Welcome back. This is part 2 of 2 with guest host, Principal Ernani Santos, NKA - The Game Orchestrator. After his official introduction and a quick foray into his childhood and introduction into the field of education, on this episode we’ll get to learn more about his specific approach to his work and some of his future aspirations. We pick up where we left off, talking about our children, and quickly transition into a conversation about the resiliency of today’s youth and how Principal Santos uses their resilience to build relationships with his students (3:00). We touch on snitching (25:20), the impact social media has had on his job and what it means to get “blimimed” (31:27), and what we can expect with his forthcoming podcast - The Game Orchestrator (46:00). We end with Priest D sharing a story about that time he fought someone in the shower (1:05:00).

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This is part 1 of 2 with guest host, Principal Ernani Santos of John Finney High -  BKA, Peoples High. On this episode the crew sits down with Principal Santos and learn all about his journey. We learn about that time he forgot Tiff’s name (12:00), the mystery surrounding his race (14:00), working at a continuation school (25:00) how he became an educator and the value of mentorship (39:00). We also learn a little about his childhood and what it was like to growing up with parents who had addictions (1:04:00).

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On this episode of 2 Dudes and a Chick, “its just the boys today.”  Priest D starts off the show by talking about his week without Tiff (2:30), including his shower routine, disciplining his son, dealing with his daughter lying to him, and working on spelling words. Dr. Ij attempts to do Tiff’s “roundup” focusing on the Amazon show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (16:55). Priest D is modeling (38:30) and shares a story about his audition. The dudes end the show by discussing the article written about them in the paper (1:11:00) and then get scolded by a surprise guest pop-up.

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On this episode of 2 Dudes and a Chick, the dudes recap their road trip to Seattle. But before they got to far in their recap, Tiff gives her “roundup.” This weeks topic, Trigger Warning with Killer Mike on Netflix - Priest D ok with killing kids dreams (7:25). After the “roundup” the dudes talk about their trip to Seattle, starting with Dr. Ij’s choice to sleep on the floor (1:01:00), Priest D’s tourism (1:04:30), the hotel accommodations (1:13:00), snoring (1:18:00), and the ride home (1:26:00). The dudes also recap their time at PodCon2 (1:31:00)

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On this episode of 2 Dudes and a Chick, Dr. Ij starts the show off recapping a conversation he had with one of his former students about teaching in Compton, CA (5:15). How to love your students, how to be culturally relevant in an urban school environment, thoughts about the common core standards and more are covered as Dr. Ij recaps his conversation. Tiff brings up the new policy to not recognize students who make the honor roll at certain schools, in order to protect students’ feelings. The crew discuss whether this is a good policy or not and how it impacts students (27:00). Priest D tells a hypothetical story about himself involving a heart attack, an employee and a snitch (51:00), after which he reveals to Dr. IJ that they were going to sleep in the car during their trip to Seattle for PodCon2 (57:00). The show ends discussing other Priest D shenanigans.

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Welcome back. On this episode of 2 Dudes and a Chick, the crew catches up on what’s been going on since going on break. This includes talking about Surviving R Kelly (9:30). The crew provide their thoughts, opinions, questions around the 6 part documentary that details the exploits of Robert Kelly, including: Is he a musical genius (11:45), How much blame does his entourage carry (23:00), Where were the parents (27:35), What is our responsibility as parents. Other topics covered in this episode include New Years Resolutions (52:40), Priest D got some new crocks (1:14:45), The BIG Breakfast (1:19:00), an outlook of season 2 of the podcast (1:28:00), Kevin Hart (1:41:00) and The RING soap opera (1:52:25).

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On this episode of 2 Dudes and a Chick, Tiff renames her “TV” roundup to just “The Roundup” (6:00) and asks the dudes how they feel about pastors flamboasting with nice cars, house, clothes etc. Dr. Ij talks about mentoring and what’s its been like to work with Tiff and Priest D’s nephew (19:55). Christmas shopping is in the air and the crew talks about their various qualms with shopping for themselves and others (Tiff hates shopping for herself - 38:00). The documentary Black Fish is discussed (46:51), Priest D relives the disrespect he experienced at the Punchbowl Social (57:00), “Are hoes hopeless romantics” (1:05:00), and Dr. Ij sets the record straight about his commercial break stamina (1:14:00). The show ends with a discussion about conservative parenting. 

 

Show Notes:

The next book we are reading in our book club is BECOMING by Michelle Obama. Get your copy today and be ready for the discussion coming in 2019.

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On this episode, the crew welcome in Associate Pastor Damien Giacchino (@dgiacchino) of Real Life Church to talk about his journey in Christianity. The episode starts with Tiff bringing up the Jacquees - King of R&B controversy (6:20). We get the crews opinion on the matter, with Pastor Dame chimming in and Priest D taking the left of left turns while discussing the matter (11:05). We also get to hear Pastor Dame shares his testimony around some of his insecurities growing up, his understanding of masculinity, the series of events that led him to turn his life around (including his 4-month vacation in San Quentin), the challenges of fatherhood and how his extremest approach to life serves his dedication to God. The episode ends with the crew discussing the merits of children using Mr. and Ms. to address their elders (1:54:00). We get to hear Pastor Dame’s opinion on this. 

Pastor Damien Giacchino:

IG - @dgiacchino

Website - dalteconference.com

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On this episode, the crew start off by catching up after being off for a week. Tiff uses her “TV Roundup” to recap her recent travels (9:25) and how Priest D can’t handle her being away for a couples of days. This somehow leads to a conversation about kitchen utensils and Priest D revelation that he has replaced forks and spoons with plastic gloves. The crew gets caught up on some social media news - Cardi and Offset broke-up (14:00), Dwight Howard is getting extorted by a woman (30:00), Takashi 6ix9ine (43:00), Jay Z (1:00:00), and Kevin Hart quit the Oscars (). Dr. Ij messes up the producing and stops recording (1:11:00) as he tries to prove to Tiff that Beyonce was the lead actress in Dreamgirls.  The crew also talks about abortion, Crazy Rich Asians, hoarding, and getting “Pretty Womaned.”

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On this episode, the crew record in front of their first impromptu live studio audience (Priest D’s cousins were in the building). The show starts off with Priest D recapping his experience taking the Greyhound and his cuz trip to LA (4:15). After sharing about his trip to LA, Priest D told the crew about his revelation on the Bible (20:15), which he attributes to not watching tv. Dr. Ij asks the crew about the rules around having sex on the first date (34:45). This leads to a conversation about abstaining from sex before marriage. The show ends with Dr. Ij detailing his relationship with his in-laws (1:20:00).

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