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200 And Counting
Hosted by Tia Hill · EN
200 And Counting is a comedy pop culture podcast all about documentaries. Each episode, hosted by Tia, covers a different doc based on a list of over 200 documentaries she’s has seen. With the help of her favorite memes, songs, and television soundbites, Tia shares her thoughts, critiques, and ratings, with topics ranging from dating apps to competitive tickling videos to Black hair, all wrapped up in less than 30 minutes.
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The New Black
Jun 22, 202100:17:50Tap to summarizeHappy Pride! In honor of the month of June and to celebrate Pride Month, this week’s documentary, The New Black, dives into the issues of same-sex marriage in the state of Maryland in 2012. Though it was released in 2013, the doc discusses a number of issues specifically involving homophobia within the Black community and specifically in the Black church community and dances around the problematic topic of whether “being gay is the new black.” If you want to hear/read/or see more of what Tia’s been up to, you can follow her on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tortiachips Read and subscribe to her monthly music newsletter: https://tortiachips.substack.com/ Watch her live on Rolling Stone on Twitch every day from 4-6 pm ET: https://www.twitch.tv/rollingstone
Transcribe →Paris Is Burning
Jun 8, 202100:20:50Tap to summarizeHappy Pride! In honor of the month of June and to celebrate Pride Month, the first documentary of the month is an absolute classic that documents the ball scene in New York in the 80s and 90s, celebrating the LGBTQ community at the time. While controversial, Paris Is Burning is often credited as one of the first instances of positive representation of gay and trans people on screen and is one of the most celebrated docs of all time. If you want to hear/read/or see more of what Tia’s been up to, you can follow her on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tortiachips Read and subscribe to her monthly music newsletter: https://tortiachips.substack.com/ Watch her live on Rolling Stone on Twitch every day from 4-6 pm ET: https://www.twitch.tv/rollingstone
Transcribe →Jonestown: Terror In The Jungle
May 25, 202100:20:46Tap to summarizeOn November 18, 1978 cult leader Jim Jones led more than 900 people to their deaths at a secluded compound in the jungles of Guyana - infamously known as Jonestown. Executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonestown: Terror In The Jungle takes an in depth look at what happened during one of the most horrifying events in recent history in a slightly new way. TW: This episode contains disturbing themes. If you want to hear/read/or see more of what Tia’s been up to, you can follow her on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tortiachips Read and subscribe to her monthly music newsletter: https://tortiachips.substack.com/ Watch her live on Rolling Stone on Twitch every day from 4-6 pm ET: https://www.twitch.tv/rollingstone
Transcribe →Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admission Scandal
May 11, 202100:21:36Tap to summarizeYou've definitely seen the story in the news, and now it's on the podcast - Netflix's documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admission Scandal is all about the controversy that rocked the world of university admissions back in 2019 after it was revealed that rich families were jumping through a number of illegal hoops to get their kids into school. But for all the attention this story got when it first broke, does the excitement hold up through the documentary? If you want to hear/read/or see more of what Tia’s been up to, you can follow her on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tortiachips Read and subscribe to her monthly music newsletter: https://tortiachips.substack.com/ Watch her live on Rolling Stone on Twitch every day from 4-6 pm ET: https://www.twitch.tv/rollingstone
Transcribe →Coded Bias
Apr 27, 202100:17:18Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Season 3 of 200 And Counting! The first episode of the season highlight's Shalini Kantayya's film Coded Bias, which discusses artificial intelligence and racial bias. As quickly as technology has advanced over the last few years, what does that mean for those left behind by the systems themselves, and how can real-world human biases creep into the technology that we use every day? If you want to hear/read/or see more of what Tia’s been up to, you can follow her on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tortiachips Read and subscribe to her monthly music newsletter: https://tortiachips.substack.com/ Watch her live on Rolling Stone on Twitch every day from 4-6 pm ET: https://www.twitch.tv/rollingstone
Transcribe →Season 3 Announcement
Apr 1, 202100:01:23Tap to summarizeHey everyone! 200 And Counting Season will comes back at the end of the month! Hang tight for new episodes, and thanks to everyone for subscribing. In the meantime, you can keep up with Tia here: Website: https://www.tortiachips.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tortiachips Newsletter: https://tortiachips.substack.com/ Rolling Stone on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rollingstone
Transcribe →Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Feb 9, 202100:24:59Tap to summarizeIf there’s one documentary you need to watch to start off the year - it’s this one. Netflix’s new doc dives into the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s and the U.S. government’s failure - and more importantly involvement - in the decade long issue that had devastatingly long-lasting effects on the Black community. If you want to learn more about this topic, check out some of the other documentaries mentioned in this episode: Freeway: Crack in the System https://youtu.be/AE4JQkRuQlM The Seven Five https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM0IOHiZSl4 The Reagans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dI1OIkiEaM Follow Tia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ Or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tortiachips
Transcribe →Feels Good Man
Jan 12, 202100:20:47Tap to summarizeOn this episode, Tia dives into the world of the internet, memes, and the alt right as she documents the transformation of the infamous Pepe the Frog meme from lovable comic book character to right wing hate symbol for the documentary Feels Good Man. For more on 200 And Counting: https://www.tortiachips.com/200andcounting Follow Tia on Instagram & Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ & https://twitter.com/tortiachips
Transcribe →Disclosure
Dec 8, 202000:21:25Tap to summarizeThis week's episode highlights Disclosure, a documentary that chronicles the journey of trans people in the media from the earliest days in American cinema to more modern representation. This doc spans from Paris Is Burning to Orange Is The New Black to Pose, and everything in between, noting the good, the bad, and the problematic, featuring interviews from some of our favorite stars. Find out more about The Okra Project, a collective that provides Black trans people with healthy, home-cooked meals: https://www.theokraproject.com/ For more on 200 And Counting: https://www.tortiachips.com/200andcounting Follow Tia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ Follow Tia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tortiachips
Transcribe →Agents of Chaos
Oct 27, 202000:30:09Tap to summarizeWith the U.S. presidential election right around the corner, this is an absolute MUST SEE documentary ahead of the big night. Will it make you more nervous about the upcoming election? Absolutely. BUT it also sheds light on the Trump campaign's alleged involvement with Russia and just how far the Russian government actually went in its involvement in U.S. politics in 2016. So sit down and buckle up because this is quite a film. For more on how/where to vote in this election: https://www.whenweallvote.org/ Follow Tia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortiachips.jpg/ More on 200 And Counting: https://www.tortiachips.com/200andcounting
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