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Remember What Beef Is? (Feat. Jean Grae) Nov 16, 2020

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Day or Night, It's About To Be A What? Girl Fight!

This week, Josh and Tracy give you all things beefs, feuds, and squabbles. They explore one of the most formative feuds of their youth — Brandy vs. Monica — and get into where they were when one of the most shocking diss tracks of our time dropped (hint: it involves a pink diamond chicken wing chain). Then, rapper and talented multi-hyphenate Jean Grae joins to share why she thinks beefs are so essential to the world of hip hop.

Additional Material By: GOOD Music / Def Jam Recordings, Island Records, ViacomCBS, Bravo/NBC, True Entertainment/Bravo/NBC, ABC, True Entertainment/Bravo/NBC, Vibe Magazine/Eldridge Industries, Bungalow Records/Universal, 20th Century Fox/Disney, TMZ/Warner Bros, ViacomCBS, True Entertainment/Bravo/NBC, ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, GOOD Music/Terrance Levarr Thornton, Atlantic Records, Epic Records / Columbia Records, PMRC, VladTV, Harpo Productions/Discovery Inc, NBC Universal News, Empire Distribution, A Band Apart / Miramax Films, Jean Grae, CW/Warner Bros., Dreamville Records/Universal Music Group, NONAME, BET HER/ViacomCBS.

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Remember The Audacity of Daytime Talk Shows? (Feat. Sherri Shepherd) Nov 09, 2020

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Give Me A Break, You Ain't No Ricki Lake

This week, Josh and Tracy take you through the world of daytime talk shows and unpack the fun, the messy, and the hard-to-reconcile parts of shows like Ricki Lake, Oprah, Jerry Springer, and Jenny Jones. Then, they sit down with Sherri Shepherd, Emmy-winning former host of ‘The View,’ to discuss why being on that show was the best and most painful experience of her career and what it was like to sit between Rosie and Elisabeth during that unforgettable split-screen showdown.

Additional Material By: Sony Pictures Television, CBS Television Distribution/ViacomCBS, NBCUniversal Television Distribution, ABC/Disney, The Smoking Gun, and CW/Warner Bros.

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Remember When MTV Was That Girl? (Feat. Erika Clarke) Nov 02, 2020

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Young And Free, I Want My MTV!

This week, Josh and Tracy are talking all things MTV. From ‘The Real World’ cinematic universe to the boom boom kacks of ‘Making The Band,’ they take you through the channel’s best (and messiest) moments. Then, they get a sense of what it was like to work there from Erika Clarke, a former MTV producer who spent 10 years working on iconic shows like ‘Cribs’ and ‘Diary’ (y’all, she worked on the Aaliyah episode!!!).

Additional Material By: ViacomCBS, Walt Disney Television, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, J Records/Trans Continental/BMG, and CW/Warner Bros.

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Remember What We Thought Love Was? (feat. Darnell Moore) Oct 26, 2020

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No Mary J., We're Searching For Real Love Today

This week, Josh and Tracy are talking about love (*cue studio audience* oooooh). First, they unpack their conceptions of the term, from their overzealous prom expectations to some absolutely trash relationship models they found in media. Then, they sit down with Darnell L. Moore, writer, activist, and Director of Inclusion Strategy for Marketing and Content at Netflix, to discuss radically living and unlearning in love.

Additional Material By: Young Millionaires Club, YouTube, VH1 / World of Wonder, Virgin Records Ltd., Showtime/ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, Logo/ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Sony Music, CW/Warner Bros

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Remember All That Teen Angst? (feat. Fefe Dobson and Hannah Giorgis) Oct 19, 2020

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Sugar We're Going Down, Gotta Get Outta This Town

This week, Josh and Tracy take you back to days of dark eyeliner and teen angst to give you all things Black and Alternative. First, they unpack the meaning and history of Alternative Music with help from cultural critic Hannah Giorgis. Then, they sit down with living rock legend Fefe Dobson to talk about her music, defying categorization, and forging your own path as a Black creative.

Additional Material By: Indiana University (Bloomington), Key Media, Freeform, 550 Music / Epic Records, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Records Inc., Blink 420, Specialty Records, ROXVOX, Atlantic Records / Decca Records / Polydor Records, Columbia, Virgin Records Ltd., Viacom CBS Domestic Media Networks, CW/Warner Bros., Trauma Records / Interscope Records, Rawkus Records / Priority Records.

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Remember K-Ci and Jojo's 'Ooh-Yeah?' (Feat. Cori Murray and Charli Penn of 'Yes, Girl') Oct 12, 2020

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Red Rover Red Rover, Bring 'Yes, Girl' Right Over

This week, Josh and Tracy host a very special crossover episode. First, they talk all things Essence. From its legacy as a record of black existence to the recent round of layoffs, we're celebrating the work of black creatives, and pouring one out for the Yes, Girl pod. Then, they chop it up with Cori Murray and Charli Penn of 'Yes, Girl', talking music and the greatest ad libs of all time (and yes, they *do* sing K-Ci and Jojo).

