In moonlight, Black boys still look blue, and Moonlight is getting a 4K glow-up for its 10th anniversary. Blake and Kashif unpack the film’s continued importance, offer a close reading of Moonlight‘s central themes, and discuss their first viewings. Chiron as the king of queer introverts. Beyoncé and ‘all that blue light.’ Nicholas Britell and scoring Black cinematic life. Bonus: Blake gives Kashif a gift that you’ll also enjoy…hopefully.

• Tarell Alvin McCraney’s In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue
• Beyoncé on Blue Light
• Nicholas Britell
• Local Business Spotlight: Asphalt Beach

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A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

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Why on earth are prices so high at thrift stores? A year after the killing of Charlie Kirk and taxpayers’ unwitting role in the slew of 2025 firings. AI scientists need an old school whupping, not for what they’ve created but for what they actually haven’t. Gen Zers fantasize about millennial optimism, but are we (two millennials) sure we remember that? Stay for Going/Not Going, starring a very chesty male (hint: it’s *shockingly* not Jeremy Camp).

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
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The Disappearers is a book of the decade, and we’re so glad to share our conversation with its author, Marlon James. Set in 1980’s Jamaica, this epistolary gay revenge thriller (yes, it’s all of those things), chronicles the lives of eight gay men following an attack. What does it mean for our culture to disappear us? How can people disappear, but not leave? This is a career-defining work, and you don’t want to miss this unruly and heartfelt conversation. Stay for our new version of the game, “Going/Not Going” at the end.

• Marlon’s Socials: Instagram | Website
• Buy The Disappearers
• The Sexual Outlaw by John Rechy

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About the show:
A culture podcast by two insufferable queer introverts in the South who really need to know who’s gonna be there before they commit to anything.

Instagram: @whosgonnabetherepod
TikTok: @whosgonnabetherepod