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The great mind of Aflojack provides you with a free space for discussion without fear of being judged. As the black sheep of the family, this duo gathers to share opinions about the latest theatre releases, the impact they have in our daily lives, and how they can relate back to issues we all go through in life, especially in our twenties. Have no expectations, just listen to De Black Sheep. lbx: @AFLOJACK ig: @deblacksheepodcast tt: @aflojack
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The hype was there, and the disappointment was real. "Joker II: Folie à Deux" took an unexpected turn that didn’t quite match the tone of its predecessor. From its partial musical direction to plot gaps, this ambitious yet uneven sequel left a lot to be desired. In this episode, Aflojack shares their take on the bold, but flawed, follow-up to the i…
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The Ti West trilogy, made of X (2022), the iconic Pearl (2022), and the more recent Maxxxine (2024), came to a close a couple of months ago, completing the dark and troubling journey to fame of Maxine Minx. Violent, unapologetic, and occasionally funny, this trilogy shows the twisted lengths a person will go to to achieve their dreams: whether it's…
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A little catch up on the latest movie releases, before deep diving into what's really captured our attention this season. 2024 turned to be the year of Horror's great - and somewhat unfortunate - comeback, along with the never-ending plague of remakes and franchises, topped with the comfort that trashy movies aspire to give us. From "The Substance"…
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Season 4, back at it again with more news and - most importantly - more movies than ever. In this first blunt session, opening the doors to our weekly episodes, we give you an overview on what has happened since our last episode, what to expect from this season, and some lifestyle recommendations in pure black sheep style. ig: @deblacksheepodcast l…
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Our 3rd season finale deserved to be dedicated to one of the most emotional final scenes in cinema. Directed by Mike Newell in 2003, Mona Lisa Smile proved to be way ahead of its time in the representation of female characters. A conservative women's college in Massachusetts offers the perfect scenario for a collision of ideologies on the role that…
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We know that not everybody understands the importance of ranting, but in this house, we respect the fact that sometimes a b*tch needs to complain. In this season’s final session for the Sheep In Wolf's Clothing series, Aflojack reflects on this past six months struggles, and prepares mentally to face the upcoming challenges. ig: @debleksheepodcast …
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Another piece of queer history resurrected by a Netflix production. The story delves into the life and story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the iconic march for black rights in 1963: that day Martin Luther King gave his iconic "I have a dream" speech, and to this day that is considered a pivotal moment in the history of civil rights movements. In…
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Just like every other person living in their twenties, we've had thoughts and doubts, we have been wondering what is our role on this earth only to get frightened by our expectations. In other (more dramatic) words: We've been having existential crises. Some might say that we are thinking too much about ourselves, but I believe that sensible souls …
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Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell in 2018, "Under The Silver Lake" is a story about the search for a greater meaning. The protagonist, Sam, played by Andrew Garfield, starts investigating after a girl in his apartment complex disappears mysteriously. In his quest to find this girl, Sam unravels the mysteries behind a privileged secret s…
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Every month we take you in a new comfort-free journey, and this time, @ticketsfor_two are the ones in wolf's clothing. Between hostels at 3€, open air kitchens, and some rats, Giorgia and Luca took the stepping out of comfort to the next level. Today, they share with us their new incredible journey. ig: @deblecksheepodcast tt: @aflojack Luca and Gi…
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At the beginning of May one movie caught all the internet's attention, and it's the latest Luca Guadagnino movie "Challengers", starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor. This feature tells the story of three young tennis players who…get involved…let's leave it like that, and taught us that tennis is so much more than sweat and adrenaline. ig…
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Everything we do, we do with passion. This includes love, but most importantly: hate. Today's session is entirely dedicated to the TV characters that almost made us quit our favourite series because of how insufferable they were. Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, and many other iconic shows earned their place in today's episode thanks…
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While keeping up with a spring full of new releases from huge pop acts, we cannot not mention the latest release of the one and only Taylor Swift. "The Tortured Poets Department" took us by storm with its double album release and it will probably take us the whole month to process all those wonderful lyrics and all the things she decided to address…
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In April's "Blunt Sesh," Aflojack contemplates the fading allure of "getting away with it" as adulthood and responsibility take the stage. This episode delves into the evolution of our ethical standards over time, drawing from personal experiences to illustrate the complexities of this shift. ig: @debleksheepodcast tt: @aflojack…
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Released in 2014, written and directed by the great Damien Chazelle, Whiplash is a story about achieving perfection. With many spoilers, in this episode we discuss the main reasons why you should watch this film, in case you haven't yet. A final comparison with a well-known film from 2010 allows us to reflect on which methods might be more function…
