or all of the chaos it has brought the pandemic has forced us to be more critical of the celebrities who have for so long been the ideal to aspire to. While long known for her carefully curated public persona, Beyoncé was the latest celeb to find herself facing critique after she became the first Black Woman to wear the Tiffany Diamond, a piece from from Tiffany and Company's collection that is tied to a history of colonialism. In this episode we welcome back longtime supporter Dr. Keyanah Nurse to unpack the implications of Beyoncé wearing this diamond. Guest: Keyanah Nurse, Phd, @KeyanahNurse Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join the conversation on Twitter! Intro music “Imagination” and outro music “Hendrix” provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com
We know, we know it has been almost a year but your hosts never forgot about all you listeners and while a little rusty they were eager to finally get back to recording. In this welcome back episode our hosts discuss what has been going on in their lives during this hiatus and the hot topics of the day ranging from Sha'Carri and the Olympics and Diaspora Wars to Beyoncé and Kanye. Music used in this episode: Intro music “Imagination” and outro music “Hendrix” provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com “Jazz Brunch ” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
We know, we know we disappeared again but there's a literal pandemic going on without real life getting in the way. In this episode we unpack the recent developments regarding COVID and the various vaccines, the 2020 Presidential Election results, and news that Facebook is finally being broken up by the FTC. Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join the conversation on Twitter! Intro music “Imagination” and outro music “Hendrix” provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com
We know it's been a long time but we're alive and healthy! We hope you all too. In this episode we discuss 45 testing positive for COVID and the fact that he gets world class care and continued to downplay the virus all while others get sick and die from COVID. This episode was recorded on October 7, 2020, a lot has happened since then. Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join the conversation on Twitter! Intro music “Imagination” and outro music “Hendrix” provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com
Love 'em or hate 'em we all have them and the them are exes. On this week's episode we have our very first guest Patricia back with us to talk about everything related to exes! Guest: Patricia Rogers @queen___pr Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join the conversation on Twitter! Intro music "Imagination" and outro music "Hendrix" provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com
Happy New Year! And just when you thought it was safe to go outside with your masks, white supremacists stage an attempted coup and storm the US Capitol Building because their dear leader has peddled lies about a "rigged" election when he actually lost. Listen to our hosts break down their reactions to what happened on January 6th, 2021 and be sure to tune in next week for part 2 with a special guest! Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join the conversation on Twitter! Intro music “Imagination” and outro music “Hendrix” provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com
It's the holidays during Covid for everyone except us poor and working folk. In this episode we talk about the recent $600 "stimulus" and how we feel it is actually insignificant after of months of inaction from our government. We also delve into the origins and reaction to the Negro Soulstice jokes and also goals for the upcoming year. Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join the conversation on Twitter! Intro music “Imagination” and outro music “Hendrix” provided by WorldHipHopBeats.com
We’re all stuck at home quarantining and between the anxiety and boredom a lot has been happening in our local communities and the larger country. Our hosts provide their insights about this unprecedented moment and how they’ve been coping.
In this episode, our hosts unpack the fall out of the Coronavirus ranging from the incompetent federal administration that was unprepared to the price gouging and supply hoarding going on. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/773507590-user-773139664-dwb-ep-63-please-everybody-just-wash-your-hands.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join the conversation... Continue Reading →
We’re back for real this time we promise! In this episode we catch up with our hosts about how their June’s have been going so far complete with a wild story from Khemani about his trip to Colombia. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/641114724-user-773139664-dwb-ep-51-dont-get-taken-for-a-ride.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom... Continue Reading →
Sooooo we really didn’t have much to discuss but we do unpack the latest in Kanye foolishness, Ella Mai’s amazing album, Jacquees at Livingston Mall, and a few other unrelated hilarious stories! http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/514481367-user-773139664-dwb-ep-43-so-we-dont-really-have-a-topic-exactly.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use #DrinkingWithBlerds to join... Continue Reading →
Happy Memorial Day! Since we’ve been coming at y’all with some heavy topics lately we decided to take it easy and discuss dating again this time focusing on our experiences going out on actual dates. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/450201177-user-773139664-dwb-ep-30-lets-go-on-a-date.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com Shannon Sorhaindo: @PrettiiRandom Khemani Gibson: @JamaicanScholar Use... Continue Reading →
This episode was supposed to be about 90s nostalgia but we had our friend from middle school and local producer and storyteller Ray Sykes in the studio so we talked about everything from Beyoncé to J. Cole to Scandal and Ray’s career. Take a listen and tune in next week for the 90s Nostalgia episode.... Continue Reading →
This is by far our longest and littest episode yet! In it we recap our week by discussing our trip to see Once on This Island on Broadway, the nor’easter, and the Patrick memes. We then delve into the politics of black hair. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/412438542-user-773139664-dwb-ep-19-wearing-black-crowns.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog:... Continue Reading →
And we are back after what seemed to be the longest January ever! We’ve missed y’all so much so we thought it’d be fun to discuss what we did over our break as well as our goals for 2018 and shows, movies, and events we’re looking forward to (such as Black Panther, Black Lightning, Grownissh... Continue Reading →
It’s week two of our three part series about growing up and this week we tackle being black in college at PWIs and all the things that we experienced including the overt racism, microagressions, interacting with white people for the first time, etc. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/347097828-user-773139664-dwb-ep-7-black-in-college.mp3 Follow Us at: Twitter: @DrinkingWBlerds Facebook: Drinking With Blerds Blog: drinkingwithblerds.com... Continue Reading →
We’re taking it a little easier this week and instead of tackling those hot and juicy topics we’re discussing our favorite movies thus far for 2017 (we include movies released in December 2016 that gained recognition this year). We discuss everything from Get Out’s status as a cultural phenomena to Wonder Woman helping to rebrand... Continue Reading →
This week we have our friend Havanna Fisher in the studio to help us unpack the decades old tensions between the African American community and black immigrant community. We discuss things such as the false notion of America as the “Land of Opportunity” for immigrants while being a place of oppression for African Americans, representations... Continue Reading →
This week we learn a little bit more about our hosts before diving into a serious topic. During the summer Lil Duval made transphobic comments on the Breakfast Club which sparked a lot of debate online and in person about violence against transgender women. This week we discuss those comments and their implications as well... Continue Reading →
This week we have Rashawn Davis, the youngest candidate to ever run for a City Council seat in Newark NJ, in the studio to unpack the madness that is the current administration and the aftermath of the 2016 election. We also analyze why now is an important time for young black and brown millennials to... Continue Reading →