Champagne Sharks

Nov 08 2024 300 ep. 57 mins 4.6k

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A podcast about race, politics, and pop culture, through the lenses of humor and psychology.

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CS 615: The Election Episode pt 1

Nov 08 2024 85 mins

This week we have all the Sharks; Trevor, Kenny, Mario and Vida are all here to discuss what went down on Tuesday night. Thats right, its an election special! Links mentioned in this episode: Behavior Altering Parasites * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDfaQ-NUeLM&ab_channel=NewYorkPost * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO-4f41Gaf8&ab_channel=Frankenscience * https://

CS 614: Hasaan Hates Portland

Oct 29 2024 93 mins

This week Trevor and Ken welcome guests Mischa Webley and Hasaan Thomas on to the show to talk about about their new web series 'Hasaan Hates Portland’. Hasaan Hates Portland is a dark comedy web series about a black man trying to navigate his way through the whitest - and weirdest - city in America. You can check out the show at: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YGpHvieaXM&a

CS 613: From the NBA to FBA

Oct 11 2024 104 mins

This week Trevor, Ken and Mario kick off the show with a little bit of sports talk and then kick the conversation over to the FBA. This is a free unlocked episode. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server fo

CS 612: FOMOYOLO Society

Sep 29 2024 86 mins

This week Trevor takes a solo trip down the rabbit hole that is Wall Street. Thinking what others may think others are thinking is the name of the game and the price to play depends on how liquid you can get. So bust out the financial times because this episode is all about stocks. This is a free unlocked episode. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for

CS 610: Keep Reading, Playboy pt 1

Sep 21 2024 66 mins

This week Trevor, Ken and Mario kick it off with Lil Wayne, the Super Bowl, Kendrick and Drake + Black people are corny; all to show the lengths people will go to for a chance to go viral or stay in the spotlight… WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Links for this episode: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_9NhXfpAWt/?igsh=NzRxb290c3poaGF2 This is Part 1 of a two-pa

CS 609: Fight Night In America

Sep 10 2024 82 mins

This week Ken and Mario give the listeners the bout they’ve been asking for. This episode is all about boxing and politics; when the contenders aren't in the ring and the cameras are off, they are working together to run the match. It's fight night in america. This is a free unlocked episode. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at pa

CS 608: Young And Able Bodied

Aug 30 2024 81 mins

This week Ken and Mario sit down for a special West Coast episode. Kicking off the conversation w/ the change in how sports journalism is presented, and the TMZ-ification of journalism in general; the way we interact with the world now has as much nutritional value as ordering the #4 deep-fried at the fast-food drive-thru. Like only the West Coast Sharks can, this free flowing conv

CS 607: Optics Convention

Aug 27 2024 99 mins

This week, Trevor and Ken break down the DNC convention in all its glitch and glory. Links in this episode: DNC Roll Call * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMYMSIuxXFY * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=divCJN88kkw Central Park 5 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yW0sEkWHyY * https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/arts/television/when-they-see-us-real-story.html * https://www.t

CS 606: Its All About VPs and RNC

Aug 06 2024 83 mins

This week Trevor is joined by returning guest and fan favorite, Chris Jesu Lee, and new guest Ross Barkan. Ross Barkan is a novelist and journalist from New York. He's a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and a columnist for Crain's. His next novel, Glass Century, will be published in 2025. He can be found at his Substack, Political Currents. Chris is a writer livin

CS 604: Inside the Fish Bowl pt 1

Aug 02 2024 52 mins

This week Ken, and Trevor keep the conversation going on todays top headlines and politics. Megan Thee Stallion is making waves and social media is riding the waves and "FR bussin’ on Harris’s rizz”… All that to say, the online discourse has devolved into games rather a seeking of the truth, and the sharks are here to clear the board. Show Notes: * https://www.rollingsto