Plus highly melanated member of the group Leigh-Anne Pinnock just released her groundbreaking documentary ‘Race, Power, and Pop’ expl...
EP302: It's A Family Affair (Pose Season 3, History of Queer Polynesian Culture, Anti Trans Bills, Anti Protest Bills, AAPI Historical Influence on Queer Culture, Critical Race Theory)
Minority Korner - May 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsIt's a family affair this week as we celebrate the last week of the MaxFun Drive with a crossover episode with FANTI's Tre'vell Anderson (they/them). Pose Season 3 has started, is this landmark series ending too soon with nothing to replace it? The Republicans are up to more foolishness this tim...
MK301: How, is this Racist? (History of The Kentucky Derby, Wild Wild Country, In the Heights, West Side Story, The Gay Agenda, Gen Z, Ruthie Ann Miles, Chess The Musical, Black Jockeys, Max Fun Drive)
Minority Korner - May 07, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsIt’s just a big ol love fest because the love James' life, and your life too is here: Renee Colvert from MaxFun’s Can I Pet Your Dog is here to help celebrate the Max Fun Drive! James the Culty that he is finally saw Netflix doc Wild Wild Country- and boy does it live up to it's name- but is it...
300th Episode LIVE From OasisTV! (Pauli Murray, Falcon & Winter Soldier, Racism in Crafts, George Floyd, Ma'Khia Bryant, Don Lemon, Quizlet Korner, Caitlyn Jenner for Gov?)
Minority Korner - April 30, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsIt's our 300th episode LIVE streamed from Oasis TV! Nnekay is back to celebrate this moment, we reminisce about the genesis of this podcast 6 years ago on the heels of Michael Brown, and with the verdict of the murder of George Floyd, how much has changed? Don Lemon had a questionable response t...
MKEP299: The Work Continues (Derek Chauvin Verdict, National Day of Silence, Seaspiracy, Scott Rudin #Broadwayfightsback, Karen Olivio, Reparations, Supporting Black Owned Businesses, Bachelor Colton Underwood Comes Out)
Minority Korner - April 23, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsThank goddess our editor Sarah Brown (she/her) hops from behind the mic to in front of it, because the verdict of the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is in- we react, our honest thoughts, feelings, and what’s next. Then in Broadway news we talk about our Sparkling Diamond K...
MK298: We've Seen this Before (Anti Trans Bills, Lil Nas X, Real World NY Reunion, Concrete Cowboy, Amend, Daunte Wright, Lt. Caron Nazario, George Floyd, Pot in NYC, Filibuster or Bust?, #AbolishTheSenate)
Minority Korner - April 16, 2021 15:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsIt’s double the Black and double the gay with guest co-host Kyle Ishmael (he/him). We talk Concrete Cowboy which uncovers James’ beef with Idris Elba (please don’t cancel him). The Real World NY is must see TV in the age of Black Lives Matter. More violence against unarmed black men at the hands...
MK297: Upset & White (Vincent Chin, The Cheetah Girls, Murder of George Floyd Trial, Zenon, Violence & Racism Towards AAPI, Stacey Dash)
Minority Korner - April 09, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsWe continue our discussions and dives into the rise in violence towards the AAPI community- but first. Did Raven-Symoné see that both the third Zenon and Cheetah Girls movies were not going to be good- so she didn't return? Just who is Sheryl Sandberg? No seriously who is she? We find out. In th...
MK296: And I Spit Back (AAPI Hollywood + Broadway Stats, Jim Crow 2.0, Georgia, Defining Conservatism, Raya & the Last Dragon, Monsoon, Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Irregulars)
Minority Korner - April 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsDid we fall into a time warp back into the 1960s- because Jim Crow 2.0 is back baby! In Georgia! We ask the question what do people really mean when they say "Conservative"? What does it have to do with the oppression of other people? We gush and highlight some really amazing media starring AAPI...
MK295: Welcome to the Land of Imagination (#StopAsianHate, Healing Generational Trauma, Chinese Acupuncture, Patsy Mink, Anna May Wong, Yuri Kochiyama, Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu)
Minority Korner - March 26, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsVignette Ching is here and It's off to a quick trip to the land of imagination before we jump into the recent rise in Asian American hate crimes and the Atalanta attack. What does this tell us about our country? What does allyship really look like? Will this strengthen and heal the relationship ...
MKREWIND: Chinese Exclusion Act, Model Minority Myth, and Bad Ass Lady Pirate Cheng I Sao (EP294)
Minority Korner - March 23, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsWith the recent violent attacks towards the AAPI Community most notably the tragedy in Atlanta where 8 were killed fueled by racism, and sexism, there seems to be a disconnect for some that this was in fact a hate crime- and that’s because folks don’t know their history. So in preparation for th...
MK293: We Are Rosa Parks Tired (Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans, Tucker Carlson PSA, Myth Busting Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, Women Get Ish Done, Laverne Cox/Norman Leer Collab)
Minority Korner - March 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratingsHate crimes against Asian American folks are on the rise - and guest co-host Natalie Orzco (she/her) has a personal connection to one of the most recent attacks in Oakland- and advice on how to show up for others. We have a PSA: if your family, friends, or loved ones watch Tucker Carlson - they...
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