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- 262: Set My People Free
In today’s episode, I correct something I said about Pierre Poilievre, reflect on the pressure to accept lies pushed by those in power, revisit the Gorilla question, and take a second, deeper look at the movie Sinners (minor spoiler alert).
Quotes- Easy to judge the mistakes of others
- Life gets easier when you realize there's no such thing as a wrong decision.
Randomness- May the force be with you
- Riding Pierre Poilievre lost in had highest voter turnout in Ontario, data shows
- What’s the difference between PP and a toilet?
- When people in charge want you to accept a lie
- Salopian Historian - Hidden history of slavery
- The Gorilla question
- @DreamChasnMike “i think 100 niggas could beat 1 gorilla everybody just gotta be dedicated to the shit”
Featured Thought- The PrideBrarian - The hidden horror of Ryan Coogler’s Sinner
- Why are the Sinners vampires Irish?
- Why The Asians In SINNERS Are Controversial
Other Links- POC Keep in mind
- You must learn
- TBGWT - A Low Vibration Establishment - 3086
Soundtrack- Rod Wave - Sinners (Lyrics)
- Kendrick Lamar - Euphoria
52 min - 261:This Little Light of Mine
In today’s episode, I talk about my shocking impression of the movie Sinners. You won’t want to miss it.
Quotes- Keep your distance from
- You must develop the ability to be disliked
- I’m gonna exist
Randomness- The election, who won?
- I should be doing my taxes
- You know what grinds my gears?
- alysonwelborn - Your life doesn’t suck because
- kayla.g21 - Anytime there’s a trope involving a human and a beast
- Predator has always been woke
Featured Thought- Went to see Sinners and I wasn’t disappointed
- Sinners (soundtrack)
- Sinners Ending, Mid & Post Credit Scenes EXPLAINED!
Other Links- Open source software
- This made me smile
- The concept of laziness
Less serious
- 100 Men vs 1 Silverback Gorilla
- Haitian joke I can relate to
54 min - 260: Remember to Vote
In today’s episode, I share a story about something that happened at the barbershop.
Quotes- Once mature you realize that science is more powerful than proving a point
Randomness- Sinners
- Embrace the cringe
- Bill Maher blasts Larry David for alleged Hitler comparison: 'It's kind of insulting'
- New study: White people lack empathy across the socioeconomic spectrum
- The only thing I’ll say about Shannon Sharp
Featured Thought- Arguing politics at the barbershop
- Barbershop (6/11) Movie CLIP - Rosa Parks, Rodney King and Jesse Jackson (2002) HD
Other Links- Hope these kids go far as this song is good and catchy
Less serious
- The pope died
- Me vs my salary
- A math joke in French
- Straight to jail
50 min - 259: Everyone But You
In today’s episode, I react to a content creator who reminded me of something powerful: “You’re not behind—you’re healing from a world that taught you to hate yourself.”
Quotes- Once you mature you realize that silence is more powerful than proving a point
Randomness- I voted
- Follow up on my elevator pitch
- Nerdsh*t: Shut Up Podcast: Behind-the-Scenes Automation
- Wiz Khalifa May Be a Flat Earther ‘Because I’ve Traveled So Much’
- ‘Gutfeld!’ Guest Comedian Tyler Fischer Claims Fox News Banned Him After He Asked Employee ‘Out for Coffee’: Network Has ‘Gone Full Woke’
- Angie Stone - The Messenger
Featured Thought- You’re not behind in life, you’re healing from a world that thought you to hate yourself
Other Links- Another episode of All Facts Matter
- Why would the dude who owns Amazon
48 min - 258: Elevator Pitch
In today’s episode, I reflect on my recent trip to Montreal—and on the realization that I need to work on my elevator pitch.
Quotes- If you deeply observe, everything is your teacher
Randomness- Digital Thinkering news
- The 420 episode that won’t be published
- Drake is teaching me that there is something worst than losing
- PSA by Joshua Joseph: Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the rest of us
Featured Thought- Renzel Dashington - Mouton Noir
Other Links- Remember: A racist would rather suffer less than you
- Got him twice
- Kids these days
Soundtrack- Lola Young - Messy (Lyrics)
- rach exclu - une semaine
59 min - 257: The Guy Behind This Microphone
In today’s episode, I unpack a quiet realization: I don’t always defend the guy behind this mic the way he deserves.
