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REELYDOPE Radio EP050 | Get It How You Live

We finish #rdrpod season 4 with @kalebaplz of @reelsnobs to talk #AtlantaFX

Awww shit ya’ll, it’s the end of the season! In this episode, ATLien Kalena (@KalebaPlz) of the ReelSnobs podcast (@ReelSnobs) joins us to talk about Donald Glover’s blackness hurricane of a show, Atlanta. In the first half, Kalena eloquently goes in on the history of the black sitcom and understanding the relationship between real-life blackness and blackness on-screen. From there, dap…

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REELYDOPE Radio EP049 | Seven Minutes to Closing

writer @kimnunley + director April join us to talk about their #Oakland short @sevenminfilm.

The writer + director, Kim Nunley (@kimnunley) + April Abeyta (@sevenminsfilm), behind 7 Minutes to Closing join Dap (@dapisdope) on this episode! Note: Dap apologizes for the hotness of some of audio here. We’ve been recording on a new setup. In the first half, they discuss their background, how they came to the script and the production process itself. Interlude at 29m35s. In the second half of…

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REELYDOPE Radio EP048 | Thought Juice

You gon' learn all about @xobritdear this week and more on #rdrpod!

In this episode, Ya Girl Brittney (@xobritdear) joins dap (@dapisdope). The first half of the show covers Brittany’s awesome self and her work in the tech/web design space. Other topics include being black in the tech, Brittany’s many self-help offerings, her love of Miyazaki films and her creative inspirations. Interlude at 24m24s. The second half of the show covers the politics of “Black Girl…

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REELYDOPE Radio EP047 | Organic Convo

In #rdrpod 047 @nototally joins us for some organic ass convo about #podcasting, social justice and storytelling.

In this episode, Shaun (@NoTotally) of the storied No, Totally podcast joins Dap (@dapisdope). Instead of having a super planned conversation, you can listen to the two of them cover the politics of editing media, racism, alliances between black and asian communities, supporting indie creators, what does a good interviewer look like, the process of production and storytelling in podcasting and…

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REELYDOPE Radio EP046 | Queer AF

.@blackampersand hops on #rdrpod to talk her work + @tobogganeer's film, Boneshaker.

In this episode, Shanti of Black Ampersand (@blackampersand) joins dap (@dapisdope). Together they dive into a Focal Point discussion of Frances Bodomo’s 2016 short film, Boneshaker, starring Quvenzhané Wallis. Topics include: femininity, the symbolism of water v fire, spirituality, the Black Southern Gothic, self-determination as a child, and more. Interlude at 26m27s. After that, Shanti gets…

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In case you need more reasons to listen to this week's episode. @theacecapade riffs on why @marvelslukecage is phone less, but good for the culture. Link in bio! #rdrpod #podcast #oakland #oaklandpodgang #netflix #lukecage #podsincolor #omnystudio #marvel

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REELYDOPE Radio EP044 | Harlem Would've Been Fine

We talk #LukeCage w/ @theacecapade in this ep of #rdrpod.

Dap’s (@dapisdope) homie Bennett D. Bennett (@theacecapade) joins us on this episode to talk everyone’s black-ass uncle and his show, Luke Cage. In this long, rambling conversation, the two get into why they liked the Netflix show, things they didn’t like, respectability politics, colorism, all the awesome easter eggs for New Yorkers and black folk, the politics of representation, the amazing…

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REELYDOPE Radio EP043 | She is The Danger

Here's our unplanned #Halloween episode of #rdrpod with the homie, Summer Mason! #podsincolor #oaklandpodgang

Happy Halloween ya’ll! In this episode, Summer Mason (@verano.mason on IG) joins Dap (@dapisdope). The first half of the episode focuses on the 2014 horror film, A Girl Who Walks Home Alone At Night. From queering on-screen violence to the importance of sound and black & white, they get into it. The second half of the show focuses on Summer’s fight to stay black, a woman, and creative in the…

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