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Diving into the Black Manosphere : Code Switch
The manosphere is a sprawling ecosystem of podcasts, YouTubers, message boards, and more aimed at disgruntled men. Now a subset of the manosphere aimed at Black men is exposing cracks in Black voters’ steadfast support of Democrats. On this episode, we take a look at how the Black manosphere came to be and wonder: could this loose community of aggrieved dudes swing the election?
This episode was produced by Xavier Lopez and Jess Kung. It was edited by Courtney Stein and Alison MacAdam. Our engineer was Josephine Nyounai.
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'Wait Wait' for November 9, 2024: With Not My Job guest Tara Dower
This week’s show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, guest judge and scorekeeper Joshua Johnson, Not My Job guest Tara Dower and panelists Negin Farsad, Faith Salie, and Peter Grosz. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.
Who’s Bill This Time
A Fitting Headline; On and Off the Wagon; Super Screen Time
Panel Questions
A Room With A View
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists have three updates from the paranormal world , only one of which is true.
Not My Job: Ultrarunner Tara Dower gets quized on Appalachian Cryptids
Ultrarunner Tara Dower, who set a new record for the fastest time running the Appalachian Trail, plays our game called, “Try a Stroll Down These Appalachian Tales.” Three questions about folktales from Appalachia.
Panel Questions
The Must-Have Sleepover Accessory for Anxious Kids; Night-Night Clubbing
Limericks
Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Listen To Your Lilacs; A Pacifying Pack Animal; A New Reason To Fear Vampire Bats
Lightning Fill In The Blank
All the news we couldn’t fit anywhere else
Predictions
Our panelists predict, after enormous screen TVs, what will be the next giant thing we buy for our homes.
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'Joker: Folie à Deux' Actor Says Cast Knew Movie Would Bomb While Making It
“Joker: Folie à Deux” was always going to be a flop, and even members of the cast knew it … this according to one of those very actors.
Tim Dillon — a comedian who appears in the critically-reviled film — stopped by “The Joe Rogan Experience” earlier this week … and, during the three-hour discussion, the two chatted about TD’s new flick bombing at the box office.
Joe Rogan Experience
Dillon’s unequivocal here … calling the movie literally the “worst film ever made” — saying he think the creatives behind it got cold feet when there was pushback from film critics on some of the first film’s themes.
TD basically says he thinks the filmmakers overcorrected … ’cause they didn’t like their film being called out for depicting male rage and being loved by the incel community — that they went too far and decided to simply put Joaquin Phoenix in tap shoes.
Dillon tells stories of sitting with other actors in minor roles and often asking, out loud, what the heck was going on with this film. He says others were shocked ’cause the movie seemed to have no plot … adding it was sure to flop at the box office.
Dillon plays an Arkham Asylum prison guard in the movie … which absolutely did bomb at the box office — making just over $200 million globally. The first film made over $1 billion and netted Phoenix his first Oscar.
Critics hate the flick too … with the movie getting just a 32% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Maybe next time, filmmakers should ask the bit role guys what they think!
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'Candyman' star Tony Todd dies at 69
The actor Tony Todd has died. He was best known as the star of the Candyman horror movies. Todd died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his manager Jeffrey Goldberg confirmed. He was 69. The cause of death has not been shared.
“I had the privilege to have Tony as my friend and client for over 30 years and I will miss that amazing man every single day,” Goldberg said in an email to NPR.
At 6’5″, Todd was a very tall, highly versatile actor with hundreds of screen credits to his name, including Platoon, The Rock and Final Destination.
He shot to stardom in 1992 playing the ghost of a murdered Black artist in the horror movie Candyman. Todd reprised the role three more times in subsequent films in the series.
“My beloved. May you rest in power sweet to the sweet in heaven,” said Virginia Madsen, Todd’s Candyman costar in a tearful post on Instagram. “The great actor Tony Todd has left us and now is an angel. As he was in life.”
Tony Todd was born in 1954 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Hartford, Conn. He studied at the Eugene O’Neill National Theater Institute in Waterford, Conn., and Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, R.I.
In addition to his on-screen career, Todd also appeared in shows on and off Broadway and was a prolific voice actor with credits in movies, TV shows and video games.
“Those who knew him will remember his warm laugh, generous spirit, and his dedication to his craft,” Goldberg said. “Whether on stage, on screen, or in personal conversations, Tony brought an unyielding honesty that resonated deeply with his friends, family, and fans.”
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