Judas and the Black Messiah Trailer from 99% Invisible and Proximity Media

Episode Summary

The podcast begins with some sponsor messages from companies like Robert Half, Squarespace, Bombas, and McDonald's. Then, host Roman Mars introduces a preview for an upcoming podcast series called Judas and the Black Messiah. The Judas and the Black Messiah podcast is a companion to an upcoming film of the same name, which will be released on February 12th. The podcast and movie tell the story of Fred Hampton, who was the leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party in the 1960s. Hampton was assassinated in 1969 at the age of 21, when police raided his apartment and shot him in his bed. The podcast host Elvis Mitchell explains that the goal of the movie and podcast is to humanize Hampton, who was an incredibly effective and gifted leader. The podcast will feature interviews with the film's creators, including director Shaka King and producer Ryan Coogler. It will also feature interviews with cast members like Daniel Kaluuya, who plays Hampton in the movie. In addition, the podcast will include interviews with people who actually knew Fred Hampton, like his widow Akua Ncheri. The main guide through the whole podcast series will be Hampton's son, Fred Hampton Jr., who was born shortly after his father's death. The podcast promises to reveal the true story of Hampton and the Chicago Black Panthers. The podcast aims to provide important historical context and insight into the new Judas and the Black Messiah film. Listeners are encouraged to watch the film when it premieres and also listen to the companion podcast series for the full story behind this influential civil rights leader.

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Teaser for the new podcast from Proximity Media and 99pi

Episode Transcript

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His life inspired the new film Judas and the Black Messiah coming out February 12th in theaters and on HBO Max. SPEAKER_03: In this official podcast series produced by 99% Invisible and Proximity Media in partnership with Warner Brothers, we're looking at the Black Messiah at the center of the film, the real story of Chairman Fred Hampton. When I leave, you remember I said with the last words on my lips that I am a revolutionary. And you're going to have to keep on saying that. SPEAKER_03: What made Hampton so special that he was anointed as the leader at such a young age and then targeted in a federal assassination? Join me, Elvis Mitchell, as we go behind the scenes with the film's creators, including director Shaka King. SPEAKER_02: The whole purpose of the movie is to humanize this individual and these people. And the thing is, you're trying to humanize someone who is superhuman. He didn't sleep. He chain smoked. He drank bottomless cups of coffee. He didn't have vulnerability. That's why they had to kill him. SPEAKER_03: And producer Ryan Coogler. I think he made the pressures of Fred. He was so effective that he was assassinated by the most powerful government on the planet. Think about something like that. You know, you think about being so good at something that the most powerful government in the world is like, hey, we have to kill this person. SPEAKER_00: And they do. And try to snuff out everything about this person. SPEAKER_03: We'll also talk to co-stars Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, and Dominique Fishback, and to real Black Panthers who knew Chairman Fred, including his widow Akua Ncheri. Well, I don't think whoever played me had to look like me, but Dominique fit the bill. She presented like a nice side, but I knew she could cut somebody. SPEAKER_03: And our number one guide through the whole series will be Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. He was born three weeks after his father's assassination and spent his life protecting his father's legacy. 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