The Black Sublime Podcast

Anthony White
  • 5.0 (19)
  • Society & Culture

A queer, Black, exploration of music culture, politics, and community healing. Hosted by Mr. Haberdashery.

  1. 04/17/2024

    Critical Magic

    We cling to mythology to buttress our sense of personal power or understanding and to help us cope with violence, disappointment, and confusion. The same myths that inspire and console often contain the exact violence we fight against daily. This episode explores myths about black queer folk, black cis men, and black cis women that lure us into this trap.

    46 min

  2. 03/20/2024

    The Haunting of Unnatural Quiet

    Part of my “healing journey” required me to face how much I had been loved in the dark, how used to that I had become, and how safe I felt being loved where no one could see, touch was the main way to navigate, and silence was expected. I studied how that unnatural quiet settled in my body and those of Black queer folks around my age, how it shaped expectations about how I should pursue love from others. Recovering from that necessitated both a political understanding of the larger, systemic forces that benefit from my reticence and a brave commitment to expression and connection. What follows is another personal episode detailing this process with the hope of providing easier passage for others.

    42 min

  3. 03/13/2024

    The Craft and the Toll of Silence

    So many people, especially older Black women and queer folk, keep the tradition of silence, absorb the weight of that burden into our bodies, and, at best, hope to leverage that burden into mere survival. We master the craft of silence and keeping secrets while dealing with the harsh realities of truth and the task of pursuing it, and then we manage the toll it exacts on our bodies. This episode is personal, for it discusses elements of my family life, but I hope it uplifts you.

    39 min

  4. 02/14/2024

    Let the Fools Choose the Fools

    A. White discusses the growing irrelevance of The Grammys, the preoccupation with Black men that choose non-Black partners, the role of failure in self-actualization for queer folks. Happy Valentine's Day for the lovers!

    52 min

  5. 02/07/2024

    Silent Barters and Colon Juice

    A. White uses Caroline Myss's language of the archetype to explore the ways we give away our personal power in response to fear. The episode discusses the trauma of poverty (material and social), integrity and how it is compromised, and the specific ways A. White contends with these issues.

    54 min

  6. 01/31/2024

    Becoming the Bully: Oppression is Easy to Adopt

    A. White discusses what we, as non-military actors, can learn from Israel's treatment of the Palestinian people, specifically its transformation from the persecuted into the oppressor. Many of us become the bully when we decide that we no longer have any compassion for others, and most of us arrive at this point because of the violence we have endured and survived. This episode warns against this approach.

    45 min

  7. 01/24/2024

    Another N***a with a Podcast, Another Hoe with a Show!

    The Black Sublime Podcast is back after an almost two-year hiatus. A. White revives the podcast with the most necessary smoke, re-introducing himself and the work, sharing how over-functioning as a child contributed to a scarcity mindset, and discussing why side hoes should be paid.

    34 min

  8. 03/25/2022

    Mastering the Art of Loving Self

    Mr. Haberdashery returns after a 6-month hiatus to share their journey with loving self. With great gratitude, they discuss Erich Fromm's "The Art of Loving" and Jessica Fern's "Polysecure" as key guides to their progress.

    57 min
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About

A queer, Black, exploration of music culture, politics, and community healing. Hosted by Mr. Haberdashery.

Information

  • Creator
    Anthony White
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    98
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Anthony White