A black man has difficult conversations about identity, society, and entertainment.
Episodes
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Myke (w/ Grant Harvey) talks about black stereotypes in media and culture, and Justin Simeon's Bad Hair. #racism #stereotypes #archetypes #badhair #BMRW
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Myke (w/ Grant Harvey) talks about self-confidence and supporting others, and Dolemite is My Name starring Eddie Murphy. #dolemite #eddiemurphy #netflix #confidence #BMRW
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Myke (w/ Grant Harvey) talks about being creatives with self-doubt and Radha Blank's 40-Year-Old Version. #radhablank #hillmangradproductions #netflix #selfdoubt #BMRW
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Myke talks about dealing with imposter syndrome and Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You. #impostersyndrome #insecurity #imaydestoryoyu #BMRW
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Myke (w/ Grant Harvey) talks about the plight of the black woman in America, Breonna Taylor, Megan Thee Stallion, and HBO’s Lovecraft Country created by Misha Green. #blackgirlmagic #megantheestallion #breonnataylor #lovecraftcountry #BMRW
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Myke (w/ Grant Harvey) talks about the “myth of bias and systemic racism”, learned behavior vs. human nature, and Antebellum starring Janelle Monae. #bias #racism #behavior #antebellum #janellemonae #BMRW
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
In this episode, Myke (w/ Grant Harvey) is joined by special guest, hair & makeup artist Ash Ortiz to talk about the KKK, Neo-Nazis, and the classic but timely movie American History X (1998). Other topics include police brutality and growing up in a conservative town.
#kkk #neonazi #whitesupremacy #policebrutality #hmua #BMRW
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Opening/Closing Track: Can I Won’t by Slake Dransky, TSC
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About Black Man in the Right World: Are you struggling with conversations about racism, identity, and sometimes entertainment? Same. The pessimistically-proclaimed token black guy Myke Thompson is joined by his overwhelmingly-optimistic white friend, Grant Harvey, to discuss all things right and wrong in the world. Topics include everything from American society, the entertainment industry, systemic racism, and more. NOTHING’S OFF LIMITS ON THIS PODCAST!
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Myke (w/ Grant Havey) looks back at an old 2015 Reddit AMA Myke created, "Ask Your Token Black Friend Anything," to see if any answers hold up five years later. #reddit #tokenblackfriend #askmeanything #BMRW
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Myke (w/ Grant Harvey) talks about Chadwick Boseman’s homecoming, our personal experiences dealing with death, and ways you can acknowledge the passing of someone you don't know. #death #grief #chadwickboseman #blackpanther #BMRW
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Myke (w/ Grant Harvey) talks about the 2020 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, Kenosha shootings, protest vs. civil unrest, HBO’s Lovecraft Country, and Netflix’s Project Power starring Jamie Foxx. #republican #democrat #lovecraftcountry #BMRW