Ol' Fools Talking Ol' Skool

Mickey and Rodney talk about customer service or lack of customer service; what are we teaching our kids; compliments when needed; dealing with the "human factor", lack of respect and contemplating food for the 4th of July. 

Rodney & Mickey talk about trusting others to make life changing decisions, those late-night thoughts, preplanning, leaving a legacy, reparations, waiting on handouts, what can you do for me mentality, working together to find social answers and black on black crime.

Mickey and Rodney talk about systemic racism, how events that happened when we were young still stay with us today, how our mindset does change some as we get older, holding a grudge, living in the past, and family trusts and insurance.

Mickey and Rodney seem to be prognosticators or seers or forecasters as they talk about the plight of the Democrats before President Biden left the presidential race. They also talk about Bronny James, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the narrative in the NBA. And finally, they discuss how the media covered up bad things stars have done, media control and inclusion of the stats from the Negro League into the Major League Baseball stats.  

Rodney & Mickey talk about how humans have invaded the habitat of wildlife and the interesting encounters we have with animals and then we transition into talking about the presidential debate and politics.

Mickey and Rodney talk about how quickly the years have passed, how easy it is to talk ourselves out of doing work around the house, the debate over doing tasks ourselves versus paying for it, how some folks don't realize the price of things when giving gift cards, the evolution of military exchanges and avoiding rivers, oceans and pools at all costs.

Rodney and Mickey talk about the heat, what we do to try and beat the heat, the fun of being retired and sleeping in, how much the day is affected by how late we sleep, when sleeping in separate bedrooms makes sense, the sacrifices you make when you travel and can't sleep in your own bed and home remodeling projects.  

Rodney and Mickey talk about generational wealth or lack of, getting that pro contract and buying your momma a house, mother/son dynamics when it comes to sports, what we expect from our kids, frustrations of public service, foregoing public office, be skeptical of everything and never stop learning.

Rodney & Mickey talk about how salaries in the WNBA are far smaller that most endorsements, the frustrations of seeing folks in employment lines and social service lines wearing designer clothes and accessories, the hypocrisy of sports writers criticizing female Black coaches because of the fashionable clothes they wear, all the noise talked on basketball courts were primarily contributed to Black players, the evolution of high school basketball and the coaching styles of the past, the politics of smalltown America and the never ending conspiracy theories. 

In this edition Mickey and Rodney talk about self-made privacy precautions, the continuing effort to determine the best players ever in different sports (and how there will never be a definitive answer), Caitlin Clark and how her accomplishments should have an asterisk beside her name, the bias in pro sports, the evolution of the NBA, the Latino influence in baseball, the spectacle that has become the NBA draft and how despite the trend of pro Black athletes having girlfriends and wives of other races, "Sistas...We Still Love You...