After School Talk Podcast

T'was the night before grad school and all through the house, a black girl was stressed and ready to drop out. On this episode Dr.Dukes discusses the dark side of graduate school. 

On this episode, Melvin and ShaRon discuss the importance of teaching students (and sometimes adults) how to think before you speak. It's a work in progress. 

Melvin and ShaRon have survived a whole semester in a pandemic without their schools closing. Join them to find out how. 

Language warning for this episode! We cannot go to the biggest trap event of the year (virtually) and not talk about it. Melvin and ShaRon are joined by their son Stuckey to discuss the Verzuz battle between Gucci and Jeezy. A lot of yelling and a WHOLE lot of fun!

The holidays aren't always festive. On this episode, Melvin and ShaRon discuss how to deal with toxic family members during the holidays and ways educators can rethink the holidays for their students.

On this episode, the Dukes' discuss the influence of the 98 release of Juvenile's 400 Degreez album on Cash Money Records 

We always do things a little different. So your average Fall fesitval couldn't work for us. Sit down as we tell you about the time we hosted a Walking Dead Fashion Show at school.

It's haunted houses, HBCU homecomings, and horror movie season. ShaRon's favorite time of year. So let's tap into the genre of black horror films from Candyman to Lovecraft Country ... let's go!

On this episode, The Dukes' are joined by Dominique Lester, a theologian and trap curator. They disucss the beginnings of trap music and its impact on the education system. 

From the first presidential debate to Melvin growing up without a radio to the first time we heard Outkast, check out how we fell in love with Outkast's classic Stankonia album, released 20years ago.