I Refuse Podcast

New season, new feel, new attitude, more mess!

Ladies, it's winter time! hide y'all apartments.

Susan Surandon is bi and fluid. Love that for her. 

RIP to Georgia Holt. 

Abbott Elementary leads 2023 Golden Globe Noms. 

Rihanna may become the first black woman songwriter to win Golden Globe for 'Lift Me Up' 

SZA has outdone herself this time. 

Mark Curry racially profiled at Colorado Hotel. Guess 'security' didn't want to hang with Mr. Cooper. 

77 year old woman stabbed to death after interrupting a carjacking in her own garage in Atlanta. 

Have y'all connected the dots about Nick Cannon yet? 

Storytime: Scammers stay scamming......

RIP to Entertainment icon Irene Cara

Love and light to living pop R&B legend Roberta Flack - tragic end to her performing and singing career. 

Luis Guzman stays booked & busy and underrated. 

My takes on: 

Jennifer Harris sues FedEx and wins $366 million racial discrimination judgement & why HR is not your friend. 

What political Egyptian - British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah imprisonment and hunger strike should tell you about effective activism and abuse of power. 

Austin Edwards and his deadly catfish. 

Come outside to Latocha Scott and her husband Rocky.

Also, my storytime that connects me to Jennifer Harris.

The 2023 Grammy Noms are out; the love, the snubs and why there were no Grammy's for 'granny'.  

SZA's sophomore album is expected next month.  

Why XScape can't escape 'the black sheep' of the group.

 What the demise of Shanquella Robinson during a 'friends' trip in Cabo should tell you about bad vibes and how betrayal is a common thread that connects it to the demise of Kenneka Jenkins & Alexis Crawford 

Also, come outside Camden County Detention Center, 21 Savage, Peter Rosenberg and Dhaejenae Jackson

and storytime about a local car dealership business owner having a time at BWI airport earlier this year. 

Why the mid-term elections are the real group project we keep failing as a nation. Casey Anthony gets a platform while Piper Lewis gets the shaft. What the continued discourse around Dave Chappelle, Kyrie Irving and 'Ye is really saying about the country. Our review of Chappelle's appearances on SNL. Our review of Nas latest album King's Disease III and its significance and how that 'ethnocentric' teacher in Austin Texas is a reflection of nuanced rac*sm. 

Also, 'Come Outside, we won't jump you' to the gutter snipes that were anti-Rihanna for a day. We just wanna talk. 

And storytime about the importance of knowing your worth. 

Happy Halloween my fellow train-wrecks

Dear Darrell Brooks, local rappers never make for great legal representation in their own criminal cases. 

Ashanti isn't so foolish. Irv Gotti has big 'where's my hug?' energy. 

Apparently it was hammertime for Nancy Pelosi's Husband. 

Black Space Excellence - Aisha Bowe

Mo'nique's next chapter: Her own documentary on Netflix. 

Storytime - 3 Blind Mice

We discuss the recent reported passing of entertainment and LGBTQIA+ icon Leslie Jordan, well-known for his guest appearance on Will & Grace, his performance in Sordid Lives: the movie and of course, his youtube videos 'life with leslie jordan' that have been making this pandemic a wee bit more bearable. We also discuss why rappers shouldn't have social media accounts, thanks to Nicki Minaj & Benny The Butcher. Why performative activism is not the flex y'all think it is and what it really is when discussing the most recent incidences involving throwing food on classic pieces of art and the message that granting the wishes of celebrities that throw public tantrums. Be sure to follow and subscribe to our other podcasts 'Usual Suspects' and 'I Refuse Podcast After Dark'.