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Hello and welcome back to another episode of 50Talk. Your Host's Victor & Cathy are glad you all decided to join us again this week.  It's Thanksgiving week and Black Friday shopping at the end of the week and we can't forget about College Football and my Ohio State Buckeyes going against TTUN (That Team Up North). So needless to say it's going to be a great week. 

Cathy and I have a few turkeys sitting around the house and we had been trying to figure out how we are going to cook them. It's come down to the old traditional way of cooking that sweet bird. We can mess around after Thanksgiving with the other two birds. I'm really looking forward to all of Cathy's great cooking. I can see it all on my plate right know and I can feel the fullness from eating it all. 

Black Friday is right around the corner and Amazon is already having some great sales. I get into some of the tech stuff that I think everyone needs. What are you guys looking for on Black Friday or are we all past that going to stand in line at midnight stuff? Stores are changing over time when it comes to shopping. They make sales almost every weekend leading up to Christmas so we Americans don't have to trample each other or kill each other. Safety first is what is important. 

Cathy gives us a little history lesson on Thanksgiving and the first dinner and some changes the government has put in since the early to mid 1800's. Yes, some of the information she gave is new to me. You learn something new everyday still. Do families still gather after dinner to watch classic movies or go to the movie theater to check out the Holiday release movies? There are so many great movies out for the Holiday already. What are some of the traditions that you all remember growing up or that you all have in your families? Please share with us at [email protected].

I give a short lists of thew best Thanksgiving pumpkin  desserts and they all sound and look incredible. What are some of your favorite thanksgiving desserts? Please let us know. Send us an email at [email protected]

Kyla sent Cathy and I a text message about an incident that happened in 1994 (I guess because we are old). Susan Smith, who killed her two kids by driving them into water and letting them drown and then went on to say a black man carjacked her. Can you freaking believe that? Of course you can, this is still America. 

Are men still taking "Men Weekends" or "Man-cations" these days? This is an interesting subject and Cathy took it way out of context. We hope you guys all enjoyed the show and we really do hope to be with you guys again next week for episode 124. Thank you all for listening.   

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of 50Talk. The Host's of the show Victor and Cathy are happy to be back with you guys. They needed to take a little time after the crazy election to get over it and move the hell on. This episode is going to be the last time we get into talk of politics to deep or to much. This election has shown us who we are as a country and 50Talk is going to find a little bit of space in the country and get comfortable. So we are very sorry to have missed you all the past two weeks.
 
Quickly, we get right into the episode because, for the last two weeks we have been holding so much inside that we've been thinking about since the election. So first we're going to start with we can't watch any type of News since before the election. (trying to fit them in) The time I did turn on news was the night he started making his cabinet picks public and my jaw about hit the floor. Y'all don't forget that he "only picks the best people" from his 1st election, right? 

There is a new "Movement" taking place on TikTok and other Social Media, it's the Blue Bracelets Movement! White woman want to let everyone know that when the shit hit's the fan. Please don't look in their direction because they didn't vote for him. I am personally not a fan of the bracelet. Let me tell you why. 

We talk about how America isn't ready for a female President let alone a minority one. Also we have to talk about the Christian White Nationalists and how they played a part in the election. We both think it's sad that people actually said during the campaign that Kamala is stupid. You can't be as successful in life as she is if "she was stupid".  Trump didn't get where he is by being stupid although he did fuck a lot of shit up. 

So the entire episode isn't all doom and gloom. Victor tries to bring a little "Joy" to the show with some good things happening in America. There was a "boxing" match this weekend. What are your thoughts on Netflix hosting and the outcome of the fight. We got a lot more stuff to talk about in this episode before we close out the episode. 

Thank you guys for joining us this week. 

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Welcome back to 50Talk. This is episode 121 and your host's are glad that y'all are able to be with us again. This week we have a guest with us so the entire show is our interview with her. 

Erika is our guest and she will tell us about herself and a bit about her journey to citizenship in America. She tells us about her family moving into the U.S. and it really is an amazing story. 

With election day coming up in just over a week this is a feel good story. Cathy did all the preparation for this episode so big shout-out to her for holding things down in the episode. 

See you guys next week with hopefully some good news about The Cohort Network of Podcasts.   

