Dojo Talk Podcast

It's been a good little minute since I've recorded a podcast episode but I'm back. In this episode I give my thoughts on the Mortal Kombat 2 movie. The first part of the review is non spoilers while the second half goes into all the details. So if you don't wanna be spoiled don't listen to anything past the 9:00 mark.

Hope you enjoy.

In this episode of the podcast I reflect on how the year of 2025 went and look ahead to 2026. I talk about my journey of unemployment and plans to really push myself in terms of content creation.

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On this episode I read through my intern journal detailing my experience as a stage manager at a local cable network during my college days. This was a nice trip down memory lane of me in my past life.

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This is the first episode of my Hidden Scrolls Podcast series. A podcast of me talking about whatever just so happens to be on my mind at the current moment. This originally was a podcast exclusive to my Ko-Fi membership tier but I've decided that I'm just gonna put these out for free.

In this episode I tell the tale of the two jobs that fired me. I talk about the reasons I was fired, the experiences of the jobs and how I felt afterward. This was a funny trip down memory lane. Hope you enjoy.

Intro music by https://soundcloud.com/realmarcusd

This is the first episode of my Hidden Scrolls Podcast series. A podcast of me talking about whatever just so happens to be on my mind at the current moment. This originally was a podcast exclusive to my Ko-Fi membership tier but I've decided that I'm just gonna put these out for free.

In this episode I discuss my experience playing playing high school football. I go over the highlights, the lowlights and everything in between lol. Hope you enjoy.

Intro music by https://soundcloud.com/khoikidd

It's time for my yearly list of music. But this time we switching it up. My non hip hop and hip hop lists will be its own thing. So here are my 20 favorite hip hip albums of the year. And Merry Christmas to all!

Intro beat by https://soundcloud.com/khoikidd

Favorite 20 hip hop albums of the year

1. Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out

2. Big K.R.I.T. - Dedicated To Cadalee Biarritz

3. Black Milk & Fat Ray - Food From The Gods

4. Mick Jenkins - A Murder Of Crows

5. Sarah The Illstrumentalist - Microwave Beats, Vol. 2

6. The Cool Kids - Hi Top Fade

7. De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky

8. Saba & No ID - From The Private Collection Of Saba & No ID

9. Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo 2

10. Kipp Stone - I Ain't Want Nothin'

11. Maxo - Mars Is Electric

12. JID - God Does Like Ugly

13. Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist - Life Is Beautiful

14. Scienze & Nappyhigh - Praises

15. TheyCallHimAP - Solid Gold 2

16. Hus Kingpin - Threesome 5: Only Built For Supermodels

17. Lloyd Banks - A.O.N. 3: Despite My Mistakes

18. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2

19. Boldy James & Chuck Strangers - Token Of Appreciation

20. Malz Monday - Either Way, It'll Be Ok

Honorable mentions

1. Oddisee - En Route

2. Open Mike Eagle - Neighborhood Gods Unlimited

3. Teller Bank$ - Black Man!

4. Navy Blue - The Sword & The Soaring

5. Blu & August Fanon - Forty

It's time for my yearly list of music. But this time we switching it up. My non hip hop and hip hop lists will be its own thing. So here are my 20 favorite non hip hip albums of the year. And Merry Christmas to all!

Intro beat by https://soundcloud.com/khoikidd

Favorite 20 non hip hop albums

1. Khamari - To Dry A Tear

2. Madison Mcferrin - SCORPIO

3. Gabriel Jacoby - Gutta Child

4. Kaytranada - Aint No Damn Way

5. Rochelle Jordan - Through The Wall

6. Durand Jones & The Indications - Flowers

7. Evil Needle & Misha - The Groove Chronicles

8. Elmiene - heat The Streets

9. Mereba - The Breeze Grew A Fire

10. Cautious Clay - The Hours: Night

11. avara - a softer place to land

12. Kenji - to see thru closed eyes

13. Sierra Sellers - Samira

14. Odeal The Summer That Saved Me

15. Xavier Omar - HunnyMoon Mountain

16. Tokimosta Eternal Reverie

17. Joe Armon-Jones - All The Quiet (Part 1)

18. Adi Oasis - Silver Lining

19. Ash Leone - All Is Well

20. threetwenty - separate from the noise

Honorable Mentions

Kelly Moonstone - New Moon

It's been 11 months since we've stepped into the Dojo but we're back...for just this episode lol. Seven years ago we recorded an episode dedicated to women's history month and in 2025 we're coming back to show the ladies in combat sports some more love.

This time we both highlight 15 fights each to check out that span across MMA, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing and more. And it wouldn't be an DTP episode if we didn't have some random ramblings. Elsewhere we briefly talk Leon Edwards Vs Sean Brady, ONE 172, and we shout out U-God of Wu-Tang because why not.

Thank you guys for still rocking with us after all these years. We hope you enjoy!

