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Sat, 3 December 2016

Insanity Check #551: Safety Pin Box

Topics:

Leslie explains what a Safety Pin Box Subscription is and how it helps the fight for black liberation
- Actionable tasks for white people to combat white supremacy
- Financially supporting black femme freedom fighters
- How to get a sample task: sign up for the newsletter
Building better allies
Trevor Noah's interview with Tomi Lahren
The Good: it was a very well done interview, better than Stewart would have done
Never forget Stewart's blind spots on race
Also Jon Stewart is on a "Not All Trump Voters" tour right now
Double standards for people of color are part of White Supremacy
- Cenk Uygar's double standard and lower bar for Donald Trump
The Bad: Giving a 24 year old internet troll a platform and path to normalization
Black men giving room to an "attractive young white woman racist"
StopWhitePeople2020
- Comments had to be disabled on article about Black Mall of America Santa
Great Moments in White Privilege
- Joe Scarborough tells People of Color its irrational to fear Trump
Black Woman Shoutout
- Amandla Stenberg
- Marissa Johnson

Guests:
Leslie- The Interracial Awn

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Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 3:39pm EDT

Sun, 27 November 2016

Insanity Check #550: The Year of the Mediocre White Man

Topics:

What's happening in the women's bathroom?
Thanksgiving
Kaepernick & Castro
- Reporter questioning Kaepernick about Castro
Castro is complicated
Obama is T'Challa & Castro is Doctor Doom
Bernie Sanders and mediocre whit men
Many in this neighborhood didn't vote
Great Moments in White Privilege
- Kevin Drum says stop feeding into the white supremacy 'fad'
- Brooke Baldwin gets more offended over 'n-word' used in context than actual neo-Nazis
Black Woman Shoutout
- Safety Pin Box
- Michelle Obama
- Rod's mom

Guests:

Rod & Karen - TheBlackGuyWhoTips.com

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MTR Premium Network Black Friday Sale

Direct download: Insanity_Check_560_-_The_Year_of_the_Mediocre_White_Man_1.m4a
Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 7:01pm EDT

Sat, 19 November 2016

Insanity Check #549: Too Racist for Reagan

Topics:

#StopWhitePeople2020 Mayo with Jello
Beware the company potluck
Safety Pins providing safety for white liberals
Jon Stewart misses the point
Bernie Sanders and his focus on the White Working Class
Trump's Deplorables
- Carl Higbie cites Japanese Internment Camps as precedent
- Jeff Sessions was literally too racist to be confirmed under Reagan
- Steve Bannon is a racist and white nationalist
The same media that disrespected President Obama wants us to respect Trump
Trailer for Kong: Skull Island

Guests:

Tim - Twitter

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Direct download: Insanity_Check_559__Too_Racist_for_Reagan.m4a
Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 7:13pm EDT

Tue, 15 November 2016

Character Corner: James Roberts Interview - Transformers: MTMTE Season 2

Dpalm is joined once again by James Roberts, author of IDW's critically acclaimed Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye comic series. On the heels of smashing final issue, Mr. Roberts is on hand to talk about working with editors and corporate, talk about introducing a brand new cast for fans to love, and walks us through all of Season 2. We even get a sneak peek of what lies ahead as Roberts previews the (presumed )return of Rodimus and crew to our comic shelves in Lost Light 1, available everywhere in December.

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Direct download: Character_Corner_-_James_Roberts_Interview__MTMTE_Season_2.m4a
Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 11:37am EDT

Sat, 12 November 2016

Insanity Check #548: #StopWhitePeople2020

This is a different Insanity Check than usual. Kriss & Dpalm address the shocking 2016 Election results and who is really to blame. Some folks might not like what they have to say but this is a real episode that draws a line in the sand between People of Color and who is really to blame for electing a bigoted, White Nationalist endorsed by the KKK.

Black Woman Shoutout

The 94%

Guests:
Dpalm - @Dpalm66
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Direct download: Insanity_Check_558_-_StopWhitePeople2020_1.m4a
Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 2:34pm EDT

Sat, 5 November 2016

Insanity Check #547: Cereal Terrorists

Topics:

Cereal Terrorism: Girl Scout Cookie Cereal
Men in male birth control study complain
White Nationalists becoming emboldened by Trump
- White Nationalist's robocall for Trump
- One white nationalist's plans to suppress black vote on election day
Georgia Governor rants about "colored people"
The "lesser of two evils" lie
Why not voting for President is a cop out
If you look for a reason not to vote, you'll find one
Ignoring the historical context of politics
Eight years of Trump is NOT the same as eight years of Clinton
Great Moments in White Privilege
- Mark Kirk gets racist at a debate
Whiteness Project Roulette
- Michael doesn't buy into the nonsense about discrimination
Black Woman Shoutout
- The Ladies of the MTR Network
  - Petty Krueger: @NotTHATAshanti
  - The Doctor: @TheDrIsIn2015
  - Winter Reign: @iamwinterreign
  - Hiorja: @MusingsOfAShibe
- Lady B for her new book: Divine Design: A Guide to Restoring Your Inner Magic

Guests:

The ladies from Whiskey, Wine & Moonshine
Sojo - @SoJoXOXO
Ms. Smart - @Think_P_Smart
Lady B - @Ndcharp

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Direct download: Insanity_Check_557__Cereal_Terrorism_1.m4a
Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 6:20pm EDT

Wed, 2 November 2016

Character Corner: Doctor Strange, The Sorcerer Supreme

This Character Corner we take a trip to the mystical side of the Marvel Universe and talk about Doctor Stephen Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme. With Doctor Strange making his live action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we thought it wise to give a break down of the character and some essential reading. We start off with his origins and discuss Strange's ethnicity as well as some of the problematic issues at the base of the character. Dpalm talks about some of his issues with early appearances of Doctor Strange and how the more modern takes address some of those issues and make the character more interesting. We also discuss the trade paperback, Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph & Torment and how it's not only great insight into both the characters of Strange and Doom but also a good starting point before getting into Hickman's New Avengers & Secret Wars. Give the episode a listen and let us know what you think.

