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One Bad MotherEpisode 456: You Know What's Worse Than Sleep Regression? Human Rights Regressions! with James Arthur M.Oh my stars and garters, a bare shoulder? Better burn down the Planned Parenthood. It's the only way to protect the children. James Arthur M returns to Max Fun and One Bad Mother to talk SCOTUS leaks, LGBTQ and reproductive rights, and the omnipresent fear of white men in khakis. Plus, Biz needs to mind the shoulders!Watch or listen to Get On Up with JAM & Renee on your Echo device or on Backchannel through Youtube. Listen to Minority Korner on the podcatcher of your choice. Follow James on Twitter @JamesArthur_M and on Instagram @jamesarthurm.2022-05-261h 08
Minority KornerEP302: It's A Family Affair (Pose Season 3, History of Queer Polynesian Culture, Anti Trans Bills, Anti Protest Bills, AAPI Historical Influence on Queer Culture, Critical Race Theory)It's a family affair this week as we celebrate the last week of the MaxFun Drive with a crossover episode with FANTI's Tre'vell Anderson (they/them). Pose Season 3 has started, is this landmark series ending too soon with nothing to replace it? The Republicans are up to more foolishness this time making it illegal to protest and raising a stink about 'Critical Race Theory'. In celebrating API Heritage Month we take a look at the Queer history of Polynesian culture, and the overall influence that API culture has had on the modern westernized gay identity. Tre'vell continues our ongoing...2021-05-141h 29One Bad MotherEpisode 404: The More Things Change, The More They Get Better, with James Arthur M.It's the return of One Bad Guncle! James Arthur M. of the Minority Korner podcast is back to put the sugar on your broccoli, truth-wise! Plus, it's the last week of Max Fun Drive!Listen to James' podcast Minority Korner wherever podcasts are found. Follow James on Twitter @JamesArthur_M and on Instagram @jamesarthurm. Be sure to watch the MaxFunDrive 2021 Game Show Spectacular, hosted by Biz and James, on Friday, May 14th at 4:00 pm PDT!Check out Theresa’s book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold.Ou...2021-05-121h 08
Can I Pet Your Dog?CIPYD 288: James Arthur M Returns!Well would ya look at that! THE VERY LAST MAX FUN DRIVE EPISODE! But get this! We've been so focused on making sure we give ya enough heads up that this show is ending in a year that we haven't even told ya how this is going to be our BEST year yet! We're so excited to celebrate and pull out all the stops for this year-long finale! We're going to kick it off with CrickCrumBoat - Crumb got a trim and Tugboat's got the snorfuls, Amanda and Luca are here with a top-notch My Mutt Minute and super...2021-05-1157 minMinority KornerMK301: How, is this Racist? (History of The Kentucky Derby, Wild Wild Country, In the Heights, West Side Story, The Gay Agenda, Gen Z, Ruthie Ann Miles, Chess The Musical, Black Jockeys, Max Fun Drive)It’s just a big ol love fest because the love James' life, and your life too is here: Renee Colvert from MaxFun’s Can I Pet Your Dog is here to help celebrate the Max Fun Drive! James the Culty that he is finally saw Netflix doc Wild Wild Country- and boy does it live up to it's name- but is it a cult? It's the summer of musicals with West Side Story and In the Heights coming out, Renee our Broadway Lady couldn't be happier, but what are our thoughts of going back to the theater? The numbe...2021-05-071h 25Minority Korner300th Episode LIVE From OasisTV! (Pauli Murray, Falcon & Winter Soldier, Racism in Crafts, George Floyd, Ma'Khia Bryant, Don Lemon, Quizlet Korner, Caitlyn Jenner for Gov?)It's our 300th episode LIVE streamed from Oasis TV! Nnekay is back to celebrate this moment, we reminisce about the genesis of this podcast 6 years ago on the heels of Michael Brown, and with the verdict of the murder of George Floyd, how much has changed? Don Lemon had a questionable response to the killing of 16 year old Ma'Khia Bryant, and we hear Nnekay's thoughts as a new mother. We dish on the blackest thing Marvel has ever done, no not Black Panther: Falcon + Winter Soldier. In the first Korner James walks us through the remarkable trailblazer who's shoulders w...2021-04-301h 43Minority KornerMKEP299: The Work Continues (Derek Chauvin Verdict, National Day of Silence, Seaspiracy, Scott Rudin #Broadwayfightsback, Karen Olivio, Reparations, Supporting Black Owned Businesses, Bachelor Colton Underwood Comes Out)Thank goddess our editor Sarah Brown (she/her) hops from behind the mic to in front of it, because the verdict of