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Taking a step in creating something from scratch can be terrifying at times, and so is sitting in front of a professional telling you what is wrong in your creation. This past month Aflojack had their fair share of experiences with that, always together with our best friend: procrastination. ig: @debleksheepodcast tt: @aflojack…
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With the release of Cowboy Carter in two days' time, we set the stage for Queen B by bringing you her First Act: Renaissance. This album is a phenomenon not only for the new masterpieces to groove to, but especially for the recognition it gives to ballroom houses and black and queer culture. In each of her songs, willingly or unwillingly, Beyoncè c…
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Once a month Aflojack sits with a microphone and reports what did they experience this month to get out of their comfort zone. For the March issue, they were forced to approach random strangers, and quickly interview them (seriously thinking of turning this into a habit), but they were also faced with the ugly truth that adulthood sucks and dealing…
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As the 2023 award season comes to an end, Aflojack is reporting for duty as always, as We stayed up from home in Europe and watched the movie industry’s biggest night. We already went through our predictions for the winners and discussed the nominations in a previous episode - find it on our podcast page - and, I don’t want to brag, but we got a lo…
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In this new "Blunt Sesh" Aflojack tackles the stress that can come from the expectations of the future: having deadlines or life-changing moments can disorient you and make you lose track of the present times making it very difficult to enjoy everyday life. However, moving towards new things can also be challenging and exciting and lead you to bett…
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Awards season is coming to an end. Although the past awards' ceremonies have already given us a good idea of which films will leave their mark on this year's cinematic landscape, we are confident in the revenge of some masterpieces. Noting the controversy surrounding the nominations that we all expected and were disappointed by, today we analyse ou…
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As music's biggest night took place, Aflojack tried their best to get through the ceremony despite the timezones clash. A lot of big names attended the ceremony, as it happens every year, but this time was a little more special to us: from Beyonce to Jay-z, Taylor Swift and Lana del Rey hanging out together, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus.. it felt lik…
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Emerging from the seemingly endless January, a new month has dawned, bringing with it the intriguing tale of the Sheep in Wolf's Clothing. This month, Aflojack has been a background actor and a film critic. Notably, one of these experiences might not have occurred if not for a previous challenge of this particular rubric. We hope our monthly out-of…
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The Harry Potter saga has probably shaped our childhood If not our bond itself: we would pretend to be wizards, bring the books with us everywhere, and collect anything that could be collected about the Harry Potter universe. So today we want to present this magic word with a little pop twist since we swindled between fan fiction and a high-speed f…
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Once again, an out-of-comfort move for Aflojack. This month, the stadium and the market were the locations selected to get in Wolf’s clothing. An all-Dutch experience, filled with tulips and bicycles, against meticulously organized AS Roma fans and their choruses. As you will hear, once again, these sheep won another challenge...but not without a f…
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As the new year approaches, here comes the award season!! We are starting off this new series preceding the most important award ceremonies the the annual Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy. In this episode Aflojack discusses the nominations (at least the most important ones) and offer their prediction for the forthcoming edition. ig…
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Starting the new year strong with a round of applause for the Gen Z. Against all the mainstream narrative of “the phone-dependent lazy people”, we discuss how our generation is actually breaking the status quo and redefining the paradigm of our lives. Because, as proper members of this generation ourselves, we like to go against everything and anyo…
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Today’s episode is dedicated to the new manifesto of the horny for the last quarter of 2023. It’s a movie written, and directed by Emerald Fennell that dive steep into the dynamics of British aristocracy through the eyes of Oliver, a social climber played by Barry Keoghan. Other honourable mentions are the performances by Jacob Elordi, Rosemond Pik…
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For their monthly out-of-comfort moment Aflojack shares a life update that swings between eye surgery and finally making your first steps to fulfill your passions. Whether it is an aesthetic purpose or a call in life, we hope this episode will give you some strength to roll up your sleeves, tell the voices in your head to be quiet, and go for it. T…
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As every December since 2016, Spotify released its infamous “Spotify Wrapped”, which takes over all of our instagram feeds, showing us what artists, songs and podcasts people listened to through the past year. Some are proud of their Spotify Wrapped, some are - rightfully - embarrassed. In this episode, let us guide you through a short history of t…
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Whether it is for your need to belong, for the thrill of breaking the rules, or just for the sake of curiosity, it's possible that your most unconventional decision was made after receiving some pressure from your peers. In this episode, we discuss the typical examples of positive and negative peer pressure that we generally experience in the early…
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As humor is our go-to when it comes to coping mechanisms, today we delve into the evolution of comedy. Focusing on how the internet impacted humor from the early 2000s to the present day, we explore how social media, memes, and shifting internet culture have redefined comedic preferences - making our lives way better, we dare to say. From the tradi…
