# people & places (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover people & places. Page: Feed: --- ## [Chance The Rapper on Jealousy, Brotherhood and Black Liberation](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/chance-the-rapper-on-jealousy-brotherhood-599) _2026-08-26 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ Vic kicks off the series with the one person who's known him longest, Chance the Rapper, his brother since they were 13. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212897231/042b587c9bf773fb394caee8e7592868.mp3) ## [People, Places & Things Vol. 5](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/people-places-and-things-vol-5) _2026-08-21 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ Turns out DEI stood for "Didn't Ever Intend”... ## [The End of Oak Street: Nailbiting or Toothless?](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/the-end-of-oak-street-nailbiting-or-toothless) _2026-08-21 · Popcorn Culture_ The End of Oak Street was marketed as the next IMAX summer tentpole film after The Odyssey and Spiderman: Brand New Day, but the sci-fi dinosaur thriller hasn't lived up to expectations, either at the box office or with audiences, who've given it middling ratings. The film also marks David Robert Mitchell's return to the director's chair for the first time in eight years since Under the Silver… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/5ecb0b6b-78f3-4018-b5a6-b4ad00b8b0b2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [Black Skin, Colonial Masks](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/black-skin-colonial-masks) _2026-08-14 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ What South African Afrophobia Taught Me About Colonialism ## [DC + Daniel Craig’s Bond Films](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/dc-daniel-craig-s-bond-films) _2026-08-14 · Popcorn Culture_ We kick off this episode by reviewing DC, the fourth film by Arun Matheswaran, the acclaimed Tamil filmmaker behind Rocky (not the Sylvester Stallone film about boxing) and Saani Kaayidham. Like his other films, the film follows characters from the margins of society and centres around revenge and crime. This time, however, Matheswaran places that familiar brutality within a romance – specifically… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/6f6c031c-e7bd-4335-a7da-b4a600b9b0ae/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [The Vic Mensa Show (Official Trailer)](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/the-vic-mensa-show-official-trailer-6a8) _2026-08-11 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ Vic Mensa has done it all. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212875944/c3e334463ba76f191b220e5e2a4f8e82.mp3) ## [People, Places & Things Vol. 4](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/people-places-and-things-vol-4) _2026-08-07 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong ## [Spider-Man: Brand New Day](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/spider-man-brand-new-day) _2026-08-07 · Popcorn Culture_ 7 years after the last Spider-Man outing, we return to the world and story of Peter Parker, as he operates as the web-slinging superhero, but in a time where everyone’s forgotten that he exists. As he faces an evolution in his powers, he also faces one of the most powerful threats he’s ever encountered. This film sees the return of the familiar trio of Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon,… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/d274809d-2b45-46b8-ab65-b49f00c431df/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [Widow's Bay & The Drama + Memorable Performances](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/widows-bay-the-drama-memorable-performances) _2026-07-31 · Popcorn Culture_ In this episode, it's a double-bill of reviews! First, we review The Drama — Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli's romantic black comedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as a happily engaged couple whose relationship is thrown into crisis when an unexpected revelation surfaces during their wedding week. Meanwhile, Widow's Bay is a horror-comedy series on Apple TV+ set in a quaint New England… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/d517e175-43da-48aa-b9e6-b49800bb1ee0/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [I'm Not African](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/im-not-african) _2026-07-30 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ Seemed to only glorify the Europeans claiming Africans was only three fifths of human beings... ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gyA4umN3jm73) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [The Odyssey + Best of Christopher Nolan](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/the-odyssey-best-of-christopher-nolan) _2026-07-24 · Popcorn Culture_ Christopher Nolan is back after three years with The Odyssey, an epic mythological adventure adapted from Homer's ancient Greek poem. Nolan has always been incredibly passionate about the IMAX format, so it's no surprise he would be the one to deliver the first feature film ever shot entirely with IMAX cameras. It follows the legendary hero Odysseus (Matt Damon) on his perilous decade-long journey… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/f77ca597-9585-441c-99c1-b49100b8efca/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [People, Places & Things Vol. 3](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/people-places-and-things-vol-3) _2026-07-23 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ Turns Out You Can't Wipe Down History ## [Minions & Monsters + Best Sidekicks](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/minions-monsters-best-sidekicks) _2026-07-17 · Popcorn Culture_ The Minions are back in the third instalment of their standalone franchise, and this time, the adorable, semi-gibberish-spouting yellow creatures are taking over Hollywood and unleashing monsters. Pierre Coffin pays tribute to multiple horror classics and tropes while also hewing to the well-established formula of Minion hijinks and physical comedy. We discuss whether this is the best film in the… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/fb6f9697-2831-4a41-ab62-b48a00b951a7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [Where My ADHD Baddies At?](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/where-my-adhd-baddies-at) _2026-07-16 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ They always told me ADHD did it... ## [Substack Live with Vic Mensa & Karen Attiah](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/substack-live-with-vic-mensa-and-23a) _2026-07-13 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ What taking up "the fight" actually costs you—professionally, emotionally, spiritually [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205766113/07bc16520e1a8a3e95096d0da3610997.mp3) ## [Dear You & The Furious + Best of 2026 (so far!)](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/dear-you-the-furious-best-of-2026-so-far) _2026-07-10 · Popcorn Culture_ This week, we're looking at two films from opposite ends of the cinematic spectrum. First, we review The Furious, Kenji Tanigaki's bone-crunching Hong Kong action thriller about a father tearing through a criminal underworld to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Then, we switch gears with Dear You, the Teochew-language family drama that's become one of the year's biggest word-of-mouth sensations,… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/e0dcb9fd-c715-4753-92d7-b48300b9be1b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [People, Places & Things Vol. 2](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/people-places-and-things-vol-2) _2026-07-09 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ Fight the power? First you gotta find it. ## [Supergirl & Obsession + Favourite Superhero Movies](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/supergirl-obsession-favourite-superhero-movies) _2026-07-03 · Popcorn Culture_ In this episode, we have a double bill of reviews. Obsession is the second low-budget indie horror movie by a Gen-Z director that has taken the world by storm, after Backrooms. Directed by Curry Barker, the film centres around Bear (Michael Johnston), a hopeless romantic who uses a mystical “One Wish Willow” to make his crush Nikki (Inde Navarrette) love him, but as they say, be careful what you… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/2cb532bc-5d7e-40e0-a46b-b47c00b85898/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [Megan Thee Stallion and the Anatomy of Misogynoir](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/megan-thee-stallion-and-the-anatomy) _2026-07-02 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ "We making bitches and hoes out our women too much. We can't trust ourselves and we don't know who to trust..." ## [Toy Story 5 + Pixar Favourites](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/toy-story-5-pixar-favourites) _2026-06-26 · Popcorn Culture_ Woody and the gang are back once again, in the 5th installment of the Toy Story franchise. This time, the gang finds themselves facing a new threat: technology, in the form of a tablet, which has become Bonnie’s new favourite plaything. So how does the movie do in dealing with such a timely subject, and is it a worthy addition to Toy Story? We discuss that, before pivoting to discussing the best… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/4074b942-5c03-42d6-921c-b47500b7e50e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kVdgPlZnu0oS) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [People, Places, and Things](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/people-places-and-things) _2026-06-25 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ Notes from the Empire’s Group Chat ## [Disclosure Day + Best Alien Movies/Series](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/disclosure-day-best-alien-movies-series) _2026-06-19 · Popcorn Culture_ Steven Spielberg returns to one of his favourite subjects with Disclosure Day, an original sci-fi thriller about a meteorologist and whistleblower racing to expose years of government secrecy surrounding the existence of extraterrestrial life while powerful deep-state forces try to stop them. It's Spielberg's first alien film since War of the Worlds and has been billed as a spiritual companion to… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/36b0a9d5-caec-4c6f-9cc7-b46e00bc7837/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3) ## [I Don't Want My Son to Have Dead Homies](https://vicmensa.substack.com/p/i-dont-want-my-son-to-have-dead-homies) _2026-06-18 · vic mensa · halfrican by Vic Mensa_ Notes on fatherhood ## [Masters of the Universe & Backrooms + Favourite Childhood Characters (Pt 2)](https://omny.fm/shows/popcorn-culture/masters-of-the-universe-backrooms-favourite-childhood-characters-pt-2) _2026-06-12 · Popcorn Culture_ In this episode, we review two films that are vastly different. Masters of the Universe is a campy fantasy superhero adventure film based on the beloved 1980s He-Man animated series. Directed by Travis Knight, the film stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man/Prince Adam, Jared Leto as Skeletor, as well as, Alison Brie, Idris Elba and more. It follows Prince Adam's journey from Earth to the magical… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/de62ff84-6498-49d0-a266-a9d50120c712/2a80eb5c-5119-4306-8453-ab3c0000d3a3/9182a476-c1a3-4f3e-aefb-b46700c003b3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=6a26f1d6-e903-4947-9ec9-ab3c000123a3)