Taylor Lorenz

84 was a wild year.

It was a wild year.

I don't think there's a more important year for black people.

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1979, that was a big moment for me.

84 was big to me.

I'm Sam J. And I'm Alex English.

Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it.

With our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors.

Like Mark Lamont Hill on the 80s.

It was a wild year.

I don't think there's a more important year for Black people.

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taylor do you ever think about bean dad oh my god yes now i do i forgot about that haven't heard that name in years what was your sort of final take on bean dad when it all kicked off do you remember i can't remember why he was canceled it wasn't for putting the fake shrimp in his cereal was it we'll get to it

Good, good.

So psyched to be here.

Once or twice.

yeah i think it's overwhelming at first but i i think it's sort of changed over time too kind of like what it means to be the main character i don't care about it anymore now i'm like let's bring it on you know who cares yeah but it used to be traumatizing the first few times it happened

Oh yeah, I wrote about that.