Gipson Gazette

Join the host of The Gipson Gazette, as they embark on mini series madness journey, exploring some of their favorite soaps and short-form series, that have shaped modern television.

L. Michael Gipson and new co-hosts Adrianne Traylor and Dr. Tracey Salisbury continue their deep dive into all things Stephen King, this time focusing on the many adaptations of his work and depictions of Black people throughout his literary canon. Join us for part two of this discussion on the other King.

Join The Gipson Gazette crew, as they reflect on some of their most beloved work from the literary legend Stephen King. Featuring L. Michael Gipson, Adrianne Traylor, and new co-host Tracey Saisbury, PhD.

Join the cast of The Gipson Gazette, as they reflect on the film and television that shaped their black identity. 

Join your host of The Gipson Gazette, as they explore superhuman intersections of The X-Men and black culture.

AMC, LMG, and new co-host Adrianne Traylor take listeners on another throwback journey, reminiscing on their favorite black soundtracks from the 90s era.

Welcome back to a new season of The Gipson Gazette, where everything is story. Join LMG and AMC, as they take a throwback ride with their Nostalgia Trip segment in this season two premiere episode.

Welcome back to the shenanigans of AMC and LMG. In light of all the dark news parading the airwaves, we decided to skip our usual format and share our favorite unsung or forgotten horrors, comedies, TV shows, and albums. Hopefully, you'll enjoy our secret bounty of amazing goodies to lose yourself in to help escape some of these dark days. 

AMC and LMG breathlessly cover Amber and Johnny, Netflix Reality Shows (The Circle, Too Hot To Handle), The Best Man TV series, Kendrick's embarrassments, PJ Morton's "Watch The Sun" album, Bette Midler's anti-feminist breastfeeding faux pax (AGAIN!!!), the Black & Queer stigmatizing of Monkeypox, Canada's Stephen Lecce,  and smacking down the Girl! Keep Your Legs Closed tour. Whew! It's a lot. 

Welcome to our boozy return to such topics as Drake, Viola Davis and Harvey Fierstein's memoirs, Magic Johnson's new documentary, Revenge of the Best Black Friend, The Death of Manosphere Moses, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and cutting Black babies hair without parental permission. Come and join our wacky fun. 

LMG and AMC discuss HBO Max's Succession, Minx, Julia, Starstruck, Rothaniel, Summer of Soul vs. WattStax, the slap heard 'round the world, and much much more on this candid discussion that also includes a Black icon's "gay panic defense" and the Bitter Betties and Bens who won't let Ciara and Russell live in marital bliss. Listen, follow, share!

LMG and AMC takes on West Side Story, Spiderman: No Way Home, 53rd Annual NAACP Image Awards (for DJ Cassidy set), Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Tik Tok Helping Black Folks, Grind & Hustle Culture, GOP Candidate Herschel Walker's Science Blunders, and Bad A$$ crumbsnatchers attacking teachers left and right. 

In this very loopy episode LMG and AMC tackle the stories of "NOPE," S.A. Cosby's novel "Razorblade Novel," "Tinder Swindler," Shonda's "Inventing Anna," Hollywood's reboot illness, Musiq v. Anthony Hamilton Verzuz, "The Color Purple" musical film adaptation casting, and much much more. Check it out! 

In this episode LMG and AMC chop it up about "Euphoria," "Blindspotting," "Book of Boba Fett," Kim & Kanye, Leaked Sex Tapes, The Canadian Trucker Freedom Convoy, the L.A. Times article about Republican backlash against Black NFL players, and a smidge about Chappelle and Yellow Springs, OH affordable housing. Not to mention our listener story about the MAGA couple next door. Press play now! Articles Referenced: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/dave-chappelle-affordable-housing-yellow-springs-1297588/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/freedom-convoy-protest-how-did-we-get-here-1.5772901 https://www.hilltimes.com/2022/02/09/those-who-cant-hear-must-feel/343171 https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-02-09/culture-wars-take-toll-on-the-nfl-as-republicans-sour-on-league-new-poll-finds

In this episode, LMG and AMC engage the following stories: the loveless state of modern R&B, proposals for virtual Carnival in St. Vincent in the wake of Omicron, Julian Fellowes’ “The Gilded Age” on HBO Max,  unearthing Black history in Canada, the stereotypical portrayals of Mexicans and Mexico in popular shows like “Ozark,” and the proliferation of Critical Race Theory prohibition bills sweeping America. We also reference the following sources in this episode that folks can checkout: Sponsor: Ambience, LLC (6765 Dunn Ave suite 329, Jacksonville, FL)Imbolo Mbue’s “How Beautiful We Were”Nicholas Buccola’s “The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, and the Debate Over Race in America"Rashod Ollison's memoir: "Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues & Coming of Age Through Vinyl"Being Black in Canadahttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/beingblackincanada/all PBS American Experience Documentary “The Gilded Age”: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/gilded-age/Ne-Yo on the Loveless State of R&Bhttps://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-01-16/148548/ne-yo-discusses-how-rb-has-changed-i-love-you-became-you-my-bitch/?fbclid=IwAR2K1zzA9v76INRso3AkJ2ivfuXBuNIBdY6YOHiPhs5t4jSoDCbSkNH_5ug Celebrating Mas in the Metaverse​​https://caribbeanentertainmenthub.com/st-vincent-the-grenadines-flirt-with-the-idea-of-mas-in-the-metaverse?fbclid=IwAR0qVi5X4yTRT_myN36s6u1nvjFHj6kPKeHR-SL2s7ng03snfV-tRIXVDEo Education Week - “Maps for where Critical Race Theory is under attack” https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/map-where-critical-race-theory-is-under-attack/2021/06

This is NOT the official first episode of the Gipson Gazette podcast. More like a getting to know you orientation of each podcast host as LMG and AMC interview each other and end up telling one another some very personal stories. Check out this very special episode at your leisure. 

Welcome to the corrected update of the Gipson Gazette Podcast debut with LMG and AMC. Please share, subscribe, like, and comment. Let us know what you think. Please also remember to share your WTF stories to our email address at thegipsongazette@gmail.com, and let us know at the end of your one-page or less story if it's true or false (all storytellers will be kept anonymous using aliases). Join us on Twitter Spaces next week, follow us on Twitter and on our Facebook page under "Gipson Gazette" or @gipsongazette for more information. Lastly, we referenced some folks and their work in the podcast, including Kim Fosters deep discussion on Black Luxury which informed part of our discussion. Check her's out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7OY2l5gb2wWe also mention Demetria L. Lucas and her Ratchet and Respectable podcast on all podcast platforms that you should also be checking out. 

LMG’s Soul Eclectics – Summer’s End Playlist1) What Love Is (ft. REM & Childish Major) – India Shawn2) When You Want To Love (ft. Will Heard) – Tom Misch3) I’d Rather Be Lonely (ft. Laetitia Dana) – Llorca4) Feet on the Ground – Meaghan Maples 5) Cross the Line – Stokley6) Packing for Chicago (ft. Muhsinah – Reel People Vocal Mix) – Zo!7) Beauty of Life (ft. Pirahnahead & Diviniti) - Carmen Rodgers8) Summer Cool – Carolyn Malachi9) Love Come Back ft. Rolynne Anderson – Duggy X10) Coming Home – Gene Moore11) I Just Don’t Know – Avery*Sunshine12) Feeling Alive – Earl St. Clair 13) It’s Gone Be Alright – Southern Avenue14) It Ain’t Fair – LIVE (ft. Bilal) – The Roots15) Holy Fire – Josiah Bell16) Don’t Give Up – Southern Avenue17) Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (B.J. The Chicago Kid & The Hamiltones) – PJ Morton18) You’re My Star – Tank19) The Joneses – Brandy20) Wanna Win – Terrell Carter21) 4:44 – Jay-Z22) Jump Hi (ft. Childish Gambino) – Lion Babe23) Family Feud – Jay-Z24) Gone, Pt. 2 – B. Slade25) Trouble Gonna Bring Me Down (Tall Black Guy Remix) – The Milk26) Evil Woman – Marcell & The Truth27) Angels/Your Love (ft. BJ The Chicago Kid) – Mr. Jukes 28) Redbone – Childish Gambino 29) All For Me – Jeff Bernat & Jamie Boy30) No Time To Lose – Madison McFerrin31) Too Good (ft. Issac and Joel) – The Alix Lapri 32) Impressions (ft. Xone White) – Dee Lilly33) Casual Encounters – James Tillman34) Jump – Avery*Sunshine35) Summer Soft (Live) – Gene Moore36) The Best – Latrese Bush37) Find A Way – Darien Dean38) Twenty Sixty-Four – Avery*Sunshine39) Think About U – Stokley40) Loved By You (ft. Jazmine Sullivan) – Mali Music 41) Sara Smile – Martin Luther42) Because It’s Really Love – Maysa43) Still – Mali Music44) Still – Anthony Hamilton45) Let Me Go (LIVE) – Mykal Kilgore

