Sox and Sandals Podcast

On this episode I am joined by 12-time Emmy award nominee, 2-time Emmy award winner, Film Director and natural born hustler, Jerod Couch. We discuss his journey into entrepreneurship and all the events that led to him creating the #WASHED series. Season 1 has been a huge success and season 2 is in the works. Jerod’s story is one that will inspire and inform you on the value of being resourceful in the pursuit of making your goals and dreams come to fruition.

On this episode I am joined by @cheycamille and @obabalu as we discuss what it's like for THEM trying to date black while living in an extremely white city. Cheyenne hails from Southside Jamaica Queens, NY and Oba grew up in NJ. As a Portland native I always like to hear the perspective of Portland from brothas and sistas that aren't from Portland.

The backstory of how this episode came about stems from a Tariq Nasheed @Tariqelite YouTube video I watched on December 24th that included his commentary on a video Cheyenne made about an interracial dating experience she had in college with a white guy. After watching Tariq's video I went to her YouTube page and seen a video she made about moving to Portland. So I immediately reached out to her about coming on the show. Oba and I have had discussions on the challenges of dating black in Portland, Cheyenne expressed in her video that she is not in favor of interracial dating, so I thought it would be great to have this discussion with the both of them. I've been out the game for nearly a decade, but it's fascinating to hear a fresh perspective of the black experience in my hometown.

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Below are links to the videos that inspired this conversation:

Cheyenne interracial relationship vid part 1

https://youtu.be/x4dBxoMZJ7w

Cheyenne interracial relationship vid part 2

https://youtu.be/t05sJ1jaZf0

Tariq Nasheed 40 min clip

https://youtu.be/Ppqw5IHfcwo

Guests:

Cheyenne

@cheycamille

Oba

@obabalu

Theme Song:

Faux Pas

Artist - @soulstreamz

Producer - @officialtjonez

I didn't plan on doing this, but I been really worked up about this R. Kelly docuseries on lifetime and I can't hold back. The influence of R. Kelly is a product of our culture. I have to do better. You have to do better. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. That's not just a general statement tho, we really need to make changes for the next generation. All predatory activity needs to checked and stopped in its tracks...

On this episode I am joined by one of the most genuine people I have come across in my lifetime. There is zero exaggeration or hyperbole in that statement either, I truly mean it. Torrey Dooley shares his incredible journey of becoming one of very few black male nurses in the United States. What's even more remarkable is that in his late 20's he made the decision to forsake the path of continuing in the only trade he's ever known, which was being a mechanic. As a husband and a father he made a very tough decision to financially take a setback for a number of years to set himself up to realize his dream, and Torrey was set to make it happen by any means necessary.

At the thehoodnurse.com Torrey is on a mission to bridge the gap between the hood and the hospital. There is a lot of mistrust among the black community when it comes to the medical industry, but Torrey helps decode the medical jargon and plainly breaks what we need to know when it comes to taking care of ourselves and not getting lost in translation... Also, around 1:04:00 Torrey tells a story of an interview he did with the late great Portland Hip Hop legend Starchile. In that interview Starchile left us with a simple message that none of us should ignore... I hope you all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyed being a part of it.

Guest:

Torrey Dooley

@thehoodnurse

Theme Song:

Faux Pas

Artist - @soulstreamz

Producer - @officialtjonez

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My wife recored an episode with me! We recorded this in October 2018 while celebrating our 7th anniversary. The celebration consisted of attending the last stop of the OTRII tour (Beyonce and Jay-Z) in Seattle, WA.

In this episode we briefly discuss the trials and tribulations of our 7 year marriage journey. It took a while to arrive at this point, but when we look back it seems like it just blew by... kinda.

Guest:

Renita Williams

IG - Rudy_Williams85

Theme Song:

Faux Pas

Artist - @soulstreamz

Producer - @officialtjonez

This episode is the second half of the conversation you heard in episode 34 between @notnotshingi and @Emmanuelsince85.

4:30 - The unique family dynamic in African culture that we can incorporate as African Americans.

11:20 - Africa’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.

14.40 - The existence African civilization pre-slave trade.

21:05 - The generational osmosis of this diaspora disconnect in America

28:50 - All skinfolk aint kinfolk.

33 min - Repairing the African American (Black American)family.

Diaspora disconnect is a term that refers to the cultural divide between Black Americans/Descendants of the transatlantic slave trade and African immigrants/first generation Africans living in America. This disconnect is often voiced and definitely understood by the groups, but not always discussed among the groups. This episode was recorded in the fall of 2017, a few months before Marvel's "Black Panther" came out in theaters. The relationship of Killmonger and T'Challa ignited even more conversation of this African/African American disconnect. The replay of part 2 of the conversation will be released next week. Happy Holidays!!!

Guest: Shingi Marangwanda

IG - @notnotshingi

Theme Song: Faux Pas

Artist: Duoshun Pledgure

IG - @soulstreamz

This week @ayocovi sits down with me to share his journey of making his debut album entitled "Escalate with Me." Covi is a recent college grad and has hit the ground running as it pertains to following his dreams and not allowing anything to stop his grind. It's amazing how the smallest of details of people's lives can intertwine and help goals and dreams come to fruition. There's a lot of that going on in his story. There are also snippets of the album woven into the interview as well to give you a taste of the album. Listen and enjoy!

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@ayocovi

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Covi - Escalate with me

This week’s podcast was recorded at the KBOO 90.7FM radio station in Portland, OR with my @obabalu. Oba has his own show on KBOO called Effabl Radio and it airs live every 2nd and 4th Thursday. Oba and I had a high-spirited, extremely passionate discussion that started around colorism in the black community, but quickly veered into the validity of racial classification. First things first, let me double back to colorism topic. Oba hits us with the audacious claim that Erykah Badu and Maya Angelou are light-skinned according to black American colorism standards. I vehemently disagreed, and that exchange was the precursor to the rest of the conversation, because once we got into our race bag we couldn’t have been any further apart on the level of validity we give to the idea of anything constructive coming from racial classification in this world.

I am of the mindset that race is a social construct that was created to serve the white supremacist. I believe that there is no biological testing that can prove what race you are, because the way that race is setup in society you can’t be more than one race. You are forced to choose one, even if your DNA says otherwise. Oba believes in the efficacy of the racial classification. He believes race is biological, it can be scientifically proven, and helps to give someone a general understanding of someone based upon their phenotype.

Please chime in on the discussion, fact check, and fill in the gaps of our lack of knowledge, to helps us all be better informed

This conversation is from @obabalu's Effabl radio show on KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, Or. To be honest, initially I thought Oba was gonna come at me with that holy smoke and I was prepared for that type of spicy interaction. However, we shared our thoughts and had a highly constructive conversation around these questions...

"How important is a religious system to the growth and development of a society?"

"How can we upgrade the process of how religion operates?"

"How can we do a better job of passing down doctrine/religion to our kids?"

The conversation takes a few sharp left turns into processing thoughts/emotions when in conflict with your mate, how my immediate family is divesting from most major holidays, and why we need to make our kids play outside.

Guest:

IG - @Obabalu

Twitter - @Effabl