It's December 1st
Time to wind down 2025
It’s that time of year…
What We’re Up To
Hey y’all!
Hope you had a very Happy Thanksgiving with your friends and fam over the past couple of days. We enjoyed ourselves around these parts. Probably ate a little too much, but that’s what the gym is for, right? The holidays are officially here.
We dropped a new episode last week, where we got into one-and-done, R&B supergroup, Lucy Pearl. We discussed how they gave us one of the greatest albums of all time, and then bounced.
Get into it here if you haven’t already.👇🏾
Make sure to lock in for our next episode coming on Friday!
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What We’re Watching
IT: Welcome to Derry on HBO Max
If you’re familiar with the IT series, then you know that Pennywise the Clown has been terrorizing the people of Derry, Maine for multiple generations now, and this show gets into how we got here.
It: Welcome to Derry will follow the events in the 1960s, the time leading up to the events of the first film in the Stephen King It series.
We’re about 5 episodes in, and it’s been solid so far. These child actors are very entertaining. Check out the trailer below.
Check out IT: Welcome to Derry here.
What We’re Reading
Vibe talks to Charlemagne The God & Dollie S. Bishop about the 5th anniversary of The Black Effect Podcast Network.
BET interviews Teedra Moses about the “reimagined” release of Complex Simplicity.
Nia DaCosta discusses her latest film, Hedda, with Vanity Fair.
Miguel hosts a listening party for his latest album, CAOS.
Andscape talks to Thomas Golianopoulos about his book detailing the life and career of John Singleton.
What We’re Listening To
Complex Simplicity (Reimagined) EP by Teedra Moses
Last year, Teedra Moses was everywhere, celebrating the 20 year anniversary of her debut album, Complex Simplicity. A couple of weeks ago, she released “reimagined” versions of some of the songs from the album. This EP has new production and verses from people like Estelle, Dawn Richard and Durand Bernarr. Teedra says, “This project is putting a button on the anniversary and celebration of my first album.”
Check out the Complex Simplicity (Reimagined) EP here.
You Down Wit’ O.P.P.? (Other Peoples Podcasts)
Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story
We were in a hotel in Cali a few months back, and ended up watching a show on the History Channel called The Food That Built America, and this episode was about successful cookie companies, and Famous Amos was one of them. It was an interesting watch, they got into the rise and fall of the company, and briefly got into his personal life, but not too much. Well, this podcast gets into everything that wasn’t talked about on the show.
Vanity Fair’s new podcast, ‘Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story,’ traces the life of a Black pop culture icon through the eyes of his daughter, Sarah Amos. He built a cookie empire—but didn’t get the happy ending he’d hoped for.
Listen to more episodes of Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story here.
Random Internet Shenanigans
Here’s a DJ set by Large Professor to help get you through the day.
Closing Time
All right, time to slide out. See y’all in 2026!
