Race Trader Podcast

Boston & J
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Welcome to the Race Trader podcast! A place where Boston and J trade ideas on race by way of discussing culture through a black and white perspective. They bring a nuanced look into older and contemporary black culture and its impact on the racial dialogue in America.

  1. 07/06/2022

    033 / Discussion #1: On Racist Intent

    After a long break, we're back! This time we don't discuss a movie, we just sit down and talk. We felt the need to hash out a few conversations we've been having behind the scenes for some time now. This episode was recorded on May 31st, 2022. Enjoy! — Discussed: the context of this discussion; defining racism; racism v prejudice; institutional racism; white supremacy; the Daughters of the Confederacy; on racist intent; a fixed game; Lauren Boebert; white despondency; white supremacy; Thomas Sowell; Things Fall Apart; changing minds; camping; friendship; ripe for a con; scarcity mindsets; white privilege. — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don’t forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

    1h 20m

  2. 04/29/2022

    032 / Insecure S5 (2021)

    This episode was recorded on January 25th, 2022. Enjoy! — Discussed: how we got into the show; comedy first, drama second; inside black jokes; Insecure’s relatability; the soundtrack of Insecure; opportunities; Love Life; Boston’s take; Curb Your Enthusiasm; aspirational black shows; swag as an engine; Sex & The City for black women; Nathan; black masculinity; Nathan & Issa; Insecure and class; fatherhood; Lawrence & Condola; and f*****g Derek. — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don’t forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

    56 min
  3. 031 / Mulholland Drive (2001) w/ Scary Thoughts

    02/28/2022

    031 / Mulholland Drive (2001) w/ Scary Thoughts

    Welcome to our White History Month episode! We are joined by our friends Marc and Chad from Scary Thoughts! This episode was recorded on February 26th, 2022. Enjoy! — Shameless plugs: Check out Marc and Chad’s podcast Scary Thoughts here: scarythoughts.org Check out My Heart, An Inverted Flame, Marc Kate’s experimental music project here: myheartaninvertedflame.bandcamp.com — Discussed: microphone troubles; Marc Kate’s My Heart, An Inverted Flame show report; first impressions of Mulholland Drive; our introductions to David Lynch; Blue Velvet; black corporal punishment; the freedom to explore unknown worlds; Donald Glover’s Atlanta; what is Lynchian?; mysteries; the story behind Mulholland Drive’s creation; Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; the Hollywood machine; Harvey Weinstein; the audition scene; artifice; duplicity; David Lynch’s casting choices; the genetic code of America; DEI and work environments; Lynchian settings; darkness; Mulholland Drive’s sound design; Betty’s naïveté; Jordan Peterson; how actually scary the movie is; the sex scene; dream logic; doppelgängers; metaphor; plot vs. character headspace; a tangent on literary fiction; art and mental illness; meditation; the cowboy; the spiritual energy of objects; Club Silencio; David Lynch and race and gender; and more! — Articles mentioned: David Lynch Keeps His Head by David Foster Wallace: www.scribd.com/doc/27992934/David-Lynch-Keeps-His-Head What Does David Lynch Have to Say About Race? by Frank Guan: ww.vulture.com/2017/09/david-lynch-racial-politics.html — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don’t forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

    2h 17m
  4. 030 / Fargo (1996)

    01/10/2022

    030 / Fargo (1996)

    This episode was recorded on December 19th, 2021. Enjoy! — Discussed: Why this movie?; our relationship with the Coen Bros; the Coen Bros. focus on characters; the Marge character appearing in other Coen Bros. movies; characters v. caricatures; the proto-Breaking Bad; Marge’s visit with Mike; Marge & Norm’s relationship; cultural contrast; “Minnesota nice”; good and evil; ordinary people; The Office; careerism; Se7en; relationships with violence. — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don’t forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

    57 min
  5. 029 / Beasts of No Nation (2015)

    11/29/2021

    029 / Beasts of No Nation (2015)

