Lauren and Dave talk with Carl Byrd and Victor Omoayo from the Codex Prime Podcast. Codex Prime is about all things pop culture, be it films, video games, television, books, and everything else in between.
Carl Byrd is a host of the show as well as the Social Media Chair, he’s a DJ with Fleet DJs, and he’s very involved in the Providence community, including through the Black Nerd Book Club and the Rhode Island Midnight Basketball League. In addition to co-hosting Codex Prime with Carl, Victor Omoayo is also the host of Do The Film Thing, a film appreciation and analysis podcast.
So much pop culture was brought up during this episode! Here are some links to find out more about what we discussed:
- RI Comic Con
- Black Nerd Book Club
- RI Midnight Basketball League
- Do the Film Thing (podcast)
- Mulholland Drive (2001)
- Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
- Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
- Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino
- True Romance (1993)
- This Is Us (2016-2022)
- The Iron Claw (2023)
- Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind by Heather McGhee
- My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
- Poor Things (2023)
- Dune: Part Two (2024)
- Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
- Beau Is Afraid (2023)
- The Marvels (2023)
- Reels of Justice Episode 337: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse vs. Across the Spider-Verse” with Carl Byrd and Victor Omoayo
- Ted Lasso (2020-2023)
- Severance (2022- )
- Four Daughters (2023)
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