Day Ones Podcast

This week on Day Ones we welcome Kids Club International founder Ty Hendricks. With us she shares about her college experience at Lincoln University(7:15), the inspiration behind starting KCI(13:33) and her first experience overseas (16:46). We ask about the process of starting a non-profit organization and how listeners can get involved(19:04), future plans for KCI(26:50), and she explains the importance of providing aid internationally as well as domestically(29:19). We close by discussing the energy in the group(31:27), and she tells us the lessons she’s learned about herself since founding the organization(33:40). This episode is sponsored by Bro Talk Live!

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We’re back with another episode of Day Ones! We get right into the OJ confession interview, in which he included an absurd amount of references to someone named Charlie? This leads to us discussing the upcoming movie “Sorry to Bother You”, and code switching and its use in our daily lives(9:10). We share our affinity for movie companies Annapurna Films and A24 (27:50) and Antonio tells why he has a problem with a certain deadpan actress (33:05).We end the show by checking in about our self-care regimens, and get into how making conscious decisions and meditation have impacted us(41:36). This episode is sponsored by the black men head nod.

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This week on Day Ones, Antonio and I(Justin and the Honored None) are joined by Alexis Small, creator of the animated series “Judge Khalil” (6:04) for an enlightening episode in which we discuss the inspiration of childhood cartoons and the process of creating an animated show from scratch. Then, Alexis shares how listeners can get involved with the show (15:27), the real life connection to the show's characters, the structure of the series(19:07) and her future plans(27:09). We close by discussing current TV shows(33:15) and with Alexis giving love to her Day Ones(38:37). It’s another wonderful story that we hope you’ll be inspired by! This episode is sponsored by the money we saved last week.

Contribute to “Judge Khalil” here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/judge-khalil-animated-series-entrepreneurship-vegan#/

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This week on Day Ones Podcast, Antonio(@storytellertone) and I (Justin and the Honored None) welcome hip hop producer Jackson Nakanishi to the show(2:27). We ask him about early inspiration, and the learning curve that comes with being self taught. Next, he drops some gems about creating in spite of the odds and developing his sound(7:09). We discuss his God Shammgod album(11:59), creating around a theme, and how film colors his production(14:56). We speak about the favorite songs he’s produced(17:57), including work with Illecism, Krondon, Denmark Vessey, and myself, and he breaks some news about what he’s working on currently. To close the show, we talk the NBA(22:54), movies(25:53)- including a bit of stanning over Paul Thomas Anderson, and more! It’s an ill episode that we hope you’ll enjoy! This episode is sponsored by Peter Quistgard: the unsung hero of music, and Wanderlust.

Check out Jackson at: soundcloud.com/cityoftreesjackson

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Peace ya’ll, me (Justin and the Honored None) and Antonio (@StorytellerTone) decided to double up this week because of course, we wanted to get our takes off about Black Panther. We’ll be back next week with our first guest of the season(and ever!!), but for now, we chat about the brilliance of Ryan Coogler and the Women of Wakanda(1:23). We get into the film’s fit in the Marvel Universe(10:57), Ludwig’s score and other touches that enhanced the ‘world’ of Wakanda(16:49). From here, we talk about Killmonger and the role of violence and rage in Black Revolution(24:57), my annoyance with the fetishization of black trauma(32:08), and the importance of supporting our causes with money(35:47). We close out by talking black superheroes(38:02), the value of representation(41:32) and making change by redirecting the Black dollar(46:05). This episode is sponsored by Shaquille O’Neal’s “Steel” -and anyone who bought it, and the spirit of J-5(RIP!)

This week on the first episode of Day Ones Podcast, Antonio(@storytellertone) and I (Justin and the Honored None), kick things off by discussing the journey of our friendship and how that led us to creating this show. We talk meeting in high school and the role black identity played in our experience(1:50). From there, we discuss how we decided on colleges/career paths, the pressure of being some of the first people to attend(12:01), our run ins with the cops together(23:40) and Antonio shares about the process of creating “In the Life of Tone”(26:18). The second half of the show has us talking about post college regrets, TUS, cocaine wielding nurses(30:41), and our creative processes in making films and music(38:12). This episode is sponsored by Unbeknownst(yea Antonio, you sponsoring this one lol) Hamburger Helper- “the classy struggle meal”, and my great grandma’s potato salad.