EJ (@ej_riv) and Austin (absmooth35) are back on the pod for the third time respectively and first time together for a fun and wide-ranging conversation on a number of topics. The guys first start by dissecting several documentaries including the Fyre Fest Festival documentaries on Hulu and Netflix respectively (2:00), Netflix’s “The Ted Bundy Tapes” (17:00) and the disturbing allegations in the upcoming Michael Jackson doc, “Leaving Neverland” (26:00). Then, they shift to the NBA to discuss Anthony Davis’ trade request and the likely outcome (35:00), Knicks free agency prospects (42:00), and who should be the All-Star reserves (57:00). Finally, the guys discuss the hateful attack on Jussie Smollett (1:07:00), and Trump’s latest tweets (1:12:00). This was a fun one and we’re glad we finally got to make it happen.

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Jarel and Kev welcome their friend Ketayma (@ketayma) back to the pod to catch up on how much his life's changed in the past year. They discuss the differences in living in LA vs NY, teaching in LA vs NY, inauthentic relationships, encouraging opportunities Ketayma's received so far, goals he set for himself in 2019, upcoming projects he's working on, utilizing relationships to grow, process of creating short films and much more. Ketayma came on the pod last year for our "Hero Complex" ep and stated that he was moving to LA. It's pretty dope to see how far he's come. Check that ep out in the archives as well.

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As promised, we have some more bonus content in collaboration with our friends from Labor (@letslabor) based on their theme for this month: Adversity. This time around, the guys wanted to focus on a different side of adversity. The side of adversity that hinders people from achieving their goals or reaching their peak. More specifically, when adversity no longer remains in a state of adversity, but instead, just becomes excuses. Jarel and Kev each give personal examples as to how they have allowed adversity to formulate into the crutch that we call excuses. We hope you enjoy the bonus content and look forward to bringing you more in the future.

Check out Labor: www.letslabor.co

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Jarel and Kev welcome their friend, Hasan Mason (@hasanmason) to the pod for a fun and wide ranging conversation on a variety of sports topics. The guys discuss the Boston Celtics recent struggles and Kyrie's role as a leader, whether or not Lebron should rush back from his groin injury, Le'Veon Bell's decision not to play at all this season, how much credit Tom Brady deserves for his championships and they all give their predictions for the Conference Championship games this weekend.

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSBtVedpW4E&t=22s

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This week, Jarel and Kev are joined by beatmaker and psychologist Phillip Drummond (@phillipdrummond) to discuss Phillip's origins, passion for beatmaking and hip hop, his teachings of beatmaking to the youth through his nonprofit organization Today's Future Sound, and much more.

Check out todaysfuturesound.org for more information about this nonprofit and learn how you can help them continue to teach beatmaking to the underserved youth.

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Moving forward, we hope to bring you more bonus content with our friends from Labor (letslabor) based on their theme of the month. For our inaugural collaboration Jarel and Kev sit down to discuss the recent 'Forbes Wealthiest Celebrities' list in which 21-year-old Kylie Jenner and 49-year-old Jay Z tied for $900 million a piece. The guys thought that it'd be a good example to highlight the adversity that the average circumstances present to people from the neighborhoods Jay came from in comparison to Kylie. This was a fun piece of bonus content that we hope you guys enjoy. Our goal is to have one of these monthly if not more in conjunction with Labor.

Check out Labor: www.letslabor.co

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Jarel and Kev welcome musician, Richard Kigkaso (@richieluvsyoyos) to the Coolin' Out pod for a wide ranging conversation on why he started recording music, the difference between his natural persona and how he changes when making music/performing, Richard's influences, love of yoyos, how Richard incorporates them in his music, winning the opportunity to perform at NYC Grind's Ultra Art Bash, his latest album There Are Always Strings Attached, Richard's vision for his upcoming project and much more.

Check out Richard's performance from the Ultra Art Bash as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A062Egp4DU

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