Ira, Louis, and Aida try to make sense of the GameStop business then just talk about video games. Also discussed: remembering Cicely Tyson, Cloris Leachman, and Sophie, AOC’s rightful anger at Republicans, worrying Drag Race trends, the Chromatica Oreos, and more. Plus, Amanda Idoko joins to talk diversity in writers’ rooms and her debut feature Breaking News in Yuba County.
Ira’s book recs:
Stacey Abrams — Lead From the Outside
Tressie McMillan Cottom — Thick: And Other Essays
Brandon Taylor — Real Life
Hanif Abdurraqib — They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us
Hanif Abdurraqib — A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
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Ira, Louis, and Aida try to make sense of the GameStop business then just talk about video games. Also discussed: remembering Cicely Tyson, Cloris Leachman, and Sophie, AOC’s rightful anger at Republicans, worrying Drag Race trends, the Chromatica Oreos, and more. Plus, Amanda Idoko joins to talk diversity in writers’ rooms and her debut feature Breaking News in Yuba County.
Ira’s book recs:
Stacey Abrams — Lead From the Outside
Tressie McMillan Cottom — Thick: And Other Essays
Brandon Taylor — Real Life
Hanif Abdurraqib — They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us
Hanif Abdurraqib — A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
Buy them from your local black owned bookstore