Topic: Fx

The discussion introduces the crack cocaine epidemic as a follow-up to previous segments on stop-and-frisk policing. Using clips from the FX series Snowfall, the narrative explores how the drug transitioned from a party substance to a community-destroying force in cities like Los Angeles. Mention is made of the geopolitical context, including the CIA, the Contras in Nicaragua, and the Reagan administration's militarized police response.

The hosts compare the real-life Roots kidnapping to a scene from American Horror Story: Coven, where a black witch forces a resurrected racist's severed head to watch black cinema. The segment critiques "trauma-based entertainment" and the use of media for racial re-education. They speculate whether the Iowa kidnapper was inspired by the fictional scenario on the FX series.