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Sparking up conversations, sparking up debates, and sparking up controversy in the process.
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In this MLK day episode, we discuss what Martin Luther King and other Civil Rights activists would think of society today if they were still alive, why we never taught about incidents such as Black Wall Street when we were in school and what other information is still being kept from us, and the 30 year anniversary of film Juice and what it meant to an up and coming Tupac's career.
This special episode features an in depth interview with co-host El Rachmani. Focused predominately on his high school years, he discusses the ups and downs of being a twin brother, the things that helped him find his own lane separate from that, as well as what it was like being a target for both the other students and the administration during those years.
In the first episode of the new year, we discuss the ups and downs of 2021 as it pertains to re-entering the daily grind following the shutdowns, how the shutdowns made people less willing to take jobs where they're underpaid and underappreciated, and the one year anniversary of the capitol riots and all the aftermath that resulted from it (surprisingly and unsurprisingly).
In this episode, we discuss the 20 year anniversary of the classic album Stillmatic from Nas and what made it so memorable, COVID spreading once again, as well as Joe Biden's student loan decision and the notion that the president is more of a mascot than an actual leader.
In this heavy movie themed episode, we get into the overwhelming feeling one gets when they see a great movie for the first time and the qualities that make one, how it's harder to find the good in commercial Hollywood movies compared to commercial pop music, and how movies such as "Bad Education" reveal the reality of how corrupted and dishonest those in power can be.
In this episode, we get into the most recent vaccine mandates and how often everything surrounding them keeps changing, the fact that the pandemic is on the verge of reaching two years, how in many ways it's brought out the worst in people (on all sides), as well as how other aspects of proper health should be pushed that aren't COVID related.
In this episode, we discuss the mixed reaction from students to Dave Chappelle visiting his old high school, the ignorance associated with grouping people together in a box without even knowing them, as well as the pressure and corruption people experience by trying to be included in the popular crowd.
In this episode, we discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and the debate on if he acted in self defense, whether or not the verdict would've been different if he was black, how the case serves as another example of keeping people divided, and why it's sometimes necessary to unfriend/disassociate with certain people on social media as well as how distracting it can be from real life.
In this special edition of "Spark It Up," we do an in depth profile on 1989 edition of Batman starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton. We discuss the long process of how the movie was put together including odd casting considerations, the heavy criticism it received from fans before it was even released, the best aspects of the film as well as those that didn't age well, and how it opened the door for the big business comic book movies do today.
In this week's episode, we get into the definition of the word "woke" and our first introductions to it, how some people use it to act like they're better than everyone else, as well as how important it is to live by "woke" ideals as opposed to just preaching them.
In this episode, we get into world vegan day and how much the lifestyle opens up one's food variety. the toxic trait of vegans judging other vegans, Ice Cube turning down a movie role over the movie's vaccine mandate and the push back that's developing against said mandates, as well as Jay Z and a host of others being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and the impact they've had.
In this edition of "Spark It Up," we discuss the ignorance that comes from people who judge sex workers, different aspects of family life from not wanting kids at all to the struggles kids with a neglectful parent go through , and also media misconceptions on whether or not the LGBTQ community really does hate Dave Chappelle and his style of comedy.
In this episode of Spark It Up, we get into the latest in the Kyrie Irving situation and how he is in a way becoming the public face of those against vaccine mandates, the way the media portrays certain people a certain way that ultimately ends up being false, as well as how important it is to always question the information they present due to the fact that they usually have a hidden agenda.
In this episode, we get into all the controversy surrounding the new Dave Chappelle Netflix special, the positives and negatives that all come from "cancel culture" and how it sometimes crosses the line the benefits of simply not subscribing to the people/things you don't agree with as opposed to trying to remove them, and how social media has made people comfortable with saying certain things behind a keyboard that they wouldn't say to someone in person.
In this episode, we get into the wider selection of food one has as a vegan compared to those who eat meat and dairy, Brittney Spears' father being removed as her conservator, as well as the latest in COVID vaccine mandates including healthcare workers and NBA players being punished for choosing not to take it.
In this week's episode, we discuss the treatment of Haitian migrants by border control and the blame Joe Biden is receiving for it, the fact that the president doesn't have the amount of power that they're made out to, the verdict in the R. Kelly trial and how he was able to avoid punishment up until now, as well as our strong dislike for homophobia.
In this episode, we get into the process of dealing with a break up and knowing when a relationship has run its course, how to break generational curses and seeing the difference between right and wrong on your own, as well as the ups and downs that have come from how the world has progressed compared to when we were younger.
In this episode, we discuss the 20 year anniversary of 9/11 and some of the racism that resulted from it, the latest on the COVID vaccine mandates and how a lot of it is going too far, the hypocrisy in people praising the film The Matrix while criticizing those who speak up on the issues highlighted in it, as well as the 25 year anniversary of the death of Tupac Shakur.
In this episode, we discuss suicide and how scary of a place your mind can be, the Texas abortion law and how it's another example of people interfering in the business of others, the concept of standing for a cause while not forcing it on people, and the damage that was caused by Hurricane Ida
In this episode, we discuss the never ending issue that is COVID, our concerns with the way it has made people behave, as well as some recent news in music including the new Kanye album and the second season of FX's Dave.
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