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Thaddeus Russell is back to discuss the recent N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton. When I first read Thad's book, A Renegade History of the United States, I couldn't stop thinking about N.W.A, and when I finally saw Straight Outta Compton I immediately thought of Thaddeus Russell. I have also been rethinking my first appraisal of the film and its subjects; there was too much hero worship, and I felt like I superimposed onto N.W.A a libertarian enlightenment that probably wasn't really there. "Heroification" is subtraction of peoples' flaws from their story. However, the identification of someone as a "renegade" doesn't require that. Our discussion centers around two central topics: Missed Opportunities - Examination of Misogyny Renegade Themes -N.W.A fought by ...

Thaddeus Russell discusses the problems with "respectability politics" from the 1970s to the present. This is a preview of podcast #371: Thaddeus Russell - Renegade Themes In Straight Outta Compton

Brett argues that by the year 2000, most hip-hop had deteriorated to pointless and showy nonsense with no real message. Thad disagrees. This is a preview of podcast #371: Thaddeus Russell - Renegade Themes In Straight Outta Compton

Osborne, Gardner and Brett head to the cinema to watch Straight Outta Compton. They then return to Brett's crib and discover they can't shut up about it for hours. Podcastmasters is a once-a-month (ideally) listener participation (ideally) live (ideally) show where we discuss our recent shows, projects, challenges, investigations, etc... Discussed In This MasterClass: -NWA -The CPT -The LAPD -The DEA -The CIA Look Closer: Liberty Conspiracy - http://libertyconspiracy.com/