No Sleep Till Hollywood

On the 8th episode of No Sleep Till Hollywood, Caleb and Gaelyn take a deep dive into one of their favorite shows of this year, Bel-Air! They discuss how they feel about rebooting the iconic show, the benefits of the 1 hour serialized format and get into the positive impact of seeing a dark-skinned wealthy Black family on TV. Caleb informs us about what it means to have “Philly Pride” even though...

Episode 7 features a special guest, Abigail J. Covington! With her passion for creating discourse about issues that affect underrepresented identities, and knowledge of all things Black in media, Abigail and Gaelyn’s text messages about #loveisblind sparked this week’s topic: the addictive and messy world of Reality TV! The group discusses the history and sub-genres of unscripted television. They...

On episode 6 of No Sleep Till Hollywood, Gaelyn and Caleb sit down with Breana Turner MPH to discuss the Strong Black Woman trope that is running rampant in the television and film landscape. Utilizing Breana’s expertise as a Master of Public Health and Doctoral student, they break down the history of the trope and analyze examples on popular shows. They also discuss the harmful effects of the adu...

It’s been a couple weeks since Euphoria’s had the timeline in a frenzy, so Caleb and Gaelyn brought it back! On this episode they discuss the second season of HBO’s hit show following Rue Bennett and her messy group of peers in Euphoriaville. While living for the mess, they also discuss the ethical and moral implications of the show itself. Tune in to hear Caleb and Gaelyn’s favorite characters, e...

Episode 4 is all about the Jeen-Yuhs that is K*nye West! Gaelyn and Caleb discuss the documentary in the context of his musical career, societal implications of his words and Faith and Spirituality. They also discuss the art of the documentary and if this three-part deep dive into the myth of K*nye West went far enough for viewers. And we discuss Caleb’s questionable musical upbringing! Credits: H...

On this special episode of No Sleep Till Hollywood, Caleb and Gaelyn discuss “The Good, The Bad & The Slap of it All” for the 2022 Oscars. We get into a discussion about our favorite moments, movies and Will Smith reminding us that you can take the boy out of Philly but you can’t take the Philly out the boy! Credits: Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles)...

It’s Caleb’s Birthday! In honor of his Birthday we discussed our favorite Birthday episodes which ultimately devolved into another Euphoria conversation LOL! Gaelyn (unfortunately and badly) sang three songs and Caleb tells us the memorable story of his 8th Birthday. Credits: Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles) Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori....

It’s our very first episode! On today’s episode we tell you the story of how we met, some of our favorite shows of the past and present, and why everyone on Euphoria is naked!  Credits: Hosted by Gaelyn D. Smith (@gsmittyyyy) and Caleb McDonald (@calebsubtitles) Executive Producer/Editor: Doria Lacey (@dori.uh) Co-Producer: Gaelyn Smith Theme song written and performed by Caleb McDonald