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Melanin Media Collective

Derik Jones · en · 1331 episodes

This collective is where movies, TV shows, books, and entertainment get the real talk treatment—no sugarcoating, just straight-up funny, unfiltered opinions from a Black perspective. If Rotten Tomatoes had a cookout, this show would be running the grill. Expect deep dives, wild hot takes, and debates spicier than your auntie’s mac and cheese. From classic Black cinema to the latest binge-worthy series, no storyline is safe. So pull up a chair, grab a plate, and let’s chop it up about the…

Episodes

Melanin Media Collective
RBC S29Pt13: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters one hundred and twenty-five to one hundred…
Sep 15, 2022·46m
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PC: Birds of a Feather
Welcome to Parallel, the podcast about Counterpart. In this episode, we discuss episode two of season one: Birds of a Feather. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Sep 15, 2022·1h 2m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S29Pt12: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters one hundred and thirteen to one hundred and…
Sep 14, 2022·54m
Melanin Media Collective
PC: The Crossing
Welcome to Parallel, the podcast about Counterpart. In this episode, we discuss episode one of season one: The Crossing. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Sep 13, 2022·1h 12m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S29Pt11: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters one hundred and three to one hundred and…
Sep 12, 2022·51m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S29Pt10: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters ninety to one hundred and two of The Jester…
Sep 11, 2022·54m
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ST: Where You Are
In this episode, Dustin from the Sandman Stories Podcast, Chris from the Cult Film Companion Podcast, Baylor from the BTG For President Podcast and Raresonance…
Sep 10, 2022·53m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S29Pt9: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters eighty-two to eighty-nine of The Jester by…
Sep 9, 2022·1h 1m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S29Pt8: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters seventy-one to eighty-one of The Jester by…
Sep 9, 2022·50m
Melanin Media Collective
WDD: We Know Who Did It
Welcome to Who Dun Dunnit, the podcast about The Undoing. In this episode, we discuss episodes five and six and conclude The Undoing. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Sep 8, 2022·56m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S29Pt7: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters fifty-nine through seventy of The Jester by…
Sep 7, 2022·57m
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WDD: See No Evil
Welcome to Who Dun Dunnit, the podcast about The Undoing. In this episode, we discuss episode four of season one: See No Evil. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Sep 6, 2022·1h 22m
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RBC S29Pt6: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters forty-nine through fifty-eight of The…
Sep 5, 2022·50m
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RBC S29Pt5: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters thirty-seven through forty-eight of The…
Sep 2, 2022·54m
Melanin Media Collective
WDD: Do No Harm
Welcome to Who Dun Dunnit, the podcast about The Undoing. In this episode, we discuss episode three of season one: Do No Harm. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Sep 1, 2022·55m
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RBC S29Pt4: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters twenty-seven through thirty-six of The…
Sep 1, 2022·53m
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RBC S29Pt3: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters seventeen through twenty-six of The Jester…
Aug 31, 2022·41m
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WDD: The Missing
Welcome to Who Dun Dunnit, the podcast about The Undoing. In this episode, we discuss episode two of season one: The Missing. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Aug 30, 2022·1h 3m
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RBC S29Pt2: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters seven through sixteen of The Jester by…
Aug 30, 2022·48m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S29Pt1: The Jester
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters one through six of The Jester by James…
Aug 29, 2022·41m
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ST: The Biggest Little Horror House in Seattle
In this episode, Kris from The Madames Podcast, Melissa, and Elton from the Elton Reads a Book a Week podcast join me to create a story based on the following…
Aug 29, 2022·1h 6m
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RBC S28Pt5: A Bridge to Terabithia
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I conclude Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. You…
Aug 28, 2022·52m
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RBC S28Pt4: Bridge to Terabithia
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters nine through eleven of Bridge to Terabithia…
Aug 26, 2022·47m
Melanin Media Collective
WDD: The Undoing
Welcome to Who Dun Dunnit, the podcast about The Undoing. In this episode, we discuss episode one of season one: The Undoing. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Aug 25, 2022·1h 9m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S28Pt3: Bridge to Terabithia
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters six through eight of Bridge to Terabithia…
Aug 24, 2022·1h
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AO: To Right the Wrongs of Many
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the series finale of Orphan Black: To Right the Wrongs of Many. Twitter…
Aug 23, 2022·1h 2m
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HS: Back to the Future 3
Ahoy Motherfuckers! They had issues with coping with the incest storyline in the first movie, but in the third movie, they make no comment at all about the…
Aug 22, 2022·1h 44m
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RBC S28Pt2: Bridge to Terabithia
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters four and five of Bridge to Terabithia by…
Aug 19, 2022·49m
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AO: One Fettered Slave
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the ninth episode of season five: One Fettered Slave. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Aug 18, 2022·1h 33m
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RBC S28Pt1: Bridge to Terabithia
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. In this episode, I read chapters one through four of Bridge to Terabithia by…
Aug 17, 2022·52m
