Another Round With Black Lightning | Episode 28 | Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben Podcast

The Old Guard and the New G.O.A.T. | Episode 2: Gina Prince-Bythewood is a black director, and icon, who brought us Beyond the Lights, The Secret Life of Bees, and, most notably, Love & Basketball. She is the first black woman to direct a major comic book film. We will be reviewing... no, celebrating Gina Prince-Bythewood's 2020 film The Old Guard. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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It's Something About the Name Black Jesus | Episode 13: Prepare ye the way for Black Jesus! Straight Outta Compton, Black Jesus, created by the genius Aaron McGruder adds to the long list of Jesus fantasies. This Jesus brings a whole new take on our Lord and Savior. So kick back, light a joint, and watch this holy series. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

53 min listen

Busting Cannons with Carmilla K | Episode 12: What do you get when you shake Mecha, Weird Western, and Afrofuturism? The gonzo fiction of Cannon Busters. We review the anime, Canon Busters, created by the Bronx-born and Japan-based Black creator LeSean Thomas. We don’t know anime, so we get some help from, long-time anime fan,Carmilla. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

49 min listen

Kindred v. Antebellum | Episode 1: Amber & Ben take a deep dive--reviewing Octavia Butler's 1979 classic book Kindred and 2020's film Antebellum starring Janelle Monae. Check out what we loved, loathed, and everything in between. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

55 min listen

Back to Blacula and the Exploration of Horror Noire | Episode 3: Watch Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror directed by Xavier Neal-Burgin. Featuring actors Keith David, Tony Todd, and Rachel True, director Jordan Peele, and author Tananarive Due. The film is inspired by the astounding film critic Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman who wrote a history book on black horror called Horror Noire. Listen as Amber and Ben breakdown the six phases of Black representation in horror films: Phase 1: Black People as Monsters Phase 2: Black People as Slapstick Comedy Phase 3: The Atomic Age Phase 4: Blaxploitation and Hood Heroes Phase 5: The Sacrificial and Magical Negro Phase 6: Renaissance and Black Horror Also! Watch Blacula directed by William Craine starring William Marshall. Other References: -Nnedi Okorafor article “Stephen King’s Super-Duper Magical Negroes” -Nightlight Podcast Interview with Tananarive Due -Women & Children First Presents: N.K. Jemisin's THE CITY WE BECAME By Orbit LIVE! -H by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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Hey Lovecraft, Meet LaValle | Episode 4: Victor LaValle inverted Lovecraft with his 2016 novella The Ballad of Black Tom. Tune in for an other-worldly discussion of the end times, cosmic horror and racial puberty as we explore this award-winning story. Other Sources: https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/inverting-lovecraft.html http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/reviews/the-ballad-of-black-tom-by-victor-lavalle/ by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

48 min listen

The Sci-Fi Sigh | Trailer: A podcast about Black Science Fiction and Fantasy hosted by Amber & Ben by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantastic | Episode 23: We read "The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games" by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas. The book was recently awarded a World Fantasy Award for 2020. Amber and Ben come to terms with imagination gaps, toxic twitter feeds, and “slash fiction.” For once Ben knows more about social media than Amber. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

54 min listen

So Freshwater, So Clean (feat. Divya Balan) | Episode 8: Akwaeke Emezi had their novel debut two years ago and was shortlisted for the transphobic Women’s Prize. Akwaeke, in powerful protest, decided to renege their newest novel, The Death of Vivek Oji, from the award. Take that Adele. We celebrate this incredible author and their debut novel Freshwater, a story about gods, Igbo spirituality and blood sacrifice. We are joined by our neighbor, Divya. Because neighbors read together. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/05/akwaeke-emezi-shuns-womens-prize-request-for-details-of-sex-as-defined-by-law https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/writer-and-artist-akwaeke-emezi-gender-transition-and-ogbanje.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/15/freshwater-akwaeke-emezi-book-review-nigeria by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

61 min listen

My Lovecraft Tis’ of Thee | Episode 5: Listen as Amber and Ben relive and revere all the incredible moments Season 1 of Lovecraft Country had to offer: Episode 1: Sundown Episode 2: Whitey’s on the Moon Episode 3: Holy Ghost Episode 4: A History of Violence Episode 5: Strange Case Episode 6: Meet Me in Daegu Episode 7: I Am Episode 8: Jig-a-Bobo Episode 9: Rewind 1921 Episode 10:Full Circle Other References: More on Lovecraft Episodes: https://disgruntledharadrim.com/2020/10/01/lovecraft-country-some-words/#more-11030 Bessie Stringfield’s: https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/09/28/bessie-stringfield-lovecraft-country Learn more about Queer Bronzeville: http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/queer-bronzeville The History of Topsy and Bopsy: https://disgruntledharadrim.com/2020/10/09/a-grotesque-caricature/#more-11104 by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

