COVID and Chemo

Netflix’s Love Is Blind is international. And COVID and Chemo have discovered that more things are international than ever we thought. Who knew that the self-esteem eating gremlin we call Fatty McFat-Fat had an equally fatphobic cousin running amok in Mexico? Who could have foreseen that papas of a rolling-stone variety were in such living color in the UK? Join us for a CnC-style emergency sketch...

Welcome to COVID and Chemo's oft-promised episode dedicated to all the Tylers. We see y'all. Highlights include a breakdown of the four CnC-recognized categories of yts; COVID's love of Forrest Gump; and a reflection on the excellence and legacy of abolitionist gangsta John Brown. Further, discover a scathing consideration of Perry, a Tyler we do not recognize, who treated us to the personage of o...

According to JaCOVID, "She's not from the bloooock. She calls herself Jenny." Join COVID and Chemo for an exploration of the phenomenon of Jennifer Lopez and a discussion of the role of ytness in Latinidad. Un agradecimiento especial a Nugget por su asesoramiento experto, como siempre. Te amamos familia. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Y'all. 👀👀 COVID and Chemo could not have predicted "the Lord Almighty"'s swift and sure intervention in US Presidential politics this year. Join us for a send off of Papa Biden and a warm welcome to the alternate timeline we now occupy, where Kamala runs and the Hotties are for Harris. Also, we did indeed have to read the NABJ for filth for that "interview" with 45. PS, if you are "anybody who h...

Have you ever been rOmANtiCaLly exploited to prevent a horseman who only loves yt women from losing his Black card? This episode is for you. Join COVID and Chemo for the third installment in our Dating Follies series. Included in our discussion are a recap of Reesa Teesa's 50-part TikTok saga, an examination of the power of LinkedIn to do more than find you a professional connection, and a dip int...

Netflix has again let COVID and Chemo to know that we must, as always, stay woke and keep our heads on an international swivel. This yt man, one of a vast collective, has capitalized on yt Aryan beauty standards and the desperation of pregnancy seekers of all kinds to ensure the "bleaching" of the whole entire world. Content advisory: The amount of skeet-skeets covered by this documentary would as...

This July 4th, COVID and Chemo spent a good chunk of time attempting to discover who tf has been in charge around here. Join us for a review of US Presidents past, present, and future, including discussions of what happens when you love iced milk and cherries too much and our observations about who looks like whom with guest appearances from Jiminy Cricket of "When You Wish Upon a Star" fame and O...

Happy Juneteenth, y'all! Join COVID and Chemo for a lively discussion of the Great State of Florida and its infamous "Man." #notlikeus

Denzel Washington is indeed the Greatest of All Time. Join COVID and Chemo for reminiscences and a breakdown of our love for Denzel and our esteem of his most illustrious and worthy career. In addition, we share reflections on how ain’t nobody actually talm bout or to us out here in these “blue” and “red” and yt political streets. Also included, BUM n*gga updates. Finally, speaking of GOATs, rappi...

It appears that sometimes, a hotep is the best you’re going to get out here in these apocalyptic dating streets. Join us for a careful consideration of the powers of particular horsemen when pit against horseman alternatives. Highlights include reflections on Nick Cannon’s CoUnsEL Culture and Umar Johnson’s expert and devastating guest appearance. Also, due to the fact that COVID and Chemo have th...

COVID and Chemo never could have predicted this, but…….it may actually be the case that Terry did in fact open the Flower of Life. Still no reliable mathematics to be found, but the sight of Auburn Betty on his head let us to know he was free-free. Also in this episode, you can find a quick rundown of cultish activities with cult tendencies and a deep dive into two excellent documentaries, Going C...

In this episode recorded during Ramadan and Easter season, Chemo strolls down memory lane to share old church hymns racemixed for COVID’s review. We recap Love Is Blind Season 6 and its many confusing highlights, which result in our questions about when a quick weave is assuredly NAHT the choice, what are the “wrong” reasons, and when and how we might use the insult “clown robot.” Also, Chemo defi...

In this second emergency episode of the season, COVID and Chemo recount their experiences watching Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa, starring Kelly Rowland. Join us for strong talk about Tyler Perry classic moments, including trifling bum husbands, swiss-cheese plots, evil lightskins, and eligible “straight” sex scenes. After all of which, we STILL don’t know whose blood and brain matter that was. 😔 😞 Ne...

