The Black Sublime Podcast

Mr. Haberdashery revisits the project of transforming masculinity from an extractive life force, an energy whose job is to take the value from a system, to one that sustains and contributes life.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the politics of sex and how sex, specifically for queer men, can serve to consummate patriarchy. He talks about the potential effect of learning that one’s sexual journey must necessarily start with pain, that penetration is a proxy for domination, and more.

Mr. Haberdashery starts his discussion on building a world for collective freedom and thriving with love. What does it mean to love? What is political love? How does love contribute to healing? What does healing look like, and how do we know if something is healing us?

Mr. Haberdashery uplifts those celebrating President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their historic win. He also commemorates Alex Trebek and discusses how he wants to be generative for the benefit of his community.

Mr. Haberdashery talks about the challenge of forming his identities outside of the context of oppressive forces i.e., defining Blackness outside of whiteness and queerness outside of straightness. He shares how his pain glues him to his oppressors and attempts to let it go. What now?

Mr. Haberdashery rambles a bit about the history of washing meat and discusses the dehumanization and oppression of work.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the significance of criticizing Black art, specifically shows like Lovecraft Country and I May Destroy You. He also explores expectations linked to the term “Latinx.”

Mr. Haberdashery discusses how loving from a place of lack looks different from loving from a place of fullness; kinks reveal so much.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses Trump's diagnosis, what's got him angry, and the role of religion in systemic oppression.

Mr. Haberdashery recites and discusses his poem “those who feed on terror;” points out that Daniel Cameron is closer to us than we think.

daring to imagine is a revolutionary act. it's also a profound act of self-love—to imagine a world for yourself with every need met, every lack provided for, every injustice eliminated, every wound healed, every scar faded. daring to imagine it, feeling the steely froth of the past, climbing the barbed wire of the status quo that makes us negotiate between starvation and torture, exploitation and...

Mr. Haberdashery shares his experience with harnessing the power of emotion, discusses how privilege and power erode personhood and opens up about perpetual closetedness. Below are my completely disorganized personal notes on today’s episode. closetedness // oneness * harnessing emotion as energy (david emerson toney) * urgency, power, privilege * base of my breath, where i hunger before i know it...

Mr. Haberdashery revels in a new look and discusses the effects Black conservatism has on the revolutionary movement.

Rest in Peace Chadwick Boseman. Mr. Haberdashery pays respects, discusses what it means to be strong, and describes the broad effects his queerness has on his experience of the world.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the white revision of history, the shooting of Jacob Blake, and the nature of American identity.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses a fundamental insecurity that fuels misogyny and its influence over the WAP and the BidenHarris controversies. Shoutout to Trina and Trick Daddy.

Mr. Haberdashery elaborates on Black fetishization of Black people and shares how the vulnerability in sharing joy is just crucial as the vulnerability in sharing pain.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses gems from gang culture, the controversy between Pose and the Emmys, and Queen Beyoncé’s Black Is King.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses why there’s no such thing as fighting for Black lives without fighting for the hood.

Mr. Haberdashery shares his view on the price of change in this country and how we should rethink the oppressive dynamics among communities of color.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses what trans folk have taught him about his relationship with beauty and the problems he has with beauty as a concept.

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the privilege of “avoiding labels” when it comes to sexual orientation and how the abolition versus reform conversation can apply to elite education.

Mr. Haberdashery shares his experience with being proud of his queer identity and discusses the mandate to heal from bumping up against patriarchy.

Mr. Haberdashery commemorates the Pulse Nightclub shooting, shares his personal thought experiment when holding himself accountable, and tackles prison abolition from an emotional perspective.

Mr. Haberdashery describes the true scope of the anti-racism problem and discusses how we, as a community, should prepare ourselves for the fight.