Finding Me: Interview with Roger Omeus and RayMartell

Hosted by Author and cultural critic, Stephen Earley Jordan II discusses issues of race, class, and gender. During this episode he interviews Roger Omeus (writer/director) and RayMartell Moore (actor) of the film "Finding Me" (see www.Thanks4FindingMe.com). They discuss the obstacles of independent films and being a black actor; being black and gay in the film industry; being straight and playing a gay role.

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Playlist
1. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
2. Play - Kate Nash
3. I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl- Nina Simone
4. The Three of Us - Ben Harper
5. Untitled Introduction - India Arie
6. The Preacher - Nitin Sawhney

Hosted by cultural critic and author, Stephen Earley Jordan II. Jordan discusses issues of race, class, and gender. During this episode, Jordan questions whether or not he acts/speaks white; why we need more than one income; how to save money in this crazy economy; Why women shouldn't go out drinking alone; how we are the cause of our own demise; Jesse Jackson and the 'n' word and who can say it.

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Playlist includes:

1. Six-inch Pumps - Miss B.
2. Don't Get No Better - Cody Chestnutt
3. I'm Fly - C-Jay
4. Influence - Jurassic 5
5. Escape from Stinktown - Tiombe Lockhart

Hosted by author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses issues of race, class and gender. This episode covers all the Obama drama. Jordan discusses who Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Obama stand for within the black community; the Obama family the butt of a controversial magazine cover; how the black community is not united; along with caller responses about Obama.
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1. Strange Fruit - Nina Simone
2. Revolution - Tracy Chapman
3. Nicest Thing - Kate Nash
4. Crazy - Alanis Morrisette
5. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
6. Ode to Dark Eyes - The Jazz Mandolin Project

Hosted by cultural critic and author of "Beyond Bougie" and "Cold, Black, and Hungry", Stephen Earley Jordan II discusses issues of race, class, and gender. This episode Jordan follows up with listener responses to the two Bridget (the prostitute episodes) and discusses classism in the United States. He discusses how the U.S. was founded upon a classist infrastructure but we don't want to admit it.

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Playlist includes:
1. Momma's Trippin' - Ben Harper
2. Black Crow - Jamaroqui
3. Once it Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe) - Laura Nyro
4. Fast As You Can - Fiona Apple
5. Confused - Tevin Campbell

Hosted by author and cultural critic, Stephen Earley Jordan II, he and Derron C. Cook (of motionphics.com) interviews prostitute Bridgette and her boyfriend (a minister of sorts), Carlton in Union Square in Manhattan, NYC. She speaks of her past careers, her health, her goals. Carlton speaks of his "ministries" and how they met.

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Playlist includes:
1. Anton Valotti - Spiro
2. Missy Elliot - Why You Hurt Me
3. Prince - Gett Off
4. India Arie - I See God In You
5. Christina Aguilera and Herbie Hancock - A Song For You
6. Damien Marley - Pimpa's Paradise

Episode I of II.
The episode ya'll have been waiting for! Bridget, the prostitute, and a paranoid schizophrenic, gets interviewed by Stephen Earley Jordan II and discusses her goals, her mental disease, her drug addiction, how and why she got out of prostitution and what she does to make money, and an organization she'd like to start to help other women get off the streets. She discusses R. Kelly trial, Elliot Spitzer, and her boyfriend, a self-proclaimed minister, a former trick. Recorded on the corner at Union Square, NYC--a lot of background noise, sorry!

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Playlist includes:

BougieBlackShow Listeners on R.Kelly - Various
Honey Molasses - Jill Scott
The Oldest Profession - Cy Coleman
Ain't Got No - Nina Simone
King Heroin - James Brown
Footsteps - Nitin Sawhney

Hosted by cultural critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II discusses issues of race, class, and gender. During this episode he discusses his unique experience at NY Queen's (gay) Pride, whether or not gay people overexaggerate their femininity and masculinity; Rachel Ray and her terrorist ways; Teacher proposing 3some with 15year old student; and an open letter to Myspace who allows racist screennames.