67 min listen

Deep Black Sea | Episode 15: We review the novella, The Deep, by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes. Add it to the oeuvre of mermaid fiction, but unlike The Little Mermaid, the merfolk of this world don’t lose their voice. We discuss terror management theory, air guns, mermaid cunnilingus and not much more. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin: https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/emily.klotz/engl1302-6/readings/the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omelas-ursula-le-guin/view The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin The Freedom of the Shifting Seas by Jaymee Goh Terror Management Theory and the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7498956/#:~:text=With%20his%20colleagues%20Jeff%20Greenberg,results%20from%20the%20uniquely%20human by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

44 min listen

Jingle Bells, Jangle Bells | Episode 14: We review the instant Christmas classic of this year--Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey directed by David E. Talbert. Turns out the best Christmas movies lead to discussion of ensoulment, A.I. euthanization, the fusion of magic and science, and lost opportunities. Also grab a Kleenex for an Afrobeats snowball fight with steampunk custom design. I’m not crying, you’re crying. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

51 min listen

A Black Box Full of Bad Hair | Episode 6: There is no better way to wrap October then with two new horror films. Join us as we discuss Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.’s Black Box, and Justin Simien’s Bad Hair. Part I: Black Box Part II: Bad Hair Other References: https://shadowandact.com/amazon-black-box-film-jay-ellis-interview Book-Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890s to Present by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

55 min listen

Binti Around the World and Ay Yi Yi | Episode 7: Sentient ships, nano-bots, and mathematical power come together in Nnedi Okorafor’s coming-of-age trilogy, Binti. Okorafor’s trilogy has been greenlit by Hulu and her debut novel, Who Fears Death will also be showing up on HBO. Okorafor is a powerhouse and we will be watching and reading her works aplenty in the near and distant future. Where to buy the book: https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/book/9780756416935 Corrections: The Himba tribe are in the region of Namibia, not Nigeria. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

58 min listen

Who You Calling Sweetheart? | Episode 9: Vox Article:How would you survive on an island haunted by a killer aqua monster? How would you survive both lower demons with nipple piercings and the demonic, but sexy voice of Billy Zane? We have two Final Black Girls, Kiersey Clemons and Jada Pinkett Smith, teaching us about surviving monsters and demons. Join us as we discuss survival horror, real creature effects and the Final Girl trope in Sweetheart (2019) and Demon Knight (1995). https://www.vox.com/2015/10/30/9645674/final-girls https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/the-secrets-of-sweethearts-surprisingly-complex-sea-monster.html by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

51 min listen

Beginning our Journey through "The Underground Railroad" | Episode 36: Based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning book with the same title, The Underground Railroad directed by Barry Jenkins explores America’s unresolved, tormented past. Watch episodes 1 through 5, and join us for a weighted conversation about the business of slavery, the ethics of suicide, and the precision Jenkins uses to tell Black stories. CBD Sex Polish: https://www.vividwellness.com/ by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

54 min listen

An Otherworldly Interview with Author Nisi Shawl | Episode 19: This week Amber and Ben sat down with Author Nisi Shawl to talk about their most recent book "Talk Like A Man," and their editing work for the 2020 World Fantasy award winning collection "New Suns". Nisi Shawl’s essay "Crash Course in Science Fiction" has been a guide for this podcast, but Nisi has also won an Otherwise Award (formerly the Tiptree Award) for their short collection "Filter House" and has been a Nebula finalist and Otherwise Honoree for their novel "Everfair," an alternate history in which the Congo overthrows King Leopold II’s genocidal regime. Finally, Nisi is an educator and they co-wrote "Writing the Other: A Practice Approach," now the standard text on diverse character representation in the imaginative genres. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

51 min listen

Baes In Futureland | Episode 29: This week we read Walter Mosley’s short story cycle Futureland. Find out what happens when an Edgar award-winning mystery author dips his toe into the waters of near-future Science Fiction. We discuss book clubs, toxic work environments, and anti-establishment millennials. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

50 min listen

BRB, I'll "See You Yesterday" | Episode 16: Predestination or free-will? Stefon Bristol’s directorial debut, See You Yesterday, is a brilliant nod to time travel narratives while reflecting the horrors of our time. We talk kid-scientists, annoying high schoolers, fate, BLM and Spike Lee. Ya Dig? References: The Venus Effect by Violet Allen https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-venus-effect/ by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