the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is in- we react, our honest thoughts, feelings, and what’s next. Then in Broadway news we talk about our Sparkling Diamond Karen Olivio’s departure from Moulin Rouge in protest of the industry’s ignoring of big time producer Scott Rudin’s abuse – and dive into the systemic nature of his behavior. Where’s HR? James have taken the bait and fallen down the rabbit hole with th...2021-04-231h 22Minority KornerMKEP299: The Work Continues (Derek Chauvin Verdict, National Day of Silence, Seaspiracy, Scott Rudin #Broadwayfightsback, Karen Olivio, Reparations, Supporting Black Owned Businesses, Colton Underwood)Thank goddess our editor Sarah Brown (she/her) hops from behind the mic to in front of it, because the verdict of the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is in- we react, our honest thoughts, feelings, and what's next. Then in Broadway news we talk about our Sparkling Diamond Karen Olivio’s departure from Moulin Rouge in protest of the industry's ignoring of big time producer Scott Rudin's abuse - and dive into the systemic nature of his behavior. Where’s HR? James have taken the bait and fallen down the rabbit hole with the...2021-04-231h 31Minority KornerMK298: We've Seen this Before (Anti Trans Bills, Lil Nas X, Real World NY Reunion, Concrete Cowboy, Amend, Daunte Wright, Lt. Caron Nazario, George Floyd, Pot in NYC, Filibuster or Bust?, #AbolishTheSenate)It’s double the Black and double the gay with guest co-host Kyle Ishmael (he/him). We talk Concrete Cowboy which uncovers James’ beef with Idris Elba (please don’t cancel him). The Real World NY is must see TV in the age of Black Lives Matter. More violence against unarmed black men at the hands of the police, but have we reached a tipping point? Why we are not watching the trial of the murder of George Floyd. Anti Trans bills are on a historic rise, James has the numbers, the data, Kyle helps break down the Republicans strate...2021-04-161h 25Minority KornerMK297: Upset & White (Vincent Chin, The Cheetah Girls, Murder of George Floyd Trial, Zenon, Violence & Racism Towards AAPI, Stacey Dash)We continue our discussions and dives into the rise in violence towards the AAPI community- but first. Did Raven-Symoné see that both the third Zenon and Cheetah Girls movies were not going to be good- so she didn't return? Just who is Sheryl Sandberg? No seriously who is she? We find out. In the main korner James takes us through the history of the murder of Vincent Chin in the 80s and the movement it sprang, uniting the AAPI community, and the ripple effects it created. Racism, murder, civil rights, justice- all mirroring what's happening with the Murder of G...2021-04-0959 minCan I Pet Your Dog?CIPYD 248: James Arthur M and Vision Board DogsHAPPY LAST WEEK OF MAX FUN DRIVE! Ya did it! Ya made it! And we love, love, love LOVE ya for it. This week in Crumboat Crumb goes to his first drive-in movie and Tug is bullying Earthquakes. We've got a top choice My Mutt Minute from Keeper and Abby! And then everyone's favorite James Authur M. is here to delight us to no end. LAST WEEK TO BECOME A MAX FUN DRIVE MEMBER!!! Go to Maximumfun.org/join.Do yourself a favor and follow James Arthur M. EVERYWHERE! Do yourself a favor an...2020-08-041h 00
Troubled WatersThe Woman King vs Hobo DogsWe are in the middle of our annual #MaxFunDrive! If you like what we do, and are in a good financial spot, please consider becoming a member of the network and supporting our show.maximumfun.org/joinIt's a MaxFun Crossover with Dave Shumka of Stop Podcasting Yourself and James Arthur of Minority Korner arguing over the important issues of the day. It's The Woman King vs Hobo Dogs. This week, our contestants renovate Disneyland attractions, learn about a few fake podcasts, and give old plays the Clueless treatment.James Arthur would like...2020-08-0344 minMinority KornerMK REWIND: Rep. John Lewis Tribute (EP 247)In honor of the passing of legendary, iconic, civil rights hero and activist Representative John Lewis' passing, we revisit our Quizlet Korner on 10 facts of why you don't fuck with John Lewis. There's a lot of talk about how to honor John Lewis, but there's one way around voting rights that stands out the most. Also we revisit that time Queen Bey called into become a member for the Maximum Fun Drive.Join or Upgrade your membership for the Maximum Fun Drive: https://maximumfun.org/join/CONTACT USTwitter: @minoritykornerEmail: minoritykorner@gm...2020-07-2138 minMinority KornerMK246: Freddy D- Not Yo Slave! ( Frederick Douglass, MaxFun Drive, Scary Spice, Race Wars, Tupac Alive?)It’s the Maximum Fun Drive! Woohoo! It’s feels like Christmas in July and not only do we have our neighborhood librarian jumping back into the mix for the drive, but we are going to unearth so many of the questions that have been plaguing us as of late. Is Agent Orange trying to incite a Race War? Is Scary Spice Racist? IS Tupac Alive? And on the heels of Nnekay’s fabulous Korner last week where we got introduced to Anna Marie Douglass, James is taking a deep dive into her husband, the man himself, Freddy...2020-07-171h 09
