### The Human Boddie

T. Michael Boddie

@tmbwrites

Journo and media critic | “We talkin’ TV?”

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### On the Shows Your Father Likes

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[Hunter Harris](https://substack.com/@hunterharris)

“hope he sees this” and the he is john turturro

Happy Juneteenth, y’all. Quick story:

When I was little, probably around 6 or 7, I was caught and scolded by Hampton University employees for playing and climbing on a tree. I was told the tree was to be respected, not played with.

I learned it wasn’t just a tree. It’s the Emancipation Oak, a natural fortress under which one Mary Smith P…