White People Won't Save You

The Substitute

School is out, but we're going back to the classroom, rolling out the big TV on the cart, and watching Bill Nye. That's right, we're talking about The 1996 caucastic classic, The Substitute. 
Starring Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, and Diane Venora, it's a masterclass of middle aged karate, 30 year old gangbanging teens, and one of the most convoluted plots we've seen in a while. 
Nothing to plug this week, except if you can, think about making a donation to the NNAF Abortion Funds to help support local clinics. 
Also, consider donating to the Akron Bail Fund to help support protestors still imprisoned for demonstrating against the cops who murdered Jayland Walker. 
As always, you can follow us on Twitter @white_pod and write into us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you podcast. We just got our first one star on Apple which means a certain element might be catching on...
Till next time, stay safe and be on the look out for caucacity, because boy is it strong this summer! 

Pocahontas (Feat. Hanna Flint)

Once again, we're coming for some of your problematic childhood faves! This time around, it's the 1995 Disney hit, Pocahontas. 
We're lucky to be joined by the tremendous Hanna Flint (MTV Movies) to break down the long list of things wrong with this movie, starting with the fact that it's all a lie. We get into the true story of Pocahontas, talk about the strange behind the scenes, and if it would even be possible to remake the movie today. 
Also, Lego Fast & Furious?
Many thanks again to Hanna, who just announced her debut book, Strong Female Character, is coming out Sept 29th! She also has two wonderful film podcasts for you to check out! First Film Club and The Fade To Black podcast. Both are terrific listens! 
You can find her on Twitter @Hannaflint. 
As always, you can find us on Twitter @white_pod. We'd also love to hear your thoughts, recommendations, and more at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com 
Until next week, remember, these white men are dangerous! Peace! 

Gods of Egypt

Finally, the movie Jordan has been waiting to talk about since the podcast started, 2016's Gods of Egypt!
That's right, a movie called Gods of Egypt, but staring only one Black person (Chadwick Boseman). A movie called Gods of Egypt, but according to the director Alex Proyas, isn't actually about Egypt at all. A movie called Gods of Egypt, but cast one of the palest actors around in Geoffrey Rush as RA THE GOD OF THE SUN!
We get into the absurd casting, the incredible quotes from the director and cast, and get into some prime caucacity courtesy of James Patterson. 
If you're in New York this week, head up to Brooklyn tomorrow to catch the premiere of Cameron's new film, Ferny & Luca
Also, head to your nearest comic shop and pick up Samurai Sonja #1 from Jordan! 
As always, you can find us on Twitter @white_pod, and reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com We'd love to hear any movie recommendations, feedback, and more you have for us. And finally, if you dig the show, rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 
Until next week, peace!  

White Men Can’t Jump

On today's episode, Jordan and Cam go 2 on 2 with the 1992 sports classic, White Men Can't Jump. 
We debate whether this is actually a white savior film since Woody Harrelson is mostly down bad throughout, if there is any reason for a remake, and what the Blackest game show is. 
Also, we reach peak caucacity with this weeks ranking system. 
As always, you can follow Cameron at @theblipster1138 and Jordan at @jrsosa18 
You can also follow the show at @white_pod. Also feel free to reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com And if you'd be so kind, rate, review, and subscribe wherever you podcast. We'll be back with more caucacity next week! 

Mississippi Burning (Feat. H. Drew Blackburn)

We once again return to the MCU (Mississippi cinematic universe) to finish up The Delta Trilogy. We've seen the Ghosts of Mississippi, wondered if there is ever A Time to Kill, and now we're joined by the wonderful H. Drew Blackburn to witness Mississippi Burning. 
This one has it all. The FBI as civil rights heroes, Black people getting beat like clockwork, a white love story, not to mention the screenwriter blaming Coretta Scott King for him not winning an Oscar, and the director claiming reverse bigotry. 
H. Drew Blackburn is a tremendous talent who has written for GQ, Okayplayer, Texas Monthly and more! You can find him on Twitter at @Hdrewblackburn and his work at https://www.hdrewblackburn.com/ and hire him to write something for you! 
As for us, you can always check us out at @white_pod as well as message us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com 
We'd love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe wherever you podcast! We'll be back with more next week. 
 

