3 chapters across the catalog
Medical experts remain uncertain if monkeypox is truly a sexually transmitted disease or if it simply spreads through the close contact inherent in sexual activity. Mo Facts shares a childhood anecdote about his grandmother warning him he would get "AIDS in the mouth" for chewing on pen caps. This leads to a discussion on how fear-based health warnings are passed down through generations and the lasting trauma they can cause.
Minister Bratt shares a story about grandmothers in his neighborhood performing seances and encouraging violence, describing a "spirit of death" in the community. Mo Facts connects this to a previous segment on black women leaving the church for witchcraft. He posits a theory that the "spells" cast in these basements are the same energies present in the "closet" recording studios where violent hip-hop is produced.
The 1949 film "Pinky" is used to illustrate the emotional toll of passing on family relationships, specifically between a light-skinned granddaughter and her dark-skinned grandmother. The hosts analyze a scene where the grandmother accuses the girl of "denying herself like Peter denied the Lord." The segment explores the tension between seeking a better life as a "human being" and the betrayal of one's roots.
