In this episode we are chatting it up with James Lampkin from the Conversations With Lamp podcast. We will be getting his input on various topics and James is going to share his secret for being married for 17 years with no entanglements! LOL. You can connect with him and catch his show here: https://soundcloud.com/amesampkin/sets/conversations-with-lamp

In this episode I'm sharing my personal perspective and experience with toxic motherhood. Being a mother is a difficult job but it's ten times more difficult if you're a broken and unhealed mother. That untreated trauma will show up in very toxic ways that will effect your kids in ways you don't even realize until the damage has been done. Please listen and share this with every mother that will listen.

This episode we talked with Tiffany Carter, author of Broken: Seven Steps To Healing While Grieving. Tiffany is a successful entrepreneur and single mother of two daughters who finds it difficult to meet and connect with quality men. She stopped by the Dope Discussions studio to share her experience with modern day dating. Get ready for a hilarious yet insightful conversation as always. If you loved listening to Tiffany and you would like to get a copy of her book you can visit her Amazon link here: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Seven-Steps-Healing-Grieving/dp/0999893866/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=broken%3A+Seven+steps+to+healing+while+grieving&qid=1593397619&sr=8-2

You can also follow Tiffany on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.s.carter.3

This episode is dedicated to the fathers and father figures in our lives. You're going to hear from a lineup of great guys who want to share what fatherhood means to them. Roderick Givens, Rosten Magee, Jevaughn Martin and Zachary Motes dropped into the Dope Discussions studio to share their fatherhood experience with us. If you loved the show and would like to know more about these fellas you can connect with them in the Pod Squad Facebook group right here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/236755907686168/

My sister stopped into the Dope Discussions studio to talk about our collaboration in the new anthology In Spite Of It All. Hear the story of two sisters with the same father who grew up not knowing each other. Our father's absence in our lives left a void and a lot of unanswered questions. After telling our individual stories we learned how we are so much alike it's scary at times. To hear more about my sister's testimony please order a copy of the book at payhip.com/ketricekeys and follow her on Instagram @ketricekeys2000 or on Facebook at Ketrice Keys.

This episode of Dope Discussions we had the pleasure of having Pops and Lo from the Say What You Will Radio Show. They brought us some Odd News and we found out about their pierogi truck. We had some fun with the Guilty or Not Guilty segment and they shared their heartwarming story about their father and son relationship. You will definitely fall in love with these two guys after listening to this episode. If you would like to hear more from Pops and Lo follow them on their YouTube channel right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6FmNOyfUMVCMVgC0zlkatA

On this episode a few of the members from the Pod Squad joined us to share their worse and funniest dating stories. Get ready because it's going to be hilarious. You will hear from Shermonica Slaughter from the "My Journey Within Podcast", Bryan Mathews from the "Confessions of an Ugly Black Man" podcast, Victor Jones from the "Liquor Talk" podcast and Eric Jones, Jr from the "It's A Jones Thing" podcast. If you would like to connect with any of these podcasters you can network with them in the Pod Squad Facebook group by clicking the link here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/236755907686168/?ref=bookmarks

This is a bonus episode where we had the pleasure of speaking with the gorgeous Mandy Mee from the Breath of Fresh Dating Podcast. Mandy gave us some awesome tips on dating in the new virtual dating era.  You can check out her matchmaking website as well as her podcast by clicking this link https://linktr.ee/MandyMee. Enjoy the episode!!

What are your favorite celebrity couples? Do we as a society idolize other people's relationships too much? Lets's talk about it. Follow me on instagram at e_class100 and follow Gator at gatorlive_down5. Let us know how you feel about tonight's topic!