Impolite Dinner Conversation: Recent Episodes
Jase & Yani
Ted Cruz is in Cancun - A poem. Shout out to the original, 'Whitey on the Moon', by the legendary Gil Scott Heron. A special presentation of Impolite Dinner Conversation.
We're doing a movie review! Have you seen Judas and the Black Messiah? Should be required watching for high school American history! We give it 6 out of 4 stars. Yes, intentional improper fraction. We're also talking about the state of America. Is this the end? Has this democratic experiment run it's course? Breathed it's last breath? Let's talk about it at the table.
Oregon has decriminalized drugs and Virginia has decriminalized marijuana. Are the tides finally turning towards or more ethical and economical response to drug use? And on a completely unrelated topic, what do you think of me starting an Only Fans account? Let's talk about it at the table.
We are surrounded by an unusual amount of dying due to the current pandemic. That led us back to an old conversation about what we want done with our bodies after we die. And what are we after we die, and before we're born? Have we existed before and will we exist on? We have no answers, just questions and plenty of impolite dinner conversation. Join us at the table.
What a week it's been! We finally closed the door on the Trump presidency (at least this first one....) and opened a new chapter with Biden and Harris. It was a beautiful 15 hours of virtual inauguration coverage. But even in the midst of all the excitement, life is still kicking our butts in these COVID streets. Let's relish, resolve, and discuss it at the table.
We had a whole entire attempted coup d'etat in these United States of America. Welcome to the ranks of shithole countries! Let's sit at these razor wire gates and talk about it at the table.
It's our last episode of 2020. Goodbye and good riddance! Join us for an end of year rant on all that's f'd up about race in this country.
How's your social life out here in these rona streets? If you're single, are you dating? Enjoying the solitude? Curled up with a pandemic partner? And how are you spending the holidays? Pull up a chair - actually, scoot back 6 feet and made a WIDE circle around the table.
Is this election over yet? And how did you spend your COVID Thanksgiving? Come out to the park and let's talk about it at the picnic table.
It's finally election day! There is both a sense of relief that this contentious election season is finally over, and a sense of doom about what might happen as a result. Are you going with the flow, whatever the results may be, or swimming upstream? Let's talk about it at the table.
I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
Kidding, we're not getting that deep! But we have returned to the river to shed some of this anxiety and frustration. Join us on the Zambezi for some adventures in impolite dinner conversations.
Are we about to disintegrate into the wild wild west of old? Kidnapping plots, talks of civil war. What is happening in America? Gotta be a little hippie and a little strapped these days. Join us at the dinner table.
With just three weeks before the election, we're talking about 45's fawning over Columbus, Indigenous People's Day, and who these Trump supporters really are - the loud minority or the silent majority. Who you betting on? Let's talk about it at the table.
It's Season 3!!!! Welcome back! Thanks for joining us back at the dinner table. Is it even safe for us to be back out here? We'll talk about it and so much more. Welcome to Season 3 of Impolite Dinner Conversation!
It's the end of season two! Let's venture into space to get an outside view of what 2020 has been like on earth so far. Spoiler alert! It ain't pretty. But let's talk about it at the table.
We're still shut down and the world is still turning up for Black Lives Matter! Change just might be in the air, but some of y'all just can't act right. Let's talk about it at the table.
Is it time to jump ship on America? Where is your Wakanda? And while we're figuring that out, check out new music by Raw Poetic, Damu the Fudgemunk, and the legendary Archie Shepp. Don't miss this dinner conversation!
It's Week 9 of the quarantine and people are losing their minds. It's hunting season on black people, lynch mobs are back, locust or swarming, and willful ignorance is running rampant. Let's talk about it at the table.
Since we can't get out of the house, we're meeting up virtually for an under water dinner. Let's catch up on this quarantine while listening to the soothing sounds of the ocean. Pull up a chair.
We are 4 weeks into quarantine. How are we making out? Let's talk about our observations of the 'tine at the table. Pull up a real chair for some virtual dinner conversation.
Like most of the rest of the country, we have moved our dinner conversations to cyberspace. Join us at the virtual table to discuss how life in quarantine has been.
It's our first dinner conversation in quarantine. Join us at the table to talk about this new bizarro world order. Order some take out and carry your Clorox wipes. We're eating six feet apart!
We're talking about hair - the good, the bad, the afros and the alopecia. Pull up a seat to the table.
Can we cancel #CancelCulture? Some of y'all have gone too far with this. And entitlement, everybody thinks they're entitled to whatever they want. Let's all get a grip! And let's talk about it at the table.
Welcome to 2020! We took an extended break but we are back! We're talking about the events of the first few weeks of the year and gearing up to celebrate black history month! Join us at the dinner table for good food and great conversation.
It's Christmas time!! Before we break for a mid-season vacation, we chat about Christmas, the holiday season, and the meaning of life. Join us at the table where we figure it all out in about 30 minutes.
Happy holidays to all! And a special thanks to those who have supported us over these past 2 seasons.