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro, ramblings & Wu-Tang

7:47 - Leon Edwards Vs Sean Brady (UFC London)

16:00 - ONE 172

26:47 - Women's Combat Sports Dedication

2:12:23 - Honorable mentions

2:22:08 - RIP George Foreman

2:25:51 - Y'all remember Bellator?/Outro

Sensei's list

1. Shannelle Dyer Vs Valentina Scatizzi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHIXiOkZHHE&t=279s

2. Francisca Vera Vs Vero Nika - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNDXRMwerb4

3. Marloes Coenen Vs Liz Carmouche - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrLUjgaQz8o&t=1s

4. Gabriela Fundora Vs Celese Alaniz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbeksJtUuhw

5. Alexa Grasso Vs Valentina Shevchenko 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhosJSynMFo

6. Antonina Prifti Vs Saho - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxlqx_pOCGQ&t=244s

7. Janet Todd Vs Phetjeeja - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsO26mKXdmc&t=342s

8. Kira Matsutani Vs Jung Yujung - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH7esYJZRyE&t=615s

9. Alycia Baumgardner Vs Mikaela Mayer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8KfEOr8Dc

10. Lany Silva Vs Rose Conceicao - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8jULOcF8JY&t=932s

11. Angela Lee Vs Xiong Jing Nan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orf9rU14un0&t=1731s

12. Dakota Ditcheva Vs Talia Santos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehr990bj0So&t=780s

13. Cris Cyborg Vs Larissa Pacheco - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMPZE4lo7us&t=1606s

14. Koto Hiraoka Vs Runa Okumura - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDTqDv76aXg

15. Sara Collins Vs Leah McCourt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab_niOziw3A

Theanticool's list

1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Zhang Weili - UFC 248

2. Fredia Gibbs vs Sumya Anani 1 - Feb. 14, 2003 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3378h_KL4I&t=2164s

3. Megumi Yabushita vs Svetlana Goundarenko - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3378h_KL4I&t=2164s

4. Miriam Nakamoto vs Julie Kitchen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR4UPc7lnv8

5. Sakura Motoki vs Grace Bullen - https://theanticool.tumblr.com/post/758373354482876416

6. Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMI-DYxkoyI

7. Anissa Meksen vs Petchjeeja - https://theanticool.tumblr.com/post/758373354482876416

8. Stamp Fairtex vs Angela Lee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GjjEn4Q4xI

9. Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7GBXJoIFuw

10. Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZ4hTktrd8

11. Julija Stoliarenko vs Lisa Verzosa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezkVcBDHkg

12. Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezkVcBDHkg

13. Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan

14. Christy Martin vs Deidre Gogoerty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSfvXPaXpn4&t=8s

15. Jessica Andrade vs Rose Namajunas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HWcVMrV_fk

Intro instrumental by Khoi Kidd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfioQ8KvVtY

Here we go y'all. This has been a yearly tradition for me since way back when. It's time to list my favorite twenty albums of 2024. A few of these I reviewed on my music blog which I'll leave a link to in the description.

Let me know what some of your favorite albums were this year in the comments!

1. Sy Smith - Until We Meet Again

2. Lupe Fiasco - Samurai

3. Vince Staples - Dark Times

4. Noveliss & Hir-O - Cyberpunk Rhapsody

5. Mach Hommy - RICHAXXHATIAN

6. SiR - Heavy

7. Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips

8. IAMGAWD & Clypto - More Suede (BS2.5)

9. NxWorries - Why Lawd?

10. Kendrick Lamar - GNX

11. Ka - The Thief Next To Jesus

12. Boldy James - Across The Tracks

13. Freddie Gibbs - You Only Die 1nce

14. Hus Kingpin & 9th Wonder - The Supergoat

15. Marv Won - I'm Fine, Thanks For Asking

16. ESTA - Francis

17. Sango - North Vol 2.

18. Teller Bank$ - The Pride & Glory

19. XV - Blog Era Is Dead

20. Blu & Roy Royal - Royal Blu

Honorable mentions

Oddisee - And Yet Still

Rapsody - Please Don't Cry

Mickey Diamond - Super Shredder

Cookin Soul & Tha God Fahim - Supreme Dump Legend: Soul Cook Saga

Odeal - Lustropolis

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As always around the end of the year I gotta pull up and talk about music. For this episode I cover thirteen under rated albums that were released in 2024.

Make sure you go check out my blog version of this topic on Medium so you can listen to the songs I recommend from each album. All relevant links will be in this description. Hope you enjoy!

Albums listed

1. I.F. (Chuuwee & Imaginary Other) - NxBodies

2. Tiron & Ayomari - The Adventures Of Tiron & Ayomari

3. Amaka. - how's your head?

4. Ty Farris - Enigma With An Attitude

5. K.A.A.N. & DJ Hoppa - In Due Time

6. Immortal Girlfriend - Soujourner

7. Onra - Nosthalgia

8. GAWD - Cathedral City Supreme

9. Ilajide & Def Dee - Tape Delay

10. Cunninlynguists - The Heartstring Theory (Part one)

11. Anna Field - Medicine

12. Joel Q - Project Summer

13. Smooth Haynes - Vainglorius

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