Sequel Harder – The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Our coverage of the Star Wars Saga unfortunately continues with the prequels. For this we are joined by Dave from Star Wars In Character and the GR80’s and his son Jack from Phillies Full Count.



Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (2002)

Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005)



And now I can thankfully never watch these movies again.
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Best Of: The Shakur Family Legacy / Birder Christian Cooper

Tupac Shakur — who was killed at 25 in 1996 — would have turned 52 this year. His mother, Afeni Shakur, was an activist and a central figure in the Black Panthers. Author and historian Santi Elijah Holley's new book, An Amerikan Family, follows the Shakur family tree and their work in the Black Liberation Movement.



Ken Tucker reviews Janelle Monáe's new album, The Age of Pleasure.



Christian Cooper was birdwatching in Central Park in 2020 when a white woman falsely accused him of threatening her. The video went viral. His memoir, Better Living Through Birding, chronicles life as a Black birder, gay activist and Marvel comic book writer and editor.
https://xxpodcastxx.com/best-of-the-shakur-family-legacy-birder-christian-cooper/

WWDTM: Karen Allen

We're back in Tanglewood and joined by the amazing Karen Allen, who plays the iconic Marion Ravenwood in the Indiana Jones movies. She joins Karen Chee, Roy Blount, Jr. and Negin Farsad to talk spitting in auditions, Tom Selleck, and working with snakes
https://xxpodcastxx.com/wwdtm-karen-allen/

The Rankening episode 11

I'm trying things a little differently in this episode! :)
https://xxpodcastxx.com/the-rankening-episode-11/

Classroom Culture Wars & Teacher Burnout

Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson explains how the debates over teaching race, racism, gender identity and sexuality have put pressure on teachers who were already overworked and underpaid.



Kevin Whitehead reviews composer and saxophonist Henry Threadgill's new album and book.
https://xxpodcastxx.com/classroom-culture-wars-teacher-burnout/