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cringe, cringe, cringe...a secondhand embarrassment mixed with a touch of "why did they do that?", and a final note of "i can't watch". In Aflojack's second blunt sesh, we delve into the topic of "cringe". From mattress advertisings to old social media posts, the potential for cringe is everywhere. The main lessons learned from this conversation ar…
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Join us for a bittersweet celebration as we bid farewell to Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' era and welcome the fresh vibes of her latest track, 'Houdini.' We're marking the transition from an electrifying chapter of retro-futuristic beats to a promising new musical journey. Let's reminisce, celebrate, and raise our virtual glasses to both the iconic…
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This episode marks the start of our new monthly series “a Sheep in Wolf’s clothing”, for which every month we will get out of our comfort zone and then discuss our experiences. Our challenge this month: going out for dinner by ourselves. Whether or not we were successful in this experience, we certainly learned something from it. ig: @debleksheepod…
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This album needs no introduction and we are happy to celebrate the newest and ethically correct version of the project. This record has been a crucial part of our upbringing and in this episode we discuss what are your thoughts on the freshly recorded old tracks as well as the vault ones (+ some swiftie-mania then and there )…
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The first victims of our Blunt Sesh is double dating. If you ever gathered with your partner alongside with another couple just for the sake of it (or worse, willingly)... this episode might call you out. However, if you have ever been on a double date and you hated every second of it, press play and come along with the ranting! ig: @debleksheepodc…
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It feels good to start the new season with Barbie's brother-in-marketing and one of the summer's most anticipated movies: Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan. Dive into this episode to receive some historical facts, get insights on why Jacopo doesn't like Rami Malek's character, and discuss side chicks. This movie is dense and layered and we handpicke…
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After the summer break, it was time for Aflojack to get back to the routine, which for this season will be even fuller. With a little catch-up on one of our most boring summers, latest album releases and broken forniture are on the agenda. We can't back down. Get ready for two more episode per month, lots of movies, lot of music, lot of complaining…
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Ci avviciniamo verso la fine della seconda stagione così come verso la fine de Greta Gerwig month chiacchierando sul film più atteso dell'anno: Barbie. Barbie è un fenomeno, un evento cinematografico come non se ne vedevano da anni, e nonostante sia un film comico la satira sociale presentata sul grande schermo è molto stratificata e studiata nei m…
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Secondo dei tre episodi previsti per il #GretaGerwigMonth, l'episodio di oggi tratta Lady Bird (2017), il film che segna il debutto di Greta Gerwig come regista. Un film pilastro per l'incredibile realismo con cui vengono rappresentati temi quotidiani. Primo tra questi, il rapporto madre-figlia, seguito dalle grandi ambizioni adolescenziali e il co…
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Con questa puntata inauguriamo il "Greta Gerwig month": tre episodi dedicati interamente ai film della regista, in vista dell'uscita di Barbie questo Luglio. Ad aprire le danze abbiamo Piccole Donne, un film che tocca con la capacità di farci sentire il calore di casa ricordandoci, allo stesso tempo, il prezzo delle nostre scelte. Film: Piccole. Do…
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Da portavoce della sua generazione, nel 2013 una Lorde sedicenne pubblica il suo primo album: Pure Heroine. Dieci canzoni che racchiudono perfettamente le sensazioni che si provano a sedici anni. Dall'impotenza al sentimento di superiorità, in questo episodio affrontiamo un paio di temi che, probabilmente, tutti abbiamo sentito familiari almeno una…
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Desire I Want To Turn Into You è un album che ha catturato la nostra attenzione per il suo titolo accattivante ed ha lentamente scalato le classifiche degli album preferiti di Aflojack del 2023. Con la sua costruzione anti logica ci ha ispirato, nella puntata di oggi, a parlare di vicini urlanti, alieni che invadono la terra, vulcani che potrebbero…
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Narrata da Philomena Cunk e dal suo tagliente umorismo British, “Cunk on Earth” racconta la storia dell’umanità dai cavernicoli fino all’età digitale. Tuttavia, anche se le risate sono molte, questo non danneggia il contenuto, anzi lo abbellisce e ci ricorda di non prendere mai tutto troppo sul serio. Anche una risata può far pensare. serie: Cunk o…
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Se la storia è destinata a ripetersi, la storia della musica non è esente da tutto ciò. Ogni generazione ha bisogno di un artista che racconti cosa vuol dire essere un adolescente nel bene e, soprattutto nel male. La generazione Z può vantare di Olivia Rodrigo: in questa puntata ci siamo lasciati ispirare dalle sue parole per raccontarvi cosa vuol …
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Pensavamo che il senso di smarrimento accompagnasse solo noi. Fleabag ci ha mostrato di non essere soli. Una vita incasinata da traumi e tendenze all'auto-sabotaggio è ciò che probabilmente ci spetta per un altro paio d'anni (se tutto va bene). Fleabag è una storia d'amore; per gli altri e per noi stessi. Un percorso di crescita personale che dà sp…
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Allerta Novità! Questa è la prima puntata in cui proviamo il format che speriamo di mantenere andando avanti: quello che prima era il suggerimento alla fine della puntata, adesso è il punto di partenza della discussione stessa. Ragionando e sviscerando pezzi d'arte questa settimana vi proponiamo Happier Than Ever di Billie Eilish (2021), che contie…
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