Annotations with Beandrea July

Welcome to Annotations, the podcast that thinks critically about criticism. Hosted by Beandrea July, a writer, film critic, film programmer, audio producer and real one. In each episode, we go behind the scenes - and between the lines - of Beandrea's story as a cultural critic and that of another critic whose work she admires. We dissect the art and practice of critique, discuss the state of arts journalism today and envision the future we want to see. Each episode wraps up with what Beandrea always craves from the culture podcasts she listens to but has yet to hear: an annotated bibliography audio-style. Make the thing you want to see right? Oh and did I mention, we're doing all this through the glorious prism of the Black femme gaze? This is Annotations with Beandrea July.

Annotations with Beandrea July is a tv podcast hosted by Beandrea July, with 6 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Beandrea July hosts Annotations with Beandrea July, a tv show with 6 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  How Dare You! feat. Tre'vell Anderson

  Nov 15, 20251h 14mS0

  <p >SEASON FINALE!</p> <p >Funding for this project comes from  Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative founded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Ford Foundation to support cultural critics of color in the United States. </p> <p >***</p> <p >Episode description: Beandrea waves a magic wand over her career and concludes her reflections on the lessons of her Harvard Nieman Fellowship year. Then she chats with Journalist, Critic, Podcaster, Authoress and and Overall Bad Bitch Tre'vell Anderson.</p> <p >Buy a signed copy of Tre'vell's excellent book: We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film...

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  Episode #5

  The Psychology of 'Representation Matters' feat. Harvard Prof. Josephine Kim

  Oct 14, 202555 minS0

  <p >Funding for this project comes from  Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative founded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Ford Foundation to support cultural critics of color in the United States. </p> <p >Episode description: Beandrea reflects on the role of identity in film criticism with Professor Josephine Kim, Ph.D., with whom she took classes at Harvard's Graduate School of Education during her Nieman Fellowship.</p> <p >For full show notes and annotation links, subscribe to the companion newsletter.</p> <p > #annotationswithbjuly (Tag your posts)</p> <p >@annotationswithbjuly (IG)</p> <p >@beandreadotcom (IG)</p> <p >@beandreadotcom (Letterboxd)</p>

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  Episode #4

  Reading Against the Grain: the Paradox of Black Cinephilia feat. Anna Everett, Ph.D

  Aug 23, 202555 minS1

  <p >Funding for this project comes from  Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative founded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Ford Foundation to support cultural critics of color in the United States. </p> <p >Episode description: For full show notes and written annotations, subscribe to the companion newsletter.</p> <p > #annotationswithbjuly (Tag your posts)</p> <p >@annotationswithbjuly (IG)</p> <p >@beandreadotcom (IG)</p> <p >@beandreadotcom (Letterboxd)</p> <p > </p> <p > </p>

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  Episode #3

  Lean In to the Mess feat. dessane lopez cassell

  Aug 2, 20251h 11mS0

  <p >Funding for this project comes from  Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative founded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Ford Foundation to support cultural critics of color in the United States. </p> <p > </p> <p >Episode description: For full show notes and written annotations, subscribe to the companion newsletter.</p> <p >Film series in Los Angeles (remaining dates: Aug 3, Aug 8, Aug 10, Aug 15, 2025): The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin's Cinema of the Mind. Free and open to the public.</p> <p >Follow:</p> <p >@beandreadotcom</p> <p >@annotationswithbjuly</p> <p >Letterboxd</p> <p> </p>

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  Episode #2

  Permission to Imagine feat. Lovia Gyarkye

  Jul 21, 20251 hourS0

  <p >Funding for this project comes from Critical Minded, a grantmaking and learning initiative founded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Ford Foundation to support cultural critics of color in the United States. </p> <p >For full show notes and written annotations, subscribe to the companion newsletter.</p> <p >Film series in Los Angeles (July 25 - Aug 15, 2025): The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin's Cinema of the Mind. Free and open to the public.</p> <p > </p> <p >Follow:</p> <p >@beandreadotcom</p> <p >@annotationswithbjuly</p> <p >Letterboxd</p> <p> </p>

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