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Stuck with Damon Young returns with more off-the-cuff conversations inspired by today’s most culturally relevant headlines and round ups of Damon-approved listener-submitted questions. Each episode, award-winning author Damon Young is joined by some of the best, brightest, and Blackest people he knows including special guests Kiese Laymon, Roy Wood Jr., Elaine Welteroth, Nikole Hannah-Jones and others. Come explore the uncomfortable, hideous, and hilarious absurdity of our human behavior. Listen to Stuck with Damon Young on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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In the season finale, damon talks to stephen scatter field, creator and co host of high on the hog, about the racial and economic politics embedded in food creation and consumption. Later he's joined by Panama Jackson for a conversation about money, anxiety, and what's next for both of them
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Cultural critic and native New Yorker Shamira Ibrahim joins Damon to contextualize the bevy of sexual assault allegations levied against Sean Combs, plus the mogul's history of physical violence, harassment, and theft against men and women
00:00- Cold open
00:27 - Introduction
1:38 - Shamira Ibrahim introduction
2:35 - Lawsuits of the adult survivors act
8:00 - The power imbalance between gender/ class
13:55 - Cassie and Diddy exposition
21:50 - No public skepticism of Diddy’s allegations
25:50 - The fallout of the Diddy revelations
37:40 - What does justice Look Like in this situation?
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Jacqueline Woodson joins Damon to discuss her decorated career and what we can do to combat the legislative effort to ban books from Black and queer authors from classrooms and school libraries. Then journalist Hillary Crosley Coker comes through to celebrate and contextualize the legacy of Jezebel and the rest of the now extinct Gawker Media Network.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Open
00:15 Introduction
01:24 Damon welcomes author Jacqueline Woodson
10:00 Damon and Jacqueline discuss book banning in schools
33:31 Damon actually loves his production team
36:19 Damon welcomes journalist Hillary Crosley Coker
37:47 Hillary discusses the impact of publications like Jezebel shutting down
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Dr. Saida Grundy returns to help Damon understand some of the cultural and economic nuances of the Black Mecca, in response to the response to TikTok restaurant critic Keith Lee's unpleasant experiences with some popular Atlanta restaurants. Then, author and NBC correspondent Antonia Hylton discusses her upcoming book Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum, which leads to a revealing conversation about the racist roots of mental health care in America.
Chapters
00:00 Open
00:23 Introduction
01:38 Damon welcomes Dr. Saida Grundy to the show
06:24 The facade of Atlanta restaurants
30:11 Damon Hates when people invite him over and don’t offer food
32:59 Journalist Antonia Hylton joins Damon for a conversation on black mental health
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Malaika Jabali returns to discuss her new book "It's Not You, It's Capitalism," and how the American economy hurts the American experience. Then comedian Zainab Johnson helps Damon advise a parent apprehensive about a future filled with family-themed halloween costumes.
00:00 Open
00:19 Introduction
01:30 Damon welcomes Malaika Jabali, author of “It’s Not You, It’s Capitalism: Why It’s Time to Break Up and How to Move On
07:31 The performance of capitalism
27:50 Damon Hates that he’s not extroverted
30:52 Comedian Zainab Johnson helps answer a listener’s question for Dear Damon
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Dr. Karida L. Brown & Charly Palmer, authors of "The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families," a collective anthology inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois’ original work, join Damon to talk about some of the ideas behind their work, the importance of the book at a time when so much black literature is being challenged in schools, and the process of working on a project like this as a married couple.
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Michael Harriot, author of Black AF History, joins Damon for a discussion on the history of the word "woke" and the real world danger of writing the truth about white people. Then, Morgan the Producer helps Damon discuss how Jada Pickett-Smith's recent comments on her and Will Smith's "marriage" change Damon's opinion on the Chris Rock Oscars slap.
00:00 Open
00:12 Introduction
01:19 Michael Harriot joins Damon for a conversation about wokeness
12:29 Black authors who write about racism with a large following of white people
25:59 Damon Hates the way he was given a citation
29:05 Dear Damon with Morgan the producer on Will and Jada
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Democratic United States Representative Summer Lee returns to Stuck with Damon Young to discuss the implications of student loans on black Americans, then Minda Honey, author of “the Heartbreak Years,” helps Damon decide who the most famous person in America is in 2023.
