In this episode we're joined by the host of The Zero Hour podcast Richard "RJ" Eskow! RJ Eskow is a progressive journalist who has written and appeared in a wide range of media outlets including The Huffington Post (now HuffPost), The Young Turks, Salon, etc. RJ Eskow also worked as chief writer and editor for the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. Today, he continues to write about politics and culture, while regularly interviewing leading change-makers on The Zero Hour.

RJ Eskow brings a wealth of knowledge about the media and political landscape over the past 30 years, and valuable insight on where things may be going in the future. This amazing conversation covers RJ's background, his views on the mainstream media, his experiences working for Bernie Sanders, the Biden presidency and his overall thoughts on the American left today. It's an illuminating conversation that will leave you feeling just a little more optimistic of where our country can go, if only we're willing to fight for it. Grab your drink and tap in!

We're joined by Mickey, owner of Hazel's Clothing, for a discussion on art, politics and entrepreneurship. Mickey is a local designer and activist who is deeply interested in advocating for her community and creating a brand that's reflective of her urban Afrocentrism. We converse at length on many issues here, including gentrification in DC, police, prison reform and creativity. Start your weekend early with us and enjoy the episode!

Make sure to follow Hazel's Clothing on Instagram and check out her new Fall/Winter 2021 collection!

We're back with another Loose Crew Politics episode, and today we're addressing Biden's declining approval ratings. We talk about Biden's shortcomings as president from his pandemic response to the border crisis, and we also talk about what the democrats could accomplish if they have any hopes of not getting swamped in the midterms. Not a lot of good to talk about here honestly, but we're hoping things get better.

Extra:

• Biden's declining approval rating
• Dems Deserve Midterm SHELLACKING for Biden's Lies (Krystal Ball)
• Miley Cyrus' rendition of Zombies

Expectations are high for Obe Amaya and he didn't disappoint with his latest album First Generation. We got a chance to meet up again and this time he brought his recording and mix engineer Madd Maxx to talk to us about the work that went behind the music.

We listen to every single track and talk about the inspiration, technical production and final thoughts on the finished product. It's a great album with a great story behind it, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

Isai is also a special guest on this podcast, and you'll hear a bit about other features on the album like Kosta Rapteez, TRACK and Jairo Flores.

It's Labor Day weekend which means it's time for our annual pod with our great friends over at Kind Monster! Kind Monster is now going into their 3rd year as a brand so we asked them about their drops this past year, what they feel good about, what they struggled with and what motivates them to keep going. It's always a pleasure meeting with them and we know you guys will enjoy this talk about creativity, growth and persistence.

Be sure to check out Kind Monster on Instagram and their official website!

The new season is upon us and we're hype!! In this episode we're going to every division in the league and making our picks for who will end up coming out. We also discuss our top picks for each conference, MVP favorites, dark horse MVP candidates and fantasy football.

We're also very excited to announce our inaugural Loose Crew Fantasy League which has just kicked off! We discuss our new league in this episode so be sure to tune in!

Big shoutouts to the competitors of the inaugural Loose Crew Fantasy League:

• East Division:
  1. BANDZ DeGucci Fan Club (@dougie.91)
  2. Team Name Drops When Donda Drops (@bitchimfatjesus)
  3. The FitzMagic Show (@cool_jays1)
  4. Jaydog Bigmeech (@bigmeechjulio)
  5. Md Jsneak (@jaysneaky_)
• West Division:
  1. Yall can Chase Im in a Carson (@savecisco)
  2. Wash_Fantasy Football Team (@nandogainz)
  3. Kimes st Hooligans (@ohnoitspolo)
  4. Los Come culos (@d_salgado)
  5. La Union Locos (@noIGivan)

This past weekend we were joined by the creative and musical artist Q'Raun. We talked about Q'raun's music, his background, his musical influences, what inspires him and some of his other artistic endeavors. We know you'll enjoy this conversation as much as we did, so grab your drink and tune in!

You can check out Q'Rauns collaboration with Kind Monster at their website.

You can see Q'Raun live at Till Next Summer, which is Sunday August 29th at 4:00pm. We'll be there too!

As we enter our late 20s and early 30s this year, we take some time to reflect on the past decade. What we struggled with, what we learned and what our goals are for the next decade. Grab some Henny White, or some Brugal, and join us in this conversation from our vacation in Punta Cana!

Intro Songs:
Merengue Electronico- Omega El Fuerte
Pepas- Farruko

Shoutouts to our awesome chef who served us during our stay in Punta Cana! Hit him up the next time you're there on vacation, we promise you won't regret it: @joaquin_reyes_chef

The Loose Crew is on vacation in Punta Cana and we're sharing funny work stories! Grab a drink and join us!

In this episode we discuss the recent phenomenon of billionaires going into space, ongoing workers strikes, the minimum wage and wealth inequality in our society.

Below are links to things we referenced in this show:

How Amazon Crushes Unions (New York Times)
Krystal and Saagar's Interview with Chris Smalls (fired Amazon employee)
Frito-Lays Workers Go On Strike (YouTube parody)
Frito-Lays workers describe harsh working conditions (Secular Talk)
Frito-Lays worker electrocuted on the job, denied medical care, stalked and harassed by company agents (More Perfect Union)
Joe Biden on the minimum wage (CNN)
The Productivity-Pay Gap (Economic Policy Institute)