Let's Nab Oprah

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12/05/20 • 87 min

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The Boondocks Podcast

Let's Nab Oprah - S01/E11

Lynxi Welcome
- Episode synopsis
  - HBOMax Synopsis: Huey has to stop Riley and a small gang of misfit idiots from nabbing the talk show deity, Oprah.

Pre Show:

Is Oprah still a thing?
What happened to Steadman?
Making a "Steadman" a thing.
Oprah v Beyonce
Erykah Badu
J-Lo
Will & Jada
Polyamory
Gotham and Agents of Shield

Show:

Charlie Murphy & Sam Jackson
Maya Angelou, disrespected
We listen to "influencers" far too much
James Baldwin
Catholicism & the new Pope
White privilege
Trump allegory
Riley wants to REALLY be a gangster where Ed and Rummy only think they are, but they act like children.

White People Question:

Regularly heard: “I follow BLM on social media. That makes me an ally, right?”
- Performative white allyship isn't being an ally
- If you're doing everything you do without seeking recognition, then you can be an ally.
- Standing up so that a Black person doesn't have to
- Do what you would do if your child's rights were being disenfranchised.
- Don't seek ally validation
Have a “Stupid White People Question” you want to leave us?
- Email us at [email protected]or leave us a voicemail at ‪‪(760) 933-8636‬, that’s (760) WE-3-UNDO.

Post Show Info:

Air travel over Thanksgiving / Covid spikes
All the "Lil" rappers
No originality in rapper names
Vanilla Ice/Kid Rock
Would Trump hang out with Wunceler?
Leona Helmsley, and other shitty Trump cohorts.
Not knowing how to swim coming into the military.
Steve Irwin
The Irwin kids
How Bindi Sue's name sounds like a porn name
Controversial Boondocks episodes
Doomsday prepping
Food insecurity
We love hanging out together
Having to wear a bra
Being comfortable
Ready for 2021
The cruise industry
Next week: Riley Wuz Here
Need to see where we are on social media and such? Come find us! https://www.theboondockspod.com/links

Trivia:

When Huey goes to take his Black Power Glove out of it's safe, he enters the code of "67291". From 1967 to 1992, Thurgood Marshall sat on the Supreme Court.
When Huey and Riley are fighting and Huey gets his sword blade on Riley’s neck, we see Huey smile. This is the first time we see him smile.
Bushido Jones is based on Jim Kelly from Kung Fu Movies like Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones.
"You come straight out of a comic strip," is a reference to Enter the Dragon and The Boondocks (comic strip) itself.
Gin Rummy says to Riley "It's not wise to upset a Wuncler" after both Ed III and Riley are arguing over the former's loss in the video game. This is a reference to the line: "It's not wise to upset a Wookiee" from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope quoted by Han Solo after R2-D2 defeats Chewbacca in a match of chess.

Show Music:

Intro: #Makeachange by K.I.R.K. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
Outro: Good Times by Audiobinger is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

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Let's Nab Oprah - S01/E11

Lynxi Welcome
- Episode synopsis
  - HBOMax Synopsis: Huey has to stop Riley and a small gang of misfit idiots from nabbing the talk show deity, Oprah.

Pre Show:

Is Oprah still a thing?
What happened to Steadman?
Making a "Steadman" a thing.
Oprah v Beyonce
Erykah Badu
J-Lo
Will & Jada
Polyamory
Gotham and Agents of Shield

Show:

Charlie Murphy & Sam Jackson
Maya Angelou, disrespected
We listen to "influencers" far too much
James Baldwin
Catholicism & the new Pope
White privilege
Trump allegory
Riley wants to REALLY be a gangster where Ed and Rummy only think they are, but they act like children.

White People Question:

Regularly heard: “I follow BLM on social media. That makes me an ally, right?”
- Performative white allyship isn't being an ally
- If you're doing everything you do without seeking recognition, then you can be an ally.
- Standing up so that a Black person doesn't have to
- Do what you would do if your child's rights were being disenfranchised.
- Don't seek ally validation
Have a “Stupid White People Question” you want to leave us?
- Email us at [email protected]or leave us a voicemail at ‪‪(760) 933-8636‬, that’s (760) WE-3-UNDO.

Post Show Info:

Air travel over Thanksgiving / Covid spikes
All the "Lil" rappers
No originality in rapper names
Vanilla Ice/Kid Rock
Would Trump hang out with Wunceler?
Leona Helmsley, and other shitty Trump cohorts.
Not knowing how to swim coming into the military.
Steve Irwin
The Irwin kids
How Bindi Sue's name sounds like a porn name
Controversial Boondocks episodes
Doomsday prepping
Food insecurity
We love hanging out together
Having to wear a bra
Being comfortable
Ready for 2021
The cruise industry
Next week: Riley Wuz Here
Need to see where we are on social media and such? Come find us! https://www.theboondockspod.com/links

Trivia:

When Huey goes to take his Black Power Glove out of it's safe, he enters the code of "67291". From 1967 to 1992, Thurgood Marshall sat on the Supreme Court.
When Huey and Riley are fighting and Huey gets his sword blade on Riley’s neck, we see Huey smile. This is the first time we see him smile.
Bushido Jones is based on Jim Kelly from Kung Fu Movies like Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones.
"You come straight out of a comic strip," is a reference to Enter the Dragon and The Boondocks (comic strip) itself.
Gin Rummy says to Riley "It's not wise to upset a Wuncler" after both Ed III and Riley are arguing over the former's loss in the video game. This is a reference to the line: "It's not wise to upset a Wookiee" from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope quoted by Han Solo after R2-D2 defeats Chewbacca in a match of chess.

