Go Black Boy Go

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In this episode, I chat with creator, producer, and director Anthony Hand about his feature-length animated film MAXXIE LAWOW: Drag Super-Shero set to be released in Spring 2024. Anthony goes in depth about inspirations for the film and his desire to see more queer films in the mainstream.

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In this episode, I chat with my mother, Tamiko Kelly, and aunt, Keshia Eddins, about their childhood in the 80s, addressing family trauma, and rebuilding relationships with family. Dedicated to Sharon Bonita Golden.

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In this episode, I chat with Antheny Chhay, a student at the University of Oregon and fellow podcaster. We talk about his journey starting his own business in college and what his plans are for his creative endeavors.

In this episode, I chat with licensed clinician and executive director of TransPonder Kyle Rodriguez-Hudson. He talks about the resources that TransPonder provides and shares about his life and queer fatherhood. 

"TransPonder is a Eugene-area trans-led nonprofit that coordinates and provides support for Lane County’s trans and nonbinary community." Read Kyle's interview from Eugene Weekly: https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2021/08/12/black-trans-lives-still-matter/

TransPonder: https://transponder.community/

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In this episode, I chat with creative Black Boy Be about producing art with limited resources and defining oneself as a creative. He also shares personal stories about his living in New York City for a decade and moving back down south to North Carolina in his 30s. 

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In this episode, I chat with my colleague Jewish studies scholar Molly Hatay about her research on Jewish identity and culture. 

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In this crossover episode, the co-hosts of Dangerously Likely (Terrell, Torence, and Kaleb) and I share personal stories about our childhood and family upbringings. A blend of multiple topics, our conversation addresses racial identity, shade, colorism, masculinity, and whiteness. To listen to part two of this conversation, head over to Dangerously Likely: https://anchor.fm/dangerouslylikely.

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In this episode, I chat once again with my brother, Xavier Kelly, and our play cousin, Robert Coleman, about struggling to fit the norms of black masculinity and how embracing our differences made us come into ourselves as black men.

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In this episode, I chat with Robert Coleman, a childhood friend (or what black folks call a "play cousin"). We talk about growing up in a small town in the South, being band geeks, and dealing with stereotypes about black boyhood. 

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In this episode, I chat with my brother, Xavier Kelly, a college student majoring in marketing and a poet, about Sha' Carri Richardson, the standards professional athletes are held to, and his experiences playing sports. He also debuts his poem "Trap." 

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A reflection on Pride, male rappers' explicit portrayals of sex and sexuality, and Black masculinity.

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The topic for this episode is Energy. I chat with Eugene-based drag performer and rapper, Slutashia (IG: @slutashia) about drag, growing up in Drain, Oregon, and channelling good energy. https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2018/11/08/best-drag-queen/

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The topic for this episode is Identity. I chat with scholar, writer, and co-host of Black Brew podcast, Erin Green (@artistguy1), about the straightness of mainstream queer content and his research on OnlyFans and Twitter. Follow Black Brew on IG @blackbrewpodcast

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The topic for this episode is Resistance. I chat with writer, director, and performer John Chris Ward (IG: @john.chris.ward) about self-love as an act of Resistance.

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For the first episode for my Pride series, I chat with my friend, Leslie Anne Smith, about what perseverance means to us as queer people and we reflect on our feelings about leaving the South. Happy Corona Pride Part 2!

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In this episode, I catch up with a friend from college, J-Strong. We chat about our experiences in cross country, domming The Rock, and a year review of corona. This episode is sponsored by The Republican'ts.

Welcome to season four of Go Black Boy Go.Today is my podversary and I'm excited to get back into creating content for y'all!

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The Christmas variety special is a staple on television during the holiday season, but black musicians have been historically barred from hosting their own Christmas themed specials. In this episode, discuss the evolution of the Black Christmas variety special. NOTE: This is the early stages of some research I've been doing on Black Christmas TV History. And comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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In this episode, I recap on this past term, reflect on how I've been feeling on this break, and give a quick review for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix) and season 4 of Fargo (FX/Hulu). Happy Holidays (corona edition)!

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Jalen catches up with his friend Erin Green, who is finishing his first semester of is PhD program, to talk about what it's like dealing with graduate school in a pandemic. 

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In this one I ramble about exams, coursework, teaching and TV. Happy Holidays!

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Born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana, Afro Sensei is an artist who combines a mix of genres from gospel, house, R & B and metal to produce his own distinct sound that never loses its black, queer and southern roots. In this interview, he discusses how the pandemic has affected his music, he talks about his process for creating a song, and he reveals his musical influences. 

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In the last installment of this series, Jalen chats with his colleagues in the English department about the election week and dealing with graduate school. These interviews were recorded between November 12 - November 15.

Guests in the order you first hear them:

Teresa Hernández 

Madhura Nadarajah

Emalydia Flenory

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Jalen chats with a few guests about their thoughts on the election week. These interviews were recorded between November 9 - November 14.

Guests in the order you first hear them:

Bryant Thurman

Kahlil Kyles

Will Henry 

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Jalen chats with a few guests about their thoughts on the election week. These interviews were recorded between November 9 - November 14.

Guests in the order you first hear them:

Connor Ryan

Isaac Devine

Erin Green

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Welcome to Season 3!

In this episode, Jalen chats with Nick Machuca who works for a LGBTQ civil rights organization. Nick shares his experiences working with voters and his thoughts on this election season.  

Jalen recounts his time studying for his breadth exams.

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Jalen talks about his past week dealing with the wildfires on the west coast and celebrates two years of the podcast with his very first podcast recording (24:28) featuring guests Keontez Mitchell and Isaac Devine. 

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Producer CJ Bell and director David Parker stop by to talk about their new virtual, theatrical film Is Anybody Out There? 

Award winning Black gay comedian, writer, filmmaker, and activist Sampson McCormick talks with Jalen about his early beginnings in as a black gay man in the comedy industry and his new film stand up concert comedy film “Church Boy.” With almost 20 years in the business, Sampson is one of the first openly Black gay comedians, one of the first LGBTQ headliners at the historic Howard Theatre, and the first comic to headline at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.

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Jalen chats with his friend and fraternity brother, Terrell Couch, who is Fraternity and Sorority Life Coordinator at Boise State. They discuss their experiences with straight white men, racism, and homophobia in predominantly white fraternities.  

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