Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge! Host ReBecca Theodore-Vachon speaks to creatives of color changing and disrupting the game in film, tv and pop culture.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. Host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they review episode 5 of the Disney+ original series "Hawkeye."
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge Podcast, where we discuss creatives of color changing the game in tv, film and pop culture. Host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon and guest Robert Young review episode 4 of the Disney+ original series, "Hawkeye"
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. Robert Jones is back to discuss episode 3 of "Hawkeye" episode 3 with host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes Robert Young as they review the first two episodes of the Disney+ original series "Hawkeye" starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast, where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Jerry L. Barrow as they review Season 2 of "Love Life" starring William Jackson Harper and Jessica Williams.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes Jerry L. Barrow and critic/entertainment journalist Kathia Woods as we review "King Richard" and the controversy surrounding the film.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon does a deep dive with guest Jerry L. Barrow on the Black Western film, "The Harder They Fall" co-written and directed by Jeymes Samuel (currently streaming on Netflix).
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon is joined by Robert Young as they review the season finale of the Disney animated series "What If...?"
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color changing the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they do a deep dive into episodes 7 and 8 of the Disney animated series "What If...?"
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes actress Damaris Lewis who plays Blackfire on the hit HBOMax original series "Titans."
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color changing the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they do a deep dive into episode 6 of the Disney animated series "What If..." titled "What If Killmonger Saved Tony Stark?"
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes "Really Love" director Angel Kristi Williams and screenwriter Felicia Pride. In "Really Love" a rising young painter (Kofi SIriboe)tries to break into the competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with a brilliant law student (Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing). "Really Love" is currently streaming on Netflix.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color changing the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they do a deep dive into episode 5 of the Disney animated series "What If..."
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color changing the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this week's episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes Aurin Squire, co-executive producer and writer on both "Evil" and "The Good Fight."
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they review episode 4 of the Disney animated series "What If?" titled What If Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead Of His Hands?
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they review episode 3 of the Marvel animated series "What If..." and our thoughts on the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" trailer.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes a special guest, Craig, as they review the Marion Hill film "Ma Belle, My Beauty" and the depiction of Black romance and non-traditional relationships in film.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they review episode 2 of the Disney animated series "What If?" with T'Challa as Star Lord. We also discuss Chadwick Boseman's indelible impact on the MCU and his career legacy.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they review episode 1 of the Disney animated series "What If?" where Peggy Carter becomes the first Super Solider instead of Steve Rogers.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they review Season 1 of Loki, and how the appearance of Nathaniel Richards (Jonathan Majors)affects Phase 4 of the MCU. Also, a review of "Black Widow" film starring Scarlett Johansson.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and podcast. In this episode we do a deep dive of Episode 2 of "Loki" w/ guest Robert Young.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. Host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young as they do a deep dive into series premiere of the Disney original series "Loki" starring Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Wunmi Mosaku.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes actor Quintessa Swindell to discuss Season 4 of the HBO series "In Treatment." We also discuss Quintessa's experience as a Black non-binary artist in Hollywood and their upcoming role as Cyclone in the upcoming "Black Adam" film with The Rock and Aldis Hodge.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes Vanity Fair special correspondent Anthony Breznican as they discuss the Phase 4 rollout and future of the Marvel shared universe.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. Host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes Robert Young as they do a deep dive of episode 6 of "Falcon And The Winter Soldier."
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. Host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes Robert Young as they do a deep dive of episode 5 of "Falcon And The Winter Soldier."
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young, as they discuss episode 4 of "Falcon And The Winter Soldier "The Whole World Is Watching." Please note there are major spoilers in this episode!
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this week's episode host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon chats with actress Adepero Oduye who plays Sarah Wilson in the hit Disney Plus series "Falcon and The Winter Soldier."
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young, as they discuss episode 3 of "Falcon And The Winter Soldier "The Power Broker." Please note there are major spoilers in this episode!
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes back Robert Young, as they discuss episode 2 of "Falcon And The Winter Soldier "The Star Spangled Man." Please note there are major spoilers in this episode!
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon is joined by Robert Young, as they discuss the new Disney+ series "Falcon And The Winter Soldier" and how the MCU plans to tackle race in Phase 4. Please note there are major spoilers in this episode!
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color who are disrupting the game in tv, film and pop cultures. In this episode we are joined by Ashley Ray, critic and host of TV I Say podcast, as we review the HBOMAX documentary "There Is No I In Threesome." We also examine Hollywood's depictions of non-monogamy and polyamory in tv and film.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, writer/director Eugene Ashe discusses his new film "Sylvie's Love" - a lush and sweeping period romance drama. "Sylvie's Love" premieres on Amazon streaming December 23, 2020. **film synopsis******************** Sylvie (Tessa Thompson has a summer romance with a saxophonist (Nnamdi Asomugha) who takes a summer job at her father's record store in Harlem. When they reconnect years later, they discover that their feelings for each other have not faded with the years.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, we chat with screenwriter Courttia Newland about his work on the Amazon anthology series "Small Axe" by Oscar winning director Steve McQueen. Newland discusses the importance of bringing West Indian culture to life on screen and collaborating with Steve McQueen.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we chat with actor Parker Sawyers who co-stars in the upcoming film "Monsoon." We also discuss his role as Andre Watkins in the STARZ series "P-Valley" and playing a young Barack Obama in the 2016 critically acclaimed film "Southside With You." Synopsis for "Monsoon": Kit (Henry Golding), a young British Vietnamese man, returns to his birth country for the first time in over 30 years. He was just six years old when he and his family escaped Saigon as 'boat refugees' after the Vietnam War. No longer familiar with this country and unable to speak his native language, Kit embarks on a personal journey from Saigon to Hanoi in search of a place to scatter his parents' ashes. Along the way he reconnects with his childhood friend Lee (David Tran) and falls for Lewis (Parker Sawyers), an American whose father had fought in the war. During his travels, Kit finally starts to connect to the memories of his parents and his own roots.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. Host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon chats with actor/producer Peter Kim who co-stars in the Netflix original film "The Forty Year Old Version" written, directed and starring Radha Blank.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color changing the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon reviews the season finale of HBO series "Lovecraft Country"
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we chat with "Charm City Kings" director Angel Manuel Soto. "Charm City Kings" is currently streaming on HBO Max. Film synopsis: In this gritty coming-of-age drama, fourteen-year-old Mouse (Jahi Di'Allo Winston) desperately wants to join the Midnight Clique, an infamous group of Baltimore dirt-bike riders who rule the summertime streets. His older brother, Stro, was their top rider before his tragic death—a loss that consumes Mouse as much as his passion for bikes. Mouse's mom (Teyonah Parris) and his police mentor, Detective Rivers (William Catlett), work overtime to help the charismatic teen reach his full potential, but when the Midnight Clique's leader, Blax (Meek Mill), takes the boy under his wing, the lure of revving his own dirt bike skids Mouse toward a road way past the straight and narrow.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode Jerry L. Barrow ("Fathers Who Bother" podcast) joins host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon as they review "The Forty Year Old Version" and themes of Black creative freedom and White gatekeepers. *film synopsis** Radha, a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. But when she foils what seems like her last shot at success, she's left with no choice but to reinvent herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime. The Forty Year Old Version follows Radha as she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater on a quest to find her true voice.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we chat with screenwriter Ihuoma Ofordire about episode 8 of the HBO series "Lovecraft Country."
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge, where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we chat with screenwriter Shannon M. Houston on crafting Episode 7 of the acclaimed HBO series "Lovecraft Country."
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we chat with Sujata Day - writer/director and star of her feature film debut "Definition Please." Day shares her journey of being an Asian-American filmmaker, exploring themes of mental health in her film and collaborating with Black creatives in Hollywood.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. Host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon moderates a roundtable discussion with fellow tv critics, Shannon L. Miller, Joelle Monique and Clarkisha Kent as they deep dive into Episode 5 of the HBO series "Lovecraft Country." *WARNING - please note there are major spoilers and discussion of rape and sexual violence*****
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color of disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, we discuss themes of generational trauma and abuse in the HBO series "Lovecraft Country" with guest Vilissa Thompson, LMSW. Thompson is a licensed social worker and creator of Ramp Your Voice, which advocates for the Black disabled community.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast, where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we speak with actors Justina Machado ("One Day At A Time") and Rhenzy Feliz (Marvel's "The Runaway") who star in the Netflix original film "All Together Now" which premieres Friday, August 28th.
Welcome to The Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we chat with Aiyana White, staff writer of the hit Netflix series "Lucifer."
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. On this episode, we chat with actress Lesley-Ann Brandt who play Mazikeen on the hit Netflix series "Lucifer.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon chats with actor D.B. Woodside, who plays the angel Amenadiel in the hit Netflix series, "Lucifer." DB shares scoop on Season 5 and how Black Lives Matter has impacted Hollywood.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. On this episode host Rebecca Theodore-Vachon welcomes writer and filmmaker Kellee Terrell as they do a deep dive into the season premiere of the highly anticipated horror series "Lovecraft Country."
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we highlight creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we welcome director Gina Prince-Bythewood to discuss her work on the Netflix original film "The Old Guard." We chat about Prince-Bythewood's making history as the first Black woman director to helm a major comic book film adaptation, queer representation on film and the challenge to depict more Black actresses in lead action roles.
Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode we chat with actress MaameYaa Boafo from the Hulu critically acclaimed series "Ramy." We discuss the depiction of Black Muslims in Hollywood, working with Oscar winning actor Mahershala Ali and series creator Ramy Youssef. The Pakistani-born Ghanian actress also shares her acting journey and her optimism for the future of Black creatives in Hollywood.