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For Colored Nerds

Each week, BFFs and cultural critics Brittany and Eric deconstruct the nerdier side of pop culture. Joined by a rotating cast of artists, thinkers, and innovators, For Colored Nerds peels back the lay... Read more

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Gentrification

Gentrification

On Being Black Gentrifiers: Both Brooklyn transplants, Brittany and Eric parse their roles as black gentrifiers in their... Read more

12 Oct 2014

1hr 11mins

Ranked #2

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Dear White People

Dear White People

A unique listener letter spurs Brittany and Eric to break the fourth wall and speak directly to white folks.See acast.co... Read more

30 Oct 2015

57mins

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Get Out

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B & E dissect the new hit horror film from Jordan Peele, Get Out. We’ll dive into the way the film explores white su... Read more

14 Mar 2017

1hr 3mins

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Beyoncé v. Kendrick

Beyoncé v. Kendrick

In the wake of two amazing performances and two very different reactions, B & E dive into the criticisms, messages, ... Read more

27 Feb 2016

1hr 7mins

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Exploring Whiteness

Exploring Whiteness

This week B & E delve into one reason behind white millennials' tone deafness on race: America's raggedy social stud... Read more

19 Mar 2015

1hr 16mins

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Lemonade

Lemonade

After a long wait, B & E sit down and discuss Beyoncè's visual album Lemonade. Dissecting the music and the themes, ... Read more

14 May 2016

1hr 22mins

Ranked #7

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Price of Black Ambition

Price of Black Ambition

The Price of Black Ambition: Spurred by Roxane Gay's essay in the Virginia Quarterly Review, FCN examines aspiration, sa... Read more

24 Oct 2014

51mins

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Moonlight

Moonlight

B & E trade feelings about the 2016 presidential election results before diving into why Moonlight is a gorgeous, de... Read more

22 Nov 2016

48mins

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Let's Talk About Sex!

Let's Talk About Sex!

A series of tweets by an East Lansing, MI mom observing her son's sex ed class get B & E to trade stories about thei... Read more

30 Apr 2015

45mins

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And Not A White School

And Not A White School

Conflicting feelings about the situation in Mizzou and the safety myth of black colleges, this week B & E speak hone... Read more

28 Nov 2015

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The Green Girls of Reality TV

The Green Girls of Reality TV

This week, B & E go very, very deep into the world of reality television, viewing The Real Housewives of Potomac, Ba... Read more

5 Apr 2016

1hr 18mins

Ranked #12

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Auntie Chellie

Auntie Chellie

An extremely hot take gets B & E talking about their love for our FLOTUS and her singular significance to black folk... Read more

10 Feb 2016

52mins

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Atlanta

Atlanta

B & E take a deep look at the first season of Donald Glover's new show, Atlanta. Along the way, they explore whether... Read more

10 Jan 2017

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Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

B & E took in Chi-Raq on opening night, then compared notes the very next morning for your listening pleasure. Lysis... Read more

12 Dec 2015

1hr 20mins

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Da Art of Storytellin'

Da Art of Storytellin'

B & E discuss what it means to be Black and go on a journey of self-discovery, from Sammy Davis Jr. to OutKast. Ther... Read more

19 Nov 2015

1hr 12mins

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King Kunta

King Kunta

B & E examine Kendrick's latest, "To Pimp a Butterfly", and talk Tupac, Kendrick's intended audience and the funk. ... Read more

2 Apr 2015

1hr 14mins

Ranked #17

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Empire

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Brittany and Eric finally come clean about their respective Empire obsessions and delve into prime time diversity, respe... Read more

26 Feb 2015

1hr 8mins

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Missed Opportunities

Missed Opportunities

B & E quickly reflect on the death of Prince, and then discuss the maddening realities of Hollywood, with a focus on... Read more

23 Apr 2016

1hr 9mins

Ranked #19

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From Bessie To Beyonce feat. Soraya Nadia McDonald

From Bessie To Beyonce feat. Soraya Nadia McDonald

Brittany, Eric and special guest Soraya Nadia McDonald of the Washington Post discuss Bessie, Beyonce, Big Freedia and t... Read more

28 May 2015

58mins

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Black Contemporary Art feat. Kim Drew

Black Contemporary Art feat. Kim Drew

Eric's out this week, but in the studio with Brittany is @museummammy herself, Kim Drew of Black Contemporary Art. Britt... Read more

16 Oct 2015

58mins

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