Shut Up! Podcast

By B. Black

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).

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The podcast currently has 261 episodes available.

Shut Up! Podcast episodes:

May 19, 2025266: All I See Is Racist Faces
In today’s episode, I talk about my new headphones, Haitian Flag Day, the burning of the Nottoway Plantation, the ‘Gingers Are Black’ trend, and my inability to let go—or maybe it’s a refusal. I’m still figuring that part out.
Quotes
Sometimes there is no support system
Your life isn’t yours if...
The goal is to build a life you don’t need to escape from
At my funeral
Randomness
Got some new headphones
Haitian flag day
18 mai fête du drapeau
Nation's largest remaining antebellum plantation burns to the ground
Red is the new Black?
Featured Thought
Jolly Good Ginger’s story
Other Links
Assieds-toi
His name is DJ Lei
If a man finds you sexy, it’s not a compliment
I love us
Lil moment of positivity
2025 Grads: We Are So Proud of You!!
One less “wedding venue” for Rhythmless Nation
Nottoway Plantation Resort is gone
Soundtrack
2Pac - Changes
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58min
May 15, 2025265: What am I doing?
In today’s episode, I answer a question I asked myself after publishing the last episode.
Quotes
"You think you're an introvert because you like being alone, but in reality you just love being at peace, and you're actually extroverted around people who bring you peace."
Butterflies rest when it rains because it damages their wings
Arrogance vs confidence
No matter how sharp your teeth are you can’t bite water
Randomness
Lost it
Made myself dinner
My catalog and how I feel about it
White people are getting their money worth with Trump
Don't argue with fools
Everyone is cheating their way to college
TBGWT - 3093: Kendrick Lamar and Sinners
Featured Thought
"You think you're an introvert because you like being alone, but in reality you just love being at peace, and you're actually extroverted around people who bring you peace."
Other Links
Black women inventor
White South African Afrikaner refugees arrive in U.S. on a government-chartered plane
“You think we’re bad for America” ~Hannity
She lived happily ever after
This made me smile
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57min
May 12, 2025264: Pretending Not to Be Angry
In today’s episode, I pick up where I left off and continue exploring what it means to be Black and angry.
Quotes
“Wanna fly, you got to give up the s — — that weighs you down.” — Toni Morrison
“I don’t like to lose — at anything… Yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.” — Serena Williams
PBS didn’t go woke. You grew up and became a bad person
Randomness
Happy mothers day
Created a catalog
Sinners
Thunderbolts
Indian Boy Shuts Down Reporter about Pakistan India ongoing war
Aging with grace
Ice Cube & Cypress Hill - Click Clack ft. Xzibit
Bars: “I am not certain that oil and gas qualifies to define a culture"
Featured Thought
Keeping my rage hidden
How they use our anger against us
There are no good sides to colonisation
Other Links
Arguing about DEI is stupid, but here’s how to do it
Le destin du chanteur
Sesame Street had him pegged back in 1988.
Less serious
“Me remembering how nice I was...”
POV When you speak the language
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58min
May 08, 2025263: An Angry Black Guy
In today’s episode, I think out loud as I try to process my thoughts on being Black and angry.
Quotes
“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ” ~James Baldwin
“Every brother and sister has got to be a soldier in the war against the black man/They want to keep your mind in a constant state of aggravation” Sista Souljah
Randomness
L’ostie de mouvement masculinisme...
You call Black people criminals, but elect a 34x felon...
If the roles were reverse
Featured Thought
Woman raises $280,000 amid controversy over viral video of her calling a 5-year-old a slur
The face of evil
Other Links
Baltimore Crime Rate Drops! Mayor Scott's violence reduction strategy shows real results
What they don’t tell you about being Black, beautiful and successful
Less serious
TheZolySpirit - Oh NOW is the time for unity. I see, I see. Just a pattern I’ve noticed. #fafo
POV:If a Jamaican was the last person out of the 100 men VS 1 Gorilla
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1h 6min
May 05, 2025262: 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
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52min
May 01, 2025261: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
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54min
April 28, 2025260: 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
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50min
April 24, 2025259: 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
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48min
April 22, 2025258: 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
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59min
April 17, 2025257: 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
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47min

FAQs about Shut Up! Podcast:

How many episodes does Shut Up! Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 261 episodes available.