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After a brief hiatus because Diz was sick, we are back. We discuss the announcement of the return of the XFL briefly before breaking down the new Ant-Man trailer. We discuss the wider MCU universe and how Ant-man fits into it. We try to draw some connections from the comic books and what it may mean for the movie. We then discuss the Grammy’s big moments. We talk about winners and snubs and the surprise cameo by Hillary Clinton. We mention Nikki Haley’s tweet about keeping politics out of music and this leads us to talk about activism and music. We discuss how hip hop has fared in the Grammy’s and why the industry has a hard time accepting hip hop music. We talk about the deep history of music and politics from freedom songs to anti-war anthems. We mention Nina Simone, Public Enemy, and much more. Finally we end with a Currently Nerdy Patronus
