Champagne Sharks

This week Ken, Mario and Trevor sit down to talk boxing. Then in part 2, the topic turns to life experiences and how to get the kids ready for life. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over atwww.patreon.com/posts/103177646.   Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at  patreon.com/champagnesharks  and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only...

This week Trevor and Ken sit down to talk about the toxicity that surrounds Fresh & Fit and the people that associate with them, as well as dig into the lack of authenticity and problematic behaviors of Drake. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/103159785.   Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at  patreon.com/champag...

This week Trevor rides solo, flowing thru ideas and thoughts that have been weighing on his mind. The article mentioned in pt 2 can be found here: https://nathanielbranden.com/what-selfesteem-is-and-is-not/ This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at / www.patreon.com/posts/102682331.   Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at  patreon.com/champagnesha...

This week Trevor, Ken and Mario circle up to talk hip-hop. Kicking it off w/ J Cole response to Kendrick, the insanity of the 90s remix and the constant repurposing of beats, bootlegs and mix tapes, and selling records out of your trunk. then the Sharks switch gears to talk about Charlamagne and D.E.I. and this issues there with-in. Charlamagne Tha God Has An Issue With DEI: https://www.youtube.co...

This week Trevor and Ken are joined by comedians Phil Hunt and Adam Thomas to talk about todays standards of what constitutes comedy. With the recent trailer for the new cartoon Good Times causing a stir on social media, the Sharks dive in to discuss the state of affairs in Black Entertainment, and the exploitation of Black Culture. disco godfather – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufT9zdtZyEA&amp...

This week Trevor and Ken chop it up on doordash, unionizing, and a new article from Fortune that tries to answer the question, “are we in a recession or vibe session?”.  Using that article as a launch off point, the Sharks discuss how todays media outlets guise tweets  as headlines, with no substance behind the title. Fortune article can be found here: https://fortune.com/2024/03/13/we-analyzed-46...

This week, Trevor, Ken and Mario use the recent rise to fame of TikTok creator, Reesa Teesa as a launching point to discuss subjects ranging from the traps we fall in when starting new relationships all the way to the differences in LA and New York traffic, and how best to navigate both love and life. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon....

Today Trevor is joined by Briahna Joy Gray to talk politics.  Its Biden v Trump in this episode and how the DNC and GOP handle their contenders is yet to be seen.  Briahna Joy Gray is an American political commentator, lawyer, and political consultant who served as the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. Gray is a contributing editor for Current Affairs. and...

Today Trevor and Ken do a media round up covering the state of NBA analysis and the “hot take” culture that has taken over the conversation, how old shows are hitting higher streaming numbers than new hollywood projects but todays creators continue to pander to social media, plus the slow death rattle of Vice.com, Elons burner twitter account, and whats to come for journalism in the future and mor...

Today Trevor is joined by Michael R Jackson, Mtume Gant, Jason England and Richard Purcell to discuss the new movie ‘American Fiction’ and how it compares to the book it was based off, Erasure, a 2001 novel by Percival Everett.  WARNING:  This episode contains spoilers for the movie ‘American Fiction’. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon...

On todays episode Trevor is joined by Jessa Crispin and Chris Jesu Lee.  Jessais the editor-in-chief of the publication The Culture We Deserve, and author of My Three Dads and The Dead Ladies Project, both published by The University of Chicago Press, The Creative Tarot, published by Touchstone, and Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto.  Chris Jesu Lee is a writer at Current Affairs and P...

Today Trevor, Ken and Mario are joined by Adam Thomas to talk about the period from 2014 to 2022 known as ‘The Great Awokening’ how we are now pivoting into a new period aka ’The Great Correction’;  as well the Sharks discuss ‘Rap Shit’, a show that ran for 2 seasons about a female rap group from outside of Miami trying to make it in the music industry, but was cancelled in January. This is Part 1...

Today, Vida and Ken sit down to continue the conversation surrounding Katt Williams but now with a broader scope, zooming out to look at how Hollywood utilizes its Black actors, and WHY certain Black actors tend to land more roles than others. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/96776752 . Become a paid subscriber for $5/month...

