Outrageous

Outrageous Episode 6.2 - ”Won’t Someone Please Think of the Children?!?”

WHOOPS! Half the episode was lost to Chris's negligence but the half that was salvaged was pretty good! The crew talks about why children are used as pawns in increasingly ridiculous political arguments. 

Jason's Recommendation: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway

Trecia's ANTI-Recommendation: Season 2 of Bridgerton 

Chris's Recommendation: Old Enough of Netflix

Outrageous Episode 6.1 - The Myth of Batman, Black Horror Genre

SEASON 6 BEGINS NOW

Your favorite outrageous trio talk about the myth of the Batman and how it has influenced our ideas around law enforcement and then discuss the Black Horror Genre made popular by Jordan Peele and Get Out, his 2017 film. 

Chris's Recommendation: SNL's Amazon Go parody

Jason's Recommendation: KIMI

Trecia's Recommendation: The Tinder Swindler

Outrageous Episode 5.17 - In the Heights, Black People in the Workplace

Hello Hello Hello! It's been over a year since new episodes! But we are back! This is the unaired Season 5 finale which was recorded in May of 2021. So time travel back with us to see what we thought of In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda's love letter to Washington Heights. Also, what challenges and struggles do black people in the workplace face? 

NEXT WEEK is the Season 6 premiere! Tell your friends that we are back! 

Trecia's Recommendation: Lessons from Plants

Jason's Recommendation:  Get a Horse!

Chris's Recommendation: Hacks

 

Outrageous Episode 5.16 - The Politics of Corporations and What's in a Name?

Spring has sprung and Chris is being sexually harassed. The Outrageous Crew discuss whether corporations should be boldly political or apolitical and what is the most correct way to manage pronouncing "difficult" names. 

Trecia's Recommendation: The Capitalist University by Henry Heller

Jason's Recommendation: Slow Burn Season 5, Episode 2: Terror

Chris's Recommendation: Teaching While White 

Outrageous Episode 5.15 - Gen Z and Mental Health, White Liberals and Race, Lil Nas X

The Crew talk about young people and their mental health, how white liberals could educate themselves about race, and the thrilling impact of Lil Nas X's Montero video.

Trecia's Recommendation: Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich,

Jason's Recommendation: Hatch by Kenneth Oppel

Chris's Recommendation: Blindness by Jose Saramago

 

Outrageous Episode 5.14 - Vaccine Passports and the Derek Chauvin Verdict

Papers, please! Should we be requiring documentation to participate in daily life? Plus: the Crew responds to the Derek Chauvin verdict. 

Jason's Anti-Recommendation: 2 Fast 2 Furious

Trecia's Recommendation: Coded Bias

Chris's Recommendation: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Outrageous Episode 5.13 - Vaccine envy, Changing Culture, Promising Young Woman

What are NFTs? We have no idea! The Outrageous Crew wonder how to move the needle on our national values and culture and do a deep dive into the revenge movie Promising Young Woman. Also, Jason doesn't know what the Punisher is. 

Jason's Recommendation: In and Of Itself

Trecia's Recommendation: Musical performances on the Graham Norton show

Chris's Recommendation: Superstore

Outrageous Episode 5.12 - All inclusive resorts, How we gather, Fatphobia and Diet Culture

Chris took a trip and didn't catch Covid! Vaccines work!* Will the way we gather change in this new world? And how do we deal with fatphobia in society and ourselves? Find out by listening to Outrageous!

NEXT WEEK!: We are discussing the movie Promising Young Woman. Watch it now to get in on the discussion!

Trecia's Recommendation: Minari

Jason's Recommendation: We Buy a Superhero 2: Loophole

Chris's Recommendation: The Real World New York: Homecoming

Outrageous Episode 5.11 - Vaccinations, Cancel Culture, and Media Literacy in Finland

Trecia joins the ranks of the vaccinated! The Crew discuss what to do with cancel culture and how we can be more like Finland when it comes to media literacy. 

Jason's reccommendation: Bloom by Kenneth Oppel 

Trecia's reccomendation: We Do This 'Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba

Chris's reccomendation: The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman

 

Outrageous Episode 5.10 - Nextdoor app, The Oprah Interview, and the Ethics of Developing AI

The Outrageous trio talk about the Nextdoor App, the importance of that Oprah interview that you saw, and the ethics of developing artificial intelligence.

You can find the New Yorker article here: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/who-should-stop-unethical-ai

Trecia's Recommendation: Artificial Intelligence by Meredith Broussard

Jason's Recommendation: Coming to America 2

Chris's Recommendation: Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar