On this holiday special, we give 2020 the sendoff it deserves with a special Mega Version of WTF. We share our picks for Top 5 Most WTF Moments of 2020, covering some of the ways in which people told on themselves this year, identify the most WTF Man on Earth, and get a little emotional when we happen upon a surprise silver lining. On a new segment called Art of the Grind, Shakesha welcomes indie pop band Jetsetting, a duo that is half SATWB's very own White Boy. Shakesha goes in depth with the boys, talking about everything from the moral of their debut concept album, The Spaceman, to what it is that drives humans to sometimes do bad things and what it's like being in the music business without shows.​ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Shakesha and the White Boy

SATWB Holiday Special: 2020 Edition

In case you missed the news, there was kind of a big election last week. Shakesha and Ryan hop on for a special reaction episode, where they share their thoughts and feelings on He Who Shall Not Be Named's election loss. They discuss the ways in which they celebrated the news, the history made on the Vice Presidential ticket, and how we should consider moving forward with T's supporters now that the election is over. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Our Reaction to the Election Results

With the situation in the U.S. escalating, we knew we had to speak up. In this emergency episode, we discuss the recent events happening in the United States, including the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, the lack of an adequate COVID-19 response, and how the violent protests are a reaction to a lot more than police brutality.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

America is Burning

In the season one finale, we decide to crack open a few bottles and get back to what we do best: Having unscripted, unfiltered conversations. We cover the best cures for a hangover, what we both want to do as soon as quarantine is over, why it is so hard making new friends as an adult, the ways we hope society changes in a Post-COVID-19 world, and more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Let's Get Drunk

With COVID-19 laying bare American society's many structural issues, we discuss the idea of a national labor or rent strike, including if it is even logistically possible to organize U.S. citizens and why a mass strike might be the only option for affecting real, transformative change in America.  Ryan asks Shakesha for her take on whether Rashida Jones is "black enough" to be cast as the lead in BlackAF, a question that has set Black Twitter ablaze. And on WTF, we take a start-up executive to task for patting herself on the back when she invented the lunch break.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Is It Time for a National Strike?

Yearning to escape from the depression of a global pandemic and return to a simpler time, Shakesha and Ryan share childhood memories of their family gatherings, comparing and contrasting the differences and similarities between a black Jehovah's Witness's upbringing and a white Irish Catholic's. On WTF, the hosts discuss how states are being made to bid against one another for life-saving medical supplies and speculate that Trump and his family are profiting off the crisis. On the mailbag, they share their thoughts about the somewhat controversial 2018 film, "Green Book." Desperate to talk about anything other than the 'rona for the intro, Ryan poses a food utensil-related "Would You Rather?" to Shakesha. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

All in the Family

On Monday, March 30th, Chris Smalls was fired from his job at Staten Island's Amazon warehouse after he staged a walkout to protest the company's dangerous work conditions during the Coronavirus pandemic. In this special emergency episode, Chris tells Shakesha and Ryan about his experiences working for Amazon during these terrifying times, what led to Amazon firing him, and where he goes from here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Interview with the Man Amazon Fired for Demanding Safer Work Conditions

March 31st will mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of Nipsey Hussle. To help remember and celebrate his life (and for a break from Corona coverage), Shakesha and Ryan have on writer, NYC native, and certified hip hop expert Jayson Buford to discuss why Nipsey meant so much to the hip hop community. The trio also give their opinions on the best and most underrated rappers of all time. Shakesha shares her experiences being in NYC on 9/11 versus living through the Coronavirus lockdown and Ryan wonders what else has been going on with Corona dominating the news cycle. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Hip Hop Hurrah w/Jayson Buford

Shakesha and Ryan discuss the great American tradition of voter suppression and some of the many means and mechanisms that exist in American society to prevent people from voting. The hosts say WTF to the white outrage that came in response to a seemingly harmless Target commercial featuring black entrepreneur Bea Dixon and her business, The Honey Pot. A listener writes in asking for thoughts on the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy. Shakesha recaps her participation in Saturday night's Club Quarantine livestream and Ryan shares a surreal experience he had while practicing social distancing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Voter Suppression

In the first-ever Social Distancing Edition of SATWB, Shakesha and Ryan use an extended WTF to discuss COVID-19 as it relates to Trump, toilet paper, public cough shaming, and some potential silver linings that may result from the global pandemic. On the main segment, comedian and writer Martin M. Morrow joins the hosts for a conversation about Cancel Culture and how it pertains to race. They cover public reaction following the death of Kobe Bryant, the levels and nuances that need to exist in cancel culture conversations, and Martin reflects on his personal experiences with nearly being cancelled. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

#Cancelled w/Martin M. Morrow

Shakesha and Ryan get back to their roots with a good ol' fashioned conversation about white fascination with black hair, what a microaggression is, and how we can all be better and more respectful. The hosts inject the episode with a little class on a brand new segment called Beg Your Pardon Bingo, where they respond to an internet troll with nothing but grace and dignity. On WTF, a Texas high school informs a student that he cannot walk in graduation unless he cuts his dreads.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Look, Don't Touch: Black Hair, White Fascination, and Microaggressions

Marsha P. Johnson checked all the boxes of unprivilege: She was black, a woman, transgendered, and poor. Despite all of this, she spent her life advocating for the LGBTQ+ community, sheltering other trans individuals in the 70s and caring for patients during the AIDS Epidemic of the 80s, living a rich life where she did so much more than kickoff the Stonewall Inn Riots. Shakesha and Ryan wrap up Black History Month by discussing Marsha's inspiring tenacity and how she never allowed circumstance to stop her from standing up for herself and those around her when they needed it most. On WTF, those hosts pull out their calculators and figure out some better things Michael Bloomberg could be doing with the $4.5M he is reportedly spending daily on his vanity presidential campaign. To kick things off, Shakesha plays Ryan a classic George Carlin standup segment to illustrate how little things have changed over the years. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message

Marsha P. Johnson and a Lifetime of Turning Sh*t to Sugar

What do Spike Lee, Tyler Perry, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay,  and Barry Jenkins all have in common? They each owe something to early 20th century black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. On this episode, Shakesha and Ryan discuss the prolific director and producer's disputed legacy, examine his work and the way it was received by different communities, and, inspired by the conversation, examine the dynamics of their own relationship. On WTF, Shakesha busts out the tea for Jillian Michaels and her bodyshaming of pop superstar Lizzo. Ryan shares a funny story about a time when Lizzo made him emotional.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/satwb/support

The Most Prolific Black Filmmaker You've Never Heard Of

If you were to look up Bessie Coleman online, you'd quickly find that she was the first woman of African-American and Native American descent to hold a pilot's license in the U.S. But her story is so much more than that. From learning a new language and traveling overseas to attend a flight academy to traveling the U.S. doing death-defying stunts, Bessie was one of the most badass women ever. Shakesha and Ryan recap her life and all of the things that made her such an interesting character. On the mailbag, the hosts give their response to a listener question about relationships and share some of their worst date stories. And much to their chagrin, Shakesha and Ryan discuss the clusterfuck that was the Democratic Iowa Caucuses.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/satwb/support

The Badass Bessie Coleman

Shakesha and Ryan kick off Black History Month by remembering the life of Ona Judge, an escaped slave of George and Martha Washington who winds up big-timing George while he is president of the United States. On WTF, the hosts discuss a new research report that suggests that people are lonelier and office culture might be to blame. A listener writers in to the mailbag to correct the record on Bruno Mars. Ryan has a question of decorum for Shakesha.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/satwb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/satwb/support

Ona Motherf*ckin' Judge

Politics and pop culture collide on this upbeat podcast about two people from different walks of life listening to each other, finding common ground, and realizing people are a lot more alike than society would have them believe. Covering a lot of ground as they seek to understand what it means to be a human doing in the 21st century, Shakesha and the White Boy are chasing conversations that might get a little uncomfortable. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/satwb/support

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