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This monthly podcast looks back at the pop culture of Generation X, from an African-American perspective.

Apr 1, 2019

A detailed look at black, African-American, culture during the "Seventies". (1970-1979) (Bonus Artists: Luck Pacheco)

 

1979: When MJ Was Black - Spcl. Gst. Ed
Mar 1, 2019
Topics: Jimmy Carter, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor - Live In Concert, Roots: The Next Generations.
1    "My Sharona" - The Knack
2    "Bad Girls" - Donna Summer
3    "Le Freak" - Chic
1.    Kramer vs. Kramer
2.    The Amityville Horror
3.    Rocky II
1    60 Minutes
2    Three's Company
3    That's Incredible!
 
 
1978: It's a Bird, It's a Plane, ...It's Superfreak! - Spcl. Gst. Barbara
Feb 1, 2019
Topics: Muhammad Ali, Rick James, The Wiz, Max Robinson (TV).
1    "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb
2    "Night Fever" - Bee Gees
3    "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
1.    Grease
2.    Superman
3.    Animal House
1    Laverne & Shirley
2    Three's Company
3    Mork & Mindy
 
 
1977: Going, Going, Gettin' to the Roots! - Spcl. Gst. Barbara, Adam DeCollibus, & Edward
Jan 2, 2019
Topics: Roots, by Alex Haley (Social & TV), Which Way is Up?, Thelma Houston / Lou Rawls / The Emotions / The Brothers Johnson
1    "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" - Rod Stewart
2    "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb
3    "Best of My Love" - The Emotions
1.    Star Wars
2.    Smokey and the Bandit
3.    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1    Laverne & Shirley
2    Happy Days
3    Three's Company
 
 
1976: Bi-centennial, Make a Friend Y'all - Spcl. Gst. Barbara
Dec 1, 2018
Topics: Black History Month, Chaka Khan, Car Wash (film), What's Happening! (TV).
1    "Silly Love Songs" - Wings
2    "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee
3    "Disco Lady" - Johnnie Taylor
1.    Rocky
2.    To Fly!
3.    A Star Is Born
1    Happy Days
2    Laverne & Shirley
3    M*A*S*H
 
 
1975: We Laugh, We Cry, We Get a Piece of Pie
Nov 3, 2018
Topics: Urban Literature, Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim, Natalie Cole, Richard Pryor, Cooley High, The Jeffersons.
1    "Love Will Keep Us Together"    - Captain & Tennille
2    "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
3    "Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John
1    Jaws
2    The Rocky Horror Picture Show
3    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1    All in the Family
2    Rich Man, Poor Man 
3    Laverne & Shirley
 
 
1974: It's Pfunky In Here! - Spcl. Gsts. Barbara & Edward (Extra Pfunk to Philip Weightman)
Oct 1, 2018
Topics: Black Women vis-a-vis White Women in the feminist community, Funk Music, Claudine (film), Good Times (TV show).
1    "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
2    "Seasons in the Sun" - Terry Jacks
3    "Love's Theme" - Love Unlimited Orchestra
1.    Blazing Saddles
2.    The Towering Inferno
3.    The Trial of Billy Jack
1    All in the Family
2    Sanford and Son
3    Chico and the Man
 
 
1973: Party Time! (Yes, Yes, Y'all. You Don't Stop) - Spcl. Gst. Ed
Sep 1, 2018
Topics: Dj Kool Herc, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Pam Grier, The Mack, & George Jefferson.
1    "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Tony Orlando and Dawn
2    "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce
3    "Killing Me Softly with His Song" - Roberta Flack
1.    The Sting
2.    The Exorcist
3.    American Graffiti
1    All in the Family
2    The Waltons
3    Sanford and Son
 
 
1972: New Directions, from Politics to Pimpin! - Spcl. Gst. Edward
Aug 2, 2018
Topics: Shirley Anita Chisholm, H. Rap Brown, Diana Ross, Al Green, Superfly, Sanford & Son, & Fat Albert.
1    "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
2    "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
3    "American Pie" - Don McLean
1.    The Godfather
2.    The Poseidon Adventure
3.    What's Up, Doc?
1    All in the Family
2    Sanford and Son
3    Hawaii Five-O
 
 
1971: What's Really Going On - Spcl. Gsts. Janice & Edward
Jul 1, 2018
Topics: The Black Church, Jessie Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Shaft, & Soul Train.
1    "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night
2    "Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe" - Rod Stewart
3    "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move" - Carole King
1.    Fiddler on the Roof
2.    The French Connection
3.    Diamonds Are Forever
1    All in the Family
2    The Flip Wilson Show
3    Marcus Welby, M.D.
 
 
1970: Hello World!
Jun 8, 2018
Topics: Black Power Movement, Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis, James Brown, Sidney Poitier, and Flip Wilson.
1    "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel
2    "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters
3    "American Woman" - The Guess Who
1.    Love Story
2.    Airport
3.    MASH
1    Marcus Welby, M.D.
2    The Flip Wilson Show
3    Here's Lucy