In this episode, I chat with creator, producer, and director Anthony Hand about his feature-length animated film MAXXIE LAWOW: Drag Super-Shero set to be released in Spring 2024. Anthony goes in depth about inspirations for the film and his desire to see more queer films in the mainstream. * To stay updated with the film and to get a peak of the adventure reel, go to https://www.maxxie.com/. You can follow the film on IG & Facebook @maxxielawow. Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

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Anthony Hand

So happy to reach this milestone. Thank y'all for listening!

The 100th Episode

In this episode, I chat with my mother, Tamiko Kelly, and aunt, Keshia Eddins, about their childhood in the 80s, addressing family trauma, and rebuilding relationships with family. Dedicated to Sharon Bonita Golden. * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Sharon's Kids

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Summer 2021

In this episode, I chat with Antheny Chhay, a student at the University of Oregon and fellow podcaster. We talk about his journey starting his own business in college and what his plans are for his creative endeavors. Listen to my interview on Uniquely Eugene: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/04-jalen-thompson/id1582750416?i=1000535541338 * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Follow Antheny Chhay on IG @antheny.chhay and the Uniquely Eugene podcast on IG @uniquelyeugene. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Antheny Chhay

In this episode, I chat with licensed clinician and executive director of TransPonder Kyle Rodriguez-Hudson. He talks about the resources that TransPonder provides and shares about his life and queer fatherhood.  "TransPonder is a Eugene-area trans-led nonprofit that coordinates and provides support for Lane County’s trans and nonbinary community." Read Kyle's interview from Eugene Weekly: https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2021/08/12/black-trans-lives-still-matter/ TransPonder: https://transponder.community/ * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Follow Kyle Rodriguez-Hudson on IG @theofficialkyle_harlan. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Kyle Rodriguez-Hudson

In this episode, I chat with creative Black Boy Be about producing art with limited resources and defining oneself as a creative. He also shares personal stories about his living in New York City for a decade and moving back down south to North Carolina in his 30s.  * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Follow Black Boy Be on IG @blumood. You can purchase the books on Amazon! Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Black Boy Be

In this episode, I chat with my colleague Jewish studies scholar Molly Hatay about her research on Jewish identity and culture.  * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Follow Molly Hatay on Twitter @HatayMolly & IG @mollyhatayferens. You can purchase the books on Amazon! Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Molly Hatay

In this crossover episode, the co-hosts of Dangerously Likely (Terrell, Torence, and Kaleb) and I share personal stories about our childhood and family upbringings. A blend of multiple topics, our conversation addresses racial identity, shade, colorism, masculinity, and whiteness. To listen to part two of this conversation, head over to Dangerously Likely: https://anchor.fm/dangerouslylikely. * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Follow Dangerously Likely on IG @dangerously_likely. Follow the co-hosts: Terrell (@aint_thinkin), Torence (@torencejwitherspoon), and Kaleb (@kaleb8_smith)  can purchase the books on Amazon! Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Go Dangerously Likely Go

I chat with The Blerd Explorer, author of The Black Traveler's Guide to Incheon South Korea and The Black Traveler's Guide to Daegu South Korea, about traveling while black and life during COVID. * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Follow The Blerd Explorer on IG @the_blerd_explorer. You can purchase the books on Amazon! Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

The Blerd Explorer

In this episode, I chat once again with my brother, Xavier Kelly, and our play cousin, Robert Coleman, about struggling to fit the norms of black masculinity and how embracing our differences made us come into ourselves as black men. * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Nonconforming Niggas

In this episode, I discuss the social, political, and satirical nature of Lil Nas X's music video Industry Baby. * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Things I Love About Lil Nas X

What are your ideas about a family? Are they tied to wealth? Are they tied to a history of enslavement? In this episode, I have a candid discussion about the black family, colorism, wealth, and growing up in the black church with my brother, Xavier Kelly, and our play cousin, Robert Coleman. Suggested Reading: The Black Woman's Role in the Community of Slaves by Angela Davis. * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

The Black Family

In this episode, I chat with Robert Coleman, a childhood friend (or what black folks call a "play cousin"). We talk about growing up in a small town in the South, being band geeks, and dealing with stereotypes about black boyhood.  * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Awkward Black Boys

In this episode, I chat with my brother, Xavier Kelly, a college student majoring in marketing and a poet, about Sha' Carri Richardson, the standards professional athletes are held to, and his experiences playing sports. He also debuts his poem "Trap."  * Follow Go Black Boy Go on Twitter / IG / tumblr @goblackboygo. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, and wherever else you get your podcasts. DON'T FORGET to leave a review on iTunes and share the episodes on your social medias!

Sha' Carri Richardson & Other Things About Athletes

Go Black Boy Go is an audioblog of my journey getting through grad school and then some.