HeyJaredBlack Deth 101 Podcast: Black Film, Blaxploitation, Exploitation Movies, 1970s Film History, Soul
Black Deth Blaxploitation 101A bold, funky, history-deep Blaxploitation show blending film-school analysis with streetwise swagger— Nubius Black & Johnny Deth break it down like nobody else.Step into the funk-soaked world of Blaxploitation cinema.
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ABAR: The 1st Black Superman — Before Blade, Before Black Panther (opens the original)
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ABAR: The Black Superman is coming to save your weekend, baby! This time on Black Deth 101 , we’re digging into one of the strangest, wildest, and most unforgettable superhero movies to come out of the blaxploitation era — ABAR: The First Black Superman . Abar starts out as a tough, street-level hero standing up for a Black family being terrorized in their new neighborhood. Then somebody hands the man a mysterious formula…and suddenly Abar isn’t just taking care of business — he’s got POWERS. An
The Spook Who Sat By The Door - The Film the FBI Didn’t Want Black America to See (opens the original)
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The Spook Who Sat By The Door The Film the FBI Didn’t Want Black America to See This week, Nubius Black and Johnny Deth dig into one of the boldest, most politically explosive films of the 1970s: The Spook Who Sat by the Door . Based on Sam Greenlee’s novel and directed by Ivan Dixon, the film follows Dan Freeman, the CIA’s first Black officer, who learns the agency’s tactics, returns to Chicago, and quietly begins building a revolutionary movement from the streets up. We break down the film’s s
Black Deth 101 BLAXPLOITATION CITATION AWARDS (opens the original)
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Black Deth 101 BLAXPLOITATION CITATION AWARDS The votes are in — and the winners might start some arguments. We’re handing out the first-ever Black Deth 101 Blaxploitation Citation Awards , honoring the best heroes, villains, anti-heroes, fights, soundtracks, fashion, horror characters, and the best film we’ve covered so far. From Truck Turner, Coffy, Cleopatra Jones, Blacula, Shaft, Sugar Hill, Dolemite and more, nobody is safe from judgment. Who won? Who got robbed? And what takes Best Film So
One Year In - Blaxploitation Classics compete for your vote! (opens the original)
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Can you dig it? Black Deth 101 has officially been bringing the funk, fear, fights, fashion, and cinematic madness for one full year! In this anniversary episode, Nubius Black and Johnny Deth look back at the films, heroes, villains, soundtracks, wildest moments, and unforgettable characters that defined the show’s first year. From stone-cold detectives and fearless women to smooth-talking hustlers, supernatural soul brothers, outrageous stereotypes, and villains we loved to hate, we revisit the
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