Show Music:

Intro: #Makeachange by K.I.R.K. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
Outro: Good Times by Audiobinger is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Previous Episode

The Itis

The Itis - S01/E10

Lynxi Welcome
- Episode synopsis
  - HBOMax Synopsis: Granddad opens "The Itis," the first and only soul food restaurant in Woodcrest. White people never expected it. They also didn't expect high cholesterol, heart disease and obesity.

Pre Show:

What we're thankful for.
Publicly acknowledging other Black folks in mostly white areas.
Covid vaccine and healthcare for Black folks.
Killer Mike’s bank – Greenwood: Modern Banking for the Culture
Black families bought land in GA to build their own city
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell – “The South Carolina Gullah”
Biden has been ascertained
Hit 500 downloads
Asking Justin to guest host if someone on the team is out
Dean’s (haphazard) voices
There was an actual “Luther Burger” created
What we’re making for Thanksgiving
Unusual conversations with the family

Show:

Riley’s lack of social skills
Food of the Black culture
Soul Food
This type of food was okay for white Europeans, but it’s looked down on for Black folks.
Gout – “The Disease of Kings”
Black folks are damned resourceful
Wuncler’s goal
What terms would be applied to Wuncler’s operation? Reverse gentrification? Other gentrification? ???
Granddad was never even an owner
Did they even clean those beds between guests???
Graddad’s last line

White People Question:

Found on Twitter (and regularly heard): “Isn’t it racist to say “white people are racist”?”
- Why?
- White is not a race.
- It’s not like it’s untrue. Our country runs on systemic racism and white privilege.
- Trump as a microcosm
- History of conquering races
- Lost knowledge from different cultures
- Religion did its best to take away science in order to take more power
- It’s England’s fault
Have a “Stupid White People Question” you want to leave us?
- Email us at [email protected]or leave us a voicemail at ‪‪(760) 933-8636‬, that’s (760) WE-3-UNDO.

Post Show Info:

Thanks for all the love!
Join our Discord!
Thanks for all the new social media followers!
Next week: Let's Nab Oprah
Need to see where we are on social media and such? Come find us! https://www.theboondockspod.com/links

Trivia:

The last line of the episode, “Don't anybody go in the bathroom for 35 or 45 minutes. Whew! Open the window!”, is a reference to a very similar line John Witherspoon’s character, Willie Jones, said in Friday.
This is the only episode in the series to not feature the "n" word.
The montage song, "Straight Outta the Oven, Made with Nothin' But Lovin", was written and performed by Asheru.

Show Music:

Intro: #Makeachange by K.I.R.K. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
Outro: Good Times by Audiobinger is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Next Episode

Riley Wuz Here

Riley Wuz Here - S01/E12

Lynxi Welcome
- Episode synopsis
  - HBOMax Synopsis: Riley's affinity for graffiti goes too far when neighbors wake up to giant murals on their homes. Maybe a sweet natured, psycho war vet art teacher can help reel him in.

Pre Show:

Hidden talents
MariJayne Maven’s Alituation Holiday Marketplace.
- - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzziA1-prLaSONatNOSUJg
Covid Island Event
Starting to love staying at home
Things you can do when you’re staying home
Covid funerals
WEAR A MASK!
Restaurants closing down
Lack of Christmas “spirit”
Rudy & Jenna got the Covid
Safe Harbor Date
Trump & allies losing 98+% of their post-election litigation
Trump’s coup attempt
Video of what the Trumplicans believe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VXr3p5baM
Lou Dobbs telling Stephen Miller to pay Marc Elias half a billion.
How Are Ya Now? Podcast (Tiara and Dean’s Letterkenny podcast) going to do a preview episode for season 9

Show:

Who’s painted on the side of the house?
One of the most debated things about the show
We want Aaron McGruder on the show!!!
Nose comparison of Granddad to the painting
One big family
Finding lost family
DNA to check for your tribe and another to check for relation to cannabis
- https://africanancestry.com/
Following the rules vs. praise
Early reading
Voice actor representation
Halle Berry
WAP and BAPS
John Wick 3
Better trilogy: John Wick – Riddick – Matrix
Ol’ Dirty Bastard
The movement is more important that the individual
Banksy
There should be a Bob Ross movie/series
Assuming white people are in charge
Mentors
Uncle Ruckus’ view on Black artists
Unknown black artists
Huey’s transformation

White People Question:

This is more of a “Well-Meaning White People Say” : “I just want you to know; I apologize on behalf of all white people for everything we’ve done to you.”
- Why are you, specifically, apologizing?
- You are not the representative for all white people.
- If the intent is pure/sincere...
- Don’t center yourself in an apology
- What are you willing to do?
Have a “Stupid White People Question” you want to leave us?
- Email us at [email protected]or leave us a voicemail at ‪‪(760) 933-8636‬, that’s (760) WE-3-UNDO.

Post Show Info:

Next week: Wingmen
Need to see where we are on social media and such? Come find us! https://www.theboondockspod.com/links

Trivia:

When Riley is being grilled by the cop, Tom, and Granddad he says “say hello to the bad guy”. This is a reference to Scarface (1983), where Tony Montana (Al Pacino) says the same line.
When Granddad is talking about The Teacher and says “I heard he was a Gulf War” vet, that is a reference to Bob Ross’ (who The Teacher is based on) service during Vietnam (which is a little known fact).
The reference that Uncle Ruckus makes to the “comics with the talking penguin” is a reference to “Bloom County” and the featured penguin character, “Opus” by Berkeley Breathed, whom Aaron McGruder is a big fan of.
The final line that Granddad says “This ain’t Beat Street” is a reference to the movie Beat Street (1984), an American drama dance film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 80s, breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti.
Riley’s painting of a “fallen soldier” is of Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

Show Music: