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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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.
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)
There's Something About Dolemite
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.
