EP64 - I Love Lucy: The All American Girl and "The Latin"

EP64 - I Love Lucy starred Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Arnaz was Cuban American, and so the real life married couple was the first interracial couple on television at a time when the typical TV family was suburban, middle class, and white; in the real world there were anti-miscegenation laws, immigration quotas, and xenophobia. On one hand I Love Lucy created more representation in the media, but on the other the show certainly had its problems.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP56 - The History of Prom

EP56 - Prom is something just about every American teenager goes through, but how much do people know about the history of prom, a history full of issues concerning class, race, gender, and sex.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP43 - Candyman and the Fear of "Urban Society"

It's another Halloween episode! This time we're going to focus on Candyman, a 1992 film that plays off a white, middle class audience's fear of "urban society": their fears urban housing projects and the residents living there, all fueled by underlying racism and anti-miscegenation.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP41 - Harry Belafonte Frames 1968

For one week in 1968, singer and activist Harry Belafonte guest hosted the Tonight Show for Johnny Carson. Belafonte and his guests talked about the Vietnam War, poverty, native rights, race, and interracial relationships, making his one week stint an encapsulating lesson of the turbulent year that was 1968.

You can find the full episode script here.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP22 - Yusuf Hawkins and Jungle Fever

Let’s talk about Yusuf Hawkins, the black teen Spike Lee dedicated Jungle Fever (1991) to and how his story influenced the movie.

And for this episode there’s a special Spotify playlist on music influenced by and/or about Yusuf Hawkins: spoti.fi/2zZ8u3Y

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP05 - Anna May Wong Part II

Last episode you got to learn all about Anna May Wong, and this episode we're finishing up the cliffhanger! You'll hear about how American views about the Chinese and Chinese Americans shifted in the 1930s and WWII.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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EP04 - Anna May Wong Part I

In this episode we're going to talk about whitewashing, yellowface, anti miscegenation, and Anna May Wong.

Art by Jeremy Ferris.

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