Episodes

Today, Trevor and Ken sit down to discuss the razzle-dazzle rodeo that has taken over the Twittersphere. Elon made $8 deals for anyone who wants that treasured check and the power players in the comments are not giving hearts on the change. With the fear of no longer being heard, the Blue Check Warriors are out in full force to help us all remember how important they are… or aren’t. Thru their battle cries, these town criers have done one thing… feed The Sharks plenty of fresh woke chum! This i...

Today Ken takes us on a Solo Shark Show w/ a laser focus on Kanye and his effects on the Black Community. In this short episode, Ken is able to dive deep to shed light on some key points in Kanye’s career that brought us to now. Get that sunscreen ready because you know when Ken brings the heat someone’s gonna get burned. This is a free unlocked episode. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the w...

Today Vida, Trevor and Ken sit down for a week of news round-up. Blue checks are on sale and Tiffany Cross just got crossed off the MSNBC roster. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/74500781. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our...

Today Trevor, Vida, and Mario sit down to discuss the future of politics and culture now that the anti-woke movement has reemerged and politicians use the Black Community to create gains for themselves rather than the people. Mascots to sell-outs, Kanye West and Stacey Abrams are a few examples of what the future may hold as the people in power start to show their hand. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/73767239. Become a ...

You may know her as @catcontentonly on twitter. On her podcast, Radio Free Amanda, she interviews interesting people about politics and media criticism from an anti-imperialist perspective. On this episode, Trevor and Amanda continue a conversation that began on Radio Free Amanda. You can check out RFA at https://www.patreon.com/radiofreeamanda This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/73484979. Become a paid subscriber for $5/mon...

Today Ken and Mario kick it off with a focus on college football, specifically, HBCU football, more specifically the whirlwind of attn being given to Deion Sanders. Trevor joins in and the conversation continues into the politics and money machine revolving around the political world of HBCUs. Switching gears the Sharks turn to entertainment talking about the BLK video “No Voting No Vuking” feat. Saucy Santana and Trina, Kanye, and Maryland teacher Bianca Robinson. This is Part 1 of a two-part ...

This series was previously paywalled, but by popular demand has been released on the free feed. This is a special 5-part series discussing the evolution of Critical Race Theory from its conception by Derrick Bell to its current, arguably diluted forms as seen by Kimberle Crenshaw and her work on intersectionality or the anti-racist publishing industry spearheaded by thinkers such as Ibram X Kendi. Trevor talks to our guest Dr. Patrick D. Anderson about the three-part article series he wrote fo...

This series was previously paywalled, but by popular demand has been released on the free feed. This is a special 5-part series discussing the evolution of Critical Race Theory from its conception by Derrick Bell to its current, arguably diluted forms as seen by Kimberle Crenshaw and her work on intersectionality or the anti-racist publishing industry spearheaded by thinkers such as Ibram X Kendi. Trevor talks to our guest Dr. Patrick D. Anderson about the three-part article series he wrote fo...

This series was previously paywalled, but by popular demand has been released on the free feed. This is a special 5-part series discussing the evolution of Critical Race Theory from its conception by Derrick Bell to its current, arguably diluted forms as seen by Kimberle Crenshaw and her work on intersectionality or the anti-racist publishing industry spearheaded by thinkers such as Ibram X Kendi. Trevor talks to our guest Dr. Patrick D. Anderson about the three-part article series he wrote fo...

This series was previously paywalled, but by popular demand has been released on the free feed. This is a special 5-part series discussing the evolution of Critical Race Theory from its conception by Derrick Bell to its current, arguably diluted forms as seen by Kimberle Crenshaw and her work on intersectionality or the anti-racist publishing industry spearheaded by thinkers such as Ibram X Kendi. Trevor talks to our guest Dr. Patrick D. Anderson about the three-part article series he wrote fo...

This series was previously paywalled, but by popular demand has been released on the free feed. This is a special 5-part series discussing the evolution of Critical Race Theory from its conception by Derrick Bell to its current, arguably diluted forms as seen by Kimberle Crenshaw and her work on intersectionality or the anti-racist publishing industry spearheaded by thinkers such as Ibram X Kendi. Trevor talks to our guest Dr. Patrick D. Anderson about the three-part article series he wrote fo...

Well, the Sharks found the comments section… In this episode, Trevor, Ken, and Mario aka “3rd Bruh” stumble upon a thread on the internet that has both the wildest takes and some good criticisms that give the Sharks a new glass of Champagne to sip on. This is Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free to everyone over at www.patreon.com/posts/72966436. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the...

