(00:00) Have Hope went to Amsterdam

(20:50) On Michael Jackson's fame, talent, and evolution/devolution of his appearance

On this week's episode, Have Hope breaks down his views on Will Smith: His career, persona, acting roles, and marriage. Contrasting Smith with Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, and Wesley Snipes, Have Hope and Daniel discuss the nature of Hollywood, "fakeness," and "realness."

After that, we were asked to talk about how we deal with parents or loved ones who are sympathetic with Israel over the Palestine as a byproduct of religious beliefs, and whether engaging is worth the trouble it has the potential to create.

On this week's episode, Have Hope and Daniel discuss the recent comments made by the co-creator of Rolling Stone magazine, Jann Wenner. He suggested African people have no relevant contribution in his recent book of interviews, despite his publication and career being a result of black music.

When did you first realize rock and roll wasn't European music, but came from African people, and which artists are exalted by the society that shouldn't be, and which are neglected? When will African people leave hip-hop culture to create the next genre of music. Also, classical music isn't as wack as was first presented.

We discuss music and the impact that it can make in rap, rock and how we are defined by its genres. As well as how Bob Marley and the music of Reggae is represented to the world.

This week, we talk about the Coup in Niger, the reason for the numerous Coups in Africa, the problems of leadership, and the issues with its citizens. Jamie Foxx vs. Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Garner vs. Regina King about African American ancestry. And we look at Lord of the Rings and discuss the subliminal message Tolkien put in the stories.

This week we discuss Elon Musk and his takeover of Twitter, turning it into X. And we react to the news of UFOS and Aliens at a US congress hearing. What would Aliens existing mean for the human race?

We look at the "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" craze as well as reacting to the Netflix movie "They Clone Tyrone" and the message it is trying to convey.

!! SPOILER ALERT !! Watch "They Cloned Tyrone" Before listening to the podcast !!

This week we talk about the Writers and Actors strike in Hollywood and if AI will take over the movie industry. And we talk about our relationship with religion as well as its place in Africa.

This week we discuss the riots in France and whether Macron is doing enough to address the economic and racial inequalities as well as the brute force of French police.

And for our main topic, we delve into the Mixed Race experience. What it means to having parents of a different race or ethnicity and how mixed race people go about facing racism and living in the world.

This week we discuss ESPN getting rid of Max Kellerman, Jalen Rose and others. We also talk about J. Cole and if he can ever make a classic album. And we delve into The Lion King and why it is problematic as a cartoon set in Africa.