Winner of a 2024 Gold Signal Award, 'Brown & Black' is a podcast at the intersection of race and pop culture. Hosted by Jack Rico (Latino) and Mike Sargent (Black), two nationally recognized film and culture critics, provide a multicultural perspective missing from mainstream media today. Through interviews with filmmakers, artists, and journalists, the show explores the complex relationship between race and entertainment.
Latest episodes
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26 min
One Battle After Another: A Brown & Black Breakdown
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another got the casting right, but did it get Latinos and Blacks right? People are still talking about the film One Battle After Another. We…
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20 min
Bad Bunny and the NFL's First All-Spanish Halftime Show
This week on Brown & Black, we drop an Off the Cuff episode on the breaking news that Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show. This marks the first-ever Spanish-langua…
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21 min
The Viral Rant That Exposed White Identity
Many white Americans face a contradiction: they love Black and Latino culture, but don't like Black and Latino people. Dr. Barnor Hesse of Northwestern University calls this "White…
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43 min
Is Off-Broadway's MEXODUS the Next 'Hamilton'?
Did you know The Underground Railroad went South and America spent 200 years hiding it? In this episode, we talk to Nygel Robinson and Brian Quijada, creators of the Off-Broadway m…
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35 min
Spike Lee, Denzel, and the Black Film Marketing Problem
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington, two of Hollywood's biggest stars, reunite for A24's Highest 2 Lowest (in theaters August 15). But you wouldn't know it from the marketing. Its low-…
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37 min
Emmys 2025: A Brown & Black Breakdown
How can the Latino star of Disney's Andor, the best-reviewed show in the Star Wars franchise, be snubbed by the Emmys? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on how the voting p…
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33 min
Summer Movies 2025: Jurassic World: Rebirth / Materialists
This July weekend, we review two of the biggest summer movies of 2025: Jurassic World: Rebirth and The Materialists. Mike breaks down why Jurassic World is stuck in a loop of reboo…
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42 min
Why Sacrilege's Nyasha Hatendi Chose Horror to Speak His Truth
In this episode, we welcome Nyasha Hatendi, the creator, writer, director, and producer of Audible's new audio horror drama, Sacrilege: Curse of the Mbirwi. He opens up about his m…
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34 min
'Sacrilege: Curse of the Mbirwi': An Audio Drama Analysis
In this special sponsored episode, we're partnering with Audible for our first-ever audio drama analysis, breaking down the groundbreaking supernatural thriller "Sacrilege: Curse o…
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35 min
Is Ryan Coogler's 'SINNERS' Too Black for Hollywood?
This week we deconstruct Ryan Coogler's SINNERS from a Latino and Black perspective. It's a film that is creating deep cultural conversations about Black originality and the busine…
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33 min
Can Brown & Black Art Survive AI? OpenAI, Studio Ghibli & the Fight for Creative Ownership
If AI can make human-like art, do we still need the artist? In this episode we unpack the OpenAI's 'Image Editor' and the Studio Ghibli AI trend, and discuss the cultural, economic…
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35 min
Mark Anthony Green on His A24 Directorial Debut "Opus"
In Opus, Ayo Edebiri plays a journalist invited into a world of celebrity power, but is she there to observe, or be consumed by it? This week on Brown & Black, journalist and filmm…
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25 min
Trump and the Whitewashing of Brown & Black Culture
Is Donald Trump's Kennedy Center takeover the start of a cultural whitewash? This week on 'Brown & Black,' we examine what happens when the most powerful man in America seizes cont…
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35 min
Make America White Again
How do you make a America whiter without saying you're making it whiter? In this first episode of 2025, during Black History Month, we dissect what does Trump's dismatling of DEI a…
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29 min
A Brown & Black Thanksgiving: Our TV & Movie Picks
In this special Thanksgiving episode, we're sharing some of our favorite movies and TV shows we're currently watching or bingeing. Hopefully, you'll find something to add to your T…
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54 min
The Color of Aspiration: Are Latinos The Next Whites?
It's November 7, 2024. Latinos are clearly becoming the next 'whites' and represent what the Republican Party may look like in the future. This episode promises to challenge everyt…
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41 min
Harvey Mason Jr., Grammy CEO on AI and the Future of Music
What does responsible AI use look like in the music world? This week, we sit down with Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., the man at the helm of one of music's most revered institutions,…
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47 min
40 Acres Lie Revealed: Is Reparations Near?
Land, land, land. What if your ancestors kept the land they were promised? How would your life be different? In this episode, we speak with Mother Jones Editorial Director, Jamilah…
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45 min
Regina Porter on Class, Privilege, and 'Rich People Gone Away'
What happens when a pandemic exposes the realities that wealth and privilege usually hide? Author Regina Porter stops by our show to discuss her provocative new novel, "The Rich Pe…
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45 min
The "La Bamba" Remake: Latino Identity vs. Hollywood
With the recent announcement of WB's "La Bamba" remake, we ask: Did Hollywood whitewash Luis Valdez's 1987 film classic, and will the remake do better? And how much of your identit…