Does everyone deserve forgiveness? And who really benefits, the perpetrator or the victim? We're also talking about ni&&as vs. black people. Is there really a difference? And it's Christmas time!! Who's splurging this year?
It's our favorite holiday - Thanksgiving! Kick those pilgrims out and invite the uber Christians, Muslims, pagans, flat earthers, urbans and bougies to pull up a chair to the table. That's our crew. They're a bit nuts but we love them all the same.
We're doing a movie review! Let's talk about Harriet. And while we're talking about Harriet Tubman, can we move past our obsession with far East stories of bondage and liberation and celebrate our own with the same level of zeal? We'll talk about it at the table.
Do black folks like to go camping? Let's talk about it. And let's talk about a few other random things while we're at it. Grab your sandwich and bring your opinions to the table.
We all judge people based on the information we have. Let's all try to judge less or delay judgement until we have sufficient information. And if you find yourself the victim of perpetual bias and negative judgement, try getting a dog!
Y'all coming to Kanye's Sunday Service? Proudly waving the American flag? Let's talk about it at the table.
Is anything we think we know about the universe real? Gravity? Relativity? And did we really walk on the surface of the moon or was that one of the most well orchestrated frauds in modern history? Steve is back at the table to share his thoughts. Let's talk about it!
On the next stop of the apology tour, it's Alex Housden from Oklahoma! She thought it was a good idea to tell her black co-host on live tv that he looked like an ape. And in others news, Agent Orange and his administration continue looking for ways to white out brown America. Let's talk about it at the table!
We're back for Season 2! Guess who's transitioning into a dog person?? And what do you do when the world is getting to be a little too much for you? Let's talk about it at the dinner table.
Get ready for Season 2! More dinners, more impolite conversations. We'll have new music, new guests, and a whole new set of topics to discuss. Send in your comments, put something on the menu, pull up a chair, have a seat at the table!
Hands off my uterus! Who has the right to tell me if and when to have a baby? Old, white men in the capitol? And once that baby is here, who's paying for it's upkeep? Same old white men in the capitol? I bet not. And the cost of college - is the juice worth a squeeze? Let's talk about it over dinner.
Allies and enemies. Can you tell them apart? We're doing a case study. Let's talk about it at the table.
Where are the brown people?? Is America's current favorite cable show (GOT) just a little bit racist? Why do fantasy writers fantasize about a world with no brown people? And speaking of brown people, can we expect a black British takeover of the crown? Spoiler alert! No. But let's talk about it anyway! Grab a beer and some fish and chips and pull up a chair to the table.
What's real anymore? Who or what can we trust? History? Religion? Our leaders? Our own long-held beliefs? Something in the air smells fishy. Pull up a chair and some air freshener and let's talk about it!
It's Easter Sunday! Put on your best pastel outfit, and join us at the table for some chocolate eggs and real talk on Jesus, the church, and Christianity.
Natural disaster hits southern Africa. Thousands dead. Where are the social media prayer warriors? Praying hands and weepy face emojis? Does anyone care? Maybe they're all just distracted by the new police initiative to WWE body slam inner city kids. Let's talk about it.
Keep ya hands off my... History, ancestors, and non-black significant other.... We're coming for our shit. How do we reclaim the dignity of our enslaved ancestors and who owns their images? And while we're reclaiming things, we're taking back our business that everyone else is trying to mind and tasting the rainbow. Pull up a chair. Let's talk about it.
Did Michael Jackson do it? Does his (historical) color influence your opinion and reaction? What say ye, black friends? Rewind - Do you have any black friendS? Let's talk about it! Black, white, and everything in between. Everybody's welcome to pull up a chair to our table.
Is voting a privilege, right or responsibility? Should you be required to vote? And should your right to vote ever be taken away? Let's talk about it. And let's talk about how poverty has become almost criminal. Lock em up, take their vote. I smell the stench of a conspiracy....
Tonight we talk about two celebrities who have been in the media spotlight for all the wrong reasons - crimes, shame, and shenanigans. What is going on and what do we do with them and their body of work? Bill and Jussie - Y'all are killin us! Let's discuss!
It's black history month and we're talking about our black history. When did you first realize that your skin color carried with it a burden? How do you introduce, inform, and prepare your children for that reality?
The presidential election season has officially begun. Let's set some ground rules as we begin. It's going to be an ugly, bumpy ride but, we must stay focused. And get ready for the apology train! There's more than a few blackface pictures in the closet...
What will become of your body after you die? Have you thought about it? Made plans? Let your loved ones know? And while you're in this realm of consciousness, how do you identify yourself? By your ancestral heritage or your present day locale?
What do you do when there is a racist in your inner circle? In-laws, colleagues, classmates, friends of friends. We can't escape them. What do you do with them? And the high profile sexual predators - ice them out or look the other way, for the art.
Pass the dutchie! Should we consider jumping into the legal weed game? And, is it too much work to date a vegan?
Can black people really be racist? Also, is it time for the progressives to secede from the union?
Bill Cosby vs. the black community. Can we still love the Huxtables? And, must love dogs. Must we?