Black sci-fi writers were shut out of their genre in the 20th century so they created their own vision of the future. That sentiment spread to music and film and today it’s so engrained in pop culture it doesn't need its own label. 

Black sci-fi writers were shut out of their genre in the 20th century so they created their own vision of the future. That sentiment spread to music and film and today it’s so engrained in pop culture it doesn't need its own label.

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

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How Afrofuturism Works

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By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about a century. And they’d gotten good at both as well as covering up their harms. In 1994 they were still denying cigarettes were addictive. Then, the 50 Attorneys General of the US rode into town to take them on.

By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about a century. And they&rsquo;d gotten good at both as well as covering up their harms. In 1994 they were still denying cigarettes were addictive. Then, the 50 Attorneys General of the US rode into town to take them on.

The Tobacco Master Settlement: That Time We Got Em

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In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train.

In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train.

Selects: The Soul Train Episode

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Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that’s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that.

Would you believe that Detroit&rsquo;s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that&rsquo;s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that.

White Boy Rick

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