Shut Up! Podcast

In today’s episode, I talk about Frank Sinatra according to Sammy Davis Jr.’s, self-worth, trying to find something positive to say about Ice Cube’s latest movie, why being pro-Black doesn’t mean you should only date Black, Kendrick Lamar’s white fans, and the Kendrick track I’ve had on repeat all week.

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In today’s episode, I open up about my inability to trust men, the impact of raising a Black child in a predominantly white environment, how trauma may have messed me up as an HSP,and an unexpected, unfamiliar feeling that surfaced during my last therapy session.

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In today’s episode, I share a few moments from my week, the thoughts they sparked, and a passage from Sammy Davis Jr.’s book that got me thinking.

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In today’s episode, I reflect on my day, the temptation to share personal truths with AI, being attracted to pretty women, kindness and the shame grenade someone recently threw my way.

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In today’s episode, I get into how Sidney Sweeney and American Eagle had me thinking about Yakub, why it’s a great time to be the lowest white man, the notion that hurt people hurt people, how J.K. Rowling’s name really does sound like a man’s name, and the complicated letter I’ve been working on.

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In today’s episode, I talk about knowing when to shut up, rap music, the bodyguard friend, those five acquitted hockey players, Joey Swoll and gym culture, plus Sammy Davis Jr.’s Yes I Can—and how it’s got me reflecting on my own fight with racism.

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In today’s episode, I talk about being the Black Don Draper, husbands who genuinely like their wives, the Clipse’s Let the Lord Sort ‘Em album (yes, again), the men celebrating the acquittal of the five hockey players, why we need to stand up for each other, finding common ground with Sammy Davis Jr., and wrestling with the question: “Am I being emotionally intelligent, or am I being a bitch?”

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In today’s episode, I talk about a smile that caught me off guard, the passing of Malcolm Jamal Warner, something Laverne Cox recently said, Stephen Colbert, The Clipse’s new album (yes, again), a follow-up to the last episode, and what I mean by “The Colour Violence.”

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In today’s episode, I talk about not spending any money today, realizing I didn’t know who Natalie Reynolds was when I mentioned her last episode, the new Superman movie, my dispensary weed strain explanation idea, being tired of white people with no sense, the meaning of nap boule, and how the Astronomer CEO cheating scandal had me reflecting on my boring life-and this podcast.

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In today’s episode, I talk about not getting enough sleep, the art of shutting the hell up,  an OnlyFans creator who was put on blast by a married woman, an answer to "Why Black people were conquered," religious trauma on children, not calling men monsters, how I finished reading Know My Name by Chanel Miller, and the list of tracks on Clipse’s latest album that I fell in love with after the first listen.

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