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Jemar and Tyler are BACK this week and discussing recent events concerning Pastor Keion Henderson going viral after 'shushing' a member of the church during worship.
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Over 5 years later and still relevant... Pastor Earon James returns to join Jemar and Tyler for a discussion on living in the South. This conversation is inspired by the NY Times July 8 2017 article "Racism Is Everywhere, So Why Not Move South?" Learn more how you can get social and support the show at PassTheMicPodcast.com
Original Airdate: Sept 25 2017
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Over 5 years later and still relevant... Tyler and Jemar are joined by Pastor Earon James to discuss the current state of the ‘Culture Wars’. Learn more how you can get social and support the show at PassTheMicPodcast.com
Original Airdate: Sept 4 2017
We Want To Kill The Culture Wars
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As with last week, we are doing something a little different. Jemar Tisby & EP Beau York are talking about the importance of understanding history and combating prevalent fictitious narratives, especially in the era of AI. 

Something a little different this week. Tyler Burns & EP Beau York are talking about the challenge of crafting stories with meaning and unpacking the role of telling a good story in preaching.
BTW the Preist referenced in this episode is Father Roderick. My apologies for forgetting his name at the time of recording - Father Roderick - YouTube

Writer/Director Dee Rees is an alumna of New York University's graduate film program and a Sundance Screenwriting & Directing Lab Fellow. In 2018, Dee became the first Black woman nominated for an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for her highly-acclaimed film Mudbound (2017). Dee's Emmy-Award winning HBO film Bessie (2015) starred Queen Latifah as the legendary American Blues singer and was nominated for a total of twelve Emmy Awards, including Dee's individual nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special. Bessie was also nominated for four Critics' Choice Awards and Dee was the recipient of the 2016 Director's Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries as well as the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie.
This week, Tyler and Dee get into the inner workings of telling Black stories and specifically bringing the Tuskegee Airmen to the screen through her unique lens.
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