Summertime and it's a whole lot of smoke in the air:

Round 1: Pusha T or Drake? (3:20)

Is the NFL's new national anthem policy a smart move? (20:00)

What impact will Milwaukee Bucks' Sterling Brown's brutal arrest have? (39:10)

Should sports gambling be legalized? (57:00)

Could Morgan Freeman be next up for #MeToo? (1:07:50)

Yanny or Laurel? (1:14:10)

- Can White Churches save Black Communities? (13:50)

- Was the Royal Wedding Black enough? (27:30)

- “This Is America" Genius or Nah? (38:02)

- Should there be a punishment for bogus 9-1-1 calls? (51:38)

- Are we ready to fly with Uber? (1:05:00)

Richard Rice interviews Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, PhD and Ed Whitfield on Cooperatives, Community Development and Social Justice. Jessica is the author of "Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice" [and a member of the GEO collective]. Ed is a social critic, writer and co-Managing Director of the Fund for Democratic Communities.

The focal point of today’s episode is education. Carnell Howell of GPS Educational Services provides details on their partnerships with school systems across the nation including The Birmingham Public Schools. The closing interview is with Sonja Smith of The Birmingham Board of Education. Sonja represents District 8 and is passionate about her role and the education of our children!

Dr. Stephanie Smith of SportsFXN and the Sports Chiropractic Institute in Smyrna, Georgia joins us to talk about her collegiate and professional soccer career, and her current work as a chiropractic sports practitioner.

Motivational speaker, Jonathan "Bam" Rivers returns to the FreeLunch Podcast to talk about his upcoming book "Rivers Logic: Living Your Purpose Through Personal Development" and to share words of inspiration for the new year!

College Football is over, but Coach and Tight have one more left in the tank.

In tribute to the man that made podcasts a thing in the hood, we pay our respects to the one and only Reggie Osse a.k.a. Combat Jack.

This week’s episode gives focus to the Alabama Senate election and why Roy Moore needs to have several seats. Rev. Adam Mixon joins Eva in candid discussion on the detrimental impact caused by candidates like Moore. In the last segment, Mrs. Irene Johnson peels back the layers of what’s happening at Southtown. Southtown is a public housing community in Birmingham slated to be redeveloped without considering those impacted most: the current residents.