Posts Tagged “racism”

UFC, Kanye, Taylor Swift, and Haunted OC

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode279.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe cover the Connor McGreggor and Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC showdown and the mess it turned into. We talk about the exploitation of violence and xenophobia for profit. We also discuss divisive fandom that leads to uncritical support of celebrities. We call out the…

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Serena Williams & Racist High School Football

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode275.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSContinuing our theme of sports, we talk about the recent controversy at the US Open with Serena Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos. We discuss the event and break down the response. We talk about the gendered and racial components of how the event…

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Nike, Kaepernick, and Misunderstood Movies

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode274.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe dive deep into the controversy surrounding Nike picking Kaepernick as the face of their new ad. We explore the racial components to the animosity to Kaepernick and the coded way we discuss free speech. Ali looks at the burgeoning “woke” industry of…

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Fantasy Sports, Madden Shooting/Mollie Tibbits, & Based on True Story movies

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode273.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe discuss in this episode Fantasy Football and the phenomenon of fantasy sports leagues. We talk about how fantasy sports came about, the nature of gambling, and the cultural impact. We then talk about the tragedy of the Madden shooting in Florida and…

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Chris Hardwick & Immigration Detention

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode265.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe cover some heavy topics so ***Content Warning*** in effect. We discuss the allegations against Chris Hardwick and some of the toxic aspects of nerd culture. We discuss the rise of the “incel” and the misogyny in some nerd communities. We talk about…

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The Joker, Swatting, and Star Wars Toxicity

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode263.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast off with a quick update from the California Primary with a promise to cover the results in the next episode. We discuss the upcoming stand-alone Joker movie with Jared Leto. We express some doubts about whether Joker can carry…

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Laurel/Yanny, Childish Gambino, Fox, & Ms. Marvel

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode260.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe cover the latest viral controversy on the internet with the audio clip of Laurel and Yanny. We are reminded of the black-blue/ gold-white dress controversy. This leads us to talk about Childish Gambino’s “This is America” and the wannabe parody by Nicole…

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Sam Nunberg, Oscars, and Weird Prejudices

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode251.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn political news, Sam Nunberg is the new Carter Page. We discuss the word vomit and public mental meltdown of the former Trump aid and what it means for the ongoing Russia investigation. We then cover the Oscar’s and some of the push…

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Alabama, Keaton Jones, and Star Wars Last Jedi Predictions

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode240.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with coverage of the historic election in Alabama. In a political upset, Doug Jones beats Roy Moore for the senate seat. We discuss how this happened, with a focus on turn out and demographics, noting that black women were…

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Papa John’s, Stranger Things, Food Trucks, & Streaming Services

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode235.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our latest episode we talk about the recent controversy with Papa John’s. We talk about the long history of Papa John’s wading into politics and the mess they make of things from refusing to pay their employees, to rejecting the Affordable Care…

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GOP Flake & Richard Spencer

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode233.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe mad world of politics is at it again. In this episode we discuss the breaking news that Jeff Flake, the junior senator of Arizona, will not be seeking re-election. We talk about this forceful speech in the Senate against Donald Trump the…

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Weinstein, #MeToo, Black Panther & Ta Nehisi Coates

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode232.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn a heavy Hollywood and media episode we tackle the difficult topic of sexual assault *trigger warning* in the recent Weinstein scandal. We discuss the details of the case and the reality that many women face in male-dominated societies. As three dudes, we…

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Phoenix, Laguna Beach, & Beyond the Wall

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode225.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode ends up being a random city tour as we talk about the events of Charlottesville leading up to Trump’s speech in Phoenix, Arizona. We break down the political speech, it’s implications, and also discuss the so-called new strategy in Afghanistan. We…

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Taylor Swift, Inhumans, & Charlottesville

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode224.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we cover the Taylor Swift trial, her responses, and the reaction from the internet, before going on to nerd news and discussing Marvel’s endeavors into TV world. We talk about Inhumans and some of the struggles with the show, Jessica…

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Comic Con, Game of Thrones, HBO’s Confederate

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode221.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start the podcast with a quick recap of the recent political developments from the tension between Donald Trump and Jeff Session to the resignation of Sean Spicer. We discuss Vy’s weekend at San Diego Comic Con and all the cool trailers that…

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Otherkin, Han Solo, Philando Castille & Nabra

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode216.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast off with a new segment called Tumblr Ethnographies. Vy decided to go down the rabbit hole that is tumblr and explore the world of “otherkin.” We discuss the different ideas behind otherkin, the origins, its history, and how the…

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The New Racists

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode212.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSA rash of new cellphone videos have emerged revealing racist in their natural habitats. From a man berating someone for speaking Spanish, to a woman in cellphone store using racial epithets against a friendly customer, to an older woman openly using the n-word,…

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Cultural Appropriation and Cinco De Mayo

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode210.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSFresh from a trip to our capital, Diz and Ali regale us with tales of the Afghan American Conference and Diz’s secret act of heroism at the embassy. Our discussion of DC leads us to talking about the recent local controversy with a…

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Terrorism and the Other

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode179.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSToday we go over the weeks’ craziest news. We talk about the recent terrorist attacks in Chelsea, New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey and how fixation on the background of Ahmad Khan Rahami misses the mark. We discuss the history of terrorism and…

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Thailand, McChicken, & Colin Kaepernick

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http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode176.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSClearly this podcast has descended into madness. We start by talking about Vy’s trip to Thailand and all the memorable experiences he has. After certainly offending the whole world with outright ignorance we end up in the weird topic of a violated McChicken…

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