Whatever We Want with Jay & Kay

Back in Full Effect

March 06, 2022 Jamal Sterling & Khalilah Elliott Season 2 Episode 9
Whatever We Want with Jay & Kay
Back in Full Effect
Show Notes

Whatever We Want with Jay & Kay co-hosts Jamal Sterling and Khalilah Elliot are back in the place to be, discussing the latest news and events happening in Black life + pop culture. 

Jay and Kay get caught up this week on everything that's gone down so far in 2022 - discussing the historic news of the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the controversial casting for a Bob Marley biopic, and debating whether ethnicity should be a deciding factor in casting. The pair also get caught up on Joe Rogan, the ongoing war in Ukraine, the NFL, Kanye West and so much more.

Key Takeaways:  

[01:11]
Wrapping up Our Town and Jamal’s experience doing a theatrical performance in a pandemic

[03:09]
Khalilah’s experience promoting On Sugarland, running until March 20 in New York Theatre Workshop

[03:50] 
Supreme Court prospect Ketanji Brown Jackson and why that’s a HUGE win 

[06:39]
The controversy on Kingsley Ben-Adir being cast as Bob Marley in new biopic

[14:34]
How abusive partners are using Apple Airtags for stalking 

[16:43]
An update on the Joe Rogan Podcast and Spotify; With more artists boycotting, will Spotify do anything?  

[24:53]
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine

[26:11]
What’s going on in the Winter Olympics?

[30:19]
Our thoughts on the controversy around Brian Flores suing the NFL 

[36:02]
Khalilah’s thoughts on Mary J. Blige’s Super Bowl Halftime Show  

[40:06]
Kanye West; Mental health and why people need to stop sensationalizing his controversy

 [44:54]
This week’s For the Culture Shout Out!


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