REFERENTIAL BOOK CLUB #1 (?)

Victor and I have read a book (!). Listen to our discussion of the queer book of the moment 'Fruit Fly' by Josh Silver.

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• Domestic Thrillers
• The state of Gay publishing
• Chemsex
• The Morning Show
• Brazilian Elections

Book spoilers from 30 mins!

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Keep up to date with Khaliden and the podcast by following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

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Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith.

Find Kaela @itskaelashanti on tiktok and @KaelaShanti on insta!

Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok)

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More at www.alsopurple.com

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NEXT UP: MIX #2: Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' with Karen Charm + The Girlsisode with Victor Alexander!

Video episode 3

Back to regular programming!

[Part 1 of a series.]

Have you ever heard the term 'digital blackface'? The Real Housewives franchise has spawned a million gifs and opinions; all asking if this is how 'we'' should be represented- and what these shows mean for the community.

For our third main episode we decided to examine that statement through a discussion about Bravo's Black led Real Housewives franchise (with some thoughts on the other casts sprinkled in).

Do these shows reduce Black women to something problematic for mass entertainment? Or is it us who do that work because of our hang ups?

I’m joined by screenwriter, social media producer and classically trained musician (?!) Lauren Warren (Nerd of Prey!)(Caw!!)(most recently a finalist in the ScreenCraft Virtual Pitch Competition) to talk all about Bravo's Real Housewives franchise.

We cover Real Housewives of Atlanta [RHOA] and Real Housewives of Potomac [RHOP], with thoughts on some of the other casts sprinkled throughout (Orange County, New York, New Jersey, DC, Salt Lake City and Vancouver).

Listen to us think about existing as a Black woman in public, failing in public, respectability and the weight of representation

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• Secret lesbians, queerness, panic and RHOA
• Kim, whiteness and power in early RHOA
• Corporate activism as a commercial exercise
• Colorism, and RHOP
• The collapse of polite fiction, pretence and reality in public
• Shout out to The Nerds of Prey!
• Mash Ups and Remixes
• Alaska the cat attacks
• Pocket gays
• Double standards
• The reality reckoning
• Reality vs Documentary
• Nene Leakes you will always be famous
• Bravo’s Flop era
• Existing

If you like homework, or looking for a recommendation list you can find the 'Citation Page' for this episode on my website, available from the first Sunday after the episode is up! !

https://www.alsopurple.com/citation-corner

You'll find all the quotes, books, tv, and pods referenced and recommender in this conversation.

Find Lauren Warren @TheValidVictorian on Instagram and @IamLaurenP2 on Twitter all the socials!

Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

Produced and hosted by Dr. Khaliden Nas.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith.

Video production by Victor Alexander (Find more on the REFERENTIAL Youtube page!)

Find out what I’m up to at www.alsopurple.com

Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast!

Thank you for listening!

New drop call episode! I'm joined by new guest and friend of the pod Noor from The Reality Is podcast! We talk about what it's like existing as an opinionated muslim queer on the internet

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• Orientalism: reimagined.
• Muslim cool
• Ed Sheeran would hate this episode
• Diaspora link up
• Whatsapp Aunties
• Raising Muslim kids
• Reality and reality tv
• Hypocrisy empaths
• Islam, queerness and homophobia
• Guilt and getting over it
• Intersectional Hell
• Global warming!
• Passing, hiding and existing
• Unpacking the valley!
• Is Kristen Doute ok?
• Turns out the patriarchy is bad everywhere

https://www.patreon.com/ReferentialPodcast

Keep up to date with Khaliden and the podcast by following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

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Find Noor @TheRealityIsPod on Instagram and Threads!

Additional video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok)

Subscribe to our Youtube Page!

https://youtube.com/@referentialpod

More at www.alsopurple.com

Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith.

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NEXT UP: MIX #2: Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' with Karen Charm + The Girlsisode with Victor Alexander!