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The Black Sublime Podcast

Anthony White
A queer, Black, exploration of music culture, politics, and community healing. Hosted by Mr. Haberdashery.
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Episodes

Work Hard and Wash Yo Meat

Mr. Haberdashery rambles a bit about the history of washing meat and discusses the dehumanization and oppression of work.

Oct 27, 202051 min

What Does Latinx Mean?

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the significance of criticizing Black art, specifically shows like Lovecraft Country and I May Destroy You. He also explores expectations linked to the term “Latinx.”

Oct 20, 202041 min

How Much We Learn From Porn

Mr. Haberdashery discusses how loving from a place of lack looks different from loving from a place of fullness; kinks reveal so much.

Oct 13, 202045 min

Everything Is Paid For

Mr. Haberdashery discusses Trump's diagnosis, what's got him angry, and the role of religion in systemic oppression.

Oct 06, 202039 min

Friends with Daniel Cameron

Mr. Haberdashery recites and discusses his poem “those who feed on terror;” points out that Daniel Cameron is closer to us than we think.

Sep 29, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Daring to Imagine is a Revolutionary Act

daring to imagine is a revolutionary act. it's also a profound act of self-love—to imagine a world for yourself with every need met, every lack provided for, every injustice eliminated, every wound healed, every scar faded. daring to imagine it, feeling the steely froth of the past, climbing the barbed wire of the status quo that makes us negotiate between starvation and torture, exploitation and solitude. the role of faith is to render that imagined world an emotional possibility, and then to m...

Sep 22, 202047 min

Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Otherhood

Mr. Haberdashery shares his experience with harnessing the power of emotion, discusses how privilege and power erode personhood and opens up about perpetual closetedness. Below are my completely disorganized personal notes on today’s episode. closetedness // oneness * harnessing emotion as energy (david emerson toney) * urgency, power, privilege * base of my breath, where i hunger before i know it, wherever my mind is before it is conscious lives my concern for joy. this is a description of who ...

Sep 15, 202058 min

Wait...You Said You’re Black Before You’re Queer?

Rest in Peace Chadwick Boseman. Mr. Haberdashery pays respects, discusses what it means to be strong, and describes the broad effects his queerness has on his experience of the world.

Sep 01, 202054 minSeason 1Ep. 9

A Nation of Paradox

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the white revision of history, the shooting of Jacob Blake, and the nature of American identity.

Aug 25, 202049 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Nann Hoe

Mr. Haberdashery discusses a fundamental insecurity that fuels misogyny and its influence over the WAP and the BidenHarris controversies. Shoutout to Trina and Trick Daddy.

Aug 18, 202055 min

Hot Trauma and Black-on-Black Fetish

Mr. Haberdashery elaborates on Black fetishization of Black people and shares how the vulnerability in sharing joy is just crucial as the vulnerability in sharing pain.

Aug 11, 202036 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Where They At? Where They At?

Mr. Haberdashery discusses why there’s no such thing as fighting for Black lives without fighting for the hood.

Jul 28, 202034 min

Oppression Olympics

Mr. Haberdashery shares his view on the price of change in this country and how we should rethink the oppressive dynamics among communities of color.

Jul 14, 20201 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 6

On Beauty

Mr. Haberdashery discusses what trans folk have taught him about his relationship with beauty and the problems he has with beauty as a concept.

Jul 07, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Was That a Nerve?

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the privilege of “avoiding labels” when it comes to sexual orientation and how the abolition versus reform conversation can apply to elite education.

Jun 30, 202046 min

Shoutout to Serotonin

Mr. Haberdashery shares his experience with being proud of his queer identity and discusses the mandate to heal from bumping up against patriarchy.

Jun 23, 202047 min

There’s a Stranger in My House

Mr. Haberdashery commemorates the Pulse Nightclub shooting, shares his personal thought experiment when holding himself accountable, and tackles prison abolition from an emotional perspective.

Jun 16, 202054 min

Ready for the World

Mr. Haberdashery describes the true scope of the anti-racism problem and discusses how we, as a community, should prepare ourselves for the fight.

Jun 09, 202050 min

Any Liberation Will Be Violent

Mr. Haberdashery mourns George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and the other Black lives lost at the hands of white supremacy. This is a personal episode, advocating for the acknowledgement and respect for Black human dignity, and expressing, albeit imperfectly, the value of community, intimacy, and friendship in the fight for freedom and justice.

Jun 02, 20201 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 4

You Don’t Understand Self-Care

Mr. Haberdashery dives into OnlyFans, discusses straight sex workers getting rich on gay dollars, and reflects on the cultural conversation on self-care.

May 26, 202048 min

You Know You’re Molly...Stop Lying!

Mr. Haberdashery defends Molly from HBO’s Insecure, discusses polyamory as politic, and laments the lack of empathy for Black lives.

May 19, 202053 min

Magic Doesn’t Exist

Mr. Haberdashery gives condolences and discusses how believing in certain myths harms ourselves and others.

May 12, 202040 min

You Have Everything You Need

Mr. Haberdashery talks testing “allyship” and shares one spiritual truth that has helped him find happiness thus far.

May 05, 202039 min

Something Ain’t Measuring Up

Mr. Haberdashery further discusses how he combines the spiritual and the sensual, the subliminal problems with code-switching, and the many uses of the Measure app.

Apr 28, 202044 min

History Interruptus and Tiara-virus

Mr. Haberdashery discusses the appeal of alternative medicine among marginalized people especially during the health crisis.

Apr 14, 202045 min

Slick Throat of Solidarity

Mr. Haberdashery shares his theory on why some people just don’t care about social distancing in the U.S.

Apr 07, 202041 min

Justice, Hoteps, Lies, and Theories

Mr. Haberdashery discusses his personal relationship with justice as he and the nation cope with the impact of COVID-19.

Mar 31, 202038 min
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