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Synopsis
LEARNT. is a podcast by DoctorJonPaul & Kevin Allred that shamelessly blurs the boundary between entertainment and education for the LGBTQ+ community and beyond!
Episodes
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Episode 41: Culture of Mean
10/02/2021 Duration: 01h13minDoctoJonPaul and Kevin discuss Britney Spears, meanness, and what drives everyone to act like the new bully on the block. Plus: giving Jazmine Sullivan love, and talking trash TV. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 40: Let's Get LOUDDDD
27/01/2021 Duration: 01h35minAfter a brief hiatus, DoctorJonPaul get LOUD to welcome in 2021. Talking the election, inauguration, politics, Netflix binges, guilty tv pleasures, and more... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 39: Zoom School & Hamburglars of Joy
14/10/2020 Duration: 01h15minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin discuss the hellsite Twitter, education going online, Zoom fatigue, Beyoncé (of course), and all the miserable people that try to steal what little joy we can find these days and call it "critique." Outro music: "Who's Zoomin' Who?" by Aretha Franklin --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 38: Working From Home vs. Living At Work
23/09/2020 Duration: 01h01minThe picture for this episode will make sense after listening. :) DoctorJonPaul and Kevin talk being ready for COVID to die, songs that make them cringe, and small problems with the otherwise great Emmys. Outro music: Bonnie Tyler -- "Holding Out For A Hero" --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 37 Living LaBombalera Loca: The Curious Case(s) of White Women Pretending to Be Black
09/09/2020 Duration: 01h06minOn the syllabus, is Rachel Dolezal Part. Deux, Jessica Krug, who outed herself as a white woman this week. In music, we discuss the Brandy and Monica Verzuz battle. And complain about people that think the pandemic is over in the sandbox. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 36: Nobody Asked You
29/07/2020 Duration: 01h04minSyllabus: Performative acts of solidarity. Pop Culture: The Chicks, Beyoncé, and Brandy Let's Go There: Annoying social media demands and butting in to conversations to be contrary. --------------- Exit Music: "Gaslighter" by the Chicks. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 35: From Freedom to Liberation
08/07/2020 Duration: 01h04minWhat is freedom? What is liberation? How do we move beyond social media activism into strategy? Kevin and DoctorJonPaul take on all these questions and more in the new episode of LEARNT., extending the conversation from the previous episode and hopefully imagining the beginnings of a way forward... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 34: Dear White Fragility
17/06/2020 Duration: 01h04minWondering what to text your Black friend during this current moment of unrest? Looking for tips on how to best navigate the current moment and confront racism as a white person? Trying to find the best anti-racist reading list available? DoctorJonPaul and Kevin have some thoughts... Outro music: Nina Simone -- "Mississippi Goddamn" from Nina Simone's In Concert (1964, Philips Records) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 33: Cancel Culture Remix
27/05/2020 Duration: 01h02minReturning to "cancel culture" on the syllabus in light of recent calls for everyone from Doja Cat to Ellen Degeneres and Tyra Banks be "canceled." Pop Culture break takes a look at Insecure and How To Get Away With Murder. Plus, sandbox gripes from quarantine. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 32: Tigers, Joe, Carole, & Karen
08/04/2020 Duration: 01h12minEveryone's talking about it, so Learnt. will too. Tiger King. Whether you've watched or not, DoctorJonPaul and Kevin take you on a wild ride. Also discussed: Instagram battles, the plight of Karens all over, and quarantine etiquette. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 31: Quarantine, Corona & Celeb Sing-Alongs
23/03/2020 Duration: 01h15minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin discuss what's going on in the world during this global pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 29: Content vs. Craft
23/01/2020 Duration: 01h12minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin are back in LEARNT.'s first episode in 2020--talking the difference between quality and craft and basic content. Tyler Perry may or may not serve as the impetus for the conversation.
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Episode 28: Managing (And Mismanaging) Anxiety
13/11/2019 Duration: 01h08minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin dive into the topic of managing anxiety, touching on Summer Walker, Whitney Houston, and other pop culture moments along the way. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 27: Higher Ed is a SCAM
18/10/2019 Duration: 01h24minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin are back and with new segments: the Newsletter, the Syllabus, the Music Room, and the Playground. Listen in on them discussing politics and the latest news, the state of higher education today, their favorite music releases and what's got them annoyed currently. And join the conversation yourself by sending an email to asklearnt@gmail.com! Outro Music: "Drop the Pilot" by Joan Armatrading from The Key (1983) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 26: Recent Events Rundown
17/09/2019 Duration: 01h24minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin do a recent events in pop culture rundown: talking IT chapter 2, Chelsea Handler, Shaun King and Deray, Felicity Huffman's 14 day jail sentence, and Beyoncé at the Creative Arts Emmys. Outro Music: "Mood 4 Eva" from The Lion King: The Gift --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 25: Advice For Our Younger Selves
04/09/2019 Duration: 01h15minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin run through a few current pop culture moments and discuss advice they'd like to give their 20-year-old selves (and maybe some advice their 20-year-old selves could give them currently!). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 24: Remembering Toni Morrison
08/08/2019 Duration: 01h08minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin discuss the immeasurable gifts Toni Morrison gave the world and her enduring legacy--THE greatest American writer of all time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 22
03/07/2019 Duration: 01h19minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin talk Pride, politics, Pose, privilege, music, and much more on a brand-new episode... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 21: On MA & Being Included
04/06/2019 Duration: 01h14minDoctorJonPaul and Kevin dive into MA, the new horror film starring Octavia Spencer and what it means to be included in an exclusive society. Includes some spoilers for the movie. Outro Music: Beyoncé -- "Top Off" (From Homecoming: The Live Album) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support
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Episode 20: Politics, Blah!
23/05/2019 Duration: 01h22minKevin and DoctorJonPaul address the bleak political climate and more in this new episode!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learntpodcast/support