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Welcome back to 50Talk. Your Hosts Victor and Cathy are glad you all decided to join us again. Sorry for the short episode last week. We definitely will be making up for it in this week's episode. The week has been filled with all kinds of interesting stuff for us to talk about but we have narrowed them down to a few to discuss.

We have to start this episode talking about the Cleveland Guardians and them playing in the ALCS in which they just concluded on Saturday evening. The Yankees eliminated them in the best of seen series in four games but aside from the loss ,the fans and all there old "Cleveland Indians" gear is a sore subject for me. So much progress has been made to move away from the "racists" indian to the new Guardians. Let's talk about it. 

We're almost two weeks away from election day and some states are still trying to fuck with our votes. They are doing all they can to make seem like the elections aren't secure or that funny business is going on. A story out of Minneapolis, Minnesota has Republicans panties all in a bunch to. The closer we get to election day I think the worse things are going to get. If you live in a state with early voting, please get out there and get your vote in.

Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance was out on the stump last week saying some crazy shit! My guy threw his own Momma under the bus, again. I want to give JD Vance the benefit of the doubt that he really isn't the person he pretends to be for Donald Trump but I don't know. 

Cathy wants to know the importance and the significance of decorating for holidays. She did some intense research for you guys so listen closely. She is dropping knowledge. 

We have a couple of the same types of stories to talk about this episode. I mentioned one to Cathy and we talked a bit about it but the second story we did not discuss until today. We want you guys to ell us your thoughts on these stories as well. Send us an email at [email protected]

We watched a couple show this week that we wanted to talk about to. Monster: on Netflix about the Menendez Brothers killing of their Parents. And the creators of "The Apprentice" want to apologize for the monster that is Donald Trump. 

Enjoy the show and please join us next week for our scheduled guest. This is going to be a great conversation. See you guys next week.      

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Welcome back to 50Talk Episode 119. Your Hosts Cathy and Victor are glad that you  guys decided to join us again this week. We did take last week off to refresh or better yet, we just had some life shit going on. We are glad to be back this week though. This will be a short show so we hope you enjoy it. 

We jump right into the episode with a topic I saved from last week that we didn't get to. In light of the P-Diddy indictment and all the rumors surrounding it we have to talk about the so called "90's Era of HipHop & R&B" with musicians like  Diddy, R. Kelly, Michael Jackson and I guess we can throw in Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce'. Was it really the best era of music in your minds? I love the 90's so much. All of the music from that period, but when I hear those hits now I have to be thinking some kind of way about it. 

Can we just ignore everything outside of the actual music or do we keep the entertainer in mind and what they did while we are listening? I always had a way of separating the music from the drama. This time I think it may be different because it's so many different folks involved and this stuff is way worse than some of the other stories from over the years. 

Quickly we dive into some politics and how people were all upset because Kamala Harris was trying to avoid the Media, know all of a sudden they don't like what she has to say. I knew it was a no win situation for her either way but look at Trump now. Dude is basically missing in action and when he does surface all he does is spread hate and fear mongering with an incomprehensible tone. 

Trump is going to cities and talking to the citizens in the town as if he were somewhere else. How can you go in front of people and ask for their vote then turn around and say to them that there town sucks an will be worse if you vote for the other person? Is this normal behaviour or is there something really wrong with him? 

Cathy wants to talk about Peanut Butter and what its good with. Not just the traditional peanut butter and jelly but what else? 

We also have been watching some movies and some shows as well that we want to talk a little bit about. From on Amazon Prime Video is a great show in its third season that you all should be watching and please do check out the remade edition to Salem's Lot. 

Thank you for joining us again this week and if your in Ohio like us, please get out there and get your vote in early to get it done. This election is to important to skip so please get it done. See y'all next week.           

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Welcome back to 50Talk. The Host's Victor and Cathy are glad you are able to join us again this week. This week is our 3rd Anniversary of doing 50Talk and also this week is our 28th Anniversary so we wanted to "re-introduce" ourselves. Before we do that make sure you all check your Voter Registration or Register to vote. It's October now and election day is right around the corner. 

After our re-introduction to our new listeners we get right into our stories. The first story is another update to the Titan Submersible story from just over a year ago. Week two of the trial/investigation of the incident is in the books. The Owner of the company put greed before safety. 