Music of the Heart (Feat. Danielle G.)

We welcome back the delightful Danielle G. of Young, Gifted, and Abroad to discuss Wes Craven's most confounding and perhaps scariest film, Music of The Heart. 
Starring Meryl Streep, the film draws on the real life of Roberta Guaspari, a violin teacher who berates Black and Brown children for over 2 hours. But the twist is, they love it! So much so it earned Meryl Streep an Oscar nomination. 
We talk about a particularly wild scene with Meryl talking down to a Black mother and invoking Arthur Ashe, the pervasiveness of the white gaze, and what the hell Wes Craven was thinking with this one. 
Danielle is still going strong with Young, Gifted, and Abroad. Follow her on Twitter @ygabroad and @younggiftedandabroad on IG. And you can find the show wherever you podcast. 
You can find us on Twitter at @white_pod and send us movie recs, wild caucacity or just kind words at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com 
Stay safe, find some joy, Happy Pride! 

Atlanta Season 3 Recap (Feat. Dylan Green, Ifeanyi Awachie, Julian Lytle)

We assemble an All-Star panel to discuss one of the most divisive seasons of TV in recent memory, Atlanta Season 3. 
Dylan Green, Ifeanyi Awachie, and Julian Lytle come through to talk about it all. The 4 year wait, the anthology episodes, Van, and more. 
Does it work? What did we like and what left us scratching our heads? What are we looking forward to in season 4?
Only thing we want to promote this week is ways you can help the families devastated by the unspeakable violence in Uvalde, Texas. Follow this link to find ways you can donate and help those in need.
We'll be back next week, until then, stay safe, spread love, and tell your local government and federal representatives that we can't keep living like this. 

Finding Forrester (Feat. Carolyn Hinds)

"You're the man now dog!" And with those words, Sean Connery launched a thousand memes. 
This week, we're talking about 2000's Finding Forrester. Joined by the immensely talented Carolyn Hinds (So Here's What Happened) to talk about the very white gaze of the film, that opening rap, If Gus Van Sant has ever seen basketball, and Sean Connery as magical negro. 
Carolyn is doing sooooo much, so be sure to support! You can find her on Twitter at @Carriecnh12 to follow #saturdaynightscifi and watch along, listen to the So Here's What Happened podcast with LaNeysha C. and catch her write ups for Butwhythopodcast.com
As always, follow us at @white_pod for more behind the scenes and caucacity. And if you enjoy the show, rate, review, and subscribe wherever you podcast! 
You can also write to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com 
Until next week dogs! 

Mr. Church (feat Rod & Karen of The Black Guy Who Tips)

On today's episode, we discuss the 2016 horror film, Mr. Church, about a Black man who makes a Faustian deal that binds his soul to three generations of white women.
Alright, fine, it's about Eddie Murphy cooking for white people, but still that shit is scary. Helping us sort all this out are the tremendous Rod and Karen of The Black Guy Who Tips podcast. 
We discuss the magical negro of it all, Eddie Murphy as dramatic actor, the wild things the writer had to say, and talk a little House of the Dragon and Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness. 
Karen and Rod are OG's in this pod game and have one of the best shows, period. If you aren't already down, do yourself a favor and hit the website to find all the episodes, bonus shows, and sign up to be a premium member to get even more content! 
You can follow Rod at @rodimusprime, Karen at @saydatagain, and the show at @tbgwt
As always, find us @white_pod on Twitter, and write to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com with your movie suggestions, drops, and caucacity. We'd love to hear from you! 

Mr. Baseball (Feat. Cesar Alejandro Jr.)

If strikes were microagressions, how many until you strike out? This week we step to the plate to discuss 1992 sports comedy, Mr. Baseball. 
We're joined by the phenomenal Cesar Alejandro Jr. of FilmSmash to talk about the great Ken Takakura, the current moment in Asian representation in TV and film, and the many, many rewrites of this film. 
Follow Cesar's great work documenting and discussing Asian cinema at Filmsmash.com. It's an amazing blog filled with looks at past and current Asian films all across the diaspora and there's even giveaways for films and more! 
As always, you can follow us at @white_pod on Twitter and reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com We'd love to hear your suggestions for films, drops, guests, or wild caucacity you find out in the world. Till next week!