Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams (ft. Barry Jenkins)

Episode notes

This week, hosts Jarrett Hill and Tre’vell Anderson discuss the new Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad with director Barry Jenkins!

But first…

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Pass the Popcorn (Pass the Apple Edition)

Tre’vell and Jarrett Take a moment to recognize a few of their favorite teachers and a few they maybe had some “anti” feelings about.

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has an honorable mention for Gabby Sidibe who makes her feature film directorial debut with the film Pale Horse. You can learn more about the project here.

Jarrett has another honorable mention for Nina Parker and her new clothing line. Get more info here.

Tre’vell Anderson has an honorable mention for Laverne Cox who will step in as the new host for E!’s Red Carpet.

A very special thanks to Mr. Barry Jenkins for joining us this week. The Underground Railroad premieres May 14th on Amazon Prime.

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In this episode...

Tre’vell Anderson

Host

jarrett hill

Host

Laura Swisher

Senior Producer

Portrait of Jordan K smiling with head tilted to the right

Jordan Kauwling

Associate Producer

Guests

Barry Jenkins

About the show

Sometimes the people, places, and things we love don’t love us back. We’re fans, but we also have some ANTI- feelings toward them. Every week on FANTI, journalists Tre’vell Anderson and jarrett hill bring their pop culture and political expertise to things we must stan and stand up against. FANTI is a place where nuance reigns supreme with energetic, complicated, and sometimes difficult conversations that bring deep knowledge and thoughtful perspective to the things we love and rage about, from the White House to the Real House(wives).