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Playlist

1. To the Bone - The Actual Facts
2. Mariella - Kate Nash
3. Stitched Up - Herbie Hancock and John Mayer
4. Little L- Jamaroqui
5. Turn Me On - Norah Jones
6. Looking Back on Vanity - Remy Shand

Author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II discusses issues of race, class, and gender. This episode he discusses the "albino monkeys" of NYC, poettess Cathy Delaleu author of "Wrapping Thoughts Beneath Emotive Rain", substandard hospitals in NYC, HipHoppers who are gay and much more!


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Playlist includes:
1. Living in the City - Des'ree
2. Bring the Funk - Ben Harper
3. Mista Mista - Wyclef Jean
4. Call My Name - Prince
5. I Miss You When You're Gone - The Cranberries
6. Funky Monks - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Hosted by author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses issues of race, class, and gender. This episode questions why tattoos are a "white" thing; why Black folk don't take depression / mental disease serious; my experience in The Projects; and Beyonce's Black Lolita girls. This episode also has a question of the week--first caller gets a free copy of "Cold, Black, and Hungry" written by Stephen Earley Jordan II.

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Playlist includes:
1. Hood Boi - Fantasia ft. Big Boi
2. Don't You Ever - The Sweet Divines
3. Do I Move You - Nina Simone
4. Freaky to You - Sweet Stuff
5. The Ghetto - George Benson
6. Thug Mansion - Tupac

Hosted by author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses issues of race, class, and gender. (Sorry for the delay in episodes. Technical difficulties.) This episode Jordan discusses his trip to Philly and how he was forced to sit in the "Blacks Only" section in restaurant and other unrelated drama.

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Playlist includes:

1. Sexual Revolution - Macy Gray
2. Back To The People
3. If You Want Me To Stay- Sly and the Family Stone
4. Friendly Skies - Missy Elliot ft. Ginuwine
5. I Put A Spell On You - Queen Latifah
6. Take Off Your Cool - Outkast ft. Nora Jones
7. Down Here In Hell With You - Van Hunt
8. Shit Song - Kate Nash

Hosted by Cultural Critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses issues of race, class, and gender. This episode Jordan has an indepth coverage of the Sean Bell Trial; a personal attack on journalist Andrea Peyser; the hustler spirit of 125th street; Wesley Snipes goes to jail for avoiding tax payments; student creating art out of her many induced abortions.
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Playlist includes:

1. Improvise - Jurassic 5
2. Big Black Funky Slave - Eddie Simpson
3. Pussy Got 9 Lives - Ezra Bang
4. Simple- India Arie
5. El Nicoya - Santana
6. The Cool, Cool River - Paul Simon
7. I Got To See You Again - Norah Jones

Author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II, takes a break from podcasting for a week. He briefly discusses his public discussions on race, class, and gender; why he is considered bougie. Then he concludes the show with a funky music selection.
Be back next week with a full show.

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1. Funky Black man - Earnest Jackson
2. Funk You Up - The Sequence
3. Straight Cold Player - Lenny Kravitz
4. Kitty Box - Lil' Kim
5. Woman's Blues - Laura Nyro
6. Roots ft Cody Chestnutt
7. Character - Van Hunt
8. Suffocated Love - Tricky

Hosted by cultural critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses issues of race, class, and gender. This episode covers:
do black people deserve exclusivity in organizations; girl found hanging in her closet; bridezillas arrested; subway perv arrested 53rd time; and an extended coverage of how we lost to the white man.

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1. Got to Give it Up - Marvin Gaye
2. The Thrill is Gone - BB King and Tracy Chapman
3. Lunch or Dinner - Sunshine Anderson
4. Stoned Soul Picnic - Laura Nyro
5. Fast Car - Wyclef Jean and Paul Simon
6. Lets not play the Game - Maxwell
7. Africa - D'Angelo

Hosted by cultural critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses issues of race, class, and gender. This episode covers issues of 3rd graders trying to harm (perhaps kill?) their teacher; 40th Anniversary for MLK Jr's death; follow-up to Columbia University professor Madonna Constantine and pregnant man tale and more. . .
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Playlist:
1. Nasty Girl - Betty Davis
2. Cold Feet - Albert King
3. Summertime - Sam Cooke
4. Life in America - Cody Chestnutt
5. Freedom Time - Lauryn Hill
6. Walking Through the Darkness - Takitha

Hosted by Cultural Critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II, this episode has an overall theme of what educated black people like. Topics covered include: What educated black people like; why he's scared of undereducated black people; violence in hip hop; a man giving birth; more gentrification updates; and black people vs. depression.

