White People Won't Save You

The Serpent and The Rainbow Part 2 (Feat. Jonny and Aileen of Uy Que Horror)

Part 2 of our spooky discussion with the good people of Uy Que Horror! We finish up our talk by going over the actual history of zombies and voodoo in Haiti, the wild and cursed happenings on the set, and Jonny and Aileen give us some amazing Latinx horror recommendations.
We cannot recommend Uy Que Horror enough! It’s an incredibly fun, funny, and often insightful look at Latinx horror from all around the world. You can find and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to ours and follow them at @Uy_Que_Horror. You can also find Jonny @jonnyeliot and Aileen @Aileenlilhandz.
And as always, you can find us on Twitter @white_pod where we link to all the things we discuss in each episode. Please reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com to give us your movie recommendations, any stray caucacity you see, and anything else you want to hit us up about, we love hearing from you! We’ll be back next week with the Ludacris (in more ways than one) BMX movie, The Ride.

The Serpent and The Rainbow Part One (Feat. Jonny and Aileen of Uy Que Horror)

It's scary hours over here, as we talk about our first ever white savior horror film (if you don't count White Man's Burden...or Green Book...or...). Anyways, we're joined by our podcast cousins Jonny and Aileen over at Uy Que Horror to break down 2 time offender Wes Craven's 1988, The Serpent and The Rainbow. 
Surprisingly based on a non fiction book of the same title, the film stars Bill Pullman trying to steal the secrets of voodoo priests for big pharma back in America. Not only does that go wrong in so many ways, but so did the actual filming of this movie. 
On part one we break down the most glaring parts of the film, including the least sexy sex scene put to film. We also give all praise to Tubi, and voodoo and other indigenous practices are seen as menacing while witch craft is all good. 
We cannot recommend Uy Que Horror enough! It’s an incredibly fun, funny, and often insightful look at Latinx horror from all around the world. You can find and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to ours and follow them at @Uy_Que_Horror. You can also find Jonny @jonnyeliot and Aileen @Aileenlilhandz.
And as always, you can find us on Twitter @white_pod where we link to all the things we discuss in each episode. Please reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com to give us your movie recommendations, any stray caucacity you see, and anything else you want to hit us up about, we love hearing from you! We’ll be back next week with the Ludacris (in more ways than one) BMX movie, The Ride.
 

The Legend of Bagger Vance (Feat. Amanda Meadows)

This week, we hit the links with returning friend of the show, Amanda Meadows, to figure out what the hell Will Smith was thinking when he agreed to The Legend of Bagger Vance. 
The magical negro in the purest sense, this movie opened up so many questions: was Bagger Vance a real person, can Black people take part in magical realism, and in 1930's Georgia there's...no racism? Maybe there's a reason it's Jada's least favorite of Will's movies.
We also go on a tangent about the insane Rowdy Roddy Pipper film, Hell Comes to Frogtown. 
Follow Amanda and all her awesomeness at @amandonium on Twitter and @megamander IG.
Follow us @white_pod on Twitter and please, please, reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com with all of your movie requests, thoughts, and stray caucacity. 
We'll be back next week to talk The Serpent and The Rainbow. 

Canonically Black (Partreon preview)

This week, we've got a special Patreon preview! As we get things ready to launch, we thought it would be fun to give a little a preview of some of the things we got in store. 
From discussions on film, to interviews with creatives and journalist, to reviews of Black Tubi movies, we have big plans. So let us know what you'd like to see!
For today, we decided to dive into the very serious discussion of who is canonically Black. Piccolo, Gargoyles, Knuckles, the shark from Deep Blue Sea. We run through our list of well known as well as deeply held beliefs of undercover Black characters. 
Do you have some that we missed? Hit us up at @white_pod or whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com and let us know! We'll be back with a doozy of a movie next week, The Crickets Dance. 

No Time To Die (Feat. Frankie Huang)

*Note: Excuse the opening audio quality. A few technical issues but we get it sorted a few minutes in. Sorry about that*
 
This week we accept one of our most ambitious missions yet as we talk Bond...James Bond. That's right, we set our sights on the foremost super spy alongside the marvelous Frankie Huang! 
We start by discussing the latest movie and final in the Daniel Craig saga, No Time to Die.  Did they do Lashana Lynch dirty? What was the deal with Rami Malek's accent? And how does this film set up the future of the franchise.
We then dive into Bond as real world colonial analogue, what we'd like to see moving forward and check out the current betting odds. Is Idris still in the running?
Frankie is a super talented writer and illustrator whose work you can find at www.frankie-huang.com ! Support her art and read some of the amazing and thoughtful articles she's put out into the world. 
And as always you can find us at @white_pod on Twitter, and write into us at whitepeoplewontsaveyou@gmail.com 
We'd love to hear any movie recs, thoughts, or wild caucity you've seen in the world. Until next time, peace! 

