Minority Korner

Are you easily confused by terms like cultural appropriation, cisgender, toxic masculinity, twunk, queer, black girl magic, and woke? Or maybe you’re tired of explaining terms like these and you need a community that gets you! Welcome to Minority Korner, where we take an introspective look at the world. through an intersectional lens. Join James: a queer, political, comedian, self proclaimed, sexy blerd (that’s Black Nerd) and each week he's joined in the Korner by another fabulous minority tackling pop culture, the news, media, and history all with a little self care, and self love sprinkled throughout! It’s time to Learn, Laugh, and Play, right here at Minority Korner- because together: we’re the majority! (Part of the Maximum Fun Network)

https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/minority-korner/

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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 14 hours 22 minutes

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episode 201: MK201: Disney: Casually Racist (Charmed, Dia De Los Muertos, Halloween, Marry Poppins, Disney's Racist Rides)


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 October 31, 2019  1h15m
 
 

episode 200: It's a Celebration! 200 episodes Extravaganza (Black Herman, Marvel, Lizzo, Big Mouth)


James enlightens us about Black Herman the hottest Black magician this side of the Harlem Renaissance. Then Nnekay has a GIGANTIC announcement- and the winder twins look back at 200 episodes and 4 years a of fun.


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 October 25, 2019  1h26m
 
 

episode 199: An Intimate Evening w/ Minority Korner (Teen activist, Gina Rodriguez, Zoe Kravitz, Slave Play)


Nnekay is talking about all those amazing teen activist that are out there trying to change the world. James has been traveling! He's talking us through Slave Play, The African American History Museum, and Madonna.


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 October 17, 2019  1h20m
 
 

episode 198: One Bad Minority Korner (One Bad Mother, Madonna, Motherhood)


Nnekay stops on by One Bad Mother and has an honest conversation about motherhood, being a new mother, and about biases affecting African American maternal mortality rates and librarians on the front lines of the war on facts. Do we have too specific ideas of what a librarian is? Nnekay goes over the history of how MK came to be, and how other celebrities are making Podcasting more chic, but we've been in the game along time. Also, James went to Madonna's very intimate tour Madame X.


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episode 197: Don't Fight, Make Love Tonight (Hustlers, Weird LGBT History Facts, The Emmy's, Billy Porter, Mayor Pete, Libra Season, JLO)


Glory's back sitting in the co-host chair as our unofficial astrologist. Glory saw 'Hustlers' and she has notes- why is it getting Oscar buzz? Billy Porter and Michelle Williams are inspiring us at the Emmys! Is Mayor Pete Gay enough? Oakland's Gay men's chorus office was vandalized. We dip into random/weird LGBT history facts. Glory, our resident astrologist lets us know that it's Libra Season and what we can expect. Water signs it's going to be a bumpy season- so find the balance!


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 September 27, 2019  1h16m
 
 

episode 196: Shake Dat 4 Me! (Call Out Culture, Shane Gillis, SNL, Chelsea Hendler, Ancient Queer History Facts, Knives Out Trailer, Shadow Force)


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episode 195: Send In The Clowns (The Moors, LGBTQ Hate crimes, IT, Oklahoma!, 9/11, Nasty 90s)


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episode 195: Glitter Bombs of Truth (Rep Illhan Ohmar, Jay-Z & the NFL, Sex in the Stacks, Missy Elliot, Dreams of Beyonce)


The Wonder Twins are back person to person! Nnekay noticed a problem with Missy Elliot's VMA performance. The twins are having wild dreams. Jay-Z sure did step in it this week with Colin Kaepernick and the NFL, Is he shcukin' and jivin, or jumping into the arena? Nnekay stops the rumor mill for Representative Illhan Omar, breaking down her heroic story, truly representing the American Dream, and the work she's done, and what she's been up against...


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 September 6, 2019  1h8m
 
 

episode 194: MK Voicemail Conversations PT2 (VMA's, D23, The Amazon, Equal Pay for WOC, Karamo Brown, Koch Brothers)


Leave a message at the Minority Korner Beep! The wonder twins are still separated by land, and sea! James calls Nnekay and goes over his woes of being old/out of touch with the VMA's. D23 Happened, one of the Koch brothers died and James is conflicted on how to respond. The Glow Up did a great deep dive into why we still have unequal pay for women of color. Nnekay hops on the horn and tries to give James a call to tell him all about how the Amazon is burning, and what we can do to help!


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