What does success mean? What does failure mean? How do we navigate each of them as Black men? On this episode, SirG comes back to the pod and we discuss the answers to these questions and our experiences with success and failure as Black men. As always, we hope you feel seen, brotha!

This episode will serve as the last episode before we pause for a bit while Brennan adjusts to fatherhood. We hope to be back in a few weeks! Stay tuned.

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For our BHM episode, Matt comes on the show to talk about what it means to leave a legacy. We talk about how legacy can extend beyond financial matters, the importance of black men leaving legacies, how it relates to our history as Black people, as well as a little bit about the legacies we are creating for our families and future generations. As always, we hope you feel seen brotha!

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It often seems easier, safer, and even smarter for Black men to show up as versions of ourselves that are not authentic and to remain guarded with those around us. So many things in our daily lives tell us that authenticity and vulnerability render us weak. In this episode, Rico stops by the pod and we discuss the ways in which authenticity is actually power and vulnerability is truly courageous for Black men. As always, we hope you feel seen, brotha! 

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Joy may seem like an inaccessible emotion for many black men. Between the realities of black manhood and the pressures we may find in our every day lives, it can be hard to experience true joy. In this episode, Matt and Brennan talk about their experiences with joy and why it is important for black men to experience it. As always, we hope you feel seen brotha!

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This has been a tough few weeks in Memphis. We're learning more and more about the death of a Black man named Tyre Nichols as a result of bodily harm inflicted by five local police officers. Unfortunately, this hasn't been the first time we've seen this, and it is almost guaranteed not to be the last. Trey popped on the show to create space to process how these instances of Black death and racial trauma impact us as Black men.  To the family of Tyre - we are with you and we stand by you. 

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Finding purpose and why is all the buzz, especially at the top of a new year. Yet, what does this look like for black men? Does it even feel accessible in the same way as seems for mainstream culture? Justin comes back through the pod and he and Brennan dive into this topic and encourage black men to dream! As always, we hope you feel seen brotha! 

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And we back!

On this first episode of the season, Matt jumps back on the pod and we talk about what we've been up to since Season 1 ended, Brennan's reflections as fatherhood swiftly arrives, lessons from 2022, and how we're approaching 2023. We hope you enjoy this episode as we warm-up for the next season! 

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For our final episode of season 1, Brennan talks to his dad, Allan. They have a candid conversation about the ups and downs of their relationship, Allan offers advice to Brennan as the father-to-be, and they take another important step in healing their relationship. We hope this gives you the courage to talk to the loved ones in your life and that you seek healing in your own relationships! We'll be back in 2023 for Season 2!

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We have seen a wide range of images of black masculinity this year in the media. From Will Smith's slap heard round the world to Kanye's anti-semitic comments and John Wall's vulnerability about his mental health struggles, there's been a wide range of depictions of black manhood in popular culture. This week, Brennan sits down with his brotha Mario and attempts to make sense of each of these men's portrayals as well as the implications for how we show up as everyday black men.

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As men, we're not taught how to deal with emotions like fear and anxiety, even though we all feel them at certain points. Instead of working to understand and process them, we stuff them and they come out in other less healthy or effective ways. On this week's episode, we brought Matt back on to start to talk about the difference between fear and anxiety, the things we are fearful of and anxious about, and how we navigate these emotions. As always, we hope you feel seen brotha!

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