Open Ended

#100: Keeping it

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 49:08

In its 100th episode, Cher and James look back on where they started, and how they found their way into Gimlet Media, where the final episode was recorded. This is Open Ended's final episode, for now...

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#99: Hotep Corner: Vol. 3

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2017 21:09

In our penultimate episode, Cher and James do one last Hotep Corner, because they stay trying to teach these devils!

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#98: Moonlit Mediocrity

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 38:30

This week, Cher and James discuss the short film by Alan Yang for Jay-Z's track, "Moonlight" from his latest album, 4:44. In Open Call, Cher gives love to an children breakfast food, and James give his first "Anti-Open Call". Also, BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

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#97: "Prayers Up"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017 33:53

This week, Cher and James discuss black narratives driven by white artists, including Calvin Harris and the latest show development from David Benioff and D. B. Weiss of Game of Thrones. In Open Call, Cher talks about her love of a new summertime trend, and James talks about the latest from Tyler, the Creator.

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#96: What's good, Wendy's?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 31:54

Cher and James talk about cultural appropriation at music festivals while Cher is at the annual Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. In Open Call, Cher tried a new menu item at Taco Bell, and James talks about his new podcast with Gimlet.

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#95: A Whole Mess of Problematic

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 38:33

Cher and James discuss problematic hip hop, in light of recent releases from 21 Savage and Jay-Z. In Open Call, Cher makes a redaction from a previous Open Call, and James talks up an upgrade to a childhood snack.

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#94: Hotep Corner: Vol. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 15:44

Cher and James are opening up your Third Eye in their latest Hotep Corner. In Open Call, the theme is "digital comfort foods", with Cher giving some love for ABC's Ugly Betty, and James gets lost in the Matrix with the latest iOS beta update.

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#93: Hey Siri, what are your thoughts on Colonialism?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 33:13

Cher and James feel like someone is watching them... it's their technology! In Open Call, Cher talks about a new Netflix show, and James talks about healthcare, but not the way you might think.

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#92: 'A Lot of White Men Talking At Me'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017 34:51

Cher talks to James about her recent podcast listening, and they both dissect the "comfort" of the white male voice, and how a new podcast woke Cher up from her pod nap. In Open Call, Cher talks about a recent live show, and James shows some love to Roxane Gay's latest book.

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#91: 'Wanna Just Kick It?'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 31:48

Cher and James talk about making new friends as adults, and well, it's kinda hard. In Open Call, Cher rediscovered a favorite rom-com, and got a surprise in the mail, while James talks about a radio event he attended in Brooklyn.

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#90: Thick Thighs Save Lives

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2017 30:01

Cher and James visit the beach, in two separate cities. These are their stories. In Open Call, Cher gets active, and James sends love to a long-time supporter of Open Ended.

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#89: 'Pink Line Dimepiece'

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2017 25:21

Cher tells James about an unrequited love she never met on the subway. In Open Call, Cher revisits an old Showtime TV show and James discovers a young rap talent from Philly.

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#88: The Fauxbulous Life

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2017 42:24

Cher and James discuss the #BowWowChallenge, it's inception, and how catering to your "audience" online isn't always the best way to live your life. In Open Call, Cher talks about a deep cut from the black culture, and James found a new hobby with help from an app!

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#87: Ideals vs Truths

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 44:39

Cher and James discuss the generation gap between Lil Yachty and Joe Budden, and how they relate to youths. In Open Call, Cher shows her love for a British comedy, and James shares his joy on the return of his favorite podcast.

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#86: Cha-Cha Slide the Party Line

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 25:13

Cher just got back from the Third Coast Audio Residency and has some stories to tell y’all. (eyes emoji) Plus! An Open Call about a radical artist making white folks uncomfortable (fantastic!), black woman sisterhood, and footwear made of cork.

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#85: F*ck Fatphobia

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017 37:15

Seriously, y'all.

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#84: "Whiteness Woke Shield"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017 43:48

This week, Cher and James take a deep dive into storytelling, its origins, and how the act "sharing your narrative" in mixed spaces has shifted the film Get Out, and the Best Picture Oscar win of Moonlight.

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#83: Fifty Shades Blacker

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2017 17:02

We take off our nipple clamps for a new segment, "Voicemails by Theresa," and Cher came to New York to watch milktoast sex on screen.

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#82: 'The Hotep Corner: Vol 01'

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 4:56

Cher has theories.

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#81: 'Resisting Together'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017 37:11

James is finding ways to cope, Cher wants more intersectionality in her womanhood, and they both deconstruct the idea of the "white savior."

#80: 'It's Like I'm God'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 41:35

James is settling into Brooklyn living, Cher camped out in dangerous temperatures for Obama, and they both are in their feels because they are now officially long distance besties.

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#79: 'Dabstorians,' with Theresa Stewart and C'ne Rohlsen-Green

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2017 49:35

Designers Theresa Stewart and C'ne Rohlsen-Green join the crew for their year-in-review (recorded at the beginning of December 2016), and celebrating James and C'ne's last show in Chicago before moving to New York City. Lil' programming note: we'll be moving to a bi-weekly schedule starting January 2017.

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#78: 'Intergalactic White Flight', with Derrick Tarrance of WakingOni

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 41:20

Derrick Tarrance of WakingOni joins the crew for their annual tech wish list, and James shares a mini-audio documentary he made on his sister's college graduation.

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#77: My First Pair of Timbs

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 34:53

James finally found a place in New York, Cher calms down his anxiety, and they both discuss black excellence that is Moonlight and Chewing Gum.

