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21/05/2024

Introducing Primer, MaxFun’s Newest Music Podcast

Hello Heat Rockers! This is Producer Christian, I edited Heat Rocks and you might've heard my voice on a few episodes with Oliver and Morgan! So we've been working on a new music podcast here on Maximum Fun and I'm so excited to finally share it with you! Primer focuses on genres of music from outside the English-speaking world. This first season we're talking about Japanese City Pop and I will be hosting alongside Yosuke Kitazawa. If you like what you hear, please subscribe to Primer! I think you're really gonna love what we've made here. :) On November 5th, 1979, Miki Matsubara’s debut pop single “Mayonaka no Door/ Stay with Me” was released in her home country of Japan. It was a huge hit and remained her biggest and most beloved work throughout her entire career. Over 40 years after its original release, it soared in popularity once again when a whole new international audience discovered the song through TikTok. Its catchy hook and incredible vocals still resonate with listeners today and has become a staple in the City Pop genre. If you’ve heard one City Pop song, it’s probably Stay with Me. On our inaugural episode of Primer, radio/tv presenter Linda Marigliano joins us to discuss City Pop icon, Miki Matsubara and her debut record, Pocket Park. We get into the unexpected renewed interest in Mayonaka no Door, the story behind Miki’s sudden departure from the music scene, and Linda’s personal connection and discovery of City Pop. Check out our Spotify playlist for this episode! Follow Linda: Instagram | Twitter | Tough Love | Love Language Follow Primer: Instagram | Twitter | TikTok

21/05/2024

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49 min
30/07/2021

Music & Popcorn #7: Daphne A. Brooks on the "Waiting to Exhale" soundtrack (1995)

We continue our Music and Popcorn miniseries, where we chat about some of our favorite movie soundtracks. This week, we're talking to professor and writer Daphne Brooks about the soundtrack to Waiting to Exhale. We get into Babyface's prolific career, Whitney Houston's presence on both the soundtrack and the movie, and the mystery surrounding DJ Theo Mizuhara. More on Daphne A. Brooks Check out her book Liner Notes for the RevolutionAnd check out the accompanying playlist!WebsiteMore on Waiting to Exhale Official trailerShocking Omissions: 'Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album' (NPR)100 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time: 'Waiting to Exhale' (Albumism)Show Tracklisting (all songs from the Waiting to Exhale OST unless otherwise indicated): Exhale (Shoop Shoop)My Funny ValentineMy Love, Sweet LoveCount On MeIt Hurts Like HellWhy Does It Hurt So BadLet It FlowNot Gon' CryMy Funny ValentineSittin' Up In My RoomWey UKissing YouLet It FlowPrince: HeadExhale (Shoop Shoop)Maxwell: Sumthin' Sumthin'A Tribe Called Quest: Hot SexDionne Farris: I KnowOleta Adams: Get HereEn Vogue: Don't Let Go (Love)Hey Heat Rockers, if you have an appreciation for the show, we’d love to play some of them during our Aug 11th appreciation episode. You can either send use a voice memo to heatrockspod@gmail.com OR you can phone in a voicemail to (310) 986-3340‬. We just need them all in by August 8th (Sunday), thanks! Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

30/07/2021

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54 min
01/10/2021

MK320: It’s Always the Boyfriend (Underreported Missing Black Women, Drake & Underaged Girls, Historic Queer Latinx Game Changers, Black Celebs & Covid)

We discuss ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’ what it is, and why missing Black women goes so underreported (but also can we just not disappear all women)? We must finally talk, and have a come to Jesus moment about Drake and his relationship with underaged girls. We also must have a talk about some Black celebs and their perception of COVID. In the main Korner we celebrate 6 Historic Queer Latinx gamechangers to celebrate that you dont know about! Guest Co- Host - Lauren Carter: a Software Engineer in Silicon Valley with a track record for leading engineering teams that build consumer products. In addition to her technical role, Lauren is a long time distance runner turned tri-athlete. She's competed on some of the largest and most successful Track Clubs and Triathlon teams in the US. When not engaging in fitness or tech, you can find Lauren with a glass of wine in hand probably having a discussion about gardening. REFERENCE LINKS: Missing Black Women UnreportedMissing black women's cases are often unsolved, underreportedThe urgent crisis of missing Black women and girlsThey walked for the ‘Unforgotten 51’ and all other Black women murdered or missing in Chicago230,000 people of color reported missing in the U.S. These black women are doing something about itNews Media Can’t Shake ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome,’ Critics SayBlack celebrities denying Pon de Replay, our last victim, Busta Rhymes Nicki Minaji scandal update (testicalgate distraction)Historic, Queer, LatinX Gamechangers http://www.newnownext.com/latinx-queer-lgbtq-history-month/10/2018/https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-honors-five-latinx-lgbtq-historical-figures-for-latinx-heritage-monthhttp://www.alanpelaez.com/contact/#cntctfrm_contact_formhttps://www.spectrumsouth.com/5-queer-latinx-icons/https://hiplatina.com/latinx-lgbtqia-icons-we-should-all-know/Minority Korner on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2JsXEuu CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner Host/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthur

01/10/2021

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1h 13m
27/08/2021

MK 315: Sissy That Census! (Spider-Man Trailer, Only Fans Sex Ban, 2020 Census Data, White Population Shrinking?, Cis Women in Drag)

Guest Co-Host- Carissa Hatchel/Snaxx (she/her): Snaxx, otherwise known as Carissa, is a drag performer in the Bay Area. She also is the booking manager for Oasis, a drag and queer nightclub in SF. She loves pizza, Lizzo, and white claws. She’s at @eatmoresnaxx on all platforms. Check out her podcast Talkin’ Snacks with Snaxx, wherever you listen to podcasts - and on OasisTV! watch.sfoasis.com REFERENCE LINKS: Only Fans.. what are they doing?!https://www.them.us/story/only-fans-porn-ban-lgbtqhttps://www.themarysue.com/onlyfans-no-adult-content/FACT CHECK NOT BANNING: https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/onlyfans-banning-sexually-explicit-content.htmlThe CensusThe Root: Where Did All the White People Go? NPR: Did Census Data Show White Population Shrinking? Census.Gov: More Than Half of US states smaller in 2020 than 2010Sacramento Bee: California Census Data Minority Korner on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2JsXEuu CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner Host/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthur

27/08/2021

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1h 27m
07/01/2022

MK333 Cut for Time

Hey Korner Kids! How were your holidays? We hope you created those healthy family boundaries! We're back with leftover episodes from some stuff that was cut for time and didn't make it in. We start off with James and Mackenzie discussing the Wicked movie casting with Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo taking the leads! Who's excited for that Oscar stage? We know this popular movie will be remembered for good! See what we did there?Also has anyone seen Blu Cantrell lately? We discussed her OG auntie vibes all the way back in 2001, yes folks 20 years ago. Who feels old, raise your hand and get ready to learn, laugh and play right here on minority korner. Minority Korner on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2JsXEuu CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner Host/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthur

07/01/2022

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25 min
19/06/2020

MK238: 5th Anniversary Partay! (8 Can't Wait, Black Trans Lives Matter, SCOTUS Decision, Da 5 Bloods, Elmo, Silent Solidarity)

Like a rash that we like Nnekay is back, ready to take us through Tangentown. So much has happened since she last visited, so we check in with her, and how she is dealing, handling, processing with all the civil unrest. We take issue with folks expressing “silent” solidarity. The definition of racism is finally being updated by Miriam Webster. Black Trans Lives Matter protests erupted around the country in mass, and we also try to remember how to celebrate good news with the recent Supreme Court ruling. Nnekay has issues with Elmo. James saw the latest Spike Lee joint DA 5 Bloods on Netflix, which opens up a conversation about Black veterans, and the legacy of Spike Lee. In the main event we kick it up a notch in our actions you can take on police reform with 8 Can't Wait- 8 things you can make sure are in place in your city now to help end police violence on it’s citizens. LINKS! https://8cantwait.org/ Miriam Webster Changing the Definition Spike Lee's Short Film : Three Brothers Tony McDade- Black Trans Man killed in Police Custody CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM Nnekay FitzClrke: TW: @mizzfitzie, IG: @nnekay Facebook Minority Korner Kids Playground

19/06/2020

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1h 36m
10/09/2021

MK 317 R.A.I.N. On Me (Shang-Chi, Texas’ Terrible New Laws, QForce, Tactics for Dealing/Confronting People Who Trigger You)

Julia Hardy is back stepping in at the last minute, because the Rona is still messing things up! Netflix’s QForce is a queer spy animation dream, we didn’t know we needed or could have! Meanwhile Texas is proving to be quite a nightmare passing 666 new laws to make everyone’s life terrible. Do you have people in your life who trigger you and you don’t know how to process it? James has tactics and tips and just how to deal with these situations and how to confront those people who trigger you. And we saw Marvel’s Shang-Chi and have a spoiler free reaction/review! REFERENCE LINKS: Texas: https://www.themarysue.com/abortion-permitless-gun-carry-more-horrible-texas-laws/ Minority Korner on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2JsXEuu CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner Host/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthur

10/09/2021

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1h 21m
18/06/2021

MK307: Twice As Hard to Get Half As Much, & I’m Coming for Everything (In The Heights & Colorism, 8 Afro Latinos to Celebrate, Real Housewives of New York, Gossip Girl Reboot, Juneteenth)