    This episode was recorded on November 17th & 21st, 2021. Enjoy! — Discussed: Why this movie?; Cari Fukunaga’s attention to detail; war movies; child soldiers; brown-brown; no clear enemy; the movies political context; the book by Uzodinma Iweala; Boston’s trip to Ghana; Agu’s family dynamic; “Good morning”; Fukunaga’s research; Liberia; Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow; Charles Taylor; the humanity in the film; trauma bonds; “It can always get worse.”; Idris’s performance as the Commandant; the Commandant v. Heath Ledger’s Joker; Abraham Attah’s performance as Agu; the parallel’s between child soldiers and American gangs; Non-white gangs v. the KKK & Neo-Nazis; Menace II Society v. Beasts of No Nation; J brings up The Wire again. — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don’t forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

    1h 18m
  6. 028 / Candyman (1992/2021) w/ Ralph

    10/28/2021

    028 / Candyman (1992/2021) w/ Ralph

    This episode was recorded on October 15th, 2021. We are once again joined by Ralph. Enjoy! — Discussed: the history informing both Candyman films; the Candyman film franchise; how each Candyman movie depicts violence; Philip Glass and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s scores; the realism behind the original Candyman; Candyman compared to other slasher movie boogie men; the development of the Candyman lore; urban legends; you reap what you sow; Billy Burke as John the Baptist; the history of Black America; Helen Lyle is subjected to the black experience; white savior trope subverted; Vampires; old criticisms; score placement; the Chicago Police; overstuffed with ideas; Easter eggs; Tony Todd; why horror movies; the complex black villain; and Leprechaun vs. Candyman. — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don’t forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

    1h 8m
  7. 027 / Hamilton (2015)

    10/07/2021

    027 / Hamilton (2015)

    This episode was recorded on October 1st, 2021. Enjoy! — Discussed: A little bit about Ron Chernow; the production value of Hamilton; the music of Hamilton; hip hop for white people; our relationship with musicals; other black musicals; a lack of originality with musicals; Jamaican Reggae covers; the time given to Hamilton’s upbringing; Sufjan Stevens’ proximity to musicals; the Animaniacs; duels; Hamilton’s insecurities; Hamilton’s false portrayal as an abolitionist; how they address slavery; Lin-Manuel Miranda’s possible intent; The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda by Ishmael Reed; the Obamas; J’s relationship with history; IKEA furnished slave quarters; Lin-Manuel Miranda and colorism; the trope of the proud black woman; taking the good with the bad; proximity; Christopher Columbus; The Underground Railroad by Barry Jenkins; and closing thoughts. — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don’t forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

    58 min
  8. 026 / A Band Called Death (2013) w/ Ralph & Taco

    09/21/2021

    026 / A Band Called Death (2013) w/ Ralph & Taco

    This episode was recorded on August 31st, 2021. We are joined by Ralph and Taco. Enjoy! — Discussed: initial takes; the title of the movie; metal/punk band names; missed opportunities; failure and shame; just go to New York; why the hell did they go to Vermont?; destiny stories; they were different; Lamb’s Blood; J’s ignorance with Rastafarianism; Boston’s ignorance with Reggae’s relationship to Punk; Lee Scratch Perry; Ska; Bad Brains; punk and the black community; inclusive show spaces; two sides of the same coin; Three 6 Mafia; connecting with anger; bravado v. catharsis; a rediscovery; neo-Nazis and black metal; persistence; risk; familial support; the Butthole Surfers; Ralph pens a white savior movie; contrarianism; Run the Jewels and music as identity. — Shameless plugs: Check out Ralph and Taco’s jazz/punk adjacent band Rube on Instagram here: @rubeband Check out Taco’s stoner black metal band Keef Chamber on Instagram here: @keefchamber — Email us your thoughts, questions, and suggestions at bostonnj@racetraderpodcast.com. Discuss the show with the #racetraderpodcast hashtag on Twitter and everywhere else. Please don’t forget to rate, review and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

    1h 15m
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Welcome to the Race Trader podcast! A place where Boston and J trade ideas on race by way of discussing culture through a black and white perspective. They bring a nuanced look into older and contemporary black culture and its impact on the racial dialogue in America.

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  • Creator
    Boston & J
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Boston & J
  • Show Website
    Race Trader Podcast