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This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson respond to even more of your VMs, DMs and EMs with the third installment of FANTI FamMail! Plus, we'll check in with another Dionne Warwick Update, our Black History Moment and a very special announcement! DIS/Honorable Mentions This week, Jarrett has a dishonorable mention for the foolery, fuckery and anti-Blackness going down at Gimlet Media while Tr...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are talking about families, the one we're born into and the ones we create.  What boundaries, if any,  do you place on your family? But first... Tea Time We'll check in with Jarrett and Tre'vell on how they've been coping during a pon de replay and any strides they've made in their quest for better mental health.  DIS/Honorable Mentions This week, Jarr...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson hit the main stage with two very special guests! Shar Jossell and Corece Smith join FANTI for a discussion about the new audio-only platform Clubhouse. But first... Pass the Popcorn We're talking about the lady who laid her edges with gorilla glue. Yes, you read that right.  DIS/Honorable Mentions This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for actor J...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are kicking off Season 2 and the month of February with a discussion about Black History Month. They'll get into its origins, what they love about it and what kind of gets on their nerves.  But first...   Pass the Popcorn We reminisce over our first year with FANTI and we're listening to some of YOUR voicemails in celebration of the year!  DIS/Honorabl...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are joined by Very Smart Brotha's Panama Jackson for a discussion about historically Black colleges and that HBCU life! But first...   A Tough Question VSB's Panama (A Morehouse Man!) talks about his recent article: The Case For and Against Rocking Gear From a College You Didn't Graduate From (Or Attend) and Jarrett and Tre'vell defend their respective...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson discuss White supremacy's role in the Trump administration and how the Biden administration can seek to heal a fractured nation. We're joined by CNN journalist and author Keith Boykin ! But first... Pass That Popcorn We're counting down our favorite blunders , uh-ohs and oopsies from "Toupee Fiasco" from the past four years.  DIS/Honorable Mentions Thi...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are talking about sex (baby!) with guest journalist Mikelle Street.  This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are talking about sex (baby!) with guest journalist Mikelle Street.  But first...   Pass That Popcorn We chat about last week's insurrection attempt at the Capitol building.  DIS/Honorable Mentions This week, Jarrett has an honorable menti...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson discuss diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond with guest Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, CEO of Rae Mackenzie Group. But first...   Pass That Popcorn! Our January 2020 optimism has us all feeling a bit silly but we're discussing resolutions, intentions or whatever your preferred term for "leveling up in 2021!" DIS/Honorable Mentions This...

It's finally here! We've made it to 2021 and we can't wait to leave much of the drama, sadness and shenanigans that was the year in the dustbin of history. But before we look forward to 2021, Jarrett Hill and Tre'Vell Anderson take a look back at some of their favorite FANTI moments from the year.   DIS/Honorable Mentions This week, Jarrett and Tre'vell have a very special honorable mention for al...

This week on a very special holiday edition of FANTI, Jarrett Hill and Tre'Vell Anderson are joined by the hilarious Kalen Allen to share their favorite holiday films and someone has some choice opinions about the Home Alone cinematic universe you're not going to want to miss!  But first… We Pass the Popcorn with our picks for top 3 Christmas songs for the season.   DIONNE WARWICK UPDATE Every wee...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson talk Black love on screen with "Silvie's Love" stars Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomghua. What are your favorite representations of Black love on the large and small screen? Do those characters and stories fully encompass all that is contained in black love or does the media fall short of showcasing the variety of ways we express love within the Black c...

This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are talking about their complex and complicado relationships to the gig economy.  2020 has been extra raggedy.  You know. You were here.  With so many of us unemployed, underemployed and forced to find creative ways to keep our heads above water (Good Times!) we wanted to dedicate this episode to all of the folks out there driving for ride-share compan...

Disclaimer: This episode contains a frank discussion about the careers of Michael Jackson and Robert Kelly. While we do make mention of allegations of sexual assault and abuse, that is not the crux of this episode. However, if that’s something you’d rather not listen to, we get it. Feel free to skip this episode and revisit your favorite from our catalog here .  This week, Jarrett Hill and Tre'vel...