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Playlist includes:

1. I think it's better - Jill Scott
2. Billy Jean - Chris Cornell
3. Since I Seen't You - Anthony Hamilton
4. Bitch, I'm Broke - Cody Chestnutt
5. Royalty - Cody Chestnut
6. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
7. Misunderstood - Common
8. Forgive them Father - Lauryn Hill

Hosted by author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses issues of race, class and gender. This episode covers how to stop being jealous of others; protecting our children from internet stalkers (cops); followup to the Clitoria Jackson tale; Dr. Dre's baby-momma drama; Obama; New MLK play; and FIGHT OR FLIGHT--when it comes to being threatened with a racially-charged conversation.

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Playlist includes:

1. Staying Alive - Wyclef Jean
2. Coming From Where I'm From - Anthony Hamilton
3. Truth or Dare - N.E.R.D. (ft, Kelis and Terrar)
4. Rock Steady - Remy Shand
5. Payback - James Brown
6. Young, Gifted, and Black (Nina Simone) outtro - DJ Paul Leasure
7. It's Your World (ft, Bilal and Pops) - Common

Hosted by cultural critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II, he questions - - Are we setting ourselves up to fail by naming our children ridiculous names? Does naming our children names like Clitoria Jackson (yes! a real name) show our lack of educational and economic advancement? Jordan questions if he is antiwhite, why STD rate is higher among black teen girls and how we can change that; children handcuffed in classrooms, and NY's first Black, blind governor.
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Playlist includes:
1. I Had a Dream I Was falling Through a Hole In the Ozone Layer - Deee-Lite
2. It's All Part of a Bigger Plan - Diplo
3. Designated Fool - Terence Trent D'Arby
4. Soldier - Erykah Badu
5. Final Hour - Lauryn Hill
6. Lonesome Valley - The Fairfield Four
7. Who Will Go - Marlon Saunders

Hosted by author and cultural critic, Stephen Earley Jordan II. He discusses Black women who are missing; Black people win a new gentrification case in The Bronx; how do you know if your neighborhood is being gentrified; Why White Americans love to adopt African babies; New all-Black cast to Tennessee Williams' play; Prison rate higher than ever in the US; What you'd do if your spouse turned out to be a different gender?

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Playlist includes:
Undercurrent: Works- Diplo
1. Sunset - Nitin Sawhney
2. The Healer - Erykah Badu
3. Road to Zion - Damian Marley
4. Where Do We Go From Here - Alicia Keys
5. Honeythistle - The Sweet Divines (www.thesweetdivines.com)
6. Your Man My Man - Betty Davis
7. Ain't No Sunshine (remix) - Al Jarreau

Hosted by cultural critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II. Jordan discusses issues of race, class, and gender with an emphasis on what Happened to America's Youth? Discussion covers how reality television portrays money-hungry Americans; female circumcision; how the media is desperate for news articles; and an extensive coverage and dedication to Lawrence King, young teen murdered by classmate for being gay and the responsibility of parenthood.

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Playlist includes:
1. You Stepped Out of a Dream - Sarah Vaughan
2. Prelude to a Kiss - Alicia Keys
3. Opression - Ben Harper
4. Testify - Common
5. Special People - Betty Davis
6. Sometimes it Snows in April - Prince
7. You Don't Love Me When I Cry - Laura Nyra

Hosted by Author and Cultural Critic Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses issues of race, class, and gender. This episode continues to discuss the faux lynchings in the US; Columbia University Professor pulling the race card; new flick to conclude a Black History month; What happened to Sean Bell (and what is his widowed wife up to?); 30 influential Black folks in NYC; and the MOW MOWs.

