Carmen interviews Dr. Joseph L. Graves, author of the book The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America. They discuss the recent controversy over scientist James Watson’s comments about the intellectual inferiority of black people. Watson won a Nobel prize for being one of the people responsible for discovering the structure of [...]

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Carmen interviews Catherine Lutz, author of the book Reading National Geographic. They discuss how the white man’s burden theme continues to fuel current media depictions of Africa, and National Geographic magazine has helped shaped our view of the continent.
This episode features the song “Think Big” by Hangar 18, courtesy of Spectre Entertainment.
Catherine Lutz is [...]

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Sorry, folks. I’ll be back next week with a new one. The interview has already been done – I just need to edit it.

Carmen and Baratunde discuss discuss the Jena Six case, the recent congressional hearings on hip hop, and Bill O’Reilly’s recent revelations that black people are indeed, normal human beings.
This episode features the song “Mask and the Assassin” from DJ Muggs formerly of Cypress Hill, courtesy of Spectre Entertainment.
Carmen is joined by Baratunde Thurston. Baratunde is [...]

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