00:00 Open
00:12 Introduction
01:10 Damon and Congresswoman Summer Lee on small talk
07:08 The experiences gained from higher education
17:36 Rep. Summer Lee totals her student loan debt
39:41 Damon Hates that he’s running out of inspiration for tattoos
41:42 Dear Damon with author and critic, Minda Honey
01:03:10 Outro
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Gene Demby, co-host of NPR's “Code Switch” podcast, joins Damon for a conversation on the dangers of social media illiteracy, and how everything—from how we vote and what we eat to where we live and even how we consume sports—can be affected by misinformation.
00:00 Open
00:46 Introduction
01:38 Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch joins Damon
03:48 Widespread misinformation on the internet
13:31 The NFL’s influence in media
38:58 Outro
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Jenee Desmond Harris, Slate’s “Dear Prudence” columnist and podcast host, joins Damon for a discussion rooted in divorce and giving relationship advice during a time when it feels like couples from all walks of life are splitting up. Then, Panama Jackson returns to help Damon advise a young man with cash flow issues who wants to know if he should pursue dating while broke.
00:00 Open
00:40 Introduction
01:44 Welcome Slate’s Dear Prudence columnist, Jenée Desmond Harris
06:47 Celebrities getting divorced
21:31 How Jenée separates her personal life from her advice column
35:29 Damon Hates birthday gifts for kids
38:52 Dear Damon with Panama Jackson
55:31 Outro
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Deesha Philyaw, author of "The Secret Life of Church Ladies," joins Damon for a discussion about making money on the heels of Deesha's two-book seven-figure deal. Morgan the Producer then makes her Dear Damon debut talking tipping etiquette.
Chapters:
00:00 Open
00:32 Introduction
01:39 Welcome Deesha Philyaw
04:26 Turning her writing into a seven figure book deal
19:37 How the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike is affecting the writer
28:19 Damon Hates
31:07 Dear Damon with Morgan the Producer on tipping
51:05 Outro
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Mitch Jackson, Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Fly: the Big Book of Basketball Fashion," joins Damon to discuss the impact of the NBA on the black community's fashion decisions. He and Damon also share bumps in the road in their own respective fashion journeys.
Chapters:
[00:00] Open
[00:53] Introduction
[02:06] Mitchell S. Jackson and Damon on forming their personal style
[06:47] How style icons are formed in the NBA
[14:37] Allen Iverson’s style influenced the game and fashion
[35:48] Are the white NBA players as fly
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On the NFL’s opening week, best-selling author and MacArthur Genius Kiese Laymon joins Damon for an in-depth conversation on how they can enjoy such a violent, racist sport that profits on the destruction of (primarily Black) bodies. Plus, they find beauty in Black virtuosity and 90s-fine quarterbacks.
Chapters:
00:00 Open
00:26 Introduction
04:54 Growing up in the deep south as a football fan
08:38 Deion Sanders leaving his HBCU team to coach at a PWI
15:53 Damon roots for Mike Tomlin first, then the Steelers
22:40 Damon and Kiese can admit Jalen Hurts is an attractive man
29:17 The consumption of violence through the NFL
47:54 Outro
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Jeff Jenkins, host of National Geographic’s Travel series Never Say Never, joins Damon for an extremely fun and lively conversation about their own (and some stereotypically Black) anxieties about travel. And then for Dear Damon, the brilliant writer and educator Dr. Bettina Love helps advise a prospective writer, who fears there will be no writing related jobs left when they graduate.
Chapters:
00:00 - Cold Open
00:38 - Show Intro
01:52 - Jeff Jenkins Intro
6:10 - Damon's First International Travel Story
10:40 - Traveling On A Budget
14:30 - Jeff's Travel Hacks
18:58 - Discussing "Never Say Never"
28:15 - Making It As a Travel Influencer
32:00 - Damon Hates
33:59 - Dear Damon with Dr Bettina Love
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On the heels of retired NFL player Michael Oher’s recent lawsuit against the Tuohy family, where he claims that they manipulated him into a conservatorship, University of Boston Professor Saida Grundy returns to help Damon unpack all of the problems with “The Blindside.” Including why the white savior narrative is so seductive (and so dangerous), and how both Michael Lewis (the author of The Blindside) and the Tuohy family have capitalized, for years, on an intentional mischaracterization of Oher possessing severe intellectual disabilities.
