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  • 312: Beat Up By Fear

    In today’s episode, all about fear, I share a little humble brag, discuss the recent updates to H-Mart-gate, talk about a moment at work that had me shook, and admit how I know I’m bullsh*tting myself.

    Links
    • Comin’ From Where I’m From (remix) - Anthony Hamilton
    • Regrets - Jay Z
    • Fear - Kendrick Lamar
    • Parachute Drop Scene - Band of Brothers "Day of Days" Episode 02
    • "Never back down never what" - Madelaine
    • 42 min
    • 311: Kissing AI On The Lips

      In today’s episode, I talk about the two audiobooks I’m listening to — spoiler alert, they’re science fiction — why I tend to put content creators on a pedestal and forget they’re human, and what I mean by "kissing AI on the lips."

      Links

      • Red Rising Saga
      • Project Hail Mary
      • J Cole - False Prophets
      • NWA - Gangsta Gangsta
      • Kiera Breaugh - This happened to me at a club
      • 49 min
      • 310: Watching the Cops Roll By

        In today’s episode, I get into a topic I’m saving for next time, the two guys in Texas who allegedly plotted to take over Haiti, and a workshop I recently attended on Black men’s mental health.

        Links
        • 2Pac - It Ain’t Easy
        • "Friendship is unnecessary like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself..." - C.S. Lewis
        • "It’s challenging to talk about how you’re doing mentally since it’s an invisible injury..." - Simone Biles
        • My thoughts on those guys from Texas trying to “invade” Haiti by @teecheriestyle
        • Two Texas Men Tried to Invade Haiti by Xevi
        • Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
        • Warship in the west,  hurricane in the east by @jade_tha_gemini
        • 56 min
        • 309: Beat Up By Love

          In today’s episode, I share a quote from Kendrick, talk about how feminism probably saved my life, reflect on the impact of Amber Czech’s tragic death,  get into a TikTok clip that reminded me why I started this podcast, and unpack how Ms. Momo Jenking, Teddy Pendergrass, and 2Pac had me thinking about my love life this week.

          Links
          • Teddy Pendergrass Love TKO
          • Kendrick said... by @worthiii
          • Girl drugged an American dude and emptied out his bank and his valuables
          • Blue collar guys,  we failed Amber Czech
          • Why I'm done explaining myself to people who don't get it.
          • The Wounded Male Feminine
          • 44 min
          • 308: Time To Set It Straight

            In this episode, I talk about a nightmare I had the night before, why I even watch this sh*t, the Sopranos scene that hit differently this time, and how I finally made peace with being part of the undesired 80%.

            Links:

            • Big Daddy Kane - Ain’t No Half-Steppin’
            • Landman (TV series)
            • Who’s the douchebag? (The Sopranos S3 E9 - The Telltale Moozadell)
            • Nubia.the.creator - Are men and women compatible anymore?
            • 47 min
            • 307: Reality Is Catching Up With Me

              In today’s episode, I get into the Dean Whither clip that grabbed my attention, how the Musk family continues to make white folks look bad, and the reason why I almost didn’t publish episode 306.

              Links:
              • Kanye West - Power
              • The Dean Whither clip that got my attention
              • The Musk family continuing to make white people look bad
              • Moment of positivity:
                • Debbie Bolton
                • 53 min
                • 306: Yo, Then What, Man, What?!

                  In this episode, I run through a list of things I won’t be talking about in a segment I’m tempted to call, “I’m not saying… but I’m saying.” After that, I get into a video by TikTok creator @Say_qis that I enjoyed - and white people didn’t, and then unpack how Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nas, and AZ managed to send me spiraling into yet another existential crisis.

                  Links
                  • You are not responsible for meeting everyone’s expectations.  Let them be disappointed.
                  • Say_qis: "...and if you think the mere idea of side eye is in any way comparable to literal segregation.….girl"
                  • Neil deGrasse Tyson: "Ever wondered how Earth really moves through space?":
                  • Nas: Life’s a Bitch lyrics
                  • Dr. Anna Lembke: The Power of Radical Honesty:
                  • Slavoj Žižek on the Inner Self Illusion
                  • 46 min
                  • 305: Lonely, But Powerful Black Souljah

                    In today’s episode, I talk about how Miss Mexico caught my attention, unpack how you can’t trust white people to tell you who they are, and explore the question, what’s wrong with loneliness?

                    Links
                    • Miss Universe Host Publicly Berates Ms. Mexico | Fatima Bosch Scolded
                    • If anyone asks what Feminism is: THIS
                    • Not the first time he’s done this
                    • The 1st Genocide committed by Germany
                    • Aamer Rahman (Fear of a Brown Planet) - Reverse Racism
                    • If women can be okay without relationships
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                      53 min
                    • 304: Through Every Dark Night

                      In today's episode, I revisit a point I made last time about AI and the anti-AI crowd, reflect on living life single, and share how Zohran Mamdani’s win reminded me of something I’ve always known.

                      Related
                      • What do you think of the article "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?"
                      • Redefining boyfriend roles by Walking with Mr. Darcy
                      • Unrelated
                        • Made me smile
                        • 54 min
                        • 303: As They Were Before

                          In today’s episode, I revisit what I said about Pierce Brown — the author of the Red Rising saga — in the last episode, get into my mixed feelings about AI and the people against it, and talk about what happens when you stop caring where the hoes are at.

                          Links
                          • "The message about Pierce Brown is wrong"
                          • Thefootdemon - I said what I said
                          • Outkast - Git Up Get Out
                          • Lyfe Jennings - Never Never Land
                          • 46 min

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