Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | More platforms
Filmmaker Prentice Penny joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his Hulu docuseries Black Twitter: the story of a peopleshowcasing the posts, accounts, and memes that made Black Twitter such an influential force in nearly every aspect of American political and cultural life. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Penny: the writer, director and producer behind Insecure and Uncorked – talks about why he felt the need to tell the story of Black Twitter and the social movements it created. He dives into the handles, hashtags, and memes that drove the culture, as well as how the sale of the social media platform to Elon Musk influenced the production of the docuseries. From there, he addresses how Black people will continue to find community in a post-Twitter environment and how all of this could affect the upcoming election.
Listen to Prentice Penny talk about Black Twitter: the story of a people and above, or watch the interview below. To stay up to date with all the news of Kyle Meredith with… continue on your favorite podcast platform; and stay up to date with all our series, including our new comedy series Long time no see – following the Consequence podcast network.
Black Twitter: the story of a people launches on Hulu on May 9. New Hulu subscribers can get a 30-day trial at registering here.
thanks to our partners at consequence.net
