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Pass the Popcorn Jarrett & Tre’vell share their thoughts on the season finale of And Just Like That . Ask guest Spirit your mental health questions on Free Advice Fridays DIS/Honorable Mentions  Jarrett HM: Nesha from Twitter HM: 1010 wine HM: Congratulations to Mychael Chinn for Single Black Female . mychael chinn. with congrats  Raven Goodwin , Amber Riley , K Michelle , Devale Tre’vell HM: Fant...

DIS/Honorable Mentions  Jarrett: HM: Cheslie Kryst HM: Nourish + Bloom DM: Journalists that say wild shit online to make a name for themselves… HM: Sherrilyn Ifill and every Black woman attorney, judge or member of the judicial world. Tre’vell HM: Lynn Whitfield HM: Rihanna expecting her first child with A$AP Rocky Black History is Happening Every Day! Janet Jackson Go ahead and @ us Email: FANTI@...

Mentioned in the Show LoveBScott’s exclusive on the death by suicide of Regina King’s son DIS/Honorable Mentions  Jarrett  HM - Michelle Buteau gets Netflix deal for her book Survival of the Thickest HM - Clay Cane and his upcoming book The Grift: Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Party of Trump Tre’vell HM: Swagger HM: Abbot Elementary Our Sponsors This Week StitchFix.com To try...

ASK FANTI Listener Michael wants advice about an uncomfortable assignment a professor has given him and fellow students in a college class on the history of imperialism and nationalism in Africa. Listener Feedback Jo wrote it with a request for Tre’vell & Jarrett to share their thoughts on the “I don’t see color” argument made by white people like Tomi Lahren . DIS/Honorable Mentions  Jarrett: HM:...

Episode Summary:  Jarrett and Tre’vell are reflecting on some of the controversial topics they have dropped over the last 100 episodes, wondering if they still feel the same way about topics cancel culture and boycotting, Wendy Williams, and mediocre Black art. Plus Jarrett and Tre’vell want to know your thoughts, so they are announcing some of the heated, but real discussions they are excited abo...

FANTI is just one week away from releasing its 100th episode, so we are kicking off 2022 by revisiting the very first episode that FANTI ever released, which has Tre’vell sharing the story of an Iowa Democratic Caucus voter who somehow didn’t know Mayor Pete is gay in a segment called Pass the Popcorn. Our FANTI topic for the week is Kevin Hart, as we revisit his Oscars 2019 controversy and discus...

We are two episodes away from our 100th episode. To celebrate, we are re-dropping Episode 48, “Bye, Ashy! FANTI’s Top Five of 2020,” which has Jarrett and Tre’vell explaining why their favorite moments made the top five while also providing you with some guideposts if you’re planning a 2022 treasure hunt through the FANTI collection.  DIS/Honorable Mentions This week, Jarrett and Tre’vell have a v...

Episode Summary:  One thing’s for sure, Mary didn’t know that Christmas could sound so good. For this episode, Jarrett and Tre’vell are gifting your ears with some holiday bops! And they have invited friends scripted executive of “Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas” Mychael Chinn, and R&B singer and songwriter Mykal Kilgore to talk about holiday songs they love and hate. This heated discussion, fi...

Episode Summary:  The long-awaited Jussie Smollett episode is here, and Tre’vell and Jarrett dig into the complex and complicado of the sticky situation. Tre’vell and Jarrett unpack the emotional turmoil they experienced while reporting on the story as well as the turmoil the recent verdict has surfaced. And, to make the discussion even more surprising, Tre’vell and Jarrett moved the Black History...

Episode Summary:  In this week’s episode, things get real complex and complicado when Jarrett asks the question, can Black people be gentrifiers? To help answer this, and other thorny questions about gentrification, Jarrett and Tre’vell are joined by Atlanta-based commercial real estate developer and broker Robert Myrick and L.A. Times reporter Donovan X. Ramsey. It’s a thought-provoking conversat...

Episode Summary:  Black parents don’t play when it comes to respecting elders--whether they deserve it or not--and this can be problematic. That’s why Tre’vell and Jarrett get personal about the good, the bad, and the trauma of respecting elders. They get into the differences between white and Black parenting, how slavery factors into ideas of respect, and how “respecting your elders” still shows...

Episode Summary:  Happy Thanksgiving all you wonderful people. Chef Seth Brundle joins Tre’vell and Jarrett for a HEATED convo about the best and less-than-best Thanksgiving side dishes. Friendships are tested, trust is broken, but there is one thing they can all agree on: Thanksgiving is not the time to experiment with new recipes. Period! Don’t listen to this episode on an empty stomach cause Ch...

