Ranked #1
Gentrification
Gentrification
On Being Black Gentrifiers: Both Brooklyn transplants, Brittany and Eric parse their roles as black gentrifiers in their... Read more
12 Oct 2014
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #2
Dear White People
Dear White People
A unique listener letter spurs Brittany and Eric to break the fourth wall and speak directly to white folks.See acast.co... Read more
30 Oct 2015
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57mins
Ranked #3
Get Out
Get Out
B & E dissect the new hit horror film from Jordan Peele, Get Out. We’ll dive into the way the film explores white su... Read more
14 Mar 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #4
Beyoncé v. Kendrick
Beyoncé v. Kendrick
In the wake of two amazing performances and two very different reactions, B & E dive into the criticisms, messages, ... Read more
27 Feb 2016
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #5
Exploring Whiteness
Exploring Whiteness
This week B & E delve into one reason behind white millennials' tone deafness on race: America's raggedy social stud... Read more
19 Mar 2015
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #6
Lemonade
Lemonade
After a long wait, B & E sit down and discuss Beyoncè's visual album Lemonade. Dissecting the music and the themes, ... Read more
14 May 2016
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #7
Price of Black Ambition
Price of Black Ambition
The Price of Black Ambition: Spurred by Roxane Gay's essay in the Virginia Quarterly Review, FCN examines aspiration, sa... Read more
24 Oct 2014
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51mins
Ranked #8
Moonlight
Moonlight
B & E trade feelings about the 2016 presidential election results before diving into why Moonlight is a gorgeous, de... Read more
22 Nov 2016
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48mins
Ranked #9
Let's Talk About Sex!
Let's Talk About Sex!
A series of tweets by an East Lansing, MI mom observing her son's sex ed class get B & E to trade stories about thei... Read more
30 Apr 2015
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45mins
Ranked #10
And Not A White School
And Not A White School
Conflicting feelings about the situation in Mizzou and the safety myth of black colleges, this week B & E speak hone... Read more
28 Nov 2015
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52mins
Ranked #11
The Green Girls of Reality TV
The Green Girls of Reality TV
This week, B & E go very, very deep into the world of reality television, viewing The Real Housewives of Potomac, Ba... Read more
5 Apr 2016
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #12
Auntie Chellie
Auntie Chellie
An extremely hot take gets B & E talking about their love for our FLOTUS and her singular significance to black folk... Read more
10 Feb 2016
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52mins
Ranked #13
Atlanta
Atlanta
B & E take a deep look at the first season of Donald Glover's new show, Atlanta. Along the way, they explore whether... Read more
10 Jan 2017
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53mins
Ranked #14
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
B & E took in Chi-Raq on opening night, then compared notes the very next morning for your listening pleasure. Lysis... Read more
12 Dec 2015
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #15
Da Art of Storytellin'
Da Art of Storytellin'
B & E discuss what it means to be Black and go on a journey of self-discovery, from Sammy Davis Jr. to OutKast. Ther... Read more
19 Nov 2015
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #16
King Kunta
King Kunta
B & E examine Kendrick's latest, "To Pimp a Butterfly", and talk Tupac, Kendrick's intended audience and the funk. ... Read more
2 Apr 2015
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #17
Empire
Empire
Brittany and Eric finally come clean about their respective Empire obsessions and delve into prime time diversity, respe... Read more
26 Feb 2015
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #18
Missed Opportunities
Missed Opportunities
B & E quickly reflect on the death of Prince, and then discuss the maddening realities of Hollywood, with a focus on... Read more
23 Apr 2016
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #19
From Bessie To Beyonce feat. Soraya Nadia McDonald
From Bessie To Beyonce feat. Soraya Nadia McDonald
Brittany, Eric and special guest Soraya Nadia McDonald of the Washington Post discuss Bessie, Beyonce, Big Freedia and t... Read more
28 May 2015
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58mins
Ranked #20
Black Contemporary Art feat. Kim Drew
Black Contemporary Art feat. Kim Drew
Eric's out this week, but in the studio with Brittany is @museummammy herself, Kim Drew of Black Contemporary Art. Britt... Read more
16 Oct 2015
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58mins