Ep. 99 - Whiskey & Watching: "I Like It Like That" (1994) ft. Ricardo Gamboa & Mia Carbajal

BrownTown again chops it up with the Hoodoisie fam, co-host
Ricardo Gamboa and Executive Director Mia Carbajal for "Whiskey
& Watching." The team deconstructs the darling 90's
comedy-drama "I Like It Like That" (1994), the first large studio
film directed by a Black woman. The film centers around an
Afro-Latina woman in the Bronx whose life is turned upside down
when her husband is arrested after trying to steal a radio during
a blackout. While he's incarcerated, she is forced to find a way
to survive and take care of her family. Through that process, she
comes into her own power, changing the dynamics of their
relationship and that of the whole neighborhood. From the
technical cinematic aspects of the film to decolonial politics it
offers, the squad explores how femininity and sexuality is
presented, the messiness and necessity of restorative practices,
the intersections and limits of adultism and masculinity, and
framing the hood as a site for capitalist production. Through the
complexity of it all, Ricardo reminds us that revolution is
attainable in the universe of relationships and we are lucky
enough to rehearse what that looks like. Originally recorded
September 2023.


Transcriptions available here!


GUESTS


The Hoodoisie (1, 2) is a block-optic, radically politicized,
biweekly live news show based in a different gentrifying
neighborhood every month. Ricardo and Charles invite artists,
activists, comedians, saboteurs, political figures, culture
makers, and musical guests to share their experiences,
perspectives, and talents. The Hoodoisie gives "the chance for
everyday people [particularly queer, working-class, and people of
color] to engage in the discourse that shapes their lives that
they’re often excluded from.” Imagine if The Daily Show got
hijacked by radical POC and queers and they brought along a DJ
and a bar...that's the Hoodoisie. Come out for a conversation and
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CREDITS: Intro soundbite and episode photo from
I Like It Like That by Pete Rodriguez. Outro music is
Try A Little Tenderness by Otis Redding. Audio engineered
by Kiera Battles.


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