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Jordans. Adidas. Puma. Nike. Our episode on sneakers drew such a wide audience that we jumped at the chance to hear from a self-proclaimed Sneakerhead. Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Steve talk with Mike D, owner of over 200 pairs of sneakers. Whether you call them sneakers, gym shoes, athletic shoes or just tennis, you may still be a sneakerhead. Listen as Mike takes the brothers on a trip through the mind of a sneakerhead. It is even more amazing than our first episode.
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Mike and Steve continue their conversation on mental illness continues with guest Mat Van Wahi.

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Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Steve look at the topic of mental health in America. Along with guest Matt, the brothers take a cursory look at what is becoming a term used more often. It appears that no matter what the situation -murder, drug overdoses, fits of rage, or just poor work performance- mental health challenges seems to be the "go-to" explanation.  How much do we understand the human mind? The human condition? Let's see what you think.
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UNCLE TOMS

When Harriett Beecher Stowe penned the classic novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1851, she had no idea who here hero, Tom, would become one of the most hurtful epithet of any short of the N word. The term has changed the concept of the slave who risked his life to protect two enslaved women who had fled their owners.

Mike and Steve look at how the term morphed into a derisive from the pages of the storied novel.

The term is now used to describe a black person who is willing to purposely embrace a subservient status to the dominant white class. These people, usually men, but not always, are willing to play this role even at the expense of themselves and others like them. Samuel L. Jackson’s portrayal of the sycophantic Steven in the motion picture Django has emerged as the NEW prototype for the Uncle Tom of pre-Civil War America.  But they still exist today. Some proudly. 

Do you know an “Uncle Tom”? Have you been called an Uncle Tom? 

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BLACK REPUBLICANS

Since the mid 1960’s the Democratic Party has been the “party of choice” for the majority. Those who are bold enough and/or free thinking enough to align with the Republican Party are seen as traitorous or naïve when it comes to the realties or race and class. Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Steve examine the Black Republicans in the United States today. Who are they? What attracts them to a party that has apparently not been interested in people, but in money and corporations. Why do they embrace the likes of Donald Trump and the Koch brothers? Why was Colin Powell seen as a “different” type Black Republican?

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THE RACE CARD

It had to happen. The Brothers are talking about race.  This episode is about The Race Card. What is it? Who plays it? When? How? Is it effective? In the era where the discussion of race is begrudgingly being discussed, this episode is about how we look at any discussion of race. Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Steve toss in some of their own stories about race and the RACE CARD. We also take a short look at The Race Card Project developed by author Michelle Norris in 2010. 

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Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Steve continue their look into mistakes.  In Part Two we continue with the discussion of mistakes. Now they look at mistakes that every human makes at some point in their time on the planet.  Are you mistake prone? Do you have dreams, and do nothing to make them come true? Give a listen to this rowdy, entertaining second look at mistakes.

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What is the big deal about sneakers. Athletes. Rappers. Hollywood stars. Everyone seems to be wearing sneakers. Why? How have the rubber-bottomed, previously athletic shoes crossed over to main culture. Why do people line up for days to get the first pair of new Jordans?  What happened to Adidas? Remember Run DMC?  And what are Red Ball Jets? Join Evan Easterling, Sr., along with Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Steve as they chop it up to make sense of the popularity of sneakers all around the world, at every social and demographic level. 

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Nothing is more a part of daily living than mistakes. Used the wrong word here. Took a wrong turn there. Called someone Bill whose name is Phil. We all make mistakes. The conversation in this podcast features Steve and Mike discussing how even the brightest among us can still make simple mistakes.  You will find out the four types of mistakes, and who makes them.

Little Brother Steve struggles with a simple math problem, involving a ball, a bat and $1.05. Get out a piece of paper and try it yourself. Then LISTEN.LAUGH. LEARN.

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LOIS HOLLIS

We all struggle with guilt.  Many of us may have had to deal with a certain amount of shame. Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Steve tell of their bouts with guilt and shame with North Carolina-based “guilt shame expert”- Lois Hollis. Lois is a proponent of the theory that guilt and shame are one entity. Listen to her explain how to get rid of them both.  Listen closely because there are unique thoughts expressed by Ms. Hollis.

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