8: Jig-A-Bobo

Lovecraft Country Radio

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4.8 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this episode of Lovecraft Country Radio, hosts Ashley C. Ford and Shannon Houston discuss Episode 8: “Jig-A-Bobo.” The hosts discuss Dee’s journey following the death of her best friend, and the adult characters who abandon her while in the midst of their own chaos. Then, they sit down with film scholar and producer Tananarive Due discuss the episode’s relationship to horror. This podcast is produced by HBO in conjunction with Pineapple Street Studios. Recommendations: Organizations Supporting Black Youth: - The Hustlers Guild - Black Girls Code - Wings Films: - Child’s Play (1988) - Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - It Follows (2015) - The Girl With All The Gifts (2016) - Anatomy of Wings (2020) Books: Spare the Kids by Dr. Stacey Patton Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beacher Stowe Misc. - Naomi Wadler’s Speech at the March for our lives (2018) - Topsy and The Golden Fleece (Sculpture by Alison Saar) - The Langston League Lovecraft Syllabus - Self Care: Back That Azz Up (Juvenile) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're tuning in to Lovecraft Country Radio. There's some strong language and spoilers ahead.
0:15.2	Buckle up.
0:24.4	Fuck you pig.
0:26.4	And it fucking stinks in here.
0:33.6	Come on D. Come on D. That's what I like to hear.
0:37.2	Yeah. I don't feel even a little bit bad hearing this little kid go off.
0:42.6	Not a touch bad. I'm here for it. I'm behind her.
0:46.6	We support this movement and I know that we want to keep our babies safe, but I have to say
0:53.0	me personally, this is the exact kind of energy I want my children to have in their souls.
0:59.5	Thank you D. I love this episode and I'm really excited to talk about it with you and our guests.
1:06.0	So let's get into it. Episode eight, Jigabobo.
1:10.5	Welcome to Lovecraft Country Radio. I'm Ashley C. Ford, podcast host writer and horror enthusiast.
1:25.3	And I'm Shannon Houston, a writer for the HBO series Lovecraft Country and mother to three
1:31.6	free black children. Amen. Amen. So this is D's episode, which I love speaking of free black children.
1:41.2	Yes.
1:42.4	In my opinion, this episode most deeply rooted in the horror genre so far.
1:49.9	I'm obsessed with it every I mean, it was creepy. It was thrilling.
1:58.2	And it definitely this is the one that I was like, if I'm going to have nightmares,
2:03.2	it's going to be about these characters. And I was absolutely right.
2:09.6	Yes, terrifying things have happened. Beautiful things have happened.
2:14.0	Me personally, I'm a little exhausted. I'm not going to lie. The reason I'm exhausted is because
2:20.3	this is episode eight. And at this point, Ashley, we have stand so many of the actors on the show.
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