Additional Material By: Essence Communications, Bad Boy Records/Arista Records, Capitol Records, MCA, Paisley Park Records/Warner Bros. Records, Uptown Records/MCA Records, Nappy Boy/Konvict Music/Jive, Universal Motown, Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA, Quality Control/Capitol/Motown, Columbia Records, Philips, Island Records/4th & Broadway Records

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Remember How Glorious Black TV Was in the '90s? (Featuring TC Carson) Oct 05, 2020

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Bring It Back, TV Used To Be Hella Black

This week, in the first annual Blemmy Awards, Josh and Tracy look back on the Golden Age of Black TV and honor the best of the best, from the 'Amen' theme song to all of Khadijah’s boyfriends (*studio audience goes oooOooOoOOOOoo*). Then, Tracy sits down with TC Carson, the singer and actor known for playing Kyle on 'Living Single,' to discuss the show, that steamy "My Funny Valentine" scene, how important it is for Black creators to own their work, and more.

Additional Material By: Universal Studios, de Passe Entertainment / Paramount Network Television, ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, Warner Bros. Television Studios, CBS Corporation, ABC Television Distribution, Carsey-Werner Distribution, CBS Television Distribution, Winifred-Hervey Productions, Buena Vista Television, Variety Magazine, CW/Warner Bros.

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Remember When Girl Groups Were Everywhere? (Feat. Cindy Herron-Braggs) Sep 28, 2020

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Turn the Radio On, Where Have All The Girl Groups Gone?

This week, Tracy and Josh talk all things girl groups. From the diva-era of Motown to the holy trinities of the early aughts, they debate the biggest and baddest girl groups of all time, and discuss what they have meant for the culture. Then Cindy Herron-Braggs, founding member of En Vogue, joins to discuss their era-defining legacy, and the possible 90s group Verzuz of our dreams.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Karan Nevatia. May he and Left-Eye kick it everyday. Rest in Power, Karan.

Additional Material By: Giant Records / Reprise Records, ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, CBS Television Distribution, Bell Media, Nine Lives Entertainment, Atlantic Records, Zoo Entertainment / Sony Music Entertainment, Instagram / Facebook, So So Def / Columbia Records, Planet / RCA Records, NBC Productions, Warner Bros., CW/Warner Bros, YG Entertainment, and Edel SE & Co. KGaA.

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Remember How They Tried Mariah Carey and Glitter? (feat. Ira Madison III) Sep 21, 2020

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It Should Have Been Bigger, #JusticeforGlitter

This week...CATEGORY IS: opinions you're scared to tell your friends. Josh bravely confesses his love of Mariah Carey’s Glitter and tries to convert Tracy. They travel back to 2001 to figure out what was going through Mariah’s head at the time, why the movie was so universally panned by critics, and how history ended up shaping the film’s reception. Then, Ira Madison III, TV writer and the host of Keep It, joins to weigh in on how he’s made a brand out of having strong unapologetic opinions and what he thinks of other pop stars that have tried to make the leap onto the silver screen.

Additional Material By: MTV (ViacomCBS), Warner Bros., Bravo (NBCUniversal), CBS Television Distribution, Nickelodeon (ViacomCBS), Columbia Records, Atlantic Records/Tommy Boy Records, Virgin Records, GRP/Arista Records, 20th Century Fox/Sony, A&M Records, Alfa Records, Epic Records, CW/Warner Bros.

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Remember When Yt People Started Dipping Their Toes in Soul Music? (feat. Ashley C. Ford) Sep 14, 2020

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Face Crack! I Thought You Were Black!

This week, Josh and Tracy revisit musical white folks who somehow scored an invitation to the cookout. Elvis, Bobby Caldwell, Teena Marie, Kenny Loggins, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, and Justin Timberlake have all made careers in music steeped in the sounds of blackness. Is there a proper way for a white artist to exist in a genre that Black artists originated, perfected, and sometimes weren’t allowed to escape? Is it problematic to call this trend “blue-eyed soul”? Writer, host, and podcaster Ashley C. Ford joins us to tackle these questions, explore blue-eyed soul's cousin: yacht rock, and share a Michael McDonald impression that will make you laugh loud enough for your neighbor to hear.

Additional Material By: VLADTV, Warner Bros., Loud Speakers Network, Urban One, TK Records/Clouds, Arista Records, Yab Yum/550 Music, John Van Druten, RCA, BMG, Stone Dwarf, Apple, Philles Records, Don Cornelius Productions, Motown Records, Columbia Records, Sony Music, Capitol Records, Death Row Records/Interscope Records, A&M Records, First Priority Music/Atlantic Records, Kedar Records / Universal Records, Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam, South Coast Music Group / Interscope Records, and K. Michelle.

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