Open Ended

In its 100th episode, Cher and James look back on where they started, and how they found their way into Gimlet Media, where the final episode was recorded. Things we mentioned during today's episode: Gimlet Media Open Ended First Episode Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thank you to every guest, sponsor, and listener of the past 100 episodes! We will be back soon! <3 <3 C + J

In our penultimate episode, Cher and James do one last Hotep Corner, because they stay trying to teach these devils! Things we mentioned during today's episode: Tina Fey instructions how to cope with Trump The real history behind the Confederate statues Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards Cher gives love to former intern's new podcast, In the Shower with Taz and Marcus James talks about vegan ice cream and SoulCycle Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

This week, Cher and James discuss the short film by Alan Yang for Jay Z's track, "Moonlight" from his latest album, 4:44. In Open Call, Cher gives love to an children breakfast food, and James give his first "Anti-Open Call". Also, BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Things we mentioned during today's episode: Jay-Z's "Moonlight" Alan Yang's music video for "Moonlight" "Moonlight", the Best Picture Oscar-award winner "La La Land", the film that nearly claimed the title Living Single, the '93-'98 sitcom set in Brooklyn, starring an all-black cast Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cher's favorite childhood cereal is making a comeback James has some thoughts on the latest Bachelorette finale Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

This week, Cher and James discuss black narratives driven by white artists, including Calvin Harris and the latest show development from David Benioff and D. B. Weiss of Game of Thrones. In Open Call, Cher talks about her love of a new summertime trend, and James talks about the latest from Tyler, the Creator. Things we mentioned during today's episode: Calvin Harris' new album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 Confederate, a re-imagined modern world, if the Confederacy was still alive and well. Whoops. Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards #Roséwave is here to stay, and Cher is here for it. Tyler, the Creator's new album Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher and James talk about cultural appropriation at music festivals while Cher is at the annual Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. In Open Call, Cher tried a new menu item at Taco Bell, and James talks about his new podcast with Gimlet. Things we mentioned during today's episode: Wendy's has a braid bar, and it broke Cher's heart Jill Scott - A Long Walk Solange - F.U.B.U. A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards The Double Chalupa at Taco Bell The Nod, the latest podcast at Gimlet Media! Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher and James discuss problematic hip hop, in light of recent releases from 21 Savage and Jay-Z. In Open Call, Cher makes a redaction from a previous Open Call, and James talks up an upgrade to a childhood snack. Things we mentioned during today's episode: 21 Savage - Close My Eyes Jay Z - The Life of OJ R. Kelly - Ignition Remix Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards GLOW, again, the new Netflix show about the Gorgeous Woman of Wrestling, the isn't intersectional worth a damn. Hot Cheetos: Chiptloe Ranch Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher and James are opening up your Third Eye in their latest Hotep Corner. In Open Call, the theme is "digital comfort foods", with Cher giving some love for ABC's Ugly Betty, and James gets lost in the Matrix with the latest iOS beta update. Things we mentioned during today's episode: One Day We'll All Be Dead So None of This Matters, by Scaachi Koul Fight the Power by Public Enemy Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards Ugly Betty, a perfect show from 2006-2010 The iOS Public Beta Update Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher and James feel like someone is watching them... it's their technology! In Open Call, Cher talks about a new Netflix show, and James talks about healthcare, but not the way you might think. Things we mentioned during today's episode: Computer Brother from Undercover Brother James' tweet about his Alexa spying on him The British Voiced Siri, Cher's small effort into combating colonialism Blue-Tongued Skink, a lizard, not a racial slur Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards GLOW, the new Netflix show about the Gorgeous Woman of Wrestling Intuitive Eating ‘It’s Gonna Be Poop in an Hour or Two’, with guest Rachel Adams Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher talks to James about her recent podcast listening, and they both dissect the "comfort" of the white male voice, and how a new podcast woke Cher up from her pod nap. In Open Call, Cher talks about a recent live show, and James shows some love to Roxane Gay's latest book. Things we mentioned during today's episode: Crooked Media Podcasts, run by Obama's former aides The Daily, a New York Times podcast NPR Politics Podcast, a roundtable politics pod Mogul, the Life and Death of Chris Lightly, from Gimlet and Loud Speakers Digable Planets - For Corners A Tribe Called Quest - What? Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards Why Oh Why, a dating podcast hosted by Andrea Silenzi, had a live taping The Ajumma Show, hosted by Peter Kim and Eunji Kim, new to Postloudness Mystic, a podcast on paganism and witchcraft, by Bronte Mansfield, also new to Postloudness Roxane Gay's Hunger, a Memoir on My Body, about her life as a woman of size Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher and James talk about making new friends as adults, and well, it's kinda hard. In Open Call, Cher rediscovered a favorite rom-com, and got a surprise in the mail, while James talks about a radio event he attended in Brooklyn. Things we mentioned during today's episode: University of Illinois at Chicago, where Cher is going to grad school in the fall. Brooklyn, where James is trying to make long-lasting friendships Today's sponsor, Cards Against Humanity. Buy their cards Definitely, Maybe, a 2008 rom-com Cher really enjoyed Gifts from CBS Sunday Morning!!! Tape Fest, brought to the world by Mooj Zadie Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher and James visit the beach, in two separate cities. These are their stories. In Open Call, Cher gets active, and James sends love to a long-time supporter of Open Ended. Things we mentioned during today's episode: Coney Island, the BEST! James' Washed Out ripoff cover Jason Derulo's Wiggle, in all its cheesy glory Pratt Beach, in Roger Park, Chicago Tame Impala's Let it Happen Today's sponsor, Field Notes. Get yourself a cute notebook. 30 in 30 Fitness Challenge Berry of PodcastInColor Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher tells James about an unrequited love she never met on the subway. In Open Call, Cher revisits an old Showtime TV show and James discovers a young rap talent from Philly. Things we mentioned during today's episode: Lyons, IL - the town next to Brookfield Zoo Brookfield Zoo, really dope place The CTA Pink Line, the newest of the 8 'L train lines T-Pain "Buy You a Drank", grossly underrated Today's sponsor, Field Notes. Get yourself a cute notebook. Queer As Folk, a Showtime show from 2000-2005, about a group of queer friends Matt Ox, the trillest new rapper, from Philly! Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher and James discuss the #BowWowChallenge, it's inception, and how catering to your "audience" online isn't always the best way to live your life. In Open Call, Cher talks about a deep cut from the black culture, and James found a new hobby with help from an app! Things we mentioned during today's episode: Shad Moss aka Bow Wow aka Lil Bow Wow, in the strangest and most suggestive music video at age 14 Desus and Mero DRAG Bow Wow, and ban him from their show The RompHim™, a Chicago-based Kickstarter, giving rompers for men Cher's EMO ass subtweet to herself Today's sponsor, Field Notes. Get yourself a cute notebook. DEEP CUT: Tyler Perry's "Meet the Browns" song, "Ain't Nothing Like a Good Man" Yummly, a recipe finder app, for James' new hobby Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher and James discuss the generation gap between Lil Yachty and Joe Budden, and how they relate to youths. In Open Call, Cher shows her love for a British comedy, and James shares his joy on the return of his favorite podcast. Things we mentioned during today's episode: Lil Yachty and Joe Budden have an argument I Fuck Wit That Vision Soundcloud, where you can listen to songs Bogart and Bacall WGCI, a Chicago institution for those house jamz Today's sponsor, Field Notes. Get yourself a cute notebook. Miranda, a British comedy starring Miranda, aka The Perfect Human Sleepover, the CBC podcast, hosted by another perfect human, Sook-Yin Lee Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

