Open Ended

In its 100th episode, Cher and James look back on where they started, and how they found their way into Gimlet Media, where the final episode was recorded.

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In our penultimate episode, Cher and James do one last Hotep Corner, because they stay trying to teach these devils!

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Tina Fey instructions how to cope with…

This week, Cher and James discuss the short film by Alan Yang for Jay Z's track, "Moonlight" from his latest album, 4:44. In Open Call, Cher gives love to an children breakfast food, and James give h…

This week, Cher and James discuss black narratives driven by white artists, including Calvin Harris and the latest show development from David Benioff and D. B. Weiss of Game of Thrones. In Open Call…

Cher and James talk about cultural appropriation at music festivals while Cher is at the annual Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. In Open Call, Cher tried a new menu item at Taco Bell, and James t…

Cher and James discuss problematic hip hop, in light of recent releases from 21 Savage and Jay-Z. In Open Call, Cher makes a redaction from a previous Open Call, and James talks up an upgrade to a ch…

Cher and James are opening up your Third Eye in their latest Hotep Corner. In Open Call, the theme is "digital comfort foods", with Cher giving some love for ABC's Ugly Betty, and James gets lost in …

Cher and James feel like someone is watching them... it's their technology! In Open Call, Cher talks about a new Netflix show, and James talks about healthcare, but not the way you might think.

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Cher talks to James about her recent podcast listening, and they both dissect the "comfort" of the white male voice, and how a new podcast woke Cher up from her pod nap. In Open Call, Cher talks abou…

Cher and James talk about making new friends as adults, and well, it's kinda hard. In Open Call, Cher rediscovered a favorite rom-com, and got a surprise in the mail, while James talks about a radio …

Cher and James visit the beach, in two separate cities. These are their stories. In Open Call, Cher gets active, and James sends love to a long-time supporter of Open Ended.

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Cher tells James about an unrequited love she never met on the subway. In Open Call, Cher revisits an old Showtime TV show and James discovers a young rap talent from Philly.

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Cher and James discuss the #BowWowChallenge, it's inception, and how catering to your "audience" online isn't always the best way to live your life. In Open Call, Cher talks about a deep cut from the…

Cher and James discuss the generation gap between Lil Yachty and Joe Budden, and how they relate to youths. In Open Call, Cher shows her love for a British comedy, and James shares his joy on the ret…

Cher just got back from the Third Coast Audio Residency and has some stories to tell y’all. (eyes emoji) Plus! An Open Call about a radical artist making white folks uncomfortable (fantastic!), black…

This week, Cher and James take a deep dive into storytelling, its origins, and how the act "sharing your narrative" in mixed spaces has shifted the film Get Out, and the Best Picture Oscar win of Moo…

We take off our nipple clamps for a new segment, "Voicemails by Theresa," and Cher came to New York to watch milktoast sex on screen.

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James is finding ways to cope, Cher wants more intersectionality in her womanhood, and they both deconstruct the idea of the "white savior."

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