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In this “you don’t want this smoke” season premiere, Ernest dives deep into the new year of Trumpian terror, how Democrats are bucking up against ICE raids, why a certain Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign is off to a messy start, friction between the Philly Mayor’s administration and Sheriff’s office, fact-checking content creators, about those Golden Globe Awards, the (boring) return of Bruno Mars, and much more!

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Ernestly Speaking! is executively produced and hosted by Ernest Owens. Check him out at ernestowens.com and follow him @MrErnestOwens on Twitter & Instagram.

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In this "stand back and stand by" special edition episode, Ernest finally reveals on the 5th anniversary of January 6th -- his timely upcoming second book on political stan culture. For the first time, he's ready to share what "Divided We Stan" is all about!

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In this “put your ones up” season finale, Ernest spills the tea on his unconventional holiday staycation, reviews all of 2025 (the good, the bad, and the ugly), and hints at how he’s planning to enter into 2026 with a bang!

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In this “non-redacted” episode, Ernest shares the latest on Trump’s Epstein files nightmare, a horrible decision from the Democratic National Committee, iHeartMedia’s reckless multimillion investment in Charlamagne tha God, what wasn’t seen at Philly’s State of the City event, about Billboard’s massive chart changes, and much more. 

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In this “things can happen” episode, Ernest shares the latest on Trump’s Epstein photo drama, a major Democratic Senate race shake-up in Texas, Erika Kirk’s messy media tour, lessons learned from Philly City Council’s H.O.M.E. initiative showdown, about that messy Brandy & Monica tour, and much more.

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In this “small and local” episode, Ernest shares the latest on Trump’s growing attacks on the free press, Governor Josh Shapiro’s messy national media tour, the ongoing Philly City Council clash with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative, what’s not being said about the fair critique of Cory Booker’s wedding, about that messy Diddy documentary produced by 50 Cent, and much more.

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In this “giving it the best that I got” episode, Ernest shares the latest on Trump’s aging lame duck era, about Cory Booker’s fast nuptials, OpenAI in legal trouble, a Philly ward leader gets hired in Mayor Parker’s administration, why cutting family members off isn’t a "trend," why CEO of Zeus made headlines for the messiest reason, and much more.

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In this “watch what I do” episode, Ernest shares the latest on Trump’s losing grip on the GOP, about that Marjorie Taylor Greene resignation, Zohran Mamdani’s political 180, unpacking one of the Philly Mayor’s most chaotic weeks yet, the politics of Thanksgiving charity, why Wicked: For Good defied gravity, and much more.

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In this "don’t tell a lie about me and I won’t tell the truth on you" special edition episode, Ernest tells the entire story on why it took 10 years for him to finally get a press badge in the City of Philadelphia -- and why he remains optimistic that change is coming for the free press and Black journalists afterwards.

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In this “FAFO” episode, Ernest shares the latest on Trump’s embarrassing Epstein saga, John Fetterman’s hot mess of a memoir, how Philly’s DEI efforts went amuck, the death of being “social” on social media, about this ridiculous “Friendship Tax,” why Sydney Sweeney discourse won’t go away and much more.

Ernestly Speaking! is executively produced and hosted by Ernest Owens. Check him out at ernestowens.com and follow him @MrErnestOwens on Twitter & Instagram.