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ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE | GEEKSET PODCAST
BRASH! What inspired you to start this platform? comes in the fold, they have to deal with these heavily
Deuces - It was a void in this realm that needed to be influential and focused people in the progress. We don't
filled. For the longest Geek Culture & Hip-Hop Culture necessarily have the ability to put anyone on yet, but this
was distant from each other when in reality they share is definitely in our grasp on what we can do during our
alot of the same traits and make up. What was crazy growth.
was there were so many Hip-Hop heads who were Didge - I mean far too often people of color get pushed
really into the Geek Culture but because of the stigma into a box of what it means to be black or what it means
around Geeks not being cool they would never speak to be Hispanic and that’s bullsh*t. So being able to show
on it. We created that bridge and space for both to exist that yeah I am black and I’m heavily invested in video
together. games, anime, comic book culture and yeah I am still
heavily influenced by hip hop culture and everything that
BRASH! How did the Dipset inspire the Podcast’s name? goes with it, it shows that blackness isn’t a monolithic
Deuces - When brainstorming we wanted a name that experience, and that’s okay.
would capture the audience and explain exactly what
we're. When people see our logo and hear Geekset it’s BRASH! What subject matters does the podcast touch on?
an automatic eye catcher like "oooohhhh it's like Dipset Didge - We try to keep our finger on the pulse of what’s
but Geek stuff." going on and use our experiences to speak on it.
Deuces – That’s why we talk about everything from
BRASH! How important is it for you all to create a Classic Hip-Hop albums to which Devil Fruit you would
platform that employs 100% people of color? take if you was in the One Piece universe. We are
Bacardi - Its greatly important because a lot of us, knowledgeable enough to hold in depth conversations
meaning people of color, have yet to see the reach we about society, but geeky enough to talk about which
are creating. What we are doing as content creators, villains was the most powerful to wield the infinity
cosplayers, fans of comics and anime, etc. gauntlet.
Lib - Yeah that’s another lane that has opened, where Lib - I think one of the main draw is that when we speak
you don’t have to be a basketball player or a rapper or on things it comes from a different perspective because
singer, but just yourself. We are out here sharing what we can make references and connections that other
we love to do, what we were afraid to talk to our own people don't. Like the significance of "Run The Jewels"
peers about lol, now its getting bigger than ever being in that first Black Panther trailer. That was huge
Deuces – Plus in a world where people of color are still but I didn't see any other Geek/Nerd podcast talking
fighting for a position at the table, creating our team about it.
with all people of color is huge. Not only is the owners Bacardi – Yeah our musical background and urban
of the Network people of color, but the host's are, the background also has us touching on social matters, hip
podcast engineer is, the marketer is, our Merch partner hop, pop culture and any general topics that we fill
is. So when this podcast grows, these people grow as should be spoke on.
well and their roles are solidified and if someone
WE TRY TO KEEP OUR FINGER ON THE PULSE
OF WHAT’S GOING ON AND USE OUR
EXPERIENCES TO SPEAK ON IT.