FANTI

Can Copaganda Ever Be Good? ft. Tia Oso & Dr. Jared Loggins

Episode Summary

It’s finally here, the long awaited…*drum roll please*...Copaganda episode! That’s right, our hosts were finally able to have a sit down with Tia Oso, the executive director of BLD PWR Productions, and Dr. Jared Loggins, Assistant Professor of Black Studies at Amherst College and co-author of Prophet of Discontent: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Critique of Racial Capitalism to discuss the effects Copaganda has on audiences and its insidiousness. But first - what y’all bringing to the Donald Trump is Going to Jail Party? And don’t say plates and napkins!

Episode Notes

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Who’s bringing the potato salad to the Donald Trump is Going to Jail party? Jarrett’s got sign up sheets! Then later, the hosts bring you the long awaited Copaganda conversation with special guests, Tia Oso, the executive director of BLD PWR Productions,  and Dr. Jared Loggins, Assistant Professor of Black Studies at Amherst College and co-author of Prophet of Discontent: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Critique of Racial Capitalism  as they discuss the effects Copaganda has on audiences and its insidiousness.

Mentioned In this Episode

Donald Trump

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

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HM: Janelle James and her opening monologue at the 2023 Writers Guild Awards 

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HM: Tre’vell takes a moment to celebrate themselves. 

 

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