Gotta Kick It Up! (Feat. Brenda Gonzalez of Tamarindo Podcast)

Si Se Puede! We're back with another nostalgic fave as we head to regionals to judge the 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie, Gotta Kick It Up! Cameron is out this week, but Jordan is joined by the tremendous Brenda Gonzalez of the Tamarindo podcast.
Together, they talk about Ms. Bartlett's unseasoned dance moves, the coded Disney imagery (specifically Chuy), and true story that inspired the movie. 
Also, in this weeks caucacity, white people trying to claim Aguas Fresca? 
Much love and thanks to Brenda for joining us this week! You have to check out Tamarindo, a Latinx empowerment podcast discussing culture, politics and self care. Subscribe wherever you podcast and follow the show @tamarindoCast
As always, you can find us @white_pod on Twitter and write into us at whitpeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com Do us a favor and rate and review us wherever you get the podcast. Definitely helps us to spread the show! Until next time, Si Se Puede! 

Soul Man (Feat. Karen Tongson and Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh of Waiting to X-Hale)

HOW DID NO ONE KNOW HE WAS WHITE!?!?
Sorry, getting ahead of ourselves. This week, Jordan and Cameron discuss a movie people have been asking for again and again. 1986's Soul Man.
Look, C. Thomas Howell is in black face. Period. That's the movie. But we are so very lucky to be joined by the perfect guests to discuss this train wreck, Wynter and Karen from Waiting to X-Hale! 
There's so much to discuss here. Karen and Wynter discuss seeing this movie in theaters. We talk about the absurdity of "tanning pills", C. Thomas Howell and Rae Dawn Chong getting married (!) after this movie and their continued defense of the film. And the fever dream of a music video that came out with the movie. 
Karen and Wynter are incredible. Truly. So smart and funny and obviously you want more from them. So follow Karen at @Inlandemperor and check out her work and books at Karentongson.org. You can find Wynter at @wyntermitchell. And find Waiting to X-Hale wherever you podcast! 
As always, check us out on Twitter @white_pod and write into us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com with all of your thoughts, movie recommendations, caucacity, and more! And finally, if you'd be so kind, subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! 
See y'all next week! 

Kazaam

We Genie? In another WPWSY investigation, we follow up on a question posed by friend of the show, Brent of Home Video Hustle...is Kazaam a white savior movie?
On the one hand, it's mostly a terrible kids movie with some unbelievably bad raps by Shaq, goofy CGI and a non-sensical plot. On the other hand, Max literally grants Shaq his freedom after telling him multiple times that he "owns him". 
We also get into some prime caucacity this week and discuss who the best basketball player turned actor is. 
As always, if you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you podcast. Every little bit helps us keep growing the show. You can always find us at @white_pod on Twitter and write into us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com 
Until next time, in the Immortal words of Kazaam...Let's Green Egg and Ham It!  

Diff’rent Strokes Part 2 (Feat. Kachelle and Kalisha Zachery)

On part two of our very special episode, we get into some of the crazier episodes of Diff'rent Strokes. Drummonds Korean War love child? The slave owning ancestor? The native burial ground?
The tremendous Kachelle and Kalisha Zachery of WATZS Productions help us discuss each of these wild episodes, the legacy of Eric Monte, and the proverbial cornucopia of caucacity that's been happening this summer.  
The Zachery sisters are doing so many amazing things and you need to check them out. Hit up the website, their Twitter, and Instagram to keep up with what they have coming soon to your screens. 
As for us, you can find us at @white_pod and reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com We've got a lot of great things coming your way, including a very special anniversary episode you won't want to miss! 

Diff’rent Strokes Part 1 (Feat Kachelle and Kalisha Zachery)

Today, a very special episode of WPWSY! That's right, we're talking about the seminal TV show, Diff'rent Strokes. The show that turned Gary Coleman into a star, ushered in a new era of TV, and also was problematic as hell. 
We're joined by the tremendous Kachelle and Kalisha Zachery of WATZS Productions to talk about Norman Leer, the infamous blackface episode, and proper representation. 
The Zachery sisters are doing so many amazing things and you need to check them out. Hit up the website, their Twitter, and Instagram to keep up with what they have coming soon to your screens. 
As for us, you can find us at @white_pod and reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com We've got a lot of great things coming your way, including a very special anniversary episode you won't want to miss!