49 min listen

His House or Her Horror? | Episode 20: Directed by Remi Weekes, His House follows the story of Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku), two asylum-seekers who've survived a tortuous journey across the Mediterranean from Sudan. We discuss assimilation, survivor’s guilt, and the horror of living in a dilapidated building. To learn more about the Mediterranean passage of immigrants check out this article: https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/protection/operations/5592bd059/sea-route-europe-mediterranean-passage-age-refugees.html Roger Ebert Review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/his-house-movie-review-2020 by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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Let's Ring, Let's Shout (feat. Author P. Djeli Clark) | Episode 11: We are joined by the Locus and Nebula award winning author, P. Djeli Clark to discuss his new book Ring Shout. The New York Times describes the novella as “a fantastical, brutal and thrilling triumph of the imagination.” Educator, historian and author, we drink and discuss this amazing novella. Purchase the book here: https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/book/9781250767028 Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Volume 1) Book by Kwame Mbalia https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/book/9781368042413 Heritage by Countee Cullen https://liberal-arts.wright.edu/sites/liberal-arts.wright.edu/files/page/attachments/Heritage_CounteeCullen.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/second-klan/509468/ by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

67 min listen

Welcome To Kati Kati, FYI You're Dead | Episode 10: What happens when you die? Kati Kati, the Kenyan film by Mbithi Masya, gives you the answer you probably don’t want. Joining the long list of afterlife stories like No Exit, The Good Place and The Lovely Bones, Kati Kati, meaning “in-between” in Swahili, is a fresh take on the purgatory story. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

54 min listen

Meeting Yasuke Halfway | Episode 34: Created by the brilliant LeSean Thomas and starring the soothing voice of Lakeith Stanfield, Yasuke is an alternate history of epic proportions. We discuss episodes 1 through 3 and the difference between alternate history and revisionist history. We go down the in and outs of missionaries and their respective...positions. And of course no conversation would be complete without a discussion of having too much power. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

45 min listen

Fighting with a Riot Baby | Episode 17: This cocktail of X-Men superpowers, the prison industrial complex, hyper-militarization of police, and hundred of years of racism spotlighted with viral videos of today is an ambitious novella. The alternate history, just a little bit, to the left of our world takes on a lot, maybe too much. We discuss trauma porn, actual prison rodeos, god-like powers, and the future of incarceration in Tochi Onyebuchi's novella Riot Baby. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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Where There's Thunder, There's Black Lightning | Episode 22: A mostly spoiler-free review of the first season of Black Lightning. Yeah, Black Lightning is fine, but it's Lala, Jill Scott aka Lady Eve, and Tobias Whale that carry this show. We discuss D&D alignment, creator controversy, and awkward family dinners. https://deadline.com/2018/12/salim-akil-accuser-interview-abuse-love-is-own-cancellation-1202524042/ https://www.newsweek.com/black-lightning-season-4-canceled-why-ending-cw-painkiller-1567533 by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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That Author Is Poison | Episode 21: If I were you, I'd take precaution.... This week we read Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston. This book has everything—climate change, blood magic, spirit zombies, pirates, and queer love. We stan all 500 pages of this epic fantasy. We also discuss what makes epic fantasy “epic.” by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

45 min listen

Reading and Riding through "The Underground Railroad" | Episode 38: We've reached the last stop of "The Underground Railroad." We took a trip with, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Colson Whitehead through a powerful story that prompted discussions of divine anxiety, American labor practices, and the commodification of black bodies. Join us as we close out this incredible story. Source: https://screenrant.com/underground-railroad-show-book-comparison-differences-explained/ Shop Roam Loud at roamloud.com Promo Code:HOTMESS15 by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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It's Us Against "Them" | Episode 31: One man’s degradation porn is another man’s grieving process. We sat down to recap the controversial Amazon TV Series “Them,” directed by Little Marvin and produced by Lena Waite. Join our discussion of Black Slash horror, haunting violence, and the effortless ingenuity of Jordan Peele. Resources:https://nightlightpod.com/episode/308-interview-with-tananarive-due/ https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/healing-through-horror?rq=healing%20through%20horrorhttps://www.vulture.com/article/review-them-amazon-series.html by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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Another Round With Black Lightning | Episode 28: Jefferson Pierce is back with his whole family as backup. We have mad scientists galore, cell regeneration roadkill, poison knives, and godly health clinics. Not to mention a dash of white supremacy. Black Lightning does it all. Join us as we discuss Black Lightning season 2. Season 2 Breakdown: The Book of Consequences The Book of Blood The Book of Rebellion The Book of Secrets The Book of the Apocalypse https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-religious-health-care-restrictions-often-take-patients-by-surprise/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/religious-freedom-rule-could-cause-significant-damage-lgbtq-health-care-n1001996 by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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Overjoyed and Overwhelmed with "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty" | Episode 18: Speculative or pretentious? Terence Nance's An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is a fusion of stop-motion, animation, and camera phone footage is a headache, and heartache of unrequited art-school love. A tedious arthouse film where humans can be either satellites or planets either mindlessly revolving or gropingly gravitating. Smoke some weed and bring your notebook for this glorious stench. by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

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