by Team Diaspora | Jun 23, 2023 | Featured, Media, Podcasts, Problematic Fave, TV
There are a lot of problematic films and TV series in Hollywood, but what about the industry itself? In this week’s episode Dino-Ray Ramos chats Maureen Ryan, journalist, critic and author of the book “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change...
by Team Diaspora | Jun 15, 2023 | Film, Media, Podcasts, Problematic Fave, TV
Flower Drum Song was a benchmark in the the Golden Age of Hollywood grandeur and musical beauty — and it was very racist by 2023 standards. We unpacked this Ro with stand-up comedian, actress, activist, and blazer of all trails Margaret Cho (Fire Island, Good...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Jun 1, 2023 | Podcasts, Problematic Fave, TV
To kick off Pride Month we have a treat for you: a BONUS LIVE EPISODE of Problematic Fave! In this special episode, we travel to SeriesFest in Denver, Colorado where Problematic Fave host Dino-Ray Ramos moderated a special RuPaul’s Drag Race conversation with...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | May 26, 2023 | Media, Podcasts, Problematic Fave, TV
Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! What better way to celebrate than with the spectacular ladies from the Add To Cart podcast, journalist and MTV News pioneer SuChin Pak and writer and actress Kulap Vilaysack who was but a young ingenue when she was featured...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | May 23, 2023 | Featured, Media, Podcasts, Problematic Fave, TV
To many, Revenge of the Nerds is an innocent cult classic underdog story from 1984 — but it is kind of trash. Actually it’s a lot of trash and we unpacked a lot of that garbage with film critic and podcast co-host of Unspooled Amy Nicholson! It’s...