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Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape.
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Season 1

  • What are Your Thoughts Raising Free Black Children?
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    What are Your Thoughts Raising Free Black Children?

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/4/2018

    Terence Nance introduces his new late-night series before being stopped by the NYPD. Segments include: "Everybody Dies!," a cable-access show hosted by "Ripa the Reaper"; an infomercial for a topical-ointment cure for "white thoughts"; and a talk show on sex in the black community.

    Director: Shaka King, Nuotama Bodomo

    Writer: Unknown

  • Two Piece and a Biscuit
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    Two Piece and a Biscuit

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/11/2018

    This week's program begins with a video game to train an army of black women to defend themselves against aggressors. A gender-diverse group of subjects talk about the performance of gender. A wise uncle attempts to program his nephews on how not to be creepy. Speaking of creepy, Wendy gets lured into "Nuncaland," the Dominican-American fable inspired by a classic children's story.

    Director: Darius Clark Monroe, Jamund Washington, Naima Ramos-Chapman

    Writer: Shaka King, Nelson Mandela Nance, Naima Ramos-Chapman, Nuotama Bodomo

  • They Got Some S**t That'll Blow Out Our Back
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    They Got Some S**t That'll Blow Out Our Back

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2018

    This week's program moves from the story of an afro that goes to prison for "badness"' to a family mourning a high-profile case of police violence. Also, does the Second Amendment apply to black people? Contestants on the game show "Hotep Squares" are asked about that, and many more questions on this week's Random Acts of Flyness.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Items Outside the Shelter But Within Reach
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    Items Outside the Shelter But Within Reach

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/25/2018

    Most abuse happens within families and the lines between care, conflict, and chaos are volatile. This week's program addresses some of the dangling threads from past and future episodes, including the perfect apology, a very competitive game of spades and a celebrity's latest business venture.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • I Tried to Tell My Therapist About My Dreams
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    I Tried to Tell My Therapist About My Dreams

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2018

    A young Martin Luther King, Jr. wakes from a dream. A movie star with writer's block finds inspiration in Africa and stumbles upon the devil within.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • They Won't Go When I Go
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    They Won't Go When I Go

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/2018

    A woman stays woke too long. In the not-too-distant future, a waitress contemplates uploading her consciousness to the cloud amidst warnings of an impending hurricane. After Najja has her demons exorcised, her Jealousy tries to talk its way back into her life. Artist Stephanie Dinkins describes her encounters with a simulated black woman.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown