Kat and Phoebe discuss post-woke fashion, ideological trends, a sexy Oscar-winning movie, and a minor vandalism incident in Kat's front yard (stay tuned to minute 39 for the thrilling live-on-podcast denouement!)
The part about Invisible Man reminded me of a non-fiction example of white leftists patronizing and utilizing a black man because of his race. From The Vital Center, by Arthur Schlesinger, 1949:
"Angelo Hernon, a Georgia Negro, was sentenced to twenty years in prison for passing out Communist literature on a street corner in Georgia. When he was finally freed, after nation-wide agitation, he was rushed to New York. A group of Communist big shots met Herndon, an intelligent, light-skinned Negro, at Penn Station. In the cab on the way to Harlem, Herndon heard Anna Damon of the International Labor Defense, a top Communist leader, remark that it was a pity he was not blacker."
My favorite story about the Oscars was about Flow winning— the main animator came really far out of the studio system, and worked on a laptop to help create this film that won best animation, the first Indie animation movie to ever win the Oscar for best animated feature. There was something very inspirational about his story and it’s also the first nomination and Oscar ever from Latvia, which just warms my heart.
What we heard near the end was a preview: Kat's next murder mystery will feature a character wearing the skins of old ladies. And it'll be set among the staff of a 2010s online journal.
I'm going to bed (it's 2 am now) with the license plate being my last thought of the day.
The part about Invisible Man reminded me of a non-fiction example of white leftists patronizing and utilizing a black man because of his race. From The Vital Center, by Arthur Schlesinger, 1949:
"Angelo Hernon, a Georgia Negro, was sentenced to twenty years in prison for passing out Communist literature on a street corner in Georgia. When he was finally freed, after nation-wide agitation, he was rushed to New York. A group of Communist big shots met Herndon, an intelligent, light-skinned Negro, at Penn Station. In the cab on the way to Harlem, Herndon heard Anna Damon of the International Labor Defense, a top Communist leader, remark that it was a pity he was not blacker."
My favorite story about the Oscars was about Flow winning— the main animator came really far out of the studio system, and worked on a laptop to help create this film that won best animation, the first Indie animation movie to ever win the Oscar for best animated feature. There was something very inspirational about his story and it’s also the first nomination and Oscar ever from Latvia, which just warms my heart.
What we heard near the end was a preview: Kat's next murder mystery will feature a character wearing the skins of old ladies. And it'll be set among the staff of a 2010s online journal.
Wow, live podcast drama! Love it.
At moments like this I wish FC was still on video.