Topic: Trick Baby

8 chapters across the catalog

72: Duke Power
1:42:58 - 1:54:07

72: Duke Power

Executive Producer Credits and Donor Notes

Adam reads donations and notes from "Executive Producers" and "Associate Executive Producers." Topics in the notes include "Jobs Karma" requests for those facing vaccine mandates, a hip-hop Nutcracker production, and appreciation for previous episodes covering the Boule and colorism. They discuss the need for a searchable database for podcast transcripts.

58: Prop Joe
55:33 - 1:03:34

58: Prop Joe

Trick Baby Film Analysis, Iceberg Slim, Confidence Men

The hosts draw a detailed comparison between Joe Biden and the protagonist of the 1973 film "Trick Baby," based on the novel by Iceberg Slim. They play clips from the movie and an interview with Iceberg Slim to define the "confidence man" archetype. The analysis suggests Biden uses similar linguistic cadences and psychological tactics to manipulate his audience's expectations.

49: Brothas Be Voting
34:13 - 38:42

49: Brothas Be Voting

The Trick Baby Strategy and Political Neutralization

A clip from the 1974 film "Trick Baby" is used to illustrate a theory on how liberals and conservatives handle "smart" individuals from marginalized communities. The film suggests that moving talented Black individuals into white society neutralizes them as potential leaders by alienating them from their roots. The hosts apply this concept to modern politics, suggesting the media and political parties use similar tactics to manage the Black electorate.

47: Killer Wasp
1:58:23 - 2:01:09

47: Killer Wasp

The "Trick Baby" Strategy and Neutralizing Leaders

A clip from the 1974 film "Trick Baby" explains a social engineering strategy where "smart ones" from the ghetto are moved up into white society to neutralize them as potential leaders. By providing creature comforts and Ivy League educations, the elite turn these individuals into "safe" versions of themselves who are alienated from their original communities. This model is applied to figures like Bill Clinton and his path as a Rhodes Scholar.

30: School of Thought
43:55 - 46:42

30: School of Thought

Trick Baby 1974, Neutralizing Smart Leaders

A clip from the 1974 film "Trick Baby" illustrates a strategy for neutralizing potential leaders by moving them into "white society" and providing creature comforts. The hosts argue this cinematic dialogue accurately reflects how modern leaders are turned into tools for their handlers, losing their racial identity and anger in exchange for status. They suggest this system is now being unveiled as more people become "woke" to these tactics.

17: Shaft Stache
1:16:16 - 1:19:47

17: Shaft Stache

Rockefeller Foundation, Prison Culture and Trick Baby

Alex Jones claims that foundations like Rockefeller and Ford weaponized control over the black community through MTV and gangster rap, promoting "prison culture" and sagging pants. Adam Curry, drawing on his experience at MTV, argues the influence came from the music industry and higher-level social engineers rather than the channel itself. They play a clip from the 1974 film Trick Baby to illustrate how elites "neutralize" smart leaders from the ghetto.

07: Mo Money Mo Problems
48:10 - 50:47

07: Mo Money Mo Problems

Lord Jamar, Controlled Opposition in Social Movements

Rapper Lord Jamar argues that Black Lives Matter is a "controlled opposition" movement designed to prevent organic black leadership from emerging. He suggests that the movement's leadership was hand-picked and funded by outside interests to ensure the agenda remained compatible with liberal establishment goals.

05: Life's a Pitch
4:06 - 7:44

05: Life's a Pitch

Trick Baby Film, Left and Right Think Tanks, and Mind Control

A clip from the 1974 film "Trick Baby" illustrates the competing strategies used by liberal and conservative think tanks to influence Black Americans. The dialogue suggests that while conservatives may use force, liberals use social mobility to neutralize potential leaders by assimilating them into white society. The hosts characterize these efforts as forms of psychological mind control and emotional exploitation.