More than 25 years after its release, “Love & Basketball” (2000) still redefines what a love story can be. It’s not just a movie about basketball. It’s about a girl and her dreams, and what it means to believe in yourself against the odds. Today, producer and WNBA superfan Brittany Cronin joins Maria to talk all things “Love & Basketball” – behind-the-scenes romance, girls in sports, the lesbian lore surrounding the film and professional women’s basketball, and why this movie is straight-up film canon.

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More than 25 years after its release, &ldquo;Love &amp; Basketball&rdquo; (2000) still redefines what a love story can be. It&rsquo;s not just a movie about basketball. It&rsquo;s about a girl and her dreams, and what it means to believe in yourself against the odds. Today, producer and WNBA superfan Brittany Cronin joins Maria to talk all things &ldquo;Love &amp; Basketball&rdquo; &ndash; behind-the-scenes romance, girls in sports, the lesbian lore surrounding the film and professional women&rsquo;s basketball, and why this movie is straight-up film canon.
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In this fun and revealing video podcast, host Maria Garcia takes us on a journey of culture, meaning and nostalgia. Every week, she chooses a piece of nostalgic or contemporary culture – an event, an album, a movie, a moment – and unpacks its impact with humor and enlightening cultural analysis.
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In this fun and revealing video podcast, host Maria Garcia takes us on a journey of culture, meaning and nostalgia. Every week, she chooses a piece of nostalgic or contemporary culture &ndash; an event, an album, a movie, a moment &ndash; and unpacks its impact with humor and enlightening cultural analysis. Watch us on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MuyExcitedwithMariaGarcia">YouTube</a>.

Muy Excited with Maria Garcia

In this fun and revealing video podcast, host Maria Garcia takes us on a journey of culture, meaning and nostalgia. Every week, she chooses a piece of nostalgic or contemporary culture – an event, an album, a movie, a moment – and unpacks its impact with humor and enlightening cultural analysis.

In this fun and revealing video podcast, host Maria Garcia takes us on a journey of culture, meaning and nostalgia. Every week, she chooses a piece of nostalgic or contemporary culture &ndash; an event, an album, a movie, a moment &ndash; and unpacks its impact with humor and enlightening cultural analysis.

Love & Basketball: A Love Letter to a Girl’s Dreams

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When Bill Cinton appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show playing the sax during his presidential campaign in 1992, it changed political campaigning for good. But Arsenio Hall did much more — he changed late night TV culture. And he did it all while being accused of being too Black by critics and then a sellout by some Black folks. 

Arsenio had critics from all sides and yet he somehow stayed gracious, sharp, innovative. Today, Maria looks at how Arsenio became an antidote to a staid late night formula during the five years he was on air and how we lost out on a great entertainer. 

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When Bill Cinton appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show playing the sax during his presidential campaign in 1992, it changed political campaigning for good. But Arsenio Hall did much more &mdash; he changed late night TV culture. And he did it all while being accused of being too Black by critics and then a sellout by some Black folks.&nbsp;
Arsenio had critics from all sides and yet he somehow stayed gracious, sharp, innovative. Today, Maria looks at how Arsenio became an antidote to a staid late night formula during the five years he was on air and how we lost out on a great entertainer.&nbsp;
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The Meaning of Arsenio Hall on Late Night

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When Bill Cinton appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show playing the sax during his presidential campaign in 1992, it changed political campaigning for good. But Arsenio Hall did much more — he changed late night TV culture. And he did it all while being accused of being too Black by critics and then a sellout by some Black folks. 

Arsenio had critics from all sides and yet he somehow stayed gracious, sharp, innovative. Today, Maria looks at how Arsenio became an antidote to a staid late night formula during the five years he was on air and how we lost out on a great entertainer. 

When Bill Cinton appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show playing the sax during his presidential campaign in 1992, it changed political campaigning for good. But Arsenio Hall did much more &mdash; he changed late night TV culture. And he did it all while being accused of being too Black by critics and then a sellout by some Black folks.&nbsp;
Arsenio had critics from all sides and yet he somehow stayed gracious, sharp, innovative. Today, Maria looks at how Arsenio became an antidote to a staid late night formula during the five years he was on air and how we lost out on a great entertainer.&nbsp;

The Meaning of Arsenio Hall On Late Night

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Tonight Maria talks about her favorite creatures in literature: vampires! Because they’re the sexiest creatures of the night, the monsters of beauty and darkness and carnal desires. And also.. the queerest of creatures. From Lord Byron and Mary Shelley’s legendary queer summer, to Bram Stoker’s yesterqueer soul to the first Lesbian vampire “Carmilla” — let yourself feel the night and your innermost desires with this episode and our beloved vampires’ poem of liberation.

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Tonight Maria talks about her favorite creatures in literature: vampires! Because they&rsquo;re the sexiest creatures of the night, the monsters of beauty and darkness and carnal desires. And also.. the queerest of creatures. From Lord Byron and Mary Shelley&rsquo;s legendary queer summer, to Bram Stoker&rsquo;s yesterqueer soul to the first Lesbian vampire &ldquo;Carmilla&rdquo; &mdash; let yourself feel the night and your innermost desires with this episode and our beloved vampires&rsquo; poem of liberation.
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The Meaning of Bisexual Vampires

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Love & Basketball: A Love Letter to a Girl’s Dreams

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