Ep 206: It's Okay to Shut Up

On episode 206 of Black and Snerdy, Ode (@thatsod.e / @thatsod_e) and Mo “Kid” Licorish (@licorishislegit) unpack the alleged feud between Usher and Chris Brown after a late-starting Atlanta show and Chris Brown’s Instagram Stories calling Usher an enemy. From there they break down James Gunn and Peter Safran stepping down at DC Studios after Paramount’s Warner Bros. acquisition, Jeremy Latcham’s résumé from Iron Man to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and why Mo thinks the DCU should never have led with Creature Commandos.

They honor Irma P. Hall, the beloved Big Mama Joe of Soul Food, before turning to the alleged Chinese intelligence plot involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Megaspeed executive Alice Huang.

The Pop Topics close with Dave Chappelle’s Madison Square Garden joke about Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk’s response, and a comparison to Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd joke at the Kevin Hart roast. The episode opens with a frank talk about unsolicited weight comments that produces its thesis, “It’s okay to shut up.” It also launches Berd Watch, a new segment tracking whether Blerd by Nature has dropped.

In the Mental Health Check-In, Ode talks about substitute teaching in special education and Mo about building a medication routine. What Made Us Mad covers the racist video at the University of Mississippi and a Charleston father arrested after allegedly leaving his sleeping daughter outside a Target to hold his place in a Pokémon card line.

The show wraps with Veterans Day, a fourth birthday, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and a tease of the holiday crossover episodes. Connect with the Snerdy Crew: Watch, Listen, or Sponsor the show: ⁠