Black Man, Right World
A black man has difficult conversations about identity, society, and entertainment.
Episodes
Myke and Grant have a deep conversation about the importance of acceptance during the holiday season, regardless of whether or not one's family is easy to be around. They also talked about the 2005 Christmas romantic-comedy movie, "The Family Stone" that features a star-studded cast including Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, and Tyrone Giordano.
Myke and Grant have a vulnerable discussion about Taylor Swift's lyrics, struggling to keep your side of the street clean, Stephen B. Karpman's Drama Triangle, and the idea of victimhood using Lynne Forrest's Three Faces of Victim.
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Happy Halloween! Writers Myke Thompson and Grant Harvey talk about Jada Pinkett-Smith's Worthy, Britney Spears' Woman In Me, and the 2023 A23 horror film Talk To Me. In honor of the spooky season, Halloween, they discuss their favorite scary movies and whether or not they would survive in a horror movie.
We're back! Yes, it probably feels like for the 10th time because life happens. Writers Myke Thompson and Grant Harvey are teaming up once again to talk about pop culture, social issues, and the perspective of being a Black man in this world. In this episode, the hosts talk about old episode topics they want to revisit, TV shows like The Golden Bachelor, The Bear, and Ashoka, and Grant asks about Myke's "great new love." We're glad...
Making friends and keeping them is really hard as an adult, right? In this episode, Myke talks with Karlo Haddad, Founder & CEO of 9th Floor Media, a full-range artist management company. Karlo and Myke have known each other for over a decade so they know a thing or two about trying to maintain an adult friendship, creating boundaries when working with friends, and the best way to enjoy a great music playlist.
In this episode, Myke talks to Grant Harvey about the 95th Academy Awards featuring major wins for Everything Everywhere All At Once, All Quiet on the Western Front, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Brendan Fraser. We also talk about how media headlines fully control the narrative of public opinion.
In this episode, Myke and Grant discuss Chris Rock's latest Netflix special, Selective Outrage. Chris Rock is a comedic legend. But, is this one of his best routines, or does it lose sight of its message? We also discuss other topics Chris brings up during his set, including wokeism, victimhood, and the infamous Will Smith 2022 Oscars slap.
On Feb. 21, we recorded an episode about The Last of Us, one of our new favorite shows on HBO Max based on the popular video game franchise. Myke and Grant talk about their favorite episodes and whether or not they could survive in a post-apocalyptic world — probably not.
The podcast is back! Myke is joined by his frequent collaborator, good friend, and resident straight white man — Grant Harvey. In this episode, we talk about how far we have come since 2020, policing in America, Ron DeSantis and AP African American Studies in Florida, and celebrating some recent Black milestones.
Myke and Grant discuss the latest season of Stranger Things on Netflix. Myke has a bone to pick with the representation of the Black and LGBTQ characters. Does he have a point, or is he trippin' as per usual?
Opening/Ending Credits Music by Slake Dransky
Myke and Grant discuss the overdramatized Academy Award slap between Will Smith and Chris Rock, the conversation of misogynoir, and the risk of consequences for violent actions and dialogue.
Grant and Myke talk about the effects of generational trauma, the new Disney movie Encanto, and the HBO show My Mom, Your Dad hosted by Yvonne Orji.
Grant and Myke take a look back at all the good times, bad times, and really weird times of 2021. Just when they thought things could get worse, they got better, and then they didn't. It was a trip. How was your 2021?
This week, Grant and Myke talk about Myke's appearance on the CW reboot of the 90's show Legends of the Hidden Temple. They're joined by special guest Augie Vandeveer, Myke's roommate who appeared on the show too. Find out what happens. Stream the TV episode here.
This week, we talk about empathy as a part of two-part series inspired by the work of American scholar, author, and podcast host Brené Brown, and the 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem.
This episode, we talk about social media, Facebook, basic morality, and the hit Netflix show Squid Game (2021).
This episode, we ask what is fear and answer 15 insightful questions to help us identify our fears. We take a look at the popular films It: Part 1 & Part 2 to help us understand why we shouldn't be afraid of our own fears.
This week, we talk about racism, again. But, not just any racism-- we're talking about racist thinking, colorism, and the popular reality franchise Bachelor in Paradise.
This episode, we talk about institutional power and privilege, prejudice, and the four levels of oppression and change.
This episode, we start off BMRW Season 2 talking about the struggles of "adulting" through the lens of our favorite TV show, HBO's Girls. How's adult life going for you?
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