Issues:

Strange Tales #110-146
- Issues #1110 - First Appearance
- Issue #111 = First appearance of Baron Mordo
- Issues #126-127 - defeats Dormammu; Given the Cloak of Levitation and the Eye of Agamotto
Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph & Torment
Infinite Gauntlet Trilogy
- Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme 31-36
World War Hulk - Read New Avengers: Illuminati first.
Bendis
- New Avengers: Illuminati
- New Avengers (2004-2010)
  - New Avengers Annual 2 (2006) - Gives up being the Sorcerer Supreme
  - Issues #51-55 - Search for the new Sorcerer Supreme
- New Avengers (2010-2012)
  - Issues #1-6 - Doctor Vodoo sacrifices himself
  - Issues #31-34 - Regains being the Sorcerer Supreme
Doctor Vodoo Avenger of the Supernatural
Doctor Strange: The Oath (Brian K Vaughan)
Hickman
- New Avengers (2013)
  - Issues 14, 20, 21, 27 & 33
  - Annual #2
- Secret Wars
Doctor Strange (2015)
- Volume 1: The Way of the Weird
- Volume 2: The Last Days of Magic

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Direct download: Character_Corner_-_Doctor_Strange_Sorceror_Supreme_1.m4a
Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 7:02am EDT

Mon, 24 October 2016

Character Corner: The Justice Society of America - The First Superhero Team

New Character Corner time. This time Kriss & Dpalm tackle the first team of Superheroes, the Justice Society of America. These are heroes who heroes like Batman, Superman & Wonder Woman look up to and find inspiration from. The JSA is about family & legacy and training the next generation to be heroes. We break down what makes the JSA so special and important in the DC Universe.

Founders:

Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
Hour-Man (Rex Tyler)
the Spectre (Jim Corrigan)
Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
Atom (Al Pratt)
Flash (Jay Garrick)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Hawkman

Other Notable Members:

Wonder Woman (Queen Hippolyta)
Wildcat (Ted Grant)
Doctor Fate (Hector Hall)
Power Girl (Earth-2 Kara Zor-El)
Hourman (Rick Tyler/(Matthew Tyler)
Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein)
Starman (Ted Knight)
Mr Terrific (Terry Sloane/Michael Holt)
Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider/Pieter Cross)
Sandy (Sanderson Hawkins)
Johnny Thunder
Jakeem Thunder
Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore)
Black Adam
Captain Marvel
Jesse Quick (Jesse Chambers)
Damage (Grant Emerson)
Citizen Steel (Nate Heywood)
Obsidian (Todd Rice)

Issues:

All Star Comics #3 (1940) - First appearance & first team of superheroes in comic books
The Flash #123 - Barry Allen (Silver Age Flash) meets Jay Garrick (Goden Age flash)
The Flash #129 - all of the JSA
Justice Leage of America #21-22 - Justice League meets the JSA
Zero Hour Crisis in Time
- Hawkman & Hawkgirl merges with the other Hawks from other timelines
- Atom(Al Pratt), Doctor Mid-Nite(Charles McNider), Hour-Man(Rex Tyler) & Dr Fate (Kent Nelson) die
- Merges the timelines
JSA Volume 2
- Stealing Thunder (32-37)
- Black Reign
- Black Vengeance
Kingdom Come
JLA/JSA Virtue and Vice
Justice Society of America volume 2
Justice League of America - The Lightning Saga

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Direct download: Character_Corner__The_Justice_Society_of_America_-_The_First_Superhero_Team_1.m4a
Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 8:48pm EDT

Sat, 22 October 2016

Insanity Check #546: Hillary Clinton is Disney

Topics:

Donald Glover is playing Lando
The X-Men (in the comics) are back
Trailers
Ray Carruth might finally meet his son in 2018
Derrick Rose’s Civil Rape Case is further proof of rape culture
The Lies Trump told at the last debate
Hillary has only told 13 lies in the 3 presidential debates
Donald Trump's "Woman" problem
Why Millennials Hate Hillary
Hillary & Tim Kaine aren't cool
- Joe Biden takes his corvette for a drive
Great Moments in White Privilege
- Curt Schilling is a crazy person
Black Woman Shoutout
- Joy Ann Reid
- Daisy Bates
- @HaaayMissAtwell & @BreGetsTweets
- Danielle McRae

Guests:

Justin - Twitter - ThreeFifsPodcast.com

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Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 5:27pm EDT

Sat, 15 October 2016

Insanity Check #545: Locker Room Talk

Topics:

New York Comic Con Recap
Blame Nate Parker, not Black Feminists for Birth of a Nation's low numbers
Nate Parker wasn't a household name until 2016
We don't support Roman Polanski or Woody Allen either
Trump & the GOP double down on supporting sexual assault
Curt Schilling tries to normalize Trump's pedophile behavior
Ben Carson is a National Treasure (disgrace)
Locker room talk like this...is still rape culture
GOP candidate tries to attract voters in Harlem with KFC & watermelon
Same GOP candidate is arrested for larceny
Woman kicked off a plane for wearing a Marvel Black Panther hat
Great Moments in White Privilege
- White men lose it when told they benefit from privilege

Guests:

Joi - Twitter - BlackGirlNerds.com

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Direct download: Insanity_Check_545_Locker_Room_Talk_1.m4a
Category:Entertainment -- posted at: 7:25pm EDT