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PODCAST

The Culture Garden

Kieron Richardson, Isaiah Jackson, Rachel Proctor

This podcast was created with a focus to celebrate the works and contributions of Black filmmakers, actresses and actors. We’ll be breaking down a lot of the movies that shaped the culture, as well as highlighting the careers of your favorite film and television stars. We want to make sure people get their flowers while they can smell them, so we built the Culture Garden

tv & film film history

All Episodes

00:39:55

Skool's Guilty Pleasures Presents: Wild Wild West

The Culture Garden ·

2023/09/01

Welcome to a sneak preview of a new podcast, Skool's Guilty Pleasures! This podcast will be centered around the love that Skool has for those guilty pleasure films, "good" bad movies, Tubi films, etc. In the intro episode, Skool and Rich discuss the 1999 box office failure, Wild Wild West. Skool defends why he enjoys this movie, discusses how every big actor has a film like this in their catalog, the origin of this film, Will Smith's performance, and much more. The podcast will be

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01:13:17

Crash

The Culture Garden ·

2023/08/24

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us this week as we discuss the 2006 Best Picture Winner, Crash. We'll have a conversation about whether or not this film holds up, the controversy around the Oscars win, the heavy handed messages and stereotypes, and much more. As always, we thank you for tuning in. Check out our Linktree below for more content. Love! Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast⁠⁠ Instagram: @theculturegardenpodcast E-mail:

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01:49:11

Boomerang

The Culture Garden ·

2023/08/17

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! The trip is back to discuss the 1992 classic, Boomerang. The conversation centers around the star studded cast, Eddie Murphy being seen in a new light, Boomerang being one of the most important films of the last 30 years, sleeping with your friend's homegirl, and much more. We appreciate you for listening, thank you as always for your continued support. Please be sure to check our Linktree below for additional content. Love

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01:23:34

Lean On Me

The Culture Garden ·

2023/08/10

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we're joined by a special guest and educator, Dr. Ralph Murphy II, to have a conversation about the 1989 film Lean on Me. We'll discuss the real Joe Louis Clark and his impact/tactics, the issues that are still facing school systems in present day, if educators like Joe Clark are still needed, best scenes, and much more. This was a great conversation and we can't wait for you to listen and join in. Thank you as

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01:09:22

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Culture Garden ·

2023/08/03

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This wee we're joined by a special guest, a legend and historical/nostalgia connoisseur, Sneaker Dave. We'll discuss the origin of the original TMNT film, the state of the art turtle costumes, our favorite turtle, the first film versus the sequel, and much more. We appreciate you for your continued support, we can't do any of this without you. Check our Linktree below for more content! Love! Linktree:

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01:14:52

Pretty Woman

The Culture Garden ·

2023/07/27

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we're stepping outside of the culture to discuss an early Rom-Com, Pretty Woman. We'll discuss if this film lives up to the hype, the original script that was much darker, Julia Roberts breakout performance, highest grossing Rom-Coms of all time, and much more. Thank you as always for listening, check the Linktree below for more content. We appreciate your support, love! Linktree:

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01:15:51

Above The Rim

The Culture Garden ·

2023/07/20

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us this week as we discuss the 1994 classic, Above The Rim. We'll break down how the film was made, who almost starred in the lead roles, the brilliance of Tupac, question why Shep and Nutso were playing basketball on the roof, and much more. Thank you as always for listening, check the Linktree below for more content. We appreciate your support, love! Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast⁠ Instagram:

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01:04:11

Crooklyn

The Culture Garden ·

2023/07/13

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week the conversation will center around A Spike Lee Joint, 1994's Crooklyn. We'll discuss the semi-autobiographical origins for the Lee siblings, Joie Lee's screenplay and point of view, how Nickelodeon may have gotten the idea of Hey Arnold from Crooklyn, and whether or not Crooklyn is a good movie. Thank you as always for tuning in, we appreciate your support. Check our Linktree below for access to more content. Love

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01:24:41

Hustle & Flow

The Culture Garden ·

2023/07/06

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week the conversation will focus on the 2005 film Hustle & Flow. We'll discuss Craig Brewer and his journey to make this film, how this movie could've been a disaster under a different genre, the incredible acting by everyone in the cast, the 2006 Oscars, and much more. Thank you as always for listening, please check the Linktree below for more content. We appreciate your support, love! #HustleAndFlow #TerrenceHoward