In the Show Me State of Missouri Marcellus Williams was put to death by legal injection. There is a lot of controversy aimed at the courts about some information that was discovered that left questions about the case. The Governor and the Supreme Court decided to move on with the execution anyway. 

A story and an immediate update to the same story out of Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania has a lot of people scratching their heads. An African American student athlete had the word "nigger" carved/scratched on his chest. Listen to the craziness coming out about this incident. 

Cathy hits us with the topic " some incited on how to make it to 30 years of marriage", we discuss how we did it and how we had to work on somethings to make it work this long. Just because we've been together this long doesn't mean you don't work a your marriage daily. Enjoy the conversation. 

This week we finally tell all about the series "Outlast" on Netflix. We have waited long enough to talk about it. It's a great season but I think the next season should be somewhere other than Alaska.

The last thing before we close out this weeks episode is the death of Pete Rose (83) aka Charlie Hustle. I still think he is one of the greatests to play the game but didn't get a chance to see himself make it into the Baseball Hall Of Fame.

Thank you for joining this week and we will see you all next week.  
  

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Welcome back to 50talk, this is Episode 117. 50Talk are proud members of the newly formed and announced The Cohort Network. Please stay with us a we get deeper into fall with the official launch of The Cohort Network and the Podcasts that will be a part of our network. It's starting to feel like fal here in Ohio where we are and that puts a huge smile on my face. 

This week Cathy and I jump right into the show with some valuable information that you all could use. Get registered and check the status of your Voter Registration by going to Vote.gov , the time is running out to get registered so make sure you don't miss out on "our most important election" in a longtime. States and Politicians are still at it trying to change the rules leading up to November 5th.

There was a Mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday morning and the shooters are still at large. So if your a listener from Birmingham make sure your watching yourself and keeping an ear to the ground about the whereabouts of these shooters. We visited Birmingham a couple years ago and had a great time. It really is a beautiful city and we have a lot of family there as well. Let's hope they catch these people soon. We will keep you all updated here at 50Talk on either our Podcast or our 50Talk Facebook Page. 

Cathy talks about being a mother and seeing your child celebrate their birthday. The emotions that a Mom goes through over the years. Also the changes that a woman's body goes through from childbirth that will never be the same. Does every woman remember the birth of her children? Is it something they will never forget, all the good and the bad. 

We went out on Saturday to celebrate the birthday of my step-sister Terri (former guest) and we had a situation with a bar patron. We have a question and some comments about white america. This happens to us/me very often so check it out. 

Another update to a story we talked about over a year ago on 50Talk is the Titan submersible and the accident that killed the five people aboard. The trial investigating the accident just started last week and it left a chilling message of "Hubris & Greed". This is an ongoing story so stay tuned for future updates as well. 

The biggests topic for the week is The Diddy Indictment. I think someone is in big trouble and probably won't be getting out of jail/prison for a very long time. This looks like a bunch of dominos falling. People involved or possibly involved are quitting their jobs, some people are starting to speak out and some are bracing for their names to be dragged through the mud due to a madman! This to is an ongoing story and we here at 50Talk will keep you updated the moment we hear anything. There are tons of rumors and stories out there so be careful what you believe as we will do too. 

Thank you for joining us this week for another fun episode. We will see you all next week for Episode 118. Have a great week.       

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Welcome to 50Talk . This is Episode 116 and your hosts Cathy and Victor are glad to have you guys back. We need some advice from you guys this week right off the bat. We are having "grown kid issues" and we are stumped. This is a sign on how things are going to be in the episode. We have some things to talk about and we're glad you're here. 

I posted on our 50Talk Facebook Page on Monday a question about the state of our Politics and are we where we are because of a black man that had lived in the White House. We got no response to the question and I'm cool with that. Cathy and I still talk about it. If you hear this episode and still want to comment send us an email at [email protected]

Last Tuesday was a pretty historical day. We had our first Debate with our Vice President and our Former President. It was quit the event. Do you have a clear winner? Are you okay with a candidate spreading lies about a group of people who just want to work and be left alone? Did you feel like each candidate put out their policies clearly in the Debate? 