The holidays are upon us and with that comes family dinners, Zoom gatherings (hello, 2020!) and a spirit of community across the nation. While the nation grapples with a volatile election year within an already volatile four years of civil unrest, some have advocated for folks to find a path toward healing, a chance to put down our differences and look toward a new beginning as a healed nation.  B...

Amid the social unrest of this year, and the calls to hold accountable the cops who murdered Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and George Floyd (among others), a new acronym came to prominence as a means to refer to marginalized folks -- BIPOC. That’s B-I-P-O-C, or Black, Indigenous, People of Color. It has now replaced POC as the way to refer to non-white folks en masse. But is the term just another wa...

This week, we're diving into the career of comedian Dave Chappelle.  The legend of stand-up recently returned to Saturday Night Live to host their first episode since the 2020 presidential race was called for Joe Biden. The last time Chappelle hosted was the first episode following the election of President Donald Jackass Trump. He performed a 16-minute monologue that took aim at anti-maskers, rac...

Lordy lordy, look who made it to episode 40! We're back with another FANTI episode and we're taking more audience questions from you! That's right, we're taking some of your very important emails, DMs and @ tweets and you all did not disappoint.    But first...   Pass the Popcorn Tre'vell and Jarrett have an honest discussion about how they are each coping under the (third wave) of the lockdown. ...

We're continuing the conversation with part two of our Hallelulujah-ween spectacular! This week, we’re talking Black horror movies with film historian Tananarive Due ! She's a professor whose course, called “The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival and the Black Horror Aesthetic” has gained national attention! She teaches on Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA and is an executive producer of Shudder's...

This week, in part one of our two-part Halloween special, Tre’vell and Jarrett talk about their childhood experiences with Halloween, what candy will get you cussed out and answer the question: Do Black people celebrate Halloween? Plus, a sneak-peak of Jarrett's chat with "Bad Hair" director Justin Simien and more!   Is Hallalujah-ween just as satisfying as trick or treating? Will White celebs som...

This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett are joined by BuzzFeed culture reporter Micheal Blackmon who shares his thoughts on The Shade Room—the insanely popular Instagram-based gossip platform that even Barack Obama knows of! But with the platform trafficking in  anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment a lot more folks have been asking, “ Is The Shade Room Too Toxic To Function? ” But first... Pass the Popcorn Love in the t...

This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett are talking all about code-switching and how our identities and intersections dictate how we choose to (and are sometimes forced to) navigate the world.  There’s a phenomenon that all of us that are marginalized people experience, probably on a pretty regular basis, called code-switching when amongst mixed-company.  To code-switch is to change the way you speak – ma...

This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett kick off part one of our three-part series about how Black America grapples with the parts of Black nostalgia some deem too problematic to enjoy. In 2018 Issa Rae said this . The subtext to this declaration of Black solidarity includes the fact that while the Black collective may be "rooting for everybody Black" we weren't talking about just anybody.  Specifically,...

This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett give the Real Housewives of Atlanta the FANTI treatment.  With news of breakout star Nene Leakes leaving the reality series this season, FANTI takes a look at the good, the bad and the ashy that is (in our humble opinions) the best of the franchise.   But first... T-Time Jarrett checks in with Tre'vell on their hunt for the perfect therapist match.  DIS/Honorable Me...

This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett are addressing another controversial topic: spankings.  How individuals choose to raise their children is often a very personal decision based, in part, on how the parent(s) were disciplined themselves. Whether it's spankings, time-outs, withholding privileges or some combination, everyone has an opinion on what's the best way to raise good kids.   Reenforcing posit...

This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett are addressing some of your #FANTIFam Mail.  We'll delve a bit deeper into some of our most recent FANTI topics and answer some of your questions (and concerns) we've received from you via email, Twitter and our IG DMs.    DIS/Honorable Mentions   This week, we give an honorable mention to Jackée Harry who carried the entire cast of Sister Sister on her back like a...