A comedy podcast about black pop culture hosted by Kristal Adams, a black woman who's WAY behind and her white friend Paige Wesley. Every week follow as the hosts take a deep dive on Black Pop Culture topics like movies, music and celebrity news. Kristal and Paige are Los Angeles based stand up comedians who enjoy bringing their hilarious friends on to discuss topics that they know a lot about.
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Have a Fruit Bowl, Tramp! (Our Review of Waiting to Exhale)
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Waiting to Exhale is an important movie in Black American pop culture. But we’ve never seen it. Listen as Kristal, a black woman, wishes she could go back in time and have warm and fuzzy memories about this movie like so many other black women; and as Paige, her white friend, goes full film student on this very fun episode. Whether you've seen this movie or not, we recommend adding this to your Quarantine Movie List.
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Black Snacks (w/ Yusuf Ali)
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Yusuf Ali is a stand up comedian living in Los Angeles. He is originally from Cleveland and he talks to us in this episode about “Black Snacks.” Get ready for a salty, sweet trip down memory lane. In our discussion of Black snacks we also end up talking about what it means to grow up in a segregated place like Cleveland and how you can learn things about your own culture from people you would never expect. Break out some Now and Laters (aka Nihalators) and get ready for a good laugh.
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Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Beautiful Moo Moos (w/ Bri Gigér)
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Bri Gigér is a stand up and sketch comedian and loves the stand up comedy legend, Moms Mabley. Bri shares with us some important history about Moms and does an incredible spot on impersonation of her hero. We talk about how her influence is still present in current stand up comedy and how looking different than your audience helps you get really good at turning perceptions on their head.
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Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Hip Hop Beefs & Beginnings (w/ Armando Torres)
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Armando Torres is a stand up comedian and co-host of Cult podcast with my White friend Paige and he just happens to know a TON about Hip Hop. In this episode he teaches me about the origins of hip hop and breaks down some very specific beefs in the hip hop community. He also happens to be our first non-black guest because knowledge of Black culture is for everyone!
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Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Once Denise Left (w/ Jazmyn W)
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Jazmyn W is a stand up comedian and she LOVES the TV show A Different World. In fact, A Different World was the reason she knew she was going to go to college. She is through and through “a Whitley” and tells us all about why this show is important for the culture. Also we talk about Dwayne Wayne and Dwyane Wade in the same episode!
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Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
The TV Show 'Pose' is a Test (w/ Akeem Woods)
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Akeem Woods is a traveling comedian and a finalist for NBC Stand Up for Diversity Showcase and he LOVES the TV show Pose. Though he has never been very interested in drag culture, he strongly relates with the themes of being black and gay and experiencing familial rejection. Also we cannot remember Mark Paul Gosselaar’s name. This episode is sponsored by SEAWEED SNACKS!
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Sex Symbols of Gospel (w/ Kimberly Clark)
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Kimberly Clark is a comedian and one of Time Out LA’s Comics to Watch and she LOVES (or used to love) Gospel music. She grew up in the church as a pastor’s daughter and draws comparisons between old school and new school artists…even new kid on the block, Kanye West. This episode features our first ever “wha’chu know about (fill in anything old school and black)?” moment, when once again, Paige knows more about black culture than expected.
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Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
When He Was K-Dot (w/ Keenan Baker)
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Keenan Baker is a comedian and podcaster and he has loved Kendrick Lamar since back in the day when he was K-Dot. Keenan breaks down his own personal history in developing his particular taste in hip hop music and what it is that makes Kendrick so great. As a standup, he finds himself more inspired by hip hop artists than other comedians and even shares some bars with us from his rap battling days in middle school. Listen to also find out what we decide white people should say instead of the n-word at concerts.
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Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
The Origin of 'Pop Off' (w/ Dewayne Perkins)
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Dewayne Perkins is a stand up comedian, actor and a current writer on Brooklyn 99. Dewayne and my white friend Paige are legit experts on the hit reality TV show Bad Girls Club and the tell me all about it. If you’ve ever heard someone saying “Pop off! Pop off!” well, sis, this is from that. Whether or not you’re a fan of this show, you will definitely enjoy this trip down the sh** show, memory lane.
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Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Hair Love (w/ Jil Chrissie)
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Jil Chrissie is a comedian, actor and writer known for her one-woman show Comedy Hoe and she LOVES (and is learning to love) Black Hair. We are happy to air this episode on the heals of the recent Oscar Win for the outstanding short by Matthew A. Cherry also titled Hair Love. Jil shares about her complicated relationship with wanting to love her hair while still wanting to be desirable to men and the entertainment industry. And PLOT TWIST: Paige knows what crochet braids are! Put your headphones in and get ready to go under the hooded dryer for this one.
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