DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD

Founder and editor of The New Yorker, Harold Ross infamously said, "Coons are either funny or dangerous." Derogatorily referring to Black people as "coons" makes his bias crystal clear, and he and other so-called captains of media industry of the same mindset were the gatekeepers and sculptors of the American zeitgeist. They controlled/control how we are seen and how others react to us. Although t...

Everyone has an opinion and the list pulled together by Your DIY (https://yourdiy.com/overrated-movies/) is rife with them. How do you decide that a film is or isn't overrated? Do you agree with the list? Do we? Also we'll play a round of Six Degrees of Occupation. Don't know the rules; then tune in to the podcast and find out. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p...

Join us here tonight 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST in the OTHERhood as we close out the year with the Good, the Bad and the Blerdy discussing the standout media issues this year and our resolutions for the next!

Join your Blerdsassins Next Door here in the OTHERhood 6p PST/8p CST/9p EST to celebrate the Winter Solstice and to share interesting trivia about the Holiday season, and other aspects of holiday cheer. Grab your mug of cocoa, or glass of spirits and meet us in the OTHERhood.

The ghosts have visited and given us a view of the past, present and future. Scrooge has pled his case with his employee, with his intended and his nephew. Yes, Scrooge is a miser but is he wrong? Does society value money more than morality? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 6p PST/ 8p CST/ 9p EST to ponder whether Scrooge might have had a point. Check out Scrooge: A Christmas Ca...

This is it, the holiday season... it's all Ho Ho Ho and mistletoe and no more school and presents and food. That's what we think and we fall for it every year. Instead the holiday season is fraught with house cleaning, and dressing up for visiting relatives, having to dress up to leave the house to visit people you have never met, before; and then have to listen to hours of people you don't know r...

With another Thanksgiving behind us and a winter holiday season before us, it's a good time to stop and take account of what we are grateful for and how we intend to show that gratitude as we close out the year. Join the Berdsassins Next Door, Cranston, Nikki, Sonia, William, James, Otto and me, Penelope Flynn as we list what we are grateful for and how we show that appreciation Saturday 6p PST/ 8...

We've tried horror, science fiction, fantasy, a favorite films playlist, Franklin on the Other side of the Table and every other topic conceivable, but have not figured out the magic formula to make a non-boring Thanksgiving week podcast. So join us in the OTHERhood to query the best way to cook the turkey, whether herb stuffing is better than cornbread stuffing, whether mac and cheese should be b...

Howdy Neighbors! Here we are again with our yearly Thanksgiving podcast and we're angst-ing over how to make it NOT boring. We've tried horror, science fiction, fantasy, a favorite films playlist, Franklin on the Other side of the Table and every other topic conceivable, but have not figured out the magic formula to make a non-boring Thanksgiving week podcast. So join us in the OTHERhood to query...

Howdy neighbors!! Was Dr. Doolitte expressing a common human desire... to talk with the animals? Maybe that's the reason we have so many TV shows and cartoons that feature talking animals. What does it mean when we talk to the animals and they talk back to us? What does it mean when we are the only one that can see the animals talking? How does our media treat talking animals and what does it say...

Howdy neighbors!! Was Dr. Doolitte expressing a common human desire... to talk with the animals? Maybe that's the reason we have so many TV shows and cartoons that feature talking animals. What does it mean when we talk to the animals and they talk back to us? What does it mean when we are the only one that can see the animals talking? How does our media treat talking animals and what does it say...

Howdy neighbors!! Was Dr. Doolitte expressing a common human desire... to talk with the animals? Maybe that's the reason we have so many TV shows and cartoons that feature talking animals. What does it mean when we talk to the animals and they talk back to us? What does it mean when we are the only one that can see the animals talking? How does our media treat talking animals and what does it say...

Wealth of Geeks prepared a "must-see" listing of 25 films. But are they REALLY that must-see? Does Jaws belong on the list? Why is Apocalypse Now, NOT on the list? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT in the OTHERhood as we examine the list and determine which films should stay and which ones should go. https://wealthofgeeks.com/cant-believe-youve-never-seen-that-films/

Wealth of Geeks prepared a "must-see" listing of 25 films. But are they REALLY that must-see? Does Jaws belong on the list? Why is Apocalypse Now, NOT on the list? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT in the OTHERhood as we examine the list and determine which films should stay and which ones should go. https://wealthofgeeks.com/cant-believe-youve-never-seen-that-films/

October 28th is the Blood Moon also known as the Hunter's Moon marking the final hunt of the year. Join me and my band of predators Saturday Night 10/28/23 to commemorate the fruits of the harvest and the thrill of the hunt! Join us here at 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT or register now at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIufuyvrzIsGt1hp4sP8mJPH4ikcsj__8kO#/registration Join us to get your howl...

For those of us whose childhoods ran through the 60s and 70s our Saturday mornings were generally ruled by teeth-rotting cereals and Saturday morning cartoons. Hanna Barbera was one of the major producers of our Saturday morning entertainment, offering comedy, drama and excitement for the kids and teens. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT as we quiz you and each other on gen...

Did you ever wonder what happened to your favorite (or not so favorite) character on a show played by a favorite actor? Did you think that the studio or show runners ousted them only to discover that they left of their own accord? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT where we'll discuss why some of our iconic actors chose to leave their iconic roles.

It was recently announced that they're thinking of making a Murder, She Wrote feature film. Matlock is set to return to television, in a slightly altered form. With so many excellent properties gathering dust on bookshelves, why is are the studios so stuck on remakes and reboots? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 6P PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT to discuss their and your choices for what should or shouldn't b...

Welcome to the OTHERhood. We all know the story of how Harrison Ford nabbed the role of Indiana Jones from an unavailable Tom Selleck, and how Eddie Murphy scored the role of Reggie Hammond in 48 Hours at the expense of Jimmy Walker. Would the original casting have been better? But did you know that Eddie Murphy was considered to play Malcolm X and that Harrison Ford was passed over in favor of Du...

Welcome to the OTHERhood! Tonight we stepping back into the Twilight Zone. Many of us have had our views of society and the world shaped by some of the insightful and weird speculative fiction that the show served up. But years later as we rewatch now that some of our youthful exuberance has worn thin or become tarnished, our takes are a bit different. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PDT/ 8p...

The axe has come down and The Wonder Years, an iteration of the Black experience in the Southern Vietnam era US has not been renewed for next season. Was this as fair appraisal reflecting a downward spiral in quality after the exit of Fred Savage or a foul and continuing practice of limiting the shows that do not reflect Hollywood's ethnic and gender stereotypes? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 6p...

Baseball is the Great American pastime and films about baseball are probably another great American pastime. From the Pride of the Yankees, to Natural. Field of Dreams, to Bingo Long and the Traveling All Stars Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT and we'll discuss our favorite baseball-themed films.

"I must keep my identity secret to protect my family and friends. This was one of the main superhero credos. But is it REALLY necessary? Who made up these rules? What is their foundation and in a world where the role of damsel in distress and weak, elderly parents is diminishing, is the secret identity passe'? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT while we discuss...

It's summertime and this year it's a scorcher! So how do we beat the heat? For some of us us it's spending a couple of hours in front of a big or small screen watching autumn leaves or maybe a blanket of snow, watching cross-country skiing or snowball fights! Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood 6p PDT/ 8p CDT/ 9p EDT to share how we beat the heat with the films we seek out for cool co...