Quickly Cathy and I talk about the second assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Is there anything to it that it was less than a week after a poor debate performance and that he is clearly dropping in the polls? Don't get us wrong, we would never want anyone shot for any reason. Are we going to get the real information from the "shooter" and what his motivations were for doing this? We will keep you updated when we get information.

I North Carolina there has been a "potential" hanging that is trying to be hidden. In the town of Henderson, North Carolina. This story has holes all in it and us here at 50Talk will continue to update you guys when we get information. 

We watched a couple different things this week that we enjoyed. The finale of Outlast on Netflix and Bye, Bye Barry on Amazon Prime Video. Both were great shows that we think you all should check out. We try not to spoil them, Yet! We will hold off from talking until next episode if we remember. 

The News to end this episode is that 50Talk is now proud member of a brand new Network of Podcast called "The Cohort Network. We have a few different shows that will be announced and introduced later this fall so stay tuned. Myself and our former guest Amber have been busy getting this new Network running. Thank you all for joining us this week. We will see you next week for Episode 117 and getting close to our three year Anniversary.   

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Welcome back to 50Talk. This Episode 115 and Cathy and I are glad you decided to join us again this week. We have a lot to look forward to this week. The first Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is on Tuesday and this is what everyone has been waiting for. How will Kamala handle Trump and which Donald Trump is going to show up? This is going to be interesting.

So far the College Football season has had some great match-ups. Being an Ohio State fan I had a joy watching *ichigan get their butts kicked this past weekend by Texas. This is my weekend football fix these days. Thursday was the kick-off to the NFL season and I tried to take a peek in to see what was up but that changed really fast. When I turned it on I heard the song "Lift every voice and sing" and all I could think of is that the NFL is still trying to win over the black watchers. I'm not falling for it. 

School is back in around the United States and we all know what that means, Mass shootings are happening. In rural Georgia there was a shooting and four people were killed. Two kids and two Teachers are dead and a dozen or so were injured. The shooter and his father have both been arrested and charged with this crime. 

What makes a parent believe that their 14 year old child needs and AR-styled rifle? I don't believe most adults deserve to have an AR-styled rifle either. There is no need for weapons of war on our streets. 

There is a lot of conversation on guns in America in the episode but has this shooting exposed the tragic hypocrisy of present day America? Ban books and gender affirming care and abortions and drag shows but don't ban automatic weapons. I don't understand where we are as a country. 

Thank you all for joining us this week. We really appreciate you guys support over the years. Join us next week for Episode 116.  

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Hello and welcome back to 50Talk. This is Episode 114 and your hosts Cathy and Victor are happy that you all could join again this week. We have a few things to talk about and we have a "very special guest" joining us this week with an inside look at the goings on at the NABJ convention a few weeks ago in Chicago. We welcome once again one of our favorite listeners to the show. Kyla has a story to tell and she has waited to share it with 50Talk.

While we have Kyla with us I bring up a topic that she has talked about a couple different times on Social Media. "The Grits Debate", how do you eat your grits? It amazes me to this day that people actually put sugar on their grits. I also want to take the food conversation a little further and talk about "the Watermelon Debate" and what type of watermelon you guys prefer. Cathy and I got a delicious watermelon this weekend and it had seeds and you know how Victor's mind works. 

Not only did Cathy and I have Covid a month ago but cases are on the rise in the United States. I heard on the News that at least 400 people a week are dying from Covid related issues. I know we have all heard this before but we still need to be safe out there. A new Vaccine dealing with the new strains is coming in early September. The CDC advice is to get Covid vaccine in September with your Flu shot. 

There is an article that I found in the Independent that is headlined " Republican group  cites notorious Dred Scott ruling as reason Kamala Harris can't be President". Yes it is real and yes I have heard this argument on a few different media outlets. You all have to look into this as well. 

On Fox News the "new Tucker Carlson" made some sexists remarks about our Vice President. Jesse Watters is a piece of work an needs to be held accountable for this horrible disrespect. Fox News just doesn't get it even after the almost $1billion fine they had to pay for lying. 

To end the show we hit Kyla with some fun questions but some question that get you to thinking for real. Thank you all for listening to Episode 114. We'll see you next week for another episode. Have a great Holiday weekend.