White People Won't Save You - To Kill A Mockingbird (Feat. Skyler Higley)

To Kill A Mockingbird (Feat. Skyler Higley)

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03/30/23 • 143 min

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White People Won't Save You

The time has finally come for us to go back to where it all started. It may not be the first, but 1962's To Kill a Mockingbird is without a doubt the grandfather of all white savior movies.

That's why we brought in the hilarious Skyler Higley (Conan, The Onion) to help us get to the heart of why this film (and book) still endure. We answer probing questions like is Atticus Finch a good white man, why did Tom have to die for Scout to learn a lesson, and what exactly is a chifforobe?

Also, we talk Chapelle/Chris Rock and the white gaze in entertainment.

Skyler is one of the funniest comics performing today and you should absolutely be on the look out when he comes to your town. Like tonight (March 30th) he'll be in Salt Lake City performing at Wiseguys Comedy. Also follow him on Twitter (@skyler_higley) and IG (@skylerhigley) and his website!

And as always, you can follow us on Twitter at @white_pod and hit us up at [email protected] We'll be back next week with...*shudders* Ernest Goes to Africa.

The time has finally come for us to go back to where it all started. It may not be the first, but 1962's To Kill a Mockingbird is without a doubt the grandfather of all white savior movies.

Also, we talk Chapelle/Chris Rock and the white gaze in entertainment.

And as always, you can follow us on Twitter at @white_pod and hit us up at [email protected] We'll be back next week with...*shudders* Ernest Goes to Africa.

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John Carter (Feat. Mellow Brown)

$350 million? For this? That's right, this week we're talking the disastrous (both financially an critically) 2012 Disney film, John Carter. Not of Mars, or anything else. His name is his name.

We're grateful to be joined by the super talented Mellow Brown (Blade Runner: Origins) to get into what exactly went wrong. Was it the red face? The thinly veiled Civil War allegory? The totally confusing plot devices?

We also chat about the importance of Black voices in science fiction.

Mellow is crushing it right now. Blade Runner Origins from Titan Comics is available wherever you get your books. You can also catch his work on Station 19 on ABC, Calls on Apple+ and American Gods on Starz. Follow Mellow on Twitter @Mellowmarketer and his website at https://mellowmarketing1.wixsite.com/mbrown

As always, you can find us at @white_pod on Twitter and at [email protected] We'll be back next week with the OG of all this, To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Ernest Goes to Africa

*Exasperated sigh* Where do we even begin. Jordan had never seen an Ernest movie until now, and boy what a one to start with.

The movie is so bad we spend the first 30 minutes talking about a completely different topic (creating complex BIPOC characters) but eventually we do get around to talking asking the real questions. Like...what is Ernest's deal? Were 3 different instances of brown face necessary, and where in the hell is "Central Africa"?

Find us on the Twitter at @white_pod and at [email protected] We'll back next week with Co-Host of Pop Culture Happy Hour Aisha Harris discussing Remember The Titans.