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Park Bench Ontology

is a low-stakes existential crisis disguised as a comedy podcast for people quietly losing faith in the script of modern life. Each week, comedian and writer Gavin Stephens dissects the absurd machinery of capitalism and culture — from sitcoms to wealth inequality, Baudrillard to people who talk in the movies — exposing the broken myths, invisible rules, and slow-motion collapse we all pretend isn’t happening.Presented by The Chonilla Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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S06E01: The whiteness of an insurrection.

Park Bench Ontology ·

2021/01/25

Well, it went and happened. The grocery store ran out of hummus and white people stormed the capital. I kid. Seriously though this week on our Season Six primer, Gavin and Daniel discuss (finally) the US capital riots, and what it means for that country.

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S05E10: Bombshell review

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/12/28

For our last episode of the season, Gavin and Daniel reviewed the 2019 film, Bombshell. We reviewed this movie to ask the question; can we feel sorry for the women of white supremacy?Bombshell is a 2019 American drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph. The film stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie, and is based upon the accounts of the women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment. John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Connie

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S05E09: Mediation and mental health, with Morgan...

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2020/12/21

This week's episode is coming from behind the paywall. We welcomed Morgan Smith to talk about his work with mental health and holistic healing, as well as his work with mediation. You can join Morgan for his weakly meditation group online herehttps://app.amplifield.com/morgano.smith/yinnergy-group-meditation-session-1

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S05E08: What is behind white fear?

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2020/12/14

We wanted to understand the politics behind white aggrievement. So this week Daniel and Gavin dug in and tried to come up with some answers.

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S05E07: When Beefs become Toxic

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/12/07

This week Gavin and Daniel took a look at Fedro Star's beef with Royce da 5'9. The guys saw a real issue here and need to give their two cents. Just to be clear nothing is wrong with a good beef, however, when does a good beef cross the line into toxic masculinity?

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S05E06: Unforgiven?

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/11/30

This week Daniel and Gavin took a look at both the Dave Chappelle special Unforgiven and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion and discussed; how do you question our hero's faults, without tearing down another black person?

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S05E05: The Boys Review

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/11/23

This week Gavin and Daniel discussed the Amazon Prime series "The Boys". Season 2 is over, so before warned of spoilers

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S05E04: Election Wrap up...sort of.

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/11/16

We talked about the recent Biden win, in the US election, and what that means for BLM and other social movements. As well as the pathology of Trump, and his need to please his daddy.

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S05E03: Lovecraft Country

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/11/09

Gavin and David watched the whole season of HBO's Lovecraft Country, and now we share our opinions on the show with you.

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S05E02: Gavin and Daniel discuss Mi'kmaq lobster dispute

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2020/11/02

Gavin and Daniel break down the violence the Mi'Kmaq people face while trying to make a living. We broke down the situation and how white supremacy has kept Canada's indigenous people marginalized.

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S05E01: The Forty Year Old Version

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/10/26

Gavin and Daniel are back. This week we reviewed the themes and ideas in the Netflix film; The Forty-Year Old Version. Written, directed, and starring by Radha Blank. Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before she turns 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime.

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Taking a break.

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/10/05

We are taking a short break and will be back in two weeks.

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S04E47: Profiting From Black Death

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/09/28

We took a look at the phenomenon where capitalism feels the need to exploit the bodies of black men and women murdered by police. This week we looked at a jewelry brand, who shut down after being accused used victims of police brutality to move their product.https://www.complex.com/style/2020/09/jewelry-brand-catches-heat-over-black-lives-matter-designs-from-glass|| You can catch our bonus episode on Patreon http://patreon.com/theuncolonized || Follow us on Twitter @UncolonizedPod and use hashtag

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S04E46: The Toxicity Of Social Media

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/09/21

This week Gavin and Daniel talked about the toxic nature of social media and its influence on society and black liberation movements.|| You can catch our bonus episode on Patreon http://patreon.com/theuncolonized || Follow us on Twitter @UncolonizedPod and use hashtag #UncolonizedPod || Hosts Gavin Stephens @countgavin, B.Black @lebeeplus, Daniel Grant @yungguard || Website: chonillanetwork.com/series/uncolonized || on IG - instagram.com/uncolonizedpodcast || on FB - facebook.com/UncolonizedPod

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S04E45: RIP Chadwick Boseman

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2020/09/14

We decided to pay tribute to Chadwick Bowseman (R.I.P), by talking about our favorite black actors.|| You can catch our bonus episode on Patreon http://patreon.com/theuncolonized || Follow us on Twitter @UncolonizedPod and use hashtag #UncolonizedPod || Hosts Gavin Stephens @countgavin, B.Black @lebeeplus, Daniel Grant @yungguard || Website: chonillanetwork.com/series/uncolonized || on IG - instagram.com/uncolonizedpodcast || on FB - facebook.com/UncolonizedPod

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S04E44: The NBA boycott

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/09/07

As the NBA post season continues, we talked about the effectiveness of the walkout and BLM messaging in the bubble. || Remember you can catch our bonus episode on Patreon http://patreon.com/theuncolonized || Follow us on Twitter @UncolonizedPod and use hashtag #UncolonizedPod || Hosts Gavin Stephens @countgavin, B.Black @lebeeplus, Daniel Grant @yungguard || Uncolonized Website: chonillanetwork.com/series/uncolonized || on IG - www.instagram.com/uncolonizedpodcast || on FB -

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S04E43: The Murder of Jacob Blake, and the anti-black...

Park Bench Ontology ·

2020/08/31

After a brief hiatus, we all came together to talk about all the racism that went on in our absence. Primarily Jacob Blake's murder at the hands of police. || Remember you can catch our bonus episode on Patreon http://patreon.com/theuncolonized || Follow us on Twitter @UncolonizedPod and use hashtag #UncolonizedPod || Hosts Gavin Stephens @countgavin, B.Black @lebeeplus, Daniel Grant @yungguard || Uncolonized Website: chonillanetwork.com/series/uncolonized || on IG -

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S04E42 – Run this town movie review

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2020/08/17

We took a look at the 2019 movie Run this town, based on the late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. IMDB: Run This Town is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Ricky Tollman. It stars Ben Platt, Mena Massoud, Nina Dobrev, Scott Speedman, Gil Bellows, Jennifer Ehle, and Damian Lewis. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019. It was released in the United States and Canada on March 6, 2020, by Oscilloscope and Elevation Pictures. || Remember you can catch our bonus episode on

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S04E41 – Flattening the black diaspora

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2020/08/10

This week Joe Biden described the American Black population as "not as diverse" politically as the Latin X community, and we weren't here for that. || Remember you can catch our bonus episode on Patreon http://patreon.com/theuncolonized || Follow us on Twitter @UncolonizedPod and use hashtag #UncolonizedPod || Hosts Gavin Stephens @countgavin, B.Black @lebeeplus, Daniel Grant @yungguard || Uncolonized Website: chonillanetwork.com/series/uncolonized || on IG - www.instagram.com/uncolonizedpodcast ||

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S04E40 – White people are turning on each other

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2020/08/03

There's a new phenomenon where white people are mad at white people for being anti-racist. We see it as the new 'race traitor' dog whistle, what do you think?--------------------Remember you can catch our bonus episode @ http://patreon.com/theuncolonized |Follow us on Twitter @UncolonizedPod and use hashtag #UncolonizedPod |Tweet Us: @GavinbStephens and @Bblizak |Uncolonized Website: chonillanetwork.com/series/uncolonized |on IG - www.instagram.com/uncolonizedpodcast |on FB -

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