Intimate conversations with the creative minds that shape our culture.
Hosted by culture writer Tayo Bero and Stacy Lee Kong.
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Abolish everything! Celebrities, the monarchy and Kanye too
This week, Stacy and Tayo get into:
Cowboy Carter (Trigger warning: Beyoncé criticism)
Missing princess Kate and the Royal sh*t-show
And, in this week's installment of "problematic faves," we get into why Kanye has been, and continues to be the absolute worst.
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Read Stacy's Friday Things post as mentioned in the episode here: https://www.fridaythings.com/recent-posts/beyonce-cowboy-carter-american-flag-patriotism-colonialism (https://www.fridaythings.com/recent-posts/beyonce-cowboy-carter-american-flag-patriotism-colonialism)
29 Feb 2024
Who TF did she marry??
This week, Stacy and Tayo get into:
The wildest story we've ever watched on TikTok and the politics of the "trauma essay"
Elsa Majimbo vs. Naomi Campbell
How The Cut's financial expert got scammed out of $50,000
And, in the fist installment of a new segment the girls are calling "problematic faves," we get a refresher on why Chris Brown is still the absolute worst.
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15 Feb 2024
Nothing else matters when the world is on fire
In our first episode with brilliant new cohost Stacy Lee Kong, we bitch about Beyoncé, T-Swift and why nothing really matters when the world is on fire.
20 Oct 2023
Motherhood, divorce and writing your first book in-between with Bee Quammie
In the first episode of the new season, Tayo speaks to author, journalist and radio host Bee Quammie about writing as a form of healing, and what it means to raise two Black daughters in a world that often refuses to see their experiences as valid.
15 Mar 2023
Covering the Tory Lanez trial with Meghann Cuniff aka Meghann Thee Reporter
Tayo speaks to LA-based legal affairs reporter Meghann Cuniff about covering the Tory Lanez trial and other celebrity trials that she's had a front row seat to.
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27 Feb 2023
A love letter to Indian cinema with filmmaker Smriti Mundhra
Tayo sits down with Smriti Mundhra, an Academy Award-nominated director and producer of the hit Netflix series Indian Matchmaking.
In her newest Netflix Documentary The Romantics, Mundhra looks at the history of Indian cinema through the eyes multiple generations of the industry's legends.
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10 Feb 2023
Black death on screen
This week, Tayo takes a hard look at our cultural obsession with watching Black people die.
Articles mentioned in this episode: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/31/black-men-tyre-nichols-death-not-normal-tayo-bero
26 Jan 2023
Black heartthrobs and holiday movies with Ann Marie Collymore
Happy new year! This week, Tayo hops into the time machine to talk to entertainment journalist Ann Marie Collymore about our favorite Black holiday movies.
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6 Dec 2022
Is Marvel ruining cinema? + RIP NOW Magazine with Rad Simonpillai
This week, Tayo sits down with film critic Rad Simonpillai to discuss awards season, his favorite films of the year, and the Marvel movie machine.
Rad also spills more than he ever has about what really went down with NOW Magazine (RIP).
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16 Nov 2022
Drake hates women, cancel culture isn't real + how to start a media brand with Stacy Lee Kong
In this episode, Tayo talks to Stacy Lee Kong, writer, editor and founder of Friday Things.
Friday Things is a media brand for progressive millennials and Gen Zers who like to think critically about celebrity gossip, trending TV shows and who said what on Instagram.
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6 Nov 2022
Grief, Black liberation and ho moments
In this first episode, Tayo reflects on the grief of the last few days, Black liberation and capitalism and how to deal after a breakup.
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