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  • 342: Be A Man

    In this episode, I talk about how I can support the message “Ban All Male Podcasts” while being a male podcaster, shining according to TheDivergentHood, being both an introvert and an artist, and being disliked by people with ugly spirits.

    In the Final Say segment, I attempt to answer the question: “How do you stay soft-hearted in a world that measures manhood by emotional numbness?”

    Quotables
    • "Don't change your heart, change the people you're sharing it with."
    • You’re so sensitive
    • Hurt people hurt people
    • Being hated by people
    • Links
      • How do I endorse this message while being a man with a podcaster
      • Keep shining by TheDivergenthood
      • Introverts aren’t meant to be artist by Aurora 
      • Being disliked by people with ugly spirits by Monroethegreat
      • How do you stay soft-hearted in a world that measures manhood by emotional numbness?
      • 29 min
      • 341: The World Burns

        In this episode, I talk about what I like to do while listening to music, feeling unimpressed, and 11 sentences that show you have boundaries. I also share my thoughts after finishing The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter, explain why I’ve been reciting “M-O-N-E-Y, STAY FLY” throughout the episode, how Drake’s latest release reminded me of my journey as a Highly Sensitive Person, and why it felt like the whole world was trying to gaslight me this past week.

        Quotables
        • It’s a full time job believing in yourself.
        • Once you hit a certain age,  you become permanently unimpressed...
        • Links
          • The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
          • Men will literally drop three albums instead of going to therapy.
          • What Is a Highly Sensitive Person?
          • Soundtrack
            • AZ - Stay Fly
            • Styles P - Good Times
            • Drake - Make Them Cry
            • 36 min
            • 340: Loving These Hoes

              In this episode, I discuss a thought I had at work, a thought I had at the grocery store, the 2026 Canadian Census, a clip that reminded me about the importance of setting boundaries, white comedians when it’s their turn at a roast, and what I get for loving these hoes. 

              Quoteable
              • “If bitches ain’t shit but hoes and tricks and all you do is hoe and trick then what does that make you?”  ~Taalam Acey
              • Links
                • Canadian Census are insane by @girlintheverse
                • Calling my personal phone by @blakksmyth
                • White comedians when it’s their turn at a roast  by @_Iamjamila
                • 33 min
                • 339: Close To The Edge 3

                  In this episode, I talk about my inability to wish everyone well, rethinking masculinity, white people’s struggle to understand the term "white privilege," working for Spirit Airlines, and how the last day of that pre-retirement workshop left me feeling depressed by forcing me to think about getting old.

                  Quotables
                  • I got a problem and a plan
                  • So many battlefield scars while driven in plush cars
                  • I hope beautiful things happen to you
                  • Getting old is like climbling a mountain
                  • Links
                    • Rethinking masculinity
                    • White Priviledge: I used to hate that term
                    • Head of marketing at Spirit Airline
                    • 52 min
                    • 338: Close To The Edge 2

                      In this episode, I talk about protecting my peace, feeling like a kid who’s had too much sugar, overthinking my Randomness segments, comparing myself to other podcasts, the pre-retirement workshop I attended today, something @ideffoverthink said that had me fired up, and the email my employer sent out for Mental Health Week that nearly pushed me to the edge again.

                      Links
                      • White men cosplaying the apocalypse by @ideffoverthink
                      • Mental Health Week
                      • 41 min
                      • 337: Close To The Edge

                        In this episode, I talk about a comedian who got under my skin, what I mean by “I hate men,” the Netflix series Man on Fire, and check in on my current mental state. 

                        Quotables
                        • 2Pac - Krazy
                        • Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Straight Jacket
                        • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
                        • Links
                          • The post that got under my skin until it didn't
                          • Do women who hate men actually hate men @streetlighteyesdontlie
                          • Man on Fire (Netflix series)
                          • “This is a violation of the Constitution” Rep Angie Nixon
                          • The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act could give Trump a lifeline
                          • 40 min
                          • 336: Wearing My Work Clothes

                            In this episode, after reciting some poetry by 2Pac, I talk about my new “raw dog” intro, the president of the United States having to insist that he’s not a rapist/pedophile, how white people can imagine a world with dragons as long as there are no Black people in it, remembering that I’m not like them, and the intersection between being a peacemaker and self-sacrifice.

                            Quotables
                            • 2pac - It Ain't Easy
                            • An instruction to shrink
                            • Links
                              • "I'm not a rapist." -Donald J Trump
                              • Steve Toussaint (Corlys Velaryon) on House of the Dragon black representation and backlash
                              • 40 min
                              • 335: To Be Or Not To Be

                                In this episode, I talk about the topics I won’t be discussing (I’m saying but not saying), not apologizing for making fun of RFK Jr.’s voice, my favourite type of white person, the ability to be hurtful, and figuring out the line between being special and not special.

                                37 min
                              • 334: Snuffin' Jesus

                                In this episode, I talk about shutting down as an introvert, Illmatic Day, 4/20, the Peaceful Journey 260313 mix by DJ Ducats, and how I sometimes let things get to me, especially this past week.

                                Quotables
                                • Open-minded people don’t care about being right...
                                • Introverts shutdown when they’re going through alot
                                • Links
                                  • Illmatic
                                  • DJ Ducats - Peaceful Journey 260313
                                  • 46 min
                                  • 333: Speaking Ill of the Dead

                                    In today’s episode, I get into manipulative people, why I nearly made this a French episode, the sci-fi fantasy book I’m reading, and what I love about math. I also touch on putting your business online, revisit a Scarface scene, and share two moments this week where I thought about a dead white racist.

                                    LINKS
                                    • Manipulative people...
                                    • Dungeon Crawler Carl
                                    • Don't argue with people who don’t read by @JimmyReadsNow (I’m only now seeing his name is Jimmy READS NOW not Jimmy READS SNOW...which makes way more sense)
                                    • Meet the pilot
                                    • Soundtrack
                                        • Public Enemy - Fight The Power
                                        • Ice Cube - Be True to the Game
                                        • 46 min

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