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Playlist Includes:
1. Good Stuff - Kelis
2. Some Like it Hot - Marilyn Monroe
3. Poverty Train - Laura Nyro
4. Turn My TV On - Van Hunt
5. Feedback - Janet
6. Celebrity - Taylor McFerrin (ft. TK Wonder)

Hosted by author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II, this episode has an overall theme of "This Land Is Your Land" as he discusses racial profiling on the NJ turnpike and NYC Subways; would you donate an organ to a friend?; and a new book to help celebrate Black History Month. Jordan also follows up on "The Megan Williams Tale" (an older podcast episode) chronicling the life of young Black girl Megan Williams who was raped, kidnapped and tortured.

Playlist Includes:
1. This Land Is Your Land --Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
2. Destroy.Destroy.Destroy -- Ezra Bang
3. Real Talk --Gil-T
4. They Say I'm Different --Betty Davis
5. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey --Sly and the Family Stone
6. Siren Song --Tamar Kali

Cultural critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II hosts the Bougie Black Show. This episode has an overall theme Happy Black History month (and the mess that comes with it).
Topics include Black History Month and the history behind it, follow-up to Hungry Haitians eating dirt; why smokers are rude; death to gays but free operations for Irani trannies; Harlemites rally to stop gentrification; 100 gay Black Baptists outted by email; Obama backed by Kennedys and Toni Morrison; more on Heath Ledger. . .

Playlist includes:
Undercurrent- Love for Sale - Coltrane/Miles
1. Hate on Me - Jill Scott
2. Dickhead - Kate Nash
3. Booty - Erykah Badu
4. Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack
5. Love Serenade - Marlon Saunders
6. The Way of the World - Queen Esther
7. Gesundeit Zeigeist - Ezra Bang

Cultural critic and author Stephen Earley Jordan II hosts the Bougie Black Show. This episode has an overall theme of how we as humans can never fully gain the trust of others because humans are so cruel and have false intentions. Topics of race, class, and gender are discussed with a focus on gentrification in Harlem, teens used as sexslave by cop and his girl friend, Haitians living in poverty and eating mudpies, and the ongoing Heath Ledger saga.

Playlist includes:
Undercurrent: Agboju Logun-Shina Williams and His African Percussionists
1. He Was a Big Freak - Betty Davis
2. Beautiful Day - Ki Ki
3. Darling Nikki - Prince
4. Be - Common
5. Chicken Grease - D'angelo
6. Feelin' Good (verge remixed) - Nina Simone (Joe Claussell Remix

Author and cultural critic, Stephen Earley Jordan II discusses newspaper clippings, and blogs. Discussion includes: Peru Negro, A call for action for Al Sharpton/Jesse Jackson; Dionne Warwick robbed; the power of Oprah, among other topics.

Playlist includes:
Undercurrent, Freddie Freeloader-Miles Davis
1. Bring it On-Lenny Kravitz
2. Sing O' the Times-Prince
3. The Overtaking-Tiombe Lockhart
4. Hope He'll be Happier - April Hill
5. Show Me Foregiveness - Bjork
6. I Put a Spell on You - Nina Simone

Author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II discusses black female poets and concluding the show by expressing how poetry is what has kept society and culture alive and well. An exclusive recording of poet Sonia Sanchez. www.myspace.com/bougieblackshow

Playlist includes:
Undercurrent--Cousin Mary - John Coltrane
1. Locomotive Overthrow - Annakin Slayd
2. Mississippi Goddamn - Nina Simone
3. If you can't say no - Lenny Kravitz
4. Everything Man - Talib Kweli ft. Sonia Sanchez
5. All Apologies - Sinead O'Connor

Introduction by DJ Paul Leasure. Produced by Jaz and hosted by Stephen Earley Jordan II author of "Beyond Bougie" and "Cold, Black, and Hungry". He features two NYC poets, Cathy Delaleu and Celeste Doaks. This is Part I of II. Part II will feature Sonia Sanchez.

