"The Network" with Michael Prejean

"The Network" with Michael Prejean

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  • THE NETWORK | Episode 35: "One Audience; Two Words" with Jason Brown of 41|42 Ministries

    Follow the podcast on social media: 

    Instagram: @The_Network_Podcast 

    Facebook: The Network With Michael Prejean

    This week's guest is Jason E. Brown, host of the "Not Too Preachy" podcast and founder of the 41|42 ministry.  "Not Too Preachy" is information and inspiration, comforting and convicting, all from God's Word...just not too preachy.  You can find it wherever you listen to podcasts and Facebook live.  The 41|42 ministry is geared toward the development of young people, and the adults who serve them.


    Facebook: Jason Brown 

    Twitter: jebrown4142 

    Instagram: jebrown4142 

    Website: www.fortyonefortytwo.com


    Recommended Reads

    • "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Haley  
    • "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho 
    • "The Screw Tape Letters" by C.S. Lewis  
    • "Post Traumatic Slave Disorder" by Dr. Joy DeGruy

      • Recommended Music:

      • Tobe Ngwigwe
      • Brad Jordan aka Scarface
      • Nas
      • Lacrae
      • Andy Mineo
      • Sho Baraka
      • Andre "3000" Benjamin and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton bka Outkast

        • Recommended Podcasts:

        • The Geto Boys podcast 
        • Not Too Preachy
        • The Network with Michael Prejean

          • Ya Didn't Ask:

          "Don't let fear rule your decisions" 


          1 hr 5 min
        • THE NETWORK | Episode 34: "Discovering Blacks in the Bible" with Professor Michael Ayers

          This week's guest is Sociology Professor Black History Bible Historian, and a friend of mine for over 20 years, Michael Ayers.  Get your note taking material.  This episode is meat, not milk.  We're going to the deep end this week.

          Facebook: The Vanguard Resurrection School 

          Recommended Reads:

          • "The Chains and Images of Psychological Slavery" by Dr. Naim Akbar
          • "No more Mr. Nice Guy" by Dr. Robert A Glover
          • "Medical Apartheid" by Harriet Washington 
          • Any Biology or Sociology textbook 
          • The Bible

            • Recommended Music:

            • Gospel 
            • Old School R&B and Hip Hop 
            • "Help Me" by Tamela Mann
            • Darius Brooks
            • Kirk Franklin
            • X Clan 

              • Ya Didn't Ask:

              "In October, you need your Change battery out your car, because the summer heat has wreaked havoc on the battery you're using now.  

              1 hr 18 min
            • THE NETWORK | Episode 33: "Look Good, Feel Good" with Cam.Stylez

              This week's guest is stylist and social media influencer Cameron Brown aka Cam.Stylez.  Listen in as shares his journey from wearing school uniforms to now securing brand partnerships.  He shares the 5 pair of pants every guy should own, and gives style tips by age range.  This young man dropped knowledge + gems in this episode.  I hope you pick up what he's putting down!

              TikTok: Cam Stylez

              Instagram: @cam.stylez

              Youtube:  Cam Stylez

              Recommended Reads

              • "Wholeness" by Toure Roberts
              • "No more Mr. Nice Guy" by Dr. Robert A Glover

                • Recommended Music:

                • Tyler the Creator
                • Lil Nas X

                  • Recommended Podcasts:

                  • The Network with Michael Prejean 
                  • The Roommates Podcast
                  • Fresh + Fit

                    • Ya Didn't Ask:

                    "People on social media are faking it!"

                    1 hr 6 min
                  • THE NETWORK | Episode 4: "A CDL truck driving engineer with ghetto ears " w/Biochemical Engineer Kyle Sykes

                    Kyle Sykes joins "The Network" to .....


                    Facebook:  Kyle Sykes

                    Instagram: @beardandboots

                    Twitter:  @GorillaintheMst


                    Recommended Reads:

                    Currently reading:

                    • Barracoon: The Story of the Last, “Black Cargo”, Zora Neal Hurston
                    • Re-Reading 1984