Today, Trevor, Mario and Ken take a different approach when analyzing Shannon Sharpes interview with Katt Williams. If you’ve been paying attention, then you are probably familiar with Katts stand up style and talking points, and his most recent interview on Club Shay Shay made sure that if you didnt know his name before, you most certainly do now. In this episode the Sharks look at how social med...

This week Trevor is addicted to YouTube drama and so he and Ken go in on a recent call-in rant from the FreshandFit show.  And you know you cant get these 2 together without some hip hop talk, and this week we get some feels for Andre 3000s new flute music. The FreshandFit clip in this episode can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2iJfYi8Sl8&ab_channel=BACKTOTHEROOTS This is Part 1...

Today, Trevor and Kenny get together to talk about the new CNN documentary “Blindsided”, and how the Hollywood movie “The Blindside” exploited the story to paint a wholly different picture.  The conversation then carries over into the complicated reality of what it means to be an athlete in college football and the politics on the professional level.  Then the Sharks take the episode out with some...

Today Trevor sits solo in this episode dedicated to everyones favorite subject… MONEY!  Covering the new and old investment schemes, radio DJs and real estate heists; it all sounds like a possible GTA VI story line.  We are living in a ‘get rich quick’ society and all bets are off on how it will end.  Get your spreadsheet open and your stock market speculations in check, because it’s time to hit a...

Today Trevor, Ken, and Mario sit down and chop it up about the big headlines and internet goings-on. With so much happening around the world the Sharks keep this one loose and conversational, surfing around topics of Palestine, BLM, the and GOP. Plus, in part 2 the Sharks circle back around to last weeks subject of the Hasan Minhaj New Yorker article and whats come to light since then. This is Par...

Today Jess and Chris of Escape From Plan A Podcast sit down with Trevor to talk about Hasan Minhaj’s two “comedy” specials, Patriot Act being a toxic workplace, and the New Yorker Article ‘Hasan Minhaj’s “Emotional Truths”‘. and be sure to check out Chris’s Substack at: https://salieriredemption.substack.com/ This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www....

Today Trevor, Ken, and Mario get together to talk about the murder of Tupac Shakur and all the events and players surrounding. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/90676758 .  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord vo...

Today Trevor opens the show with a preview of whats in the works at CSHQ and then Ken and Mario jump on and the trio talk SJI comedy, and what sets it apart from other forms of stand-up and sitcom. Then in part 2 The Sharks dig in to ‘Brick-gate’ and all the trappings around it. You can read that article here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/brickgate-revives-age-old-argument-black-men-women-r...

Today Jason England joins Trevor and Ken to talk about his latest article ’50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?’ . Get prepared for an engaging 2 hour conversation about where hip hop has gone as an art form, who have been its greatest beneficiaries and posing the largest question of all “maybe hip hop is dead?” This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscri...

Today we have Josh Olson on the show to talk w/ Trevor about the writers strike. Thru comparison of the politics and creative forces that drove movie and TV making of past with that of the present, Trevor and Josh end up agreeing on more topics than either expected. Get that extra buttery popcorn popped, because in this Labor Day special we are going to Tinseltown! This is Part 1 of a two-part epi...

Today, Trevor and Ken sit down for a special 3 part marathon episode! Delving deep into what the Sharks refer to as ‘Future Killers’, Ken and Trevor examine why no new innovation is being built for the betterment of future life, but rather innovations are just retooling an old and tired package. Dissecting the evolution of Black Conservatism and Liberal ‘shucking and jiving’ as examples of the wat...

Today we have Mtume Gant joining Trevor and Ken on the show to talk about the 1966 psych horror movie ‘Seconds’. The film tells the story of a middle-aged New York banker who, disillusioned with his life, contacts an agency known as “The Company” which specializes in providing “rebirths” under new identities and appearances altered by plastic surgery. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 i...