Tracklist:
1) The Charmels - I'll Never Grow Old
2) Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - No One's Gonna Love You
3) Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Let Them Knock
4) Nina Simone - I Shall Be Released
5) Etta James - Don't Go To Strangers

Produced by Jaz, hosted by Stephen Earley Jordan II, he discusses 20-year-old, Black West Virginian, Megan Williams who was kidnapped and tortured for approximately a week. Jordan discusses the reasons why he only visits West Virginia only once a year, his experiences with racism, and what what happen if there were ever retaliation. News article clips is used as reference.

Playlist Includes:
100 Days - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Push On - Surreal & The Sound Providers
Your Mama Wants Ya Back - Betty Davis
Four Women - Nina Simone
We Put A Pearl In The Ground - St. Vincent
Pain In My Heart - Otis Redding

Produced by Jaz and hosted by author Stephen Earley Jordan II. Jordan interviews Jay, a mid-twenties Puerto Rican male, about HIV, the common misconceptions. (Part II of II)

Playlist:

Undercurrent: "M " - Zero-7

1) "Baby I'm A Star" - Prince
2) "Magic Touch" - Kudu
3) "Wanderlust" - Bjork
4) "Stop Me" - Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather
5) "Bomb Yourself" - TV On The Radio
6) "Stronger" - Kanye West
7)"Get Off" - Dragons of Zynth

Produced by Jaz and hosted by author Stephen Earley Jordan II. Jordan interviews Jay, a mid-twenties Puerto Rican male, about HIV, the common misconceptions. (Part I of II)

Playlist:

Undercurrent: "M " - Zero-7

1) "Baby I'm A Star" - Prince
2) "Magic Touch" - Kudu
3) "Wanderlust" - Bjork
4) "Stop Me" - Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather
5) "Bomb Yourself" - TV On The Radio
6) "Stronger" - Kanye West
7)"Get Off" - Dragons of Zynth

Produced by Jasmine, hosted by Stephen Earley Jordan II, discussing self-loathing among black americans and why we accept less than the best in our daily experiences.

playlist:
James Brown: Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud
Lupe Fiasco ft. Kanye West - Us Placers
K-Os - Elektrik Heat (The Seekwill)
Nina Simone - Black Is the Color Of My True Love's Hair (Jaffa Remix)
Black On White Affair - Bold Soul Sister, Bold Soul Brother
Diplo - Way Wore

Produced by Jasmine, Stephen Earley Jordan II introduces their new introduction by NYC DJ Paul Leasure. Topic is Finding the New James Baldwin, discussing poorly crafted Black literature, how to rise above the masses of street literature.

Jasmine's playlist includes:

playlist:
1) Introduction (DJ Paul Leasure
2) James Brown - Let Yourself Go
3) Brother Ali - Freedom Ain't Free
4) Josephine Baker - C'est Lui
5) Guru ft. Erykah Badu - Plenty
6) The Dears - I Fell Deep
7) Cody Chesnutt - 5 On A Joyride
8) Diplo - Sarah

Gimmick. Defined as an ingenious or novel device or scheme to attract attention or increase appeal.

Why must Black men have a gimmick? And, importantly, why don't Black women need one?

Check out some great music and show produced by Jasmine, and discussion by Stephen Earley Jordan II on the Bougie Black Show Podcast.

Produced by Jasmine, and hosted by Stephen Earley Jordan II, The Bougie Black Show interviews poet Rob Bless, author of Fall into the Sky and upcoming book Love Like Fire.

Rob Bless recites selected poems as they discuss issues of race, class, and gender. Bless discusses how, years ago in his early twenties, he found himself in NYC and homeless, growing up in foster care, and his reflections on spirituality.

Music included:
Tracks Played:
Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha
Kelis - Trilogy (u-terns synth rock mix)
Aloe Blacc - Personal Business
Stephanie McKay - Tell It Like It Is
4 Hero ft. Ghostface Killah ft. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
TV On The Radio - Dirty Whirl
Diplo - It's All Part Of A Bigger Plan