• There's Something About Dolemite

  • By: Netflix
  • Podcast

There's Something About Dolemite

By: Netflix
  • Summary

  • There's Something About Dolemite is the official podcast for the new Netflix film "Dolemite Is My Name". Throughout the season, host Brandon Jenkins explores how the blaxploitation era and comedian Rudy Ray Moore's "Dolemite" have had a lasting impact on black culture.
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Episodes
  • There's Something About...Blaxploitation's Legacy
    Nov 26 2019
    In this episode, host Brandon Jenkins speaks with filmmaker and writer David F. Walker. Walker is known for his work in graphic novels and comics such as "Shaft," "Luke Cage," and more. He spoke with Brandon about how the blaxploitation era's legacy continues on today and reminisced on meeting Rudy Ray Moore before he passed. This Episode's Blaxploitation Watch List: Dolemite (1975) Three The Hard Way (1974) Black Caesar (1973) Shaft (1971) The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973) Across 110th Street (1972) The Mack (1973) Cooley High (1975) Human Tornado (1976) Foxy Brown (1974)
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    24 mins
  • There's Something About...Funk 'n' Soul
    Nov 19 2019
    In this episode, host Brandon Jenkins speaks with legendary record executive and songwriter Al Bell. Mr. Bell was the head of Stax Records during the height of the blaxploitation movement and oversaw the release of the film genre's most iconic soundtracks like "Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song" and "Shaft". He discussed blaxploitation's impact on film soundtracks and the continued legacy of that moment in music. This Episode's Blaxploitation Watch List: Dolemite Is My Name (2019) Shaft (1971) Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
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    32 mins
  • There's Something About...Sassy Supermamas
    Nov 12 2019
    In this episode, host Brandon Jenkins speaks with Stephane Dunn, author of "Baad Bitches & Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films". They discuss the portrayal of women in blaxploitation films by looking at Pam Grier's "Foxy Brown", Tamara Dobson's "Cleopatra Jones," and more. This Episode's Blaxploitation Watch List: Coffy (1973) Cleopatra Jones (1973) Foxy Brown (1974) Shaft (1971) Super Fly (1972) Black Caesar (1973) Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
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    23 mins

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