Chapters:
00:00- Cold Open
00:35 - Show Intro
01:58 - Saida Grundy Intro
3:00 - Explaining The Blindside/ Michael Oher Conservatory Saga
12:35 - Film Discussion
18:08 - Who are the Tuohy's
28:00 - Saida's White Savior Identity Theory
34:30 - What Happens Next?
38:55 - Outro
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In the wake of the 50th anniversary of hip hop, Clover Hope, author of "The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop," joins Damon to explore their respective histories and current perspectives on the genre. Then in Dear Damon, NPR music critic Rodney Carmichael helps Damon talk through the differences between different generations of hip hop artists.
Chapters:
00:00 - Cold Open
00:42 - Show Intro
1:35 - Segment One (Clover Hope) Intro
2:10 - When Did You First Fall In Love With Hip Hop
6:42 - Do You Feel The Same Way Now
12:30 - Dream Hampton Quote of Whether Hip Hop is Revolutionary
16:00 - Female Rappers Impact on the New Generation
26:40 - Damon Hates
29:33 - Dear Damon with Rodney Carmichael
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Morgan the Producer makes her Stuck with Damon Young debut to help unpack the circumstances surrounding the Montgomery River Brawl - or Fade on the Water, as Damon likes to call it Damon and Morgan chronicle the event, its main characters, the potential fallout and even offer what each of them would have done, if they’d been there.
Chapters:
(00:00) Open
(00:28) Introduction
(01:54) Damon and Morgan The Producer break down the riverfront brawl
(05:48) Fade in the water
(13:21) The characters in the fight
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Allen Hughes, director of the Emmy nominated Hulu original documentary "Dear Mama" on the life of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, joins Damon to discuss his career, personal relationship with Tupac, and experiences directing the recent documentary. Then, author Blaire Kelley joins Damon to advise a black woman who is concerned for the outlook of a new relationship with a black man who has only dated white women.
Chapters:
Show Intro - 00:27
Allen Hughes Intro - 1:35
Hughes definition of "Legend" - 5:10
Hughes Recounting of Being Jumped by Tupac/ Forgiveness - 13:25
A Discussion of Hughes Past Works - 17:55
A Change in Hughes Directing Perspective - 23:55
Damon Hates - 27:40
Dear Damon - 30:30
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Cultural critic Shamira Ibrahim consoles Damon while he laments Pittsburgh's removal from Beyonce's international tour. Nestled deep in the heart of Taylor Swift country, Pittsburgh, or as Damon likes to call it, the Paris of Appalachia is the only stop so far to be struck from the tour. Shamira helps Damon unpack why that may be and quantify the effect of the decision of Pittsburgh's black community. Then on Dear Damon, spoken word poet Kyla Jenee Lacey helps Damon advise a listener who doesn't know how to react when R. Kelly's music plays in public.
Chapters:
00:00-00:36 Open
00:42-01:46 Introduction
01:50 Shamira Ibrahim welcome
02:40 Pittsburgh least livable city for Black people
06:25 Beyonce cancels tour stop in Pittsburgh
21:01 Doja Cat doesn’t love her fans
25:50 Damon Hates cupcakes
28:12 Damon and performing spoken word artist Kyla Jenee Lacey discuss supporting problematic artists
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Joel Anderson, host of Slate's "Slow Burn" podcast, which this season is focused on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, joins Damon to discuss the origins and driving motivations of one of the most influential, yet problematic, African Americans in our country's history. Then on Dear Damon, Shaniqua McClendon, vice president of politics at Crooked Media, helps advise a listener who is tired of discussing politics.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Show Open
00:37 Intro
01:41 Joel Anderson Introduction
05:45 What Damon’s Dad Thinks of Clarence Thomas
10:30 Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill
20:06 Clarence Thomas is one of the Most Influential Black Figures in History
34:40 Damon Hates
37:18 Dear Damon with Shaniqua McClendon
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