Topic: Wesley Snipes

2 chapters across the catalog

68: Lizard Lounge
2:02:41 - 2:06:40

68: Lizard Lounge

Birth Certificates, Maritime Law and State Wardship

The discussion touches on the theory that signing a birth certificate effectively makes a child a ward of the state, granting the government ultimate custody. This concept is linked to broader "sovereign citizen" theories involving maritime law and corporate personhood. While acknowledging the legal reality of state intervention through truancy and social services, the hosts advise pragmatism over the radical legal theories that led to the imprisonment of figures like Wesley Snipes.

28: Black Don't Crack
36:11 - 40:20

28: Black Don't Crack

New Jack City, Nino Brown and 90s Culture

The 1991 film New Jack City is analyzed for its depiction of the crack era in New York City. The character Nino Brown, played by Wesley Snipes, is described as a charismatic but destructive figure who turned an apartment complex into a drug fortress. A personal anecdote involves meeting the group Color Me Badd before they achieved fame on the movie's soundtrack.