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#76: Hood Adjacent

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 49:32

We're back, and we're sad about the election, but we have a live show to play for you that we performed for the Chicago Podcast Festival.

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#75: 'For Us Buy Us'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2016 32:00

Let's pour one out for Vine. Plus an Open Call about cable news critics and black male sexuality.

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#74: 'Petty or Not,' with Tiffany Gholar

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2016 35:56

It's a bitter pill to swallow for a self-published, black abstractionist artist in a digital world. Luckily, Tiffany shows us the brighter side.

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#12: Eating Alone in Subway (R)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 39:39

In this episode, Cher and James discuss “doing the most” in one weekend, and the real feeling of FOMO, fear of missing out. (Original broadcast: July 25, 2015)

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#73: Detox

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2016 13:30

Cher experiences a new kind of FOMO during a social media vacation.

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#72: The Chase

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2016 21:00

Cher learns the power of determination and kindness of strangers one night on 67th Street. Also an Open Call in an arcade and your eardrums.

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#71: Hinge

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2016 23:11

In the age of smartphones, we explore Glen's relationships through a 2011 LG flip phone. Also, an Open Call about weed and shitpics.

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#70: Hogging the Aux Cord (at XOXO in Portland, Oregon)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2016 32:24

Recorded inside of an airstream trailer in beautiful Portland, Oregon at the XOXO Fest, Tyesha Snow sits down with Cher and James to talk XOXO, white feminism, and Beyonce.

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#69: Let's Talk about Sex

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016 37:47

The digital side of doing it.

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#68: Candy Coated Journalism

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 29:46

Three artists question what the 24-hour news cycle is doing to our attention, and what that has to do with a television in a Pilsen cafe.

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#67: ‘White Privilege’ the Musical (Live in Chicago at Steppenwolf Theater)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2016 21:11

When does life imitate art, and why was Cher banned from a pumpkin patch? Open Ended investigates during a live show at Steppenwolf Theater Chicago for the “Sounds Like Chicago” Podcast Festival.

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#66.5: Kanye for President

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2016 36:39

What happens when we sound a little different than usual? Let's unlearn our expectations...

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#66: 'Art Direct my Life,' with Cristina Vanko

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016 47:48

Recorded live from Weapons of Mass Creation Fest in Cleveland, Ohio, James and Cher sit down with Cristina Vanko to discuss theft and copyright in art and design, burlesque dancers, and the pettiness of $6 guacamole.

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#65: 'Channel your Mother,’ with Classandra Green

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016 34:03

Ahead of his 27th birthday, Cher and James sit down with Classandra Green, James' mother, to discuss the difficulties, trials, and tribulations of parenthood.

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#64: 'New Phone, Who Dis'

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2016 24:51

This week we learn more about hosts Cher and James by delving into their phone contacts. Ahead of WMC Fest next weekend, the pair also chat with co-organizer, Bryan Garvin about the festival and conference diversity.

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#63: 'Zero to Hotep'

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 32:03

After James takes a few days away from the web, Cher has to fill him in on all the celeb antics he missed, including Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and the elephant in the room, Pokemon Go!

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#62: “Big, Black, and Beautiful,” with Tunde Olaniran

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2016 29:07

Fresh off a live event in Chicago, Tunde Olaniran sat down down with Cher and James to discuss "fatness" and masculinity, activism and advocacy, and his new album Transgressor.

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#61: 'See Mum, I Have Real Friends'

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 37:51

Smartphones and high speed connections keep us connected with the most important people in our lives, but how are those relationships maintained over long distances? We find out through contributed stories by Rachel Hyman, Taz Kelleher, Cher Vincent, and James T. Green.

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#60: 'The Uniqloization of the Internet'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2016 20:43

To mark the 60th episode, this week is just Cher and James, The Original Two. Topics of conversation include internet culture, an addiction to data and how content online has become indistinguishable just to be relevant.

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#59: ‘2Pac or Carlton,’ with guest Phillip-Michael Scales

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2016 24:26

While James is away, Cher meets up with Phillip-Michael Scales to discuss the music business in Los Angeles, being a black singer-songwriter in the age of Black Lives Matter, and a special musical great that influenced him.

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#58: 'Christopher Columbus Syndrome,' with guest Maya Goldberg-Safir

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016 27:45

In this week’s episode, Cher and James nerd out about narrative storytelling with Maya Goldberg-Safir. Maya works for Third Coast International Audio Festival and this is her first time on a podcast.

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#57: 'You Can Like What You Like,' with guest Felton Kizer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2016 40:27

In this week’s episode, Cher and James chat to Felton Kizer, founder and editor in chief of Off-Kilter Mag, an intimate movement of artists, designers, and seekers of individual truth. This week’s discussion surrounds diversity, photography and what it really means to be a starving artist. There is also talk of Beyonce and green beans.

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Dispatch #56: 'I Would Be a Subordinate'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 23:58

This week, Cher and James talk share a small dispatch on Google I/O, and where they fall on the "AI-acceptance" spectrum.

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#55: 'So Much Can Go Down in 15 Seconds,' with guest Kimberly Vincent

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016 23:12

This week, Cher and James talk with Kimberly Vincent, Cher's sister, on how the "youth" communicate with friends, foes, and the world. In Open Call, Kimberly talks about her collegiate organization, Cher shares her love for a 60s band, and James speaks the good word on an overlooked cuisine.

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