“Intimacy Blues” PlaylistA Soulful Kitchen Sink1) First Time (ft. Glenn Lewis) – The Playlist2) Betcha By Golly Wow – After 73) Mistakes – Cleveland P. Jones4) Shame – Tyrese5) Best Friend – The Hamiltones6) Building A Beginning – Jamie Lidell7) Feels – Snoh Aalegra8) All Right (ft. Georg Levin) – Llorca 9) On Our Way – Lindsey Webster10) Love Poems – Laurin Talese11) Lovely Day – Sol Edler12) Never Thought – Braxton Cook13) Again – The Baylor Project14) Now That You Are Free – Rohey15) Left by Home – Emily Estefan16) Floating Thru Time – Eric Benét17) My Funny Valentine – Cynthia Erivo & Billy Porter18) Until the Pain Is Gone (ft. Jill Scott) – Daley19) Here I Stand – Usher20) DontChange – Musiq21) Playboy – Trey Songz22) Drown In It – Syd23) Got It Good (ft. Kaytranada) – Craig David24) Thick Of It – Mary J. Blige25) I’m Going Down – KeKe Wyatt26) Hide & Seek – Angie Fisher 27) One Night – Ronald Bruner, Jr. 28) We Won’t Have Anything But Love – Sam Sparro29) Anymore – Sid Sriram30) The Wilhelm Scream – Kwabs31) Lucy – Macy Gray32) To Be With You – José James33) Wish You Were Here – Marcell & The Truth34) Father’s Child – Michael KiwanukaOrchestral & Country Soul Pop35) Grace – Rag ‘n’ Bone Man36) Remember Home (ft. Alessia Cara) – Sebastian Kole37) City of Stars/Fools Who Dream – John Legend38) Kiss Lonely Goodbye (Orchestral Version) – Stevie Wonder39) Brother Can You Spare A Dime (Live) – George Michael 40) This Nearly Was Mine – Deborah Cox & Billy Porter41) Denial – Mykal Kilgore42) Stay With Me (Live) – Bernhoft43) Laugh and Move On – The Baylor Project 44) In This Room – Tavonna Miller45) Black Hole Sun (ft. Haley Reinhart) – Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

Mix Playlist (* indicates this year’s winner)New Artist of the Year1) Da Dan Da – Chantae Caan 2) The World Is Calling – Ashleigh Smith3) You’re My Darling – Leon Timbo4) My Oh My – MAJOR.5) Put Me Thru – Anderson.Paak*Group of the Year6) Red Eye – KING7) Waiting 4 Ya – Phonte & Eric Roberson8) Runnin’ Out – After 7*9) Only Takes One – Silk10) Never Know – Kindred the Family SoulFemale Vocalist of the Year11) Little Ghetto Boy – Lalah Hathaway*12) Tomorrow – Mavis Staples13) Unconditional Love – Esperanza Spalding14) Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You) – Terisa Griffin15) You – Regina BelleMale Vocalist of the Year16) Everything I Miss At Home – Will Downing*17) Fun and Games – Eric Benét18) Feelin’ Some Kind of Way (ft. Najee & Avery*Sunshine) – Frank McComb19) Ooh Ya-Ya – Dave Hollister20) Ayodele (Joy Comes Home) – Anthony David Song of the Year21) Something – Phonte & Eric Roberson22) My People – Kindred 23) Dance Again (ft. Trina Broussard & Tim Owens) – James Day24) Love 4 U To Like Me – Silk25) Let Me Know – After 7*Album of the Year26) Malibu – Anderson.Paak (“Am I Wrong ft. Schoolboy Q”) 27) Tigallero – Phonte & Eric Roberson (“It’s So Easy”)28) Legacy of Love – Kindred the Family Soul (“Welcome To My World”)*29) Revival of Soul – Terisa Griffin (“Save Me”)30) Emily’s D+ Evolution – Esperanza Spalding (“One”)Lifetime Achievement Award32) Celebration – Kool & The Gang*