Quotes- Accept criticism but never disrespect
- People demand freedom of speech
- Courage is being yourself everyday
Randomness- Podcast I’m a digital tinkerer
- Jesus died for this
- Guy leaves his kid in the car while he goes to see an escort. The mom shows up
Featured Thought- Today’s thought was also inspired by this short film about joy
Other Links- Why aren’t Black people protesting?
- Male Influencer Giving Red Flag Energy
Less serious- When you get jumped cause your girlfriend talks too much
Soundtrack- De La Soul - Me Myself & I
47 min - 256: Confidence: What’s it like?
In today’s episode, I react to a TikTok clip by @ka_acsaa that made me wonder: what must it feel like to be truly self-confident?
Quotes- Have the courage to be disliked
- Have you noticed that beautiful people give compliments
- The fears we don’t face become our limits
- Stop Being the one who always makes the effort
- Series of healthy thoughts
Randomness- Work and personal project
- Dean Delray '5836', Turkish Hair, Dressing Cool | Monday Morning Podcast 4-10-25 | Bill Burr
- How did we share media in the 90s?
Featured Thought- Je ne suis pas effrayée a l’idee de pas etre appreciée
- What’s it like to be self confident?
- Never forget what you are
Other Links- Jessica Wetzstein
- Confronting a con artist
- Awkward
49 min - 255: Acting As If It Can’t Happen
In this episode, I dig into the idea of violence—specifically, what it means to be provoked into it. I reflect on two videos I watched this week that stirred something in me and sparked today’s featured thought.
Quotes- They’re using some of you to kill boredom and you think it’s love
- “I have yet to see a serious act of violence that was not provoked by the experience of feeling shamed or humiliated, disrespected and ridiculed.” ― James Gilligan
Randomness- How was your day?
- 1923
- Silo
- White people who blame DEI for their failures.
- Trying to automate my podcast workflow
- Green flags in people
Featured Thought- Rage bating people in real life
- Heckler at anti-trump/mask “hands off” protest gets the ole 5 finger sign of disapproval
Other Links- Racism is the hustle, and it’s been working for centuries.
- Racism in medical documentation
- Pro-Life Activist Messes Around and Finds Out What Happens When She Provokes a NYC Woman...It's Not Pretty
Less serious- CBC Archives: Chretien's Shawinigan Handshake, 1996 | CBC
- French vocab hacks
- Mondays
55 min - 254: Dérange-les
In today’s episode, I pick up where I left off in episode 253: Discomfort vs Danger and dive into the fear of taking up space.
Quotes- Focus on you. People come and go.
- You are allowed to take up space.
Randomness- This is why overthinkers suffers so much
- Silo book series
- Will McAvoy was just a fictional character on The Newsroom
- I’m too old to be governed by the fear of dumb people
- Bill Burr Calls Out Media Tactics: Refuses to Take the Bait
- CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
- I like comedy. I hate the business
- Going to see Mouton noir in Montreal on the 18.
Featured Thought- Dérange les
Other Links- Why would a rapist bother to pretend to be trans
- The next time Zionist tries to tell you their war is with Hamas and not Palestine
- The reason why I have less white friends
Less serious
- How my therapy session be sometimes
- Made me smile
46 min - 253: Discomfort vs Danger
In today’s episode, I something I haven’t done in a while: talk about my last therapy session.
Quotes- Expect little from people
- When people fall in love with your flowers and not your roots
Randomness- I just got off work.
- Went to the gym today
- New sound
- Beverley Mascoll
- A conversation that should happen between men
- From "Mar-a-Lago face" to uncanny AI art: MAGA loves ugly in submission to Trump
Featured Thought- This is how you know you are a chosen one
- Discerning the Difference between Danger and Discomfort
Other Links- The algorithm got it right
- What I feel In A Day
- April 1st used to be the start of the new year
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About Shut Up! Podcast
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This is a safe space for my thoughts—Black, unfiltered, unapologetic.
A Black Canadian voice from Ottawa (Red Black) shaped by the Red, the Black, and the Green and the Red Blue (Rouge et Bleu).
I don’t know exactly where this podcast is headed, but that’s the point. Like me, this podcast is a work in progress. It grows, shifts, and evolves as I do. Maybe it becomes a community, maybe it stays just me and this one mic. Either way, I’m here, and I’ve got something to say—so Shut Up!