Champagne Sharks

On this episode, Trevor is joined once again by filmmaker Mtume Gant.   Their conversation kicks off with talks on Faust, capital and Marx, and how that relates to one of Mtumes new works in progress.   Then they discuss independent cinema in an industry controlled by stock options before closing the conversation discussing Mtumes film currently working the film fest cycle, ‘The Hand That Fe...

On this episode, Trevor, Ken and Mario talk hip hop, and raps relationship to white culture, all kicked off by and revolving around a discussion about Drake, and his recent triple drop. This is a free AUDIO ONLY episode.  To get access to Video Episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, t...

On this episode, Trevor, Ken and Mario sit down to chop it up about mental health as it relates to themselves and to their families. This is a free unlocked AUDIO ONLY episode.  To get access to Video episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons...

On this episode, Trevor is joined by Luke McGowan-Arnold Luke, a Black writer from Rockford, Illinois based in Philly, covering American subcultures, Black experiences, and social movements. His work appears in Chicago Review of Books and The Metropolitan Review.   Notes From This Show: Irregular Notes – https://irregularnotes.substack.com/ Searching For Bigger – https://www.metropolit...

On todays episode Trevor and Ken sit down and discuss just how bad everything seems to have gotten. Links in this episode can be found at: State Of The Union: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvIZaz16DI0 Racial Preferences: https://www.tiktok.com/@nuri.robinson/video/7610905292087266573?_r=1&_t=ZT-94KotQog1Vu

On this bonus episode, Ken and Mario give us another West Coast Sharks hip-hop deep dive; focusing on what it takes to be a good MC, and what makes a great album. PLZ NOTE:  Due to some tech difficulties during the recording, Marios audio was affected negatively but we did our best to bring it up and out so you can enjoy the conversation. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subsc...

On this episode, Trevor and Ken get into the pro’s and con’s of ‘The Fall Off’, in a track by track breakdown. This is a free unlocked episode.  To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons,...

On this episode Trevor and Ken welcome guest Rich Moses on the show to talk hip-hop, culture, and the diddy diddling disaster doc “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”. Links from the show: Diana Ross – Workin Overtime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnDN6_CkXvc Flashbeagle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RxUF6U6O-I EsDeeKid ft Timothee Chalamet:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57C13H...

On this special West Coast Sharks episode, Ken and Mario open it up about family, hitting middle age and everything that comes along with getting older.  Then for the main topic, the Sharks take us back to the shows origins and discuss how Champagne Sharks has been shaped and changed over time. This is a free unlocked episode.  To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $...

On this episode Trevor, Ken and Mario continue the conversation started in CS 650: Gone Platinum.  The party is officially over, and there are some factions who are unwilling to let it go.  Living vicariously thru live streamers, not admitting when your leader lost, the Sharks chomp into all the false pretenses that make up our current popular culture. ATTN:  For deeper context to this episodes co...

This week Trevor, Ken and Mario cirlce up to deep dive on hip-hop.  Death Row on the West Coast, Posi-Rap on the East, this episodes gets deep in the Old School and how it compares to the New School. Links From This Episode: The Chronic Pre-Sale Commercial –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPs11_OvEfQ The End of The Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy –  https://www.theatlantic.com/newslette...

On this episode, Trevor and Ken dive into the discourse around Charlie Kirk, and what it says about our society, and the changes it’s going thru. Show Notes: https://youtu.be/HZFhCyV0Jck?si=JUZj2IFL7snPe8qT https://youtu.be/D7XyhHLv6cI?si=MjwB4Fw7DNvIbeJ6 https://youtu.be/eIVxTY7SfNw?si=a6FGkeK7M3mYFvnl https://youtu.be/YaIEWm0_k4U?si=FGNYfD8r1rqCCOsI https://youtu.be/DUA5AxGTvzc?si=byuRZAWq...

Trevor stops in really quick to give an update on why the show has been trying to play catch-up. New material is in the can and on the way very soon! To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes...

This week Trevor, Ken, Mario, Vida, Jason England and Michael R Jackson coterie together to talk shop about, review and rate the new movie Sinners.  SPOILER FILLED REVIEW EPISODE. This is a patreon only episode for paid subscribers.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the full archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat s...

This week Trevor is joined by guest, Monia Ali to discuss fandom, shipdom and the business that surrounds both.  Monia is a fandom critic and researcher, documenting the consecration & corporate exploitation of fandom, and contextualizing the rise of stans in our cultural ecosystem.  You can read more from Monia on Medium at  https://exiledfan.medium.com/ and on Substack at  https://substack.c...

This week Trevor is joined by guest, Monia Ali to discuss fan-dom, ship-dom and the business that surrounds both.  Monia is a fandom critic and researcher, documenting the consecration & corporate exploitation of fandom, and contextualizing the rise of stans in our cultural ecosystem.  You can read more from Monia on Medium at https://exiledfan.medium.com/ and on Substack at  https://substack....

This week, Trevor and Ken kick it off will the Diddy trial as an example of a new type of person who likes to be the defacto expert on whatever is trending in the media.  Then the conversation turns to the new movie ‘Sinners’ and the buzz its creating around the net. This is a preview for a full patreon only episode. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get...

This week Trevor Mario and Ken gather up and open the show with a conversation on conspiracy in Hollywood – what would you do for fame?  And of course when you get the Three Amigos together some time will be spent on hip-hop and basketball.  All of these topics plus more combine to create a narrative of the “spam-a-fication” of modern American life. This is a preview for a full p...

This week Trevor is joined by Teen Sheng to talk about his new article and the Vibecession we are finding ourselves in. Links for this episode can be found at: •Teen’s Substack Article – https://interarma.substack.com/p/the-potemkin-economy-and-the-origins •The Onuha Brothers Scammers – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ecTFUjch_g&ab_channel=SpencerCornelia This is a free unlocked e...

This week we continue the conversation Trevor, Mario and Ken began in episode 633 on the current culture of deciding actions are not worth trying if it gets too difficult.  Using LeBron and Drake as examples and focusing on the player commitment level in the NBA and in modern era hip-hop, the Sharks dive deep on why these people act the way they do. This is part 2 of an extended conversation avail...

This week Trevor is joined by returning guest Jacob Silverman to continue the conversation surrounding Silicon Valleys current self-imposed role in politics and in running the government.  Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller  “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud”  (Abrams, 2023), and the au...

This week Trevor, Mario and Ken get together to chop it up on the current culture of deciding its not worth trying if it gets too difficult.  Using LeBron and Drake as examples and focusing on the player commitment level in the NBA, the Sharks dive deep on why these people act the way they do. This is part 1 of an extended conversation available for patreon memebers. Links in this episode can foun...

This week Trevor is joined by guest Edward Niedermeyer to discuss  his book  ‘ Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors’.  Edward is an American author, analyst, and critic who focuses on the automotive industry and mobility innovation. His writing has been published in The New York Times, The Truth About Cars, and The Wall Street Journal. Niedermeyer cohosts The Autonocast, a...

This week Trevor, Vida and Ken squad up to talk about the movie ‘Blink Twice’ and its relationship to the every day occurrences it attempts to depict.   A   psychological thriller [5]  film directed and produced by  Zoë Kravitz  (in her directorial debut) from a script she wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum. The film stars  Naomi Ackie ,  Channing Tatum ,  Christian Slater ,  Simon Rex ,  Adri...

This week Trevor is joined by guest Jacob Silverman to discuss Silicon Valleys role in politics and Elon/Zuckerberg’s interests in “getting” political.  Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller  “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud”  (Abrams, 2023), and the author of  “Terms of Service: So...