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Cul-de-Sac Dreams: Seeing Myself in the New The Burbs

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What Was She Thinking by Sharla Brown

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In this episode, we review the new series The 'Burbs starring Keke Palmer. What happens when suburban curiosity meets modern conversations about race, motherhood, and belonging? We discuss cul-de-sac culture, raising kids in neighborhoods where you might be the minority, and how this reimagining of the classic The 'Burbs adds a fresh perspective to suburban life.

0:00 – Opening | Introducing the New The Burbs Intro to the series and why we wanted to review it.

3:00 – Do Neighbors Still Talk? Suburban Community Then vs. Now Remembering when neighbors actually knew each other.

13:30 – The Original The Burbs vs. Episode 1 Introducing Samira and the mostly white suburban world she enters.

16:00 – Blackness in the Suburbs Samira, her br ... 

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womentelevision showsThe BurbsKeke PalmerPeacock