Episode Notes: Sometimes media's Black representation in non/monogamy be like, does it even exist? And Ev’Yan understands the problem. As a role model, they runs the “Sensual Self” podcast  to discuss they's 8-year-old, non/monogamous relationship. They also wrote a book about self-healing titled, “ Sensual Self: Prompts and Practices for Getting in Touch with Your Body: A Guided Journal .” We did...

Rapper Ali redefined bougie in his rap song “Boughetto (ft. Murphy Lee).” Both Jarrett and Tre’vell mentioned Patrisse Cullors, who stepped down as executive director of Black Lives Matter in May 2021. If you’re looking for more clarification, Cullors is discussed in episodes Colorism: White Supremacy’s Stank Ass Grandchild (ft. Jarrett Lucas) and Colorism Part 2 (ft. Portia Bartley) . Also, check...

If you are looking for more episodes to listen to after this one, check out Jarrett’s guest appearance on Bullseye’s Episode Tamron Hall . Tre’vell makes a mention of Kenneth Petty, and for all those that forgot, Petty is Nicki Minaj’s husband, and he sexually assaulted Jennifer Hough. Listen to our Episode 87, Dear Old Nicki, WTF (ft. Gerrick Kennedy) , and learn more.   Pass the Popcorn The pres...

Jarrett’s back from vacation where he got an acute case of the giggles, and passed them on to Tre’Vell. This week, they dive into the mailbag to respond to listener questions...and listener shade. Strap in, cause this episode covers A LOT of ground. Like, three whole continents worth of ground.  From the African continent, we hear from Akani who takes Jarrett & Tre’Vell to task for saying the COVI...

  Mentioned in the show Dr. Jon Paul’s piece Punching Down: Why Netflix Deserves Some of the Heat for Dave Chapelle’s Transphobic Comments iHeartRadio NextUp Fellowship Program Netflix firing of walkout organizer TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones DIS/Honorable Mentions  Tre’Vell picks HM Unholier Than Thou w/ guest Michelle Williams HM Transhealth Northampton Dr. Jon Paul picks DM - Niggas who do...

Episode Notes: Asha provided lots of resources to educate you about the racist agenda behind the religious right’s obsession with abortion laws. She suggested reading Politico Magazine’s The Real Origins of the Religious Right and watching Netflix’s Reversing Roe . Read more about California banning non-consensual condom removal . If you want to hear more of Keith, check out Episode 51: Donald Tru...

It’s National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, and Jarrett and Tre’vell are telling their come out stories--why they loved it and why they hated it--before talking about the pressures society has placed on the LGBTQ community by even having an expectation that individuals should come out.  Plus, they are not the only ones with feelings; they share what listener Ray Love, Jr. fans and antis about the com...

The time has finally come to give the FANTI treatment to the one and only Nicki Minaj. And to do this conversation justice, Jarrett and Tre'Vell invited the fearless music journalist and friend of the show Gerrick Kennedy. His piece Nicki The Menace details the many reasons this icon is so... complicado . Will Nicki sic The Barbz on us for noting her history of making demonstrably false claims? Pr...

Listener Feedback Shout out to the FANTI fam. You all ask us the best questions, including this week’s: When it comes to job hunting with personal ethics and values in mind, should I continue to hold out and work for companies truly committed to dismantling white supremacy and patriarchy even if it means struggling to make ends meet? DIS/Honorable Mentions  HM: Disney Plus releases Sparkshorts Twe...

Although we love celebrating anytime a Black individual breaks barriers to become the first in an industry, we have to ask, is there blowback to being the first? This week Tre’vell and Jarrett dissect the significance of being the first Black this, that, and the other before they share their personal “first” experiences that relate to being a Black and Queer individual climbing up the ranks in ent...

* This week we recorded a supersize episode on Black meme culture for the London Podcast Festival this past Sunday (9/5/21). To get access to the full show, you have until September 12th to watch it. The stream will be available to everyone who purchases a ticket. Just visit FANTIPODCAST.com for the link. * In the meantime, please enjoy this abbreviated version featuring Shar Jossell who joins us...

** Get tickets to watch the FANTI live stream at the London Podcast Festival on Sunday, Sept. 5th. It’s at 8:30pm in London, 3:30pm ET and 12:30pm PT.**   This week, reefer gets the FANTI treatment, and Jarrett and Tre’Vell are joined by Ball Family Farms CEO Chris Ball. The plant that put food on his table and money in his pocket also put the former pro football player in prison. Of course, that...

SEE FANTI LIVE & VIRTUAL at the London Podcasting Festival Sunday, September 5th.  8:30 PM UK, 3:30 PM ET, 12:30 PM PT Video will be available for viewing after the show. PASS THE POPCORN The first thing to note about this week’s Pass the Popcorn is that Jarrett will spoil the F out of Fboy Island on HBO Max. If you plan on watching it, or need to finish watching this season, skip ahead to 9:07. A...