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AO: Guillotines Decide
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the eighth episode of season five: Guillotines Decide. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Aug 16, 2022·34m
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HS: Back to the Future 2
Ahoy Motherfuckers! There wasn't supposed to be a sequel to Back to the Future, and when the sequel was made, it wasn't supposed to be set in the future. It…
Aug 15, 2022·1h 59m
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RBC S27Pt4: Closed Legs Don't Get Fed 2
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Hood Classics and Good Classics. In this episode, I find out that Closed Legs Don't Get Fed 2 by Red Johnson is…
Aug 14, 2022·1h 25m
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ST: WHOOPIE!
In this episode, Christi from ESpookyTales, Kelli from Drunk Theory, and Aaron from the I Had to Say It podcast join me to create a story based on the…
Aug 12, 2022·1h 12m
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AO: Gag or Throttle
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the seventh episode of season five: Gag or Throttle. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Aug 11, 2022·1h 7m
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AO: Manacled Slim Wrists
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the sixth episode of season five: Manacled Slim Wrists. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Aug 9, 2022·53m
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RBC S27Pt3: Closed Legs Don't Get Fed
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Hood Classics and Good Classics. In this episode, I conclude Closed Legs Don't Get Fed by Red Johnson. You can…
Aug 8, 2022·27m
Melanin Media Collective
HS: Back to the Future
Ahoy Motherfuckers! Disney turned this movie down because it had elements of incest in it. Other studios turned it down because it didn't have the raunchy…
Aug 8, 2022·1h 42m
Melanin Media Collective
AO: Ease for Idle Millionaires
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the fifth episode of season five: Ease for Idle Millionaires. Twitter…
Aug 5, 2022·44m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S27Pt2: Closed Legs Don't Get Fed
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Hood Classics and Good Classics. In this episode, I read chapters five through seventeen of Closed Legs Don't Get…
Aug 3, 2022·58m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S27Pt1: Closed Legs Don't Get Fed
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Hood Classics and Good Classics. In this episode, I read chapters one through four of Closed Legs Don't Get Fed by…
Aug 3, 2022·56m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S26Pt26: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I conclude From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz in this episode. You…
Aug 1, 2022·58m
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HS: Dick Tracy
Ahoy, Motherfuckers! You take Batman '89's music, add the campiness of Adam West's Batman from the '60s and give Al Pacino absolute autonomy to do what he…
Jul 25, 2022·1h 38m
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RBC S26Pt25: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read chapters eighty and eighty-one of From the Corner of His Eye by Dean…
Jul 24, 2022·1h 9m
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RBC S26Pt24: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read chapters seventy-eight and seventy-nine of From the Corner of His Eye…
Jul 24, 2022·55m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S26Pt23: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read chapters seventy-four through seventy-eight of From the Corner of His…
Jul 23, 2022·58m
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AO: Let the Children and Childbearers Toil
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the fourth episode of season five: Let the Children and Childbearers Toil…
Jul 22, 2022·1h 27m
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AO: Beneath Her Heart
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the third episode of season five: Beneath Her Heart. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Jul 20, 2022·1h 8m
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RBC S26Pt22: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read the second part of chapters seventy through seventy-three of From the…
Jul 19, 2022·51m
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RBC S26Pt21: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read the first part of chapter seventy of From the Corner of His Eye by…
Jul 15, 2022·1h 22m
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AO: Clutch of Greed
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the second episode of season five: Clutch of Greed. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Jul 15, 2022·57m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S26Pt20: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read chapters sixty-eight and sixty-nine of From the Corner of His Eye by…
Jul 13, 2022·42m
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AO: The Few Who Dare
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the first episode of season five: The Few Who Dare. Twitter: @RTOPodcasts…
Jul 13, 2022·1h 31m
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AO: From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the season finale of season four: From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths. Twitter…
Jul 7, 2022·1h 20m
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RBC S26Pt19: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read chapters sixty-five to sixty-seven of From the Corner of His Eye by…
Jul 6, 2022·1h 7m
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HS: Spaceballs
Ahoy, Motherfuckers! You take John Candy and put him into any movie, and you already have comedic gold. But when you mix him with Rick Moranis in possibly his…
Jul 4, 2022·1h 6m
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AO: The Mitigation of Competition
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the ninth episode of season four: The Mitigation of Competition. Twitter…
Jul 1, 2022·1h 29m
Melanin Media Collective
RBC S26Pt18: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read chapters sixty-two to sixty-four of From the Corner of His Eye by…
Jun 30, 2022·1h 7m
Melanin Media Collective
AO: The Redesign of Natural Objects
Welcome to Another One: An Orphan Black Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the eighth episode of season four: The Redesign of Natural Objects. Twitter…
Jun 30, 2022·1h 16m
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RBC S26Pt17: From the Corner of His Eye
Welcome to Ratchet Book Club, where we read Good Classics and Hood Classics alike. I read chapter sixty-one of From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz in…
Jun 29, 2022·51m