Trigger Warning: If you cannot listen to this episode, COVID and Chemo respect you. ‘Cause dis is BAD. Note: This content contains survivors’ stories of ALL manners of abuse, including accounts of s3xu@l as$ault, slavery, and many other heinous crimes. In short, Chemo has been vindicated. Can’t believe we’re saying this, but….thank you Homeland Security?? 😬 😓

OUR FIFTIETH EPISODE Y’ALL!! 👀 👀 Welcome to a third season of this smart and very foolish show. Join COVID and Chemo for a discussion of another puzzlement that is the 1984 music video for Lionel Ritchie’s iconic hit “Hello.” On this fortieth anniversary of “Hello,” COVID and Chemo review the lessons and questions, past and present, for those who confuse stalking with loving. Also, this episode...

COVID and Chemo have now discovered what inspired Eddie Murphy’s groundbreaking musical career, to which we gave due tribute in our season 2 intro. Tune in for the essential details. Also, in this episode, COVID and Chemo trade Eddie Murphy mysteries. “Not too much on Norbit, y’all.” 👀 👀

In this final full episode of season 2, COVID and Chemo discuss the wonder that is Mary J. Blige, queen of hip hop soul and Black auntie glory. The talking-strong duo share their small joys from the past year and delve deep into the excellences of thigh high boots, hard truth telling, proper disposal of 🗑️ 🥷🏾 🥷🏾 , and accomplished thespian tings. Also, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is not to be pla...

Greetings folks, eligible and straights alike. COVID and Chemo have made a few alarming discoveries concerning not-all-aliens and the arrival of a seventh horseman of the dating apocalypse. Takeaways include the following: 1) do not use the honorific “Master” to describe yourself if you are a yt man; 2) some folks say they are “bicurious” but ain’t nothing will satisfy they curiosity cause they st...

We knew the new film “Leave the World Behind” was indeed headed left when Living Single’s great Black television excellence was obscured in favor of a dry show called “FrIEndS,” but we still thought Mahershala Ali’s presence might provide us some comfort. But naw. Obama, what kind of Negroes are these? 👀 The main thing COVID and Chemo learned from this motion picture was that apparently sometimes...

Lupe ain’t really been rappin too much of late, but that don’t mean he hasn’t been active. 😐 😐 Join COVID and Chemo for a discussion of Lupe Fiasco’s recent ascent as go-to for academic analysis of rap music, theory, and practice. Professor Fiasco’s methods include founding MIT Records (what’re those??), exclusive use of acronyms, and painstaking recaps of the meanings of simple words everyone k...

Is it the Bachelor? Is it the Bachelor in Paradise? Is it Love is Bline? Is it Perfect Match? Is it Married at First Sight? Where, oh where indeed, can we go? When a baddie with a good job, with a purpose in life, with faith, with established knowledge, a good n fat booty, and a hurt ‘em bayang caint make it happen, we know ain’t nothing good coming to us regular hos. Join COVID and Chemo in their...

Guess what done come back y’all! It’s low-rise jeans, child labor, and choker necklaces. Yes, you read that right: little coverage except for necks. The recent weakening of child labor laws in states across the US has COVID and Chemo scratching our heads. Join us as we reminisce over our first jobs, striking toddler feats of employment in the television show “Grown Enough,” and a brief history of...

We always knew secret n*ggas was a possibility. How widespread this hue-less phenomenon is and was continues to mystify, shock, and shake COVID and Chemo. Join us for our findings on one J. Edgar Hoover, the most diabolical anti-Black secret n*gga we ever heard of. Also, we may need to look into Mr. Pibb, the only softdrink clearly committed to never burning nobody hair up. #staywoke

How much is a porkchop worth? Hopefully less than what we’ve got. Tune in for more back inna day dating follies from one COVID and one Chemo. In the words of Hov the Incomparable, we “went through that, so hopefully you don’t have to go through that.” Highlights include “nail man,” stringent b*tch struggles, and a discovery of some of the worst funk known to humankind. 😱

Once upon a time there was a ladybug… At least that’s what Mr. Church of Hollywood fantasy fame wants us to know. Why did this lady do this? COVID and Chemo explore Eddie Murphy’s journey into the so-called life of one Mr. Church, magical Negro extraordinaire. Not three generations of white ladies, sir. Also, poor Jelly…if that even is his real name. #staywoke