HomophiliaJames ArthurIt's here! Matt and Dave debut the very first listener "My First Time" (#fleshhunger) story. (Send yours to homophiliapod@gmail.com) Then the hilarious and truly wonderful James Arthur M. joins the guys to discuss moving to San Francisco on the day it shut down, Umbrella Academy, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, working at Marvel and being a Blerd (a Black Nerd), X-Men, Jem and the Holograms, keeping an eye on Britney, Chromatica, Future Nostalgia, getting discovered as a go-go dancer by Heklina, choreographing for Bay Area Flash Mob, being confused for other celebrities with the same name, Da...2020-07-171h 06
One Bad MotherEp. 358: A Band-Aid Ain't Gonna Fix This! Parenting As The Front Line Against Racism with James ArthurBiz is joined in the virtual studio by James Arthur M., host of Maximum Fun's Minority Korner podcast. We talk about ways in which parents can educate our kids to be anti-racists. We are on the front lines of human rights activism by teaching our children about equity and equality.Follow James on his website at mjamesarthur.com and on Twitter @JamesArthur_M. Find out more about his Saturday Zoom dance classes here. Get involved at JoinCampaignZero.org. Minority Korner Listicle Doc of Books for Kids and Adults: https://bit.ly/2MJSnwz A...2020-06-101h 11
Switchblade Sisters'3 Days of the Condor' with the Incomparable Adrienne Barbeau3 Days of the Condor Adrienne Barbeau was born in Sacramento, California, and caught the showbiz bug while entertaining troops on Army bases in Southeast Asia as part of the San Jose Civic Light Opera. She moved to New York City in the 1960s and made her Broadway debut co-starring in Fiddler on the Roof with Bette Midler. She went on to star in more than 25 musicals and plays, originating the role of Rizzo in the Broadway production of Grease, for which she was nominated for a Tony. From 1972 to 1978, Adrienne starred in the sitcom Maude as Carol...2019-06-1458 min
Minority KornerIn Bed W/ Steven LeMay (Maximum Fun Drive, Marriage Equality Under Attack, Female Illusionist, Drag Queens, Ru Paul, Project Runway, Ageism, The Cockettes)It’s the last week of the Maximum Fun Drive - ya’ll have been rocking it, and Nnekay is back to ring in all the Maximum Fun Drive fun! We also have a special Guest Cohost Bay Area Legend Steven LeMay, star of the SF drag stage production of of Sex & the City, he’s been on Project Runway and he shares so many great insights especially into the evolution of drag, history of drag, ageism in the gay, and performance community, his thoughts on current Drag Queens and the popularity of mainstream Ru Paul’s drag race, along wi...2019-03-291h 36
Minority KornerQueenatude! (MaxFunDrive, Black Queens of History, Epsy Campbell Bell, Teenagers, Roseanne)We are rounding out week two of the MaxFunDrive, and man are we pumped to cross that finish line!!! We are completely over joyed with the responses that we have been getting from listeners, new members, and upgrading members! what a fun ride it has been. But! It's not over! Keep and ear out because we have a few more surprise guest calling in this show. James tells Nnekay about his wild ride in parenthood this past week. He lit up New York with his 16 year old nephew, then called his parents to personally thank them. The wonder twins...2018-04-131h 18
Minority KornerMembers, Members On The Wall (#MaxFunDrive, Asian American Authors, 90s R& B Girl Groups, Who Bit Beyonce?)Hooray it's the MaxFun Drive!!!! Remember to become a member to get our extra bonus content: Jungle 2 Jungle double movie review, because we know you guys love our reviews! Not to mention many many many amazing other gifts with each level of membership! This week, the twins talk about Beyonce, but more specifically who bit her! They take a twist on the topic and talk about the joy of the mystery and probably solve it. In Nnekay's Korner she is continuing her quest to diversify your bookshelf by blessing you with some amazing Asian American authors to enrich your...2018-04-061h 23