Cher just got back from the Third Coast Audio Residency and has some stories to tell y’all. (eyes emoji) Plus! An Open Call about a radical artist making white folks uncomfortable (fantastic!), black woman sisterhood, and footwear made of cork. Things we mentioned during today's episode: The Third Coast Audio Residency, focused on bringing diverse voices to radio, where Cher spent a week in the prairie making radio. (^^By the way, donate to them if you can!) Ragdale, where the residency took place. Stars Hollow. Goddamn it Rory. Everyone who participated at the residency this year. Get to know some other radical voices in radio... Cha-Cha Slide, where every auntie got down during the "how low can you go" segment. This is a YouTube link FYI. Sarah Geis, a fabulous radio producer, and noted Great White Woman. Today's sponsor, Field Notes. Get yourself a cute notebook. Satpreet Kahlon, and The Coalition of Docile and Agreeable Femmes of Color for the Continuation and Propagation of White Fragility. Some Office, the space Cher works out of and where Postloudness was born. Birkenstock sandals, and a great New Yorker article about its origins. Riverhead Books! Shout out to Carla Bruce-Eddings for the bag. Commuter Barbie, aka James. Another YouTube link FYI. James works at Gimlet Media now as a producer on the new Brittany Luse project. Wilma Jean in Gowanus, Brooklyn has dope chicken. Find us on the internet: Tweet the episode with the hashtag #OpenEnded and @openendedfm Follow Cher at @chermusings Follow James at @_jamestgreen Send us an email at theopenendedpodcast@gmail.com. Give us some love: Send a donation. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Recommend us on Overcast, Pocket Casts, or wherever the fuck you listen to your audio programming. xoxoxo We're a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop and Postloudness. Thanks for listening, Love... C + J

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This week, Cher and James take a deep dive into storytelling, its origins, and how the act "sharing your narrative" in mixed spaces has shifted the film Get Out, and the Best Picture Oscar win of Moonlight. Review us on iTunes and Google Play, and recommend us on Overcast! This has been a production of Postloudness, a collective of independent audio shows by people of color, women, and queer-identified hosts. Learn more at postloudness.com

We take off our nipple clamps for a new segment, "Voicemails by Theresa," and Cher came to New York to watch milktoast sex on screen. Review us on iTunes and Google Play, and recommend us on Overcast! This has been a production of Postloudness, a collective of independent audio shows by people of color, women, and queer-identified hosts. Learn more at postloudness.com

Cher has theories. Review us on iTunes and Google Play, and recommend us on Overcast! This has been a production of Postloudness, a collective of independent audio shows by people of color, women, and queer-identified hosts. Learn more at postloudness.com

James is finding ways to cope, Cher wants more intersectionality in her womanhood, and they both deconstruct the idea of the "white savior." Review us on iTunes and Google Play, and recommend us on Overcast! This has been a production of Postloudness, a collective of independent audio shows by people of color, women, and queer-identified hosts. Learn more at postloudness.com