Ranked #1
Episode 16 -- "You can shoot me now": White Saviors and the Art of Race in Claudia Rankine's THE WHITE CARD
Episode 16 -- "You can shoot me now": White Saviors and the Art of Race in Claudia Rankine's THE WHITE CARD
In this episode, the Spoilers get to work talking about whiteness, representation, art, race, and the spectacle of black... Read more
15 Jun 2019
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1hr
Ranked #2
Episode 15 -- Pulsing, Possible Dreams: Danez Smith's DON'T CALL US DEAD
Episode 15 -- Pulsing, Possible Dreams: Danez Smith's DON'T CALL US DEAD
Once again the Spoilers take on a poetry collection and the result is astonishment, tear-filled silences, and general ve... Read more
11 May 2019
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Ranked #3
Episode 21 -- A Marvelous Reality: Wayetu Moore's SHE WOULD BE KING
Episode 21 -- A Marvelous Reality: Wayetu Moore's SHE WOULD BE KING
If you've been missing the us during the lockdown, fear not! We're back with a new jumbo episode for all y'all to dig in... Read more
28 May 2020
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #4
Episode 20 -- The Spoilers Set It Off With QUEEN AND SLIM and ATLANTICS (Quarantine Edition)
Episode 20 -- The Spoilers Set It Off With QUEEN AND SLIM and ATLANTICS (Quarantine Edition)
It's been so long since the Spoilers have all been the same room together and now their reunion looks even less likely t... Read more
19 Apr 2020
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58mins
Ranked #5
Driplet #3 -- Claudia Rankin's THE WHITE CARD at Penumbra Theatre
Driplet #3 -- Claudia Rankin's THE WHITE CARD at Penumbra Theatre
Even with everything that's been going on with us (something we keep obliquely referring to but but giving no details), ... Read more
2 Mar 2020
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25mins
Ranked #6
Episode 19 -- "Who the heck is Jack!?!": Colson Whitehead's THE NICKEL BOYS
Episode 19 -- "Who the heck is Jack!?!": Colson Whitehead's THE NICKEL BOYS
In this new-to-you episode the spoilers gush over another amazing novel by Colson Whitehead. There's lots to talk about,... Read more
31 Jan 2020
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58mins
Ranked #7
Episode 18 -- Treacherous Feet, Bubble Tea, and PERFECT STRANGERS: Gene Yang's AMERICAN BORN CHINESE
Episode 18 -- Treacherous Feet, Bubble Tea, and PERFECT STRANGERS: Gene Yang's AMERICAN BORN CHINESE
The Spoilers are back after a bit of a hiatus, and man, do we have an episode for you. In our triumphant return to the m... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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56mins
Ranked #8
Episode 17 -- A Little Pink House for You and Me: Relationships and Borderlands in Oscar Casares' WHERE WE COME FROM
Episode 17 -- A Little Pink House for You and Me: Relationships and Borderlands in Oscar Casares' WHERE WE COME FROM
In this episode, our first with Crystal on remote from DC (we're still working on the tech-it'll be better next time), w... Read more
1 Aug 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #9
Episode 14 -- "Damn these Eggs!": Lorraine Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Episode 14 -- "Damn these Eggs!": Lorraine Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN
In this episode, the Spoilers go back to high school to take on one of the most beloved and widely taught plays of the 2... Read more
17 Apr 2019
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56mins
Ranked #10
Driplet #2 -- Tunnel Vision: Jordan Peele's US
Driplet #2 -- Tunnel Vision: Jordan Peele's US
We're calling this a Driplet, but it's actually more of a teenage Drip about to head off to college. So if you've got th... Read more
17 Apr 2019
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43mins
Ranked #11
Episode 13 - Movin' on Up: Michelle Obama's BECOMING
Episode 13 - Movin' on Up: Michelle Obama's BECOMING
In this episode, the Spoilers get all excited about Michelle Obama's lovely memoir. As always, we have some gripes, but ... Read more
3 Mar 2019
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #12
Episode 12 -- What About Tish?: Barry Jenkins' IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Episode 12 -- What About Tish?: Barry Jenkins' IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
There's just not much we don't like about Barry Jenkins' adaptation of James Baldwins' novel IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK.... Read more
25 Jan 2019
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58mins
Ranked #13
The Drip Episode 11 -- Be Loving This Book: Kiese Laymon's HEAVY
The Drip Episode 11 -- Be Loving This Book: Kiese Laymon's HEAVY
In this Episode, the Spoilers are back to gush over Kiese Layman's amazing new memoir, HEAVY. There's not much to say ex... Read more
25 Jan 2019
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52mins
Ranked #14
The Drip Episode 10 -- Food and Wine and We Feel Fine: Our Dinner With Yaa Gyasi's HOMEGOING
The Drip Episode 10 -- Food and Wine and We Feel Fine: Our Dinner With Yaa Gyasi's HOMEGOING
This special episode has a little bit of everything. The Spoliers, satiated by an unbelievable Ghaniain meal prepared by... Read more
5 Dec 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #15
The Drip Episode 9 -- And We Have Another Thing to Say: THE HATE U GIVE, the movie
The Drip Episode 9 -- And We Have Another Thing to Say: THE HATE U GIVE, the movie
In this episode the Spoilers go another round with the THE HATE U GIVE, but this time it's the movie. In it we discuss w... Read more
29 Oct 2018
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52mins