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01:35:50

Get On Up

The Culture Garden ·

2023/06/22

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! We appreciate you joining us for another week as we discuss the 2014 James Brown biopic, Get On Up. We'll break down how accurate the film was to reality, the unique way the story was told, who almost directed the film and how it would've changed the tone, the incredible acting and cast, best scenes, and much more! Please remember we will not have an episode next week but we'll be back the first Thursday of July. Thank you as always for

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01:09:29

Daddy's Little Girls

The Culture Garden ·

2023/06/15

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us as we discuss Tyler Perry's 2007 film, Daddy's Little Girls. This episode we'll discuss if this movie is a Tyler Perry classic, the star studded cast, Tyler Perry villians, whether or not Julia's friends were wrong, Rich's reimagining of the Tyler Perry Universe, and much more. As always we appreciate you for listening, we can't do any of this without you. Check out our Linktree in the episode description

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01:07:46

Lakeview Terrace

The Culture Garden ·

2023/06/08

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we'll have be discussing the 2008 film, Lakeview Terrace, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington. Join us as we discuss the real life inspiration for this film, what audience this film was made for, neighbors from hell, best scenes, and more. As always, we appreciate you for listening, we couldn't do any of this without you. Love! Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast⁠ Instagram:

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01:09:46

If Beale Street Could Talk

The Culture Garden ·

2023/06/01

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us this week as we discuss the 2018 film, If Beale Street Could Talk. We'll have a conversation about the brilliance of James Baldwin, the incredible cast and acting, The Regina King Invitational, the unique way black people understand each other, and much more. As always, we appreciate you for listening, we couldn't do any of this without you. Love! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theculturegardenpodcast Instagram:

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00:18:24

Theater Experience: The Little Mermaid & Blackberry

The Culture Garden ·

2023/05/31

Welcome to a new segment of The Culture Garden Podcast! Rich is joined by special guest Kathryn (@kitkaaattt_) to discuss some new releases that she checked out in theaters this past weekend. This new segment will highlight the movie theater experience and provide a spoiler free outlook for those who are on the fence about seeing a movie in the theaters. Please don’t hesitate to provide feedback, we appreciate you for listening as always! Love!

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01:05:50

Focus

The Culture Garden ·

2023/05/25

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we'll be discussing the 2015 film Focus, starring Will Smith. We'll break down the return of "cool" Will Smith and why he was perfect for a role like this, the actors who almost starred in the leading roles, how well the movie was written and the different perspectives you can view it from, best scenes, and much more. As always, we appreciate you for tuning in and rocking with us!

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01:21:14

Life

The Culture Garden ·

2023/05/18

Welcome back to the 50th Episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! What a journey it's been to get here, we couldn't have made it to 50 without your continued support. Mad love and appreciation to you for rocking with us. Today we're reaching in our Grail collection to talk about the 1999 classic Life. We'll discuss Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence in 1999, whether Martin ever became a crossover star, how the honesty and sincerity of the film drove the comedy, best scenes, and much

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01:04:47

Law Abiding Citizen

The Culture Garden ·

2023/05/11

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! This week we'll take a dive into the 2009 film, Law Abiding Citizen, directed by F. Gary Gray. We'll discuss Jamie Foxx's generational talent, as well as prayers for his health and recovery, Gerard Butler's Hollywood peak, how much we love the Vigilante genre, best scenes, what happens if Jamie and Gerard switch roles, and much more. As always, thank you for listening! Love!

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01:19:47

Eve's Bayou

The Culture Garden ·

2023/05/04

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! Join us as we discuss the 1997 classic Eve's Bayou. We'll discuss Kasi Lemmon's outstanding feature film debut, one of the best child performances of all time by Jurnee Smollett, the Black Southern Gothic genre, Flashbulb events, and much more. As always we appreciate you for listening, this was a fun episode to discuss. Thank you for your support, love!

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00:50:19

Draft Day

The Culture Garden ·

2023/04/27

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! In honor of today's NFL Draft, we figured it would be the perfect time to discuss 2014's Draft Day. Join us as we discuss Kevin Costner being in the Sports Movie Hall Of Fame, the accuracy of the film, the Sonny/Ali relationship, and much much. As always we appreciate you for listening, good luck to your team in this year's draft. Who Dey!

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00:57:04

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

The Culture Garden ·

2023/04/20

Welcome back to another episode of The Culture Garden Podcast! It's about time we had the Tyler Perry conversation to discuss his legendary, yet polarizing place in the culture. We'll also discuss his 1st feature film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. This is an entertaining and silly ass conversation, we hope you enjoy. Thank you for your continued support, we can't do it without you. Love!

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