This week, hosts Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are joined by storyteller and filmmaker Amber J Phillips for a conversation about the origins of and our relationships to the word "bitch."

But first...

Pass the Popcorn

We're chatting about the termination of Associated Press journalist Emily Wilder.

DIS/Honorable Mentions

This week, Jarrett has another honorable mention for his niece Yaya and her "Ms. Jackrabbit" win! We see you, Yaya!!! He also has an honorable mention for actor Billy Porter who recently gave an exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter. 

Tre'vell has an honorable mention for Akwaeke Emezi and her memoir Dear Senthuran.

Pin Sale!

This is the LAST year for a while that we’ll be doing pins for MaxFunDrive. AND the fifth year that we’ll be selling pins and donating all proceeds to charity!

The proceeds from this year’s pin sale will go towards EveryoneOn to help low-income folks gain access to affordable computers, internet services, and digital literacy programs.

The sale will run until May 28!

Folks at the $10 monthly level and above will have access to all of the pins from the Drive, and a special 2021 MaxFunDrive pin that ALL members can purchase.

Go to maximumfun.org/pinsale for more info.

Visit Raycon with code FANTI for 15% off your order! 

This episode was sponsored by BetterHelp. FANTI listeners get 10% off their first month at 

betterhelp.com/fanti.

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FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.org

Laura Swisher is the senior producer.

Jordan Kauwling

 is the associate producer.