The 1528 Podcast

In the Jewel episode of the Deucey season of the podcast we discussed the following:

• Q1) How would we describe our relationships with our siblings?  Are you close to them? If not why? - 00:09:59
• Q2) Have your sibling relationships ever been strained or rocky? Either way, what are you doing to rebuild, strengthen, or evolve those relationships... especially with most of us living in different cities of our siblings- 00:36:21
• Commercial: Did you fall behind on past episodes... it's ok, just watch/listen to them out of order, they don't have to be done in order- 01:07:58
• Q3) We all have people that we consider brothers or FAM that are not blood relatives, so for you what does it take to feel that way about someone?- 01:09:35
• Q4) What differences have you noticed from childhood vs adulthood, in any of the discussed relationships?- 01:41:00

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In the sixth episode of the Deucey season of the podcast we discussed the following:

• Looking back:
• Q1) Now that we are 40 or 40ish do we think that we are on track with the personal and career goals that we had envisioned for ourselves? - 00:02:58
• Q2) Looking back on all your 40(ish) years on earth, What advice or guidance would you tell your younger selves throughout the years? - 00:32:50
• Commercial: Don't forget to go into our Facebook Community Group after each episode and share your thoughts on each weeks topics (Link below) - 01:05:40
• Looking ahead, kinda:
• Q3) As more and more of our classmates and loved ones are recently passing, how are you dealing with, processing, and/or thinking about your own mortality  - 01:07:35

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In the fifth episode of the Deucey season of the podcast we discussed the following:

• The Cancel Culture:
• Q1) How do you define the Cancel Culture and do agree with it? - 00:03:35
• Q2) Is the rate that Generation Z cancelling or attempting to cancel so many people, most recently Pepe' Le Pew and a failed attempt at Eminem, for sometimes the smallest of things at all because their upbringing was "soft" compared to how we were raised? - 00:20:10
• Commercial: Check  out our video podcast versions of each episode on YouTube - 01:09:15
• The Me too Movement and the Cancel Culture:
• Q1) Using the allegations of sexual harassment aimed at Gov. Cuomo NY as a reference, do you feel like just allegations alone are enough to cause someone to lose their job?  - 01:10:15
• Q2) How long did it take you all to cancel R. Kelly and Bill Cosby for their previous allegations of sexual assaults and what was the breaking point? Do you still listen to their music or watch their old TV shows?  - 01:34:20

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In the fourth episode of the Deucey season of the podcast we discussed the following:

• Vaccine or naw?
• Q1) What are your thoughts on getting the vaccine now and how has that changed over time? - 00:10:58
• Q2) Do you think that the common feeling that black people have relating the vaccine to what happened in the Tuskegee experiment as a reason to not trust this vaccine is justifiable or not? - 00:22:38
• Q3) Let's say you did get the vaccine, how would your life change if at all? - 00:50:52
• Commercial: Thank you again for helping us reach 5,000 episode downloads - 01:04:05
• #1528Guests:  with JT featuring special guest Mark McKinnon- 01:04:54
• #1528Reviews: Coming 2 America
• Q1) Prior to watching it what were you expecting from the movie/what did you expect it to be?  - 01:20:58
• Q2) How did you like it? What were your thoughts? - 01:36:30

Read up on the acting career and acting studio of this weeks special guest, Mark McKinnon, on his website: https://www.themarkmckinnon.com/

And show some love and check out friend of podcast, Jay Trice, owner of Bedrock Apparel for the all your clothing needs, including the hoodie that Bennie wore this week on the stores Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/bedrockapparel/  

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In the third episode of the Deucey season of the podcast we discussed the following:

• In your eyes is "Acting Black" a real thing...how/why not? Is the concept of it hurtful to our race at all? - 00:05:05
• Dou you believe that the acts of black men sagging and black women twerking setting our people back? - 00:35:31
• What are your thoughts on if corporate norms have any ties to White Supremacy? - 00:51:20
• Commercial: We have eclipsed 5,000 Downloads (not followers, sorry about the slip of the tongue)!!!! - 01:09:30
• Bonus: What are sippin' on for this episode?- 01:10:40
• How do you feel when people of other races "Act Black"?  - 01:15:05
• Over the years, what if anything have you stopped doing that could have been perceived as "Acting Black" and why did you stop? - 01:29:57

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This week in the Deucey episode of the Deucey season of the podcast we discussed the following:

• What is Black History Month? - 00:02:15
• What are your thoughts on how Black History is taught in schools and your thoughts on parents being able to opt their kids out of that part of the curriculum in some states? - 00:04:07
• Commercial: Last chance to enter the ReCast contest to win free 1528 gear - 0:40:45
• How have your previously contributed to black history and what else would you like to accomplish in the future that will?  - 00:42:40

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This week we kicked off Season Duecey and discussed the following:

• What's been up since Season 1 - 00:01:22
• What are your goals and looking forward to this year - 00:07:11
• Commercial: Enter the ReCast contest to win free 1528 gear - 00:21:25
• Sorry Bruh (Two Gotta Go) ft. Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Brandy  - 00:22:35

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In this bonus episode we discuss: 

1. What has everyone been up to since Season 1 ended? - 00:03:54
2. What does the Xmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa holiday season mean to you? How do you relate to/feel about the season? - 00: 13:49
3. What do you normally do for the holidays? Is that different than what you are doing this year cuz of COVID, if so how? - 00:51:10
4. What's your favorite holiday memory? - 00:59:32
5. Any parting words of advice/wisdom/reflection as we go into the new year - 01:16:32

To view this with the video portion check out the YouTube link here: https://youtu.be/xqxZwBHdlQw

This week we addressed the following questions:

1. How were you raised in terms of religion? What are your feelings on organized religion, faith, spirituality and all things related? - 02:58:00
2. A. Why do you think our generation has moved away from organized religion so much?  B. Seeing how in most, if not every mainstream religion there is the belief that there is only One God, do you feel that there is really only one right religion? - 00:40:21
3. Commercial:  Have a great holiday season and please catch up on missed episodes if you are behind. Also keep an eye on the Facebook Community Group for information about our 1528 Christmas Season Give Back Initiative and how you can participate. - 01:31:13
4. Has 2020 changed your religious practices, beliefs, or faith in any way?  - 01:32:00
5. After a full season under our belts now, what are the best and worst parts/episodes of the podcast so far?  02:03:03

Thank you all for being a part of our first season of the podcast and the 1528 Podcast Inner City Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot RV Tour. See you all in January for Season 2!!!!

This week we addressed the following questions:

1. The Election results
   1. Now that the election is over how do you feel about the outcome/implication of the results? -00:04:08
   2. Are you happy or surprised with the way that any demographics voted based off the exit polling? - 00:12:40
2. How was that time for you between election day and Saturday when a projected winner was announced? - 00:32:21
3. Commercial : Welcome to all of our new listeners - 00:45:34
4. The RV Trip Recap
   1. 3 of the 4 states that we went to during our RV Drive had record voter turnouts and were part of the handful of states that ultimately decided the presidency. Seeing how all of that played out, how do you feel about the work we did during our trip and the impact that it had in the areas that we went? - 00:47:00
   2. What were your best/worst experiences or interactions of the trip? -  01:02:34
   3. What would you like for this to RV trip and Voter initiative to become next? Are we doing it again next election? -  01:25:31
   4. RV Trip Thank Yous - 01:30:20
   5. Last words and Final Thoughts on the trip - 01:41:13

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