We kick things off celebrating Juneteenth! Gossip Girl is jumping on the representational reboot train with a diverse cast- but is it too little too late? In the Heights is caught up in a colorism scandal- we weigh in. In the main Korner James helps us celebrate Afro Latino’s since In The Heights ignored them, with 8 legends who’ve made impacts from music, to acting, to politics, and activism this community has helped shape the fabric of society and it’s time they got their well deserved spot in the spotlight. Then guest co-host Julia Hardy spills all the tea on the Real HouseWives of New York with their first ever Black housewife Eboni, and as a former employee of reality television, Julia has the inside scoop. We kick things off celebrating Juneteenth! Gossip Girl is jumping on the representational reboot train with a diverse cast- but is it too little too late? In the Heights is caught up in a colorism scandal- we weigh in. In the main Korner James helps us celebrate Afro Latino’s since In The Heights ignored them, with 8 legends who’ve made impacts from music, to acting, to politics, and activism this community has helped shape the fabric of society and it’s time they got their well deserved spot in the spotlight. Then guest co-host Julia Hardy spills all the tea on the Real HouseWives of New York with their first ever Black housewife Eboni, and as a former employee of reality television, Julia has the inside scoop. Guest Co-Host: – Julia Hardy (she/her): a BIPOC, writer, TV junkie, queer. She's dishing Black Girl Magic and Blerd Power. Shining the light on injustice and fighting for equity. - astrological sign Virgo. REFERENCE LINKS: Juneteenth Resources:Honoring And Celebrating Juneteenth9 Ways To Celebrate Juneteenth in 2021Black & Queer: What It Means To Celebrate Juneteenth And Pride In The Same MonthIn the Heights Colorism:The Root: In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx FolksVulture - IN THE HEIGHTS UPDATED JUNE 16, 2021 Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, and In the Heights Actors Address Film’s ColorismThe Marysue- We Need to Listen When the Afro-Latinx Community Criticizes In the HeightsThe Root: Let's Talk About In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx FolksThe Marysue- Lin-Manuel Miranda Issues Apology After In the Heights Criticism Over Lack of Afro-Latinx RepresentationEvery In The Heights Song Not In The MovieNew Gossip Girl Looks Way More InclusiveAfro Latino’s to CelebrateRemezcla.com- 8 Afro Latinos Who Made Important Contributions to US HistoryThis Black History Month, celebrate the work of Afro-Latinas who challenge what Latinidad looks likeThe Americano News- 5 Afro Latinas to Celebrate During Black History Month and BeyondNoticieromovil.com- A Hidden Identity: 10 famous Afro-Latinos to celebrate during Black History MonthThree facts to celebrate Afro-Latinos during Black History MonthReuters- First openly gay Afro-Latino U.S. congressmanThem.us - 7 Icons Adored by the Queer Latinx CommunityRun, Eboni! RHONY (Real Housewives of New York)First Black RHONY Housewife“Race baiter”Minority Korner on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2JsXEuu CONTACT US Twitter: @minoritykorner Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com IG: @minoritykorner Host/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthur

18/06/2021

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1h 27m
05/06/2020

MK234: The Emperor Has No Clothes (History of US Police, Protests, Ivanka & PRIDE, #BlackOutTuesday, Coping through Systemic Racism while Black, White Ally's, Bush, Photo Op)

Cymatic Bruce is back- and thank the goddess because it has been a week! We dive into the four deaths that led up to the mass protests around the world responding to the killing of unarmed Black people and anti-blackness in America. These events didn't happen in a vacuum. We talk about #BlackOutTuesday and it’s effects, once everyone finally figured out how it worked. Will all this public out cry for justice, and equity for Black folks, will this actually be the moment, catalyst for change, or just the news cycle and trend of the moment? We talk about the other pandemic this country has been facing for centuries (racism), and what we've dubbed the background radiation of oppression/racism that Black people have always felt and learned to live with. James is proud to be a millennial and he'll tell you why. And also why he's wishing, First Karen, Ivanka Trump a very UnHappy Pride. Unfortunately but necessarily, we have to talk about that Guy in the white houses photo op, how he’s proven to be even more dangerous, and the holes and failures he’s shown that we must patch in our government. Bruce takes the main Korner as he walks us through the History/Origins of Police in America, its eye opening and like most American things it’s rooted: in racism. LINKS: Ivanka Ruins Pride: https://bit.ly/2XW2l2Q General Mattis Denounces Trump: https://bit.ly/2Y7s8Fo Bush Denounces Trump and Praises Protesters: https://wapo.st/2z4jr6j Justice for Breonna Taylor Petition: https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor CONTACT US: Twitter: @minoritykorner, Email: minoritykorner@gmail.com, IG: @minoritykorner James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM Cymatic Bruce: https://cymaticbruce.com/, YouTube/Twitter: @CymaticBruce

05/06/2020

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1h 41m
03/05/2019

NEW Mueller Report Drama, Avengers: Endgame Discussion, Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Trailer, Caster Semenya Forced to Lower Testosterone, Chase Bank's Terrible Tweet, Peter Mayhew, 'Alien: The Play'

INTRO 0:24 BEYOND THE HEADLINES 4:43 Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Trailer Caster Semenya Forced to Lower Testosterone AVENGERS: ENDGAME DISCUSSION (Spoilers!) 23:36 NEW MUELLER REPORT DRAMA 54:54 TIDBITS 1:04:40 Peter Mayhew Chase Bank's Terrible Tweet WI-FIVE 1:07:47 OUTRO 1:10:07

03/05/2019

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1h 12m

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