Well, the Sharks found the comments section… In this episode, Trevor, Ken, and Mario aka “3rd Bruh” stumble upon a thread on the internet that has both the wildest takes and some good criticisms that give the Sharks a new glass of Champagne to sip on. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to everyone over at www.patreon.com/posts/72966448. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episodes, th...

Today Trevor, Ken, and Vida kick off the conversation with a discussion revolving around the recent situation of a therapist who took to TikTok with some interesting views that are, to be put politely, concerning. Utilizing that situation as an example of a larger problem, the conversation continues by going deeper into mental health, therapy, and the systems in place to help. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/71032892. Be...

Today we have Dr Torie Williams on the show to talk with Vida about ACEs, Adverse Childhood Experiences. Dr. Torie is an ACEs Educator, Educational Consultant, Motivational Speaker & Life Coach, who has made it her life’s mission to educate as many people as possible on addressing their ACEs. you can find her online @DrVictorieus ( Twitter & Instagram) FB: Be vicTORIEus with Dr. Torie Williams and YouTube: Dr.VicTORIEus Links mentioned in this episode can be found here: www.bevictorieus.com y...

Today Vida, Ken, Mario and Trevor are all in the studio and ready to chop it up about the hottest beach trend this summer… Twerking! The water is warm, the beats are hot and the twerk is here as your new political statement. Get your beachwear on and your boombox blasting because this episode is as hot as the summer sun. This is Part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free to everyone over at www.patreon.com/posts/69010816. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagneshar...

Today Trevor and Mario kick off the showing by talking boxing, and then Kenny joins in and the conversation finds itself deep in the numbers of sports. The average life of a professional athlete is wild these days, and the Sharks parse out all the situations a player can find themselves in off the field. Get your hotdog here and beer helmet refilled, it’s time to talk about the politics and lifestyle choices inside the big business of sports! This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free...

Today we have Albert Lanier on the show to sit down with Vida to talk about the perceptions and constructs of male personality types. Albert Lanier has been a journalist and writer for more than 21 years. Lanier holds a BA from the University of Hawaii-West Oahu and has been a contributing writer for Pacific Business News and Honolulu Weekly. He has also freelanced for a variety of publications including Hawaii Magazine, Asian Week and Edible Hawaiian Islands. His recent work has been featured o...

Today Vida sits down with Miron Clay-Gilmore on the show to talk about his work in Black Male Studies. Miron is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Edinburgh as well as a husband/father and vet. To view how this conversation got started and what inspired the Sharks to bring Miron on the show be sure to check out this link: https://twitter.com/eihtbeezy/status/1548021683121897479?s=20&t=VnAzcjz4Oi4ZMUfXmvwM_g This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over a...

Today Vida, Ken, Mario and Trevor are all in the studio and ready to chop it up about the hottest beach trend this summer… Twerking! The water is warm, the beats are hot and the twerk is here as your new political statement. Get your beachwear on and your boombox blasting because this episode is as hot as the summer sun. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/69010811. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/c...

Today we have Robert Reece on the show to talk about colorism. Robert received his PhD in sociology from Duke University and is currently an assistant professor of sociology at UT–Austin. His research explores the question “what is race,”, particularly through the exploration of themes related to the origins of racialization and racialized social outcomes, the slipperiness of racial categories, and how physical appearance maps on to and intersects with race. Roberts’ work has been published in v...

Today we have returning guests Mtume Gant and Josh Boerman on the show to talk about the play Fat Ham. Mtume Gant is Director/Actor/Writer and Asst Professor of Film at Purchase College. Josh Boerman is co-host of the podcast “Worst Of All Possible Worlds”. The Worst of All Possible Worlds (@TWOAPW) is a weekly podcast of case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire. Co-hosts Josh (@boshj) and Brian (@spocks_brian) grew up evangelical in Michigan and New Mexico, while A.J. (@thefuzzymask) g...

On today’s episode, Teen (Escape From Plan A, @mont_jiang on Twitter) and Chris (Escape from Plan A, @JesuInToast) join Trevor to discuss the life and death of “The Great Awokeness”. The basic idea of this episode is that the economy was good for a while, so people had money to waste and also wanted to talk about a lot of hot-button issues involving marginalized groups thanks to events in the news that were kept in the forefront via social media and protests. Now money is tight and people are ou...

Today Vida, Trevor, and Ken sit down to talk about body positivity. Being big, not being big, healthy versus unhealthy. Sometimes the 2 things can get confused. It can be tough to tell the difference but sometimes you’re not supposed to be able to tell the difference and that’s how they get ya! Pivoting between other online phenomena movements that control the online conversations, the Sharks use this episode to really dig into what is and isn’t healthy about today’s lifestyles. This is a SPECI...