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Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

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Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

Tv & Film, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2017

⏱️ 113 minutes

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In light of recents conversations about politics and sports, we review the 2013 Jackie Robinson film 42, starring Chadwick Boseman. We discuss how white filmmakers continue to tell the narratives of black figures, the importance of Jackie Robinson, the odd focus on Harrison Ford's character, and if this film helped the cause. FOLLOW BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD]: https://twitter.com/blackmenpodcast https://www.instagram.com/blackmenpodcast BUY BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/black-men-can-t-jump-in-hollywood SUPPORT BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/BMCJ BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Do you ever feel like life is a never ending series of lessons while you try to find purpose, meaning, and answers?

0:07.0

I am Vanessa Fontana, the host of Figuring Shit Out, a podcast where we undertake self-help, coming of age, and healing.

0:14.0

As I live my 20s in New York City, figuring shit out myself,

0:17.0

I've realized that if you spend your whole life trying to get your act together,

0:20.0

you don't have a life. You have an act.

0:22.0

On figuring shit out every Sunday you get to normalize the

0:24.9

journey of not knowing and be guided into living your life with more intention

0:28.2

and ease. This is a headgum podcast. I'm not going to like I don't like baseball.

0:47.0

I as a sport.

0:49.0

Yeah, as a sport?

0:50.0

I know not as a sport at all.

0:52.0

It's one of the...

0:54.0

So, it's very clear now that I know nothing about sports and have never really participated,

0:59.0

but baseball was one of the ones that I was like, I think I liked this.

1:02.0

Wait, did you never play sports ever? one of the ones that I was like I think I liked it.

1:02.5

Wait did you never play sports ever?

1:04.5

I was never in a I was never on a team no and I never I never tried to be on a team

1:10.0

not even when you were a little kid.

1:12.0

I know he only said audition.

1:14.0

They're at team auditions, right?

1:17.0

Don't you call them auditions?

1:18.0

Nah, man, they call them auditions.

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