379 - TLC - CrazySexyCool - Yamaneika Saunders
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EPISODE SUMMARY:
Without blue there would be no rock. Without folk there would be no country. And without strong black women full of creative energy, we would be without so much that is important to our cultural zeitgeist. Which is why for every ounce of praise heaped on Beyoncé or Rhianna, ten times as much respect should go to the girl group that paved the way for so many that came after them: pop trio TLC. Comedian Yamaneika Saunders recognizes their 1994 sophomore album CrazySexyCool as a symbol of empowerment for so many young black women of her generation. And she uses that power to create an honest and hilarious interpretation of the world around her, which has led her to appear on Last Comic Standing and Netflix's The Degenerates.
SHOW NOTES:
01:00 - Intro
07:30 - Sneaking secular music
10:30 - No white girl groups
18:30 - Respect to those who came before
34:00 - Calls from a halfway house
44:45 - Sexy without the sexiness
54:15 - Three letters
59:45 - The hereafter
1:12:30 - Facts!
1:18:00 - Comeuppance
1:21:45 - Lighting round
1:26:45 - Outro
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