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Sports Reporter Dave Zirin of Edge of Sports Radio and sports editor of The Nation joins Kevin & Kamau to discuss the 1999 biographical film The Hurricane. They’ll talk about the real life Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s thoughts on the film, Denzel’s heartfelt “I’m 50 years old” speech, and Denzel’s greatest in prison scene of all the Denzel in prison scenes. Plus, Dave shares his Top 5 Denzel performances and his Top 5 Denzel Day Changers!

In honor of Father’s Day, W. Kamau Bell and Kevin “Richard The Screwdriver” Avery review the first episode of HBO’s Ballers starring Denzel’s son John David Washington. They’ll also take a look at Denzel’s TV debut as they discuss the first episode of St. Elsewhere which begs the question: Did Denzel or his son have the better TV debut? Tune in to find out!

Man on Fire may very well be the ultimate Denzel Washington movie. Kevin & Kamau talk about the wonderful Denzel/Christopher Walken team-up, Denzel becoming the greatest dad in the world, and why the movie is basically The Equalizer in Mexico. They also discuss Rachel Dolezal identifying as black and Kevin’s surprise visit to the Container Store. Plus, they call up friend of the show Johnny Skourtis aka Ralphie from The Equalizer to talk about the the now green-lit sequel to The Equalizer.

The man behind Welcome to Denzelishness, Igor Rusinov joins Kamau & Kevin all the way from Russia on a special episode of Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period! They’ll get into what lead to him creating the Welcome to Denzelishness website (http://rusinov.me/projects/denzelishness/), what life is like is in Saint Petersburg, and his very strange Top 5 Denzel movie choices. Plus, Kevin & Kamau talk about Denzel’s Penn-State and Dillard commencement speeches and share a couple of Denzel Halloween costume ideas.

It’s a very special episode of Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period as Kevin & Kamau chat with Liz, the woman behind the @Denzealots Twitter account. They’ll get into her early Denzealotry, what drove her to create the @Denzealots Twitter account, and her unique Top 5 Denzel movies. Plus, Kevin & Kamau talk about kid birthday parties and ask listeners what’s the best and worst Denzel dad movie.

Thanks to a special Denzealot, the first LIVE episode of Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period is now available! Recorded LIVE from Union Hall in Brooklyn, New York, Kamau & Kevin welcome Jozen Cummings of the New York Post, Tony award winner James Monroe Iglehart, and comedian Hasan Minhaj of The Daily Show to talk about Kevin’s new haircut, the Uncle Denzel meme, and of course Inside Man.

Living Colour’s own Vernon Reid joins Kamau & Kevin for a special Marvel crossover edition of The Field Negro Guide to Arts and Culture and Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period. They’ll discuss the Sam Raimi Spiderman film trilogy, the Batman vs. Superman trailer feeling like it was fan made, and actors making bad choices. Then, Vernon tells us how the King Kong scene in Training Day became instantly iconic, why Inside Man is possible Spike Lee’s best work as a director, and what bothers him about Mo’ Better Blues as he shares his Top 5 Denzel Movies.

Denzealot Sam West joins Kamau & Kevin to talk about the live #Denzel show at Union Hall, how Denzel’s leg sweep in The Mighty Quinn inspired him to become an actor, Spike Lee’s tracking shots, and how White people will react to the live version of The Wiz. Plus, Sam shares his Top 5 Favorite Denzel films of All Time and his thoughts on the future of the podcast.

Kathryn P. McMurphy, the Patron Saint of #Denzealots returns this week to join Kamau & Kevin as they discuss the 2002 thriller John Q. They talk about knowing that things are going to go bad whenever you see Denzel having a good time with family, subtle hints of Training Day Denzel in the movie, and why Denzel gets shot better than any other actor in Hollywood. Plus, Justin X aka Black Judgement stops by to go through the list of Black People Homework and White People Homework movies and the #uncledenzel meme is addressed.

Kathryn P. McMurphy is back by popular demand to discuss ghost Denzel in the 1990 fantasy comedy Heart Condition. They talk about why there are no ghost special effects in a ghost movie, the Hip-Hop club simply called Hip-Hop, who would ever say “what the deuce,” and why Denzel stayed away from comedy after the movie bombed. Plus, we got some Black People Homework news and some big time Denzel News!

Kevin & Kamau continue to answer all the questions and comments sent in by Denzealots in part 2 of this week’s special Twitter episode, including Kevin's pronunciation of “Sasquatch”, why Denzel refused the Kurt Russell role in Furious 7, who will be Denzel’s successor, and more. Plus, there’s a new Kevin Avery edition of the Denzel bingo card!

Kevin & Kamau answer your questions and comments, and discuss the various Denzelish tweets you guys have sent in on Part 1 of this week’s special Twitter episode! They talk about who they consider the 2nd Greatest Actor of All Time Period, discuss Denzel's view on how a role can be defining for an actor’s career, and share Kevin’s thoughts on the surprising Last Week Tonight Edward Snowden interview.

Kevin and Kamau are thrilled to be joined by comedian/poet/author Bucky Sinister to talk about Denzel as a high school principal in the 1986 TV movie Hard Lessons: The George McKenna Story. They talk about Denzel playing the role of the principal who yells at his students into success, how the movie felt like it might have been pitched as a TV show, the dump truck man and his son, and the weirdly edited basketball montage. Plus, Denzel News! Pre-order Bucky’s novel Black Hole on Amazon now:http://www.amazon.com/Black-Hole-Novel-Bucky-Sinister/dp/1593766076

Kevin and Kamau are beyond excited to welcome actor and hero Omar Dorsey of Selma to the show to talk about the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game. They talk about Rosario Dawson being a vampire, Ray Allen being the perfect blank slate opposite Denzel’s bad-ass loser character, and Denzel walking away to KRS-ONE after delivering a fast neck blow. Plus, Omar tells us all about his weekend trip to Oprah’s house and we got some new Denzel News!

Our favorite movie lover, Doug Benson of Doug Loves Movies is back to join Kevin & Kamau to discuss an alternate universe Denzel in the 1992 action film Ricochet. They talk about this movie being Denzel's Die Hard, Denzel's rock hard abs, John Lithgow's amazing hair, and Denzel’s weirdest noise ever. This episode is sponsored by Harry's. Go to Harrys.com now and Harry’s will give you $5 off if you type in DENZEL with your first purchase!

Our favorite movie lover, Doug Benson of Doug Loves Movies is back to join Kevin & Kamau to discuss an alternate universe Denzel in the 1992 action film Ricochet. They talk about this movie being Denzel's Die Hard, Denzel's rock hard abs, John Lithgow's amazing hair, and Denzel’s weirdest noise ever. This episode is sponsored by Harry's. Go to Harrys.com now and Harry’s will give you $5 off if you type in DENZEL with your first purchase!

This week Kevin “One Scene Watcher” Avery & W. Kamau “Innovative Podcaster” Bell discuss Denzel’s film debut in 1974‘s Death Wish. They talk about how the movie is basically a low rent version of The Punisher, Jeff Goldblum playing one of the thugs in the trigger warning scene, why Samuel L. Jackson doesn’t have to run if he doesn’t want to, and the 54 second scene that Denzel is in. Plus, they discuss how Denzel Washington Is the Greatest Brand Strategist of All Time, the Centric network’s Ladies Love Denzel weekend, and Denzel’s book “A Hand to Guide Me.” Pick up Denzel’s book here: http://www.amazon.com/Hand-Guide-Me-Denzel-Washington/dp/0696230496

This week Kevin “Shaq Album Collector” Avery and W. Kamau Bell talk about Denzel’s 2nd directorial venture, 2007’s The Great Debaters. They talk about how Denzel made this movie to be Black people homework, this being Denzel’s Indiana Jones role, learning that a dance card was a real thing, and Denzel vs. Forest Whitaker. Plus, they discuss America's new favorite game: Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period Bingo.

Finally it's Glory day! Kevin “Glory tear” Avery & Kamau are excited to get to tackle an iconic Denzel film, 1989‘s Glory. It's the movie that won Denzel his first Oscar. And it's the movie that taught Kamau that things don't always work out for black people in movies.They talk about how Matthew Broderick in the movie is like Ferris Bueller being thrown into the Civil War, Morgan Freeman kicking ass, and of course they discuss the most referenced Denzel moment in the history of their podcast, the iconic Glory tear scene.

WGA award winner Kevin & and no award winner Kamau travel to the mean streets in London for the "lost Denzel film" For Queen and Country. They discuss how the movie makes London in the 80's look like Alabama in the 50's, break down Denzel's British accent, and witness the most 80s drug deal of all time. And in Denzel News: Is Denzel actually going to be on Empire?

Slate staff writer Aisha Harris joins Kevin & Kamau to discuss the 1998 fantasy action film Fallen. They talk about why you can call this movie Se7enish, Denzel chewing like a badass throughout the movie, Denzel squaring off with the Devil, and why Denzel asks the nun on the bus to define apocalypse. Plus, Aisha shares her Top 5 Denzel movies and explains what lead her to write her Slate article “How Do you Solve a Problem Like Denzel?” which you can read right here:http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/09/denzel_washington_repeats_himself_in_the_equalizer_how_he_can_save_his_career.html

This week it's a special episode dedicated to the Denzealots as Kamau & Kevin take to Twitter and talk about all the great Denzelish stuff you guys have sent us online, how the Denzealots had Kevin’s back for the MacBook Air story, the future of Black People Homework, and more. Plus, Kamau shares why the end of days might be upon us. Read all about Kamau’s experience over at his website http://www.wkamaubell.com/

Everybody's favorite movie lover, Doug Benson (of Doug Loves Movies) joins Kevin & Kamau to discuss the 2012 Robert Zemeckis directed film Flight. They talk about Denzel reuniting with co-stars from his past films including Don Cheadle, John Goodman, and Bruce Greenwood, Denzel managing to make horrible things look cool, the most wrecked hotel in the history of all time, and why the final scene feels like Denzel wrote it himself. Plus, a quick update on the story about Quentin Tarantino visiting the set of Crimson Tide!

Special guest Kathryn P. McMurphy returns to discuss the 1995 neo-noir mystery Devil in a Blue Dress with Kevin & Kamau. They talk about Denzel passing the ball to Don Cheadle, try to figure out the deal with that guy cutting up all the trees in the movie, and get into the sexiest Denzel moment in film history. Plus, a quick update on Carbon Copy!

It’s a Siskel and Negro Podcast reunion this week as W. Kamau Bell & Kevin Avery are joined by their former co-host Kathryn P. McMurphy to discuss the 2006 action thriller Deja Vu. They talk time-travel, why Denzel almost never "does the grown folk" in his movies, and Denzel's "Explain it to me like a 4-year-old" to the list of Denzelishness. Plus, Denzel news!