White People Won't Save You

Jaksot

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  By Any Means (Feat. Nate and Jared) 17.09.2026 3t 12min

  We saw it. We hated it. We discuss By Any Means, the new Mark Wahlberg movie that tries and drastically fails to turn a true civil rights story into a buddy cop revenge thriller. A movie so bad we had to invite on our first white guest! We break it all the way down. ALSO! If you'd like to watch us, the video is up now on your Youtube channel (Youtube.com/@white_pod).  Also check out our other socials @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on IG and TikTok. We'll be discussing our first book in our book club soon and much more! 
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  Streetballers (Feat. D'Marcus of Black Geek Energy) 27.08.2026 2t 15min

  Back again with another new episode and a movie that really pushed the limits of our sanity. Streetballers is a perfect example of why we do this podcast. A movie that combines all of the wildest white savior tropes with the hubris of a white filmmaker who thinks he knows Black culture. Joining us for this insanity is our friend D'Marcus from the Black Geek Energy podcast.  Together we discuss if it's possible to burn a copy of GTA: San Andreas onto a cd, if true hell is becoming a ghost stuck in some white man's imagination and play a new game and guess which white savior movies are real.  Check out Black Geek Energy wherever you get your podcasts and join D'Marcus and Jared as they discuss all kinds of nerdy things, from video games to comics to movies, all from a Black geek perspective.  We'll be back again next week with two more crazy episodes as we play a little catch up. The first is the South African film probably beloved by Elon Musk as a kid Yankee Zulu and the other is maybe the leader in our worst movie we ever watched category, Loqueesha. See you then! 
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  Shadrach 25.08.2026 1t 54min

  Apologies! We've had a few technical issues but we've got an all timer for you coming from the depths of white savior hell. Shadrach is a painful watch. Not simply because of the subject matter (a 99 year old slave WALKS from Alabama to Virginia to die on the plantation he was born on) but for the fact that they treat this full grown Black man like a prop.  We dig into the history of the short story the film is based on, what kind of horrible make-up job they did on this man and read some of the absolutely insane reviews people left for this film.  Join our book club! Follow us on the socials to see our reading list and catch us discussing our first book (Toni Morrison's Language as Liberation) very soon. Follow us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on Instagram and TikTok for more! Also, we'll have another episode out this Thursday as we catch up on our schedule so stay tuned for that! 
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  The Interpreter (Feat. Brandon V. Fletcher) 24.07.2026 2t 14min

  Does white savior nonsense feel good in a place like this? We welcome Nicole Kidman to the pod for the first time as we discuss 2005's The Interpreter. Joined by the super talented Brandon V. Fletcher to help us discuss what makes a good political thriller, where Nicole Kidman got that African flute from, and more!  Check out more of Brandon's pop culture thoughts at The Critic's Collective and also check out his website to see his animation work! You can follow us on IG and TiKTok at @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod and join our book club as we read through a number of great fiction and non fiction books focused on community, liberation, and identity! We'll be back next week with more caucacity! 
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  Conspiracy 09.07.2026 2t 4min

  We're back! Again! Sorry for another delay, we've both been busy (in good ways) but the good news is we have a bunch of episodes ready to go! Reaching back a bit into the vault, we bring you Conspiracy, a 2008 film staring Val Kilmer and some very...interesting politics.  We discuss maybe the most uncomfortable sex scene we've had to watch, knives vs guns, and Jack Harlow's many hats.  Follow us on IG and Bluesky to keep up with our book club! We've picked out some books to read and discuss for the rest of the year, so read as many or as few as you'd like and we'll post our discussion schedule soon. Hope everyone is having a good summer so far, we'll be back next week (we promise) with more caucacity! 
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  Crossroads 28.05.2026 1t 18min

  Another one from the vaults! We take you back to simpler times, when Sinners was about to win a couple Oscars (but not all  the ones it should have) as we discuss a movie we like to call White Sinners aka 1986's Crossroads. Starring Ralph Macchio, directed by the man who also did 48 Hours and The Warriors, we get a movie about a white boy who becomes the greatest blues player of all time.  We talk about the horniest magical negro to ever grace a film, the optics of a film that so deeply misunderstands the blues and Black culture, and we even get a new slur!  Check out our socials where we'll be dropping our summer reading list for our book club, dropping our discussion of Drake's terrible Iceman album, and much more! Follow us at @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on IG and TikTok and we'll see you soon for more caucacity! 
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  The Last Boy Scout 21.05.2026 1t 54min

  We've got a gem from the archives today! The Last Boy Scout (1991) has one of the craziest opening sequences we've ever seen. A banger song, PCP, and Billy Blanks with the blicky, all in a matter of 5 minutes. The rest of the movie is downhill from here as we discuss sleepy Bruce Willis, the total misuse of Halle Berry, and the logistics of shooting a football from a horse. This weeks caucacity is a bit dated but also fuck Aidin Ross.  We've got some plans for the summer! Book club finally, some streaming and some fun mini episodes! More to come soon but keep up with us on IG and TikTok at @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod! We'll be back soon with more caucacity!   
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  Bananas 07.05.2026 2t 3min

  It's been a while, but we're back! Sorry for the break, life got busy but we're back and we've got some bangers ready for you! Starting off with Woody Allen's second feature film, 1971's Bananas. What a mess this movie is! More about Woody Allen having sex than the plot which seemingly is about him bumbling into being the dictator of a Latin American country.  Part of our break was retooling some things to be better about sharing stuff on our socials, so be on the look out for us on IG and TikTok at @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod or on Bluesky @WPWSY. We'll have videos and extra content about upcoming films so jump in with us!  We will be back next week (NEXT WEEK) with 1991's The Last Boy Scout, the movie where Billy Blanks snorts pcp and shoots someone during Monday Night Football. And that's just the first 5 minutes! 
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  People Under The Stairs (Feat. Ezra Claytan Daniels) 19.03.2026 49min

  Still reveling in the Sinners Oscar buzz, we were so excited to speak with someone very familiar with Black horror, the one and only Ezra Claytan Daniels. Author of several amazing graphic novels like Upgrade Soul and his latest, Mama Came Callin', as well as writing for shows like Doom Patrol and Severance, he joined us to talk about a Black horror cult hit, The People Under the Stairs.  Directed by Wes Craven and staring Brandon Q. Adams, it's a movie filled with some very creepy imagery but also a lot of socio-political satire to chew on. We break down what works and what maybe hasn't aged so well, and also discuss the power of horror in Black stories.  Mama Came Callin', a southern gothic horror about family, racial identity, and alligators is a fantastic read. Gorgeous illustrations by Camilla Sucre and of course Ezra's mesmerizing story. Get your copy wherever books are sold!  As for us, find us on socials at @Whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod and check out our Youtube page for some fun extras we're trying out! We'll be back next week with Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout.
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  Oscars 2026 wrap-up 18.03.2026 1t 59min

  Finally, we're current with our Oscar talk! We give our thoughts on not just the Sinners V OBAO but the night as a whole and wider conversation about the Academy. What were your thoughts on the night? Let us know at @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on IG and TikTok. Also, check us out on Youtube where we have additional content coming out! 
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  Neo Ned (Part Two) 26.02.2026 1t 28min

  If you made it through part one, part two is even crazier. We get into all of the crazy choices this movie made, some VERY interesting quotes from the writer and director, some weird behind the scenes footage, and more! The only thing that got us through is the knowledge that Sinners has 16 Oscar nominations.  Hit us up on IG at @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod Tiktok at @whitepeoplewontsaveyou  Join us next week as we talk about the 1986 movie Crossroads, or as we call it, White Sinners.   
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  Neo Ned (part one) 24.02.2026 1t 40min

  We're back with one of the most requested and one of the worst films we've ever seen. Neo Ned is a 2005 movie staring Jeremy Renner and Gabrielle Union where *checks notes* a neo nazi and a Black women fall in love in a mental hospital. You're not ready for how bad and offensive this movie is. We had to split it into two parts because it broke our brains.  We'll be back with part two on Thursday! Hope everyone is staying safe. Follow us at @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on IG and TikTok! 
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  Runaway (With Steven Underwood) 05.02.2026 1t 58min

  We're back! Sorry for the delay, as we all know, a lot going on to start the year. But thankfully we were able to stack a few episodes and we'll be dropping them weekly going forward, starting with the amazing Steven Underwood!  His new book, Forever for the Culture: Notes from the New Black Digital Arts Renaissance, explores the ways in which Black culture shaped the digital age as well as Black digital creators fight for recognition. Speaking of fight... This weeks movie was a battle as we watched Runaway, a Hallmark TV movie from 2000 that stars...Dean Cain and Maya Angelou? We got racism, we got platitudes, we got voodoo, and some wild plot twists.  Go buy Steven's book, available wherever books are sold, preferably at a Black owned bookstore if you can. This Black History Month we'll be celebrating with some mini episodes discussing some corners of the Black film world that don't often get spotlighted as well as running our first Book Club meeting (details coming real soon). Hit us up on the socials Whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on IG and (for now) TikTok and we'll be back next week with *shudders* Neo Ned. 
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  Running Man (2025) Plus thoughts on revolution in film 04.12.2025 2t 46min

  A long but worthwhile episode this week as we dive into the recent Running Man adaption from Edgar Wright. It got us thinking about other films this year that have aspired to thoughts about political revolution and fallen short. We cover parts of Wicked: For Good, One Battle After Another, and Caught Stealing and discuss what it means when these movies use revolutionary language and imagery, the role of Black people (women specifically) in these films, and much more!    We've got a few last episodes before the year ends, including Francis Ford Coppola's insane musical Finian's Rainbow and our 2025 year end wrap up! 
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  Heart Condition 20.11.2025 2t 12min

  This film...wow. The spiritual successor to The Thing With Two Heads, we discuss 1990's Heart Condition, easily the worst film Denzel has ever been in.  In what feels like an attempt to cash in on the success of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, this poorly imagined race comedy inserts Denzel into the Roger Rabbit role and instantly jumps into our worst things we've watched list. An insane film where Bob Hoskins throws out slurs left and right and somehow ends up the father of a Black child.  We ask if this is Denzel's worst role, what even makes a good racial comedy, and invent the role of racism stunt double (Key and Peele call us!).  As always, hit us up on the socials at @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on IG and TikTok and write to us at [email protected]  We'll be back next week to talk about the recently released remake of The Running Man. 
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  The Thing With Two Heads (With Shawn Pryor) 20.11.2025 1t 11min

  Happy (very belated) Halloween. It's never too late or early for spooky season (what is time in 2025 anyways?) and we're so glad to be joined by one of our favorite guests Shawn Pryor to discuss the eerily bad The Thing With Two Heads. This 1972 monstrosity is at once filled with some of the wildest scenes we've seen and also features what feels like an hour long car chase.  You can find all of Shawn's incredible work at his website (https://shawnpryor.com/) and find him on IG at @theshawnpshow. Find us on IG and TIkTok at @Whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod and hit us up at [email protected]  We'll be back with the spiritual sequel to this and one of the worst we've seen, 1990's Heart Condition soon! 
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  White Savior Top 20 Countdown: 1 & 2 12.11.2025 1t 54min

  We've reached the summit of mount caucacity! It's time to find out, what is the worst white savior film of all time. On one side we have Jordan, arguing for the favorite of middle aged white dads with wrap around sunglasses everywhere, Dances With Wolves.  On the other side we have Cameron going up against one of the worst crimes committed to film, Green Book.  We pit these two titans of white nonsense up against each other to see who comes out on top! Let us know which is your pick @whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod on IG and TikTok or write to us at [email protected] 
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  White Savior Top 20: 5 to 3 10.11.2025 2t 11min

  Back again with our top 20 countdown, this time with 5 through 3. We discuss some of the most notorious offenders in Lawrence of Arabia, The Help, and Driving Mrs. Daisy. So much to talk about and somehow we get sidetracked talking about the California Raisins.  We wrap up our top 20 tomorrow with our final two contenders, Green Book and Dances With Wolves. Who will be crowned worst of the worst, tune in tomorrow to find out! 
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  White Savior top 20: 10-6 09.11.2025 3t 17min

  Sorry for the delay, life has been lifing, but we're back with our next installment of our Top 20 white savior countdown! We've got 10 - 6 for you, including a lot of the most notorious white savior films we've covered. We'll be wrapping up the countdown this week, as well as putting out a few more original episodes! What will be in our top 5? Tune in tomorrow to find out! 
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  Lawrence of Arabia 27.10.2025 2t 35min

  We're back with a classic! One of the originals, Lawrence of Arabia is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made. It also features Obi-Wan in brown face... We talk about the historical fact and fictions, the depiction of Arab peoples in the film and much more!  Our top 20 countdown concludes this week! We also have some spooky Halloween episodes on the way, including a 30th anniversary look at Tales From the Hood as well as an episode on The Thing with Two Heads.