Champagne Sharks

Today Trevor Vida and Kenny sit down to give their reviews of the movie ‘They Cloned Tyrone’. A pulpy, sci-fi mystery caper in which an unlikely trio investigates a series of eerie events, alerting them to a nefarious conspiracy lurking directly beneath their hood. Fontaine, a neighborhood drug dealer, is shot dead by rival Isaac and then is very shocked to wake up in his bed the next morning unha...

Today Trevor sits down for a solo show to talk thru his current views of the writer’s strike as well as its possible outcomes.  With a semi-deep dive into wall street to show how it is itself a Panzi scheme to help illustrate the rationale of the executives of studios and streamers and then in part 2 goes all in on how he believes the strike will end and who will benefit and who will be cast aside...

Today Ken and Mario sit down with friend of the show Jetay Barber, a former MMA fighter and current pro gamer. With the conversation revolving around racism in both the fighting and gaming worlds as well as the inherit racism in the WWE, the Sharks get down in dirty in the octagon for this special West Coast ep. Link to Jetay ‘stinky gamer’ rant (starts at 2min mark): https://youtu.be/ECB-q9cs5GI...

Today Trevor, Ken, and Mario sit down to ask the question, have we had this conversation before? It seems these days the public discourse is actually just one giant loop. As social media stars continue to lead the narrative they just can’t seem to stop talking about the same old things. Utilizing clips to help illustrate their point the Sharks dive deep into this current problem in conversation. T...

This week, Trevor, Ken, and Mario sit down for a casual conversation about the goings ons both on and offline. BLM, Boxing, and more are covered in this laid-back session. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/83800184 .  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archiv...

This week Ken and Mario become your new favorite True Crime podcast. Launching off the episode’s conversation with a focus on Lonnie David Franklin Jr. aka ‘The Grim Sleeper’. The Grim Sleeper was an American serial killer who was responsible for at least 10 murders and one attempted murder in LA from 1984 to 2007. This episode takes an overarching view of many serial killers and looks at what asp...

This week, Trevor, Mario, and Ken sit down to talk about the series Snowfall in comparison to The Wire and Power. Relating parts of the series to real-life experiences, this is a deep dive into the accuracy, originality, and accessibility of a show that has put many opinions on the fence. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/824...

Today we have Jessa Crispin on the show to talk to Trevor about the social media platforms, and their users, who are keeping the wrong conversations going and proliferating a dumbing down of the articles being written on todays society. Jessa Crispin is the author of My Three Dads and The Dead Ladies Project, both published by The University of Chicago Press, The Creative Tarot, published by Touch...

Today Trevor sits down with Gregory Pierott to discuss his newest book Decolonize Hipsters. Gregory Pierrot is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Connecticut at Stamford. Along with Decolonize Hipsters, he is also the author of, The Black Avenger in Atlantic Culture (UGA Press, 2019), and co-editor of An Anthology of Haitian Revolutionary Fictions (UVA Press, 2021). He is also...

In todays episode, we have not 1, not 2, not 3… but all 4 sharks together to discuss the new Chris Rock special. Vida, Ken, Trevor, and Mario all sit down and share their individual takes on the special, Chris Rocks’ role in stand-up comedy and the history of Black Comedy that led up to him. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/...

Today Trevor sits down with returning guest Richard Purcell to discuss Nella Larsen’s book ‘Passing’. Set primarily in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the 1920s, the story centers on the reunion of two childhood friends—Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield—and their increasing fascination with each other’s lives. The title refers to the practice of “racial passing”, and is a key element of...

Today Ken sits down with Nayka of ‘ Knockouts with Nayka ‘ to talk about the latest and greatest boxers, the blow-by-blows of dealing with boxing twitter, and Naykas move from the Bronx to Miami. 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-o...

Trevor goes 12 rounds with the complicated relationship between connection and contact. How most news and events are becoming instantly normalized and moved on from. Utilizing examples from TV and Twitter headlines, pulled from over the last few years, the picture expands itself to understand the differences between a ‘work’ and ‘content’, and being a creator of context rather than content. This i...

Today Vida and Ken it down to discuss the movie ‘You People’ and the social stigmas that it exploits, ignores, and rationalizes. ‘You People’ is a 2023 American romantic comedy directed by Kenya Barris, which he co-wrote with Jonah Hill. Its plot focuses on an interracial and inter-religious couple, namely a white Jewish man and a Black Muslim woman, and how their families reckon with modern love...

Today we have Avery Edison, Kieran McLean, and Chris Jesu Lee on the show to discuss the much-debated virtues (or lack thereof) and the rabid fan base of the movie ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/78918976 . Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get...

Today Trevor Ken and Mario sit down and thru a multitude of examples, examine the ‘death of the elder’. Now rather than being the holders of knowledge, the old heads are now just extra weight… in this topsy-turvy America as the practicalities of maneuvering the tech-obsessed modern era continuously change, once you hit 50 it’s time to hang up your opinions and follow the masses as the voices and f...

Vida sits down with Communications Skills Coach Jason Hall and Philosophy Professor and Attorney Tim Golden to discuss the importance of communication, connection, and community. Jason and Tim host Mowtown Philly, a podcast where they emphasize the importance of effective communication, which fosters deep connections and builds community. Jason Hall is a Communication Skills Coach with a 20-year b...

Today Trevor, Ken, and Mario sit down to hash out the details in asking the question, “Is there a Black Community?”.  Working thru the different meanings of “community” especially now that we live in the digital age – dissecting it down, and comparing how neighborhoods acted in the past to the present, The Sharks try to find the bottom in this timeless question. This is a preview for a full patreo...

Today Trevor and Ken sit down to talk about the lingering effects of lockdown on the way people interact and communicate on social media and how a lot of that has leaked over into the real world. This is a preview for a full patreon-only episode. The full version is available at www.patreon.com/posts/75678085 .  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get acce...

Today, Trevor and Ken sit down to discuss the razzle-dazzle rodeo that has taken over the Twittersphere. Elon made $8 deals for anyone who wants that treasured check and the power players in the comments are not giving hearts on the change. With the fear of no longer being heard, the Blue Check Warriors are out in full force to help us all remember how important they are… or aren’t. Thru their bat...

Today Ken takes us on a Solo Shark Show w/ a laser focus on Kanye and his effects on the Black Community. In this short episode, Ken is able to dive deep to shed light on some key points in Kanye’s career that brought us to now. Get that sunscreen ready because you know when Ken brings the heat someone’s gonna get burned. This is a free unlocked episode.  To get early access to future episodes, be...

Today Vida, Trevor and Ken sit down for a week of news round-up. Blue checks are on sale and Tiffany Cross just got crossed off the MSNBC roster. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/74500781 . Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episod...

Today Trevor, Vida, and Mario sit down to discuss the future of politics and culture now that the anti-woke movement has reemerged and politicians use the Black Community to create gains for themselves rather than the people. Mascots to sell-outs, Kanye West and Stacey Abrams are a few examples of what the future may hold as the people in power start to show their hand. This is Part 1 of a two-par...

You may know her as  @catcontentonly on twitter. On her podcast, Radio Free Amanda, she interviews interesting people about politics and media criticism from an anti-imperialist perspective. On this episode, Trevor and Amanda continue a conversation that began on Radio Free Amanda. You can check out RFA at https://www.patreon.com/radiofreeamanda This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free...

Today Ken and Mario kick it off with a focus on college football, specifically, HBCU football, more specifically the whirlwind of attn being given to Deion Sanders. Trevor joins in and the conversation continues into the politics and money machine revolving around the political world of HBCUs. Switching gears the Sharks turn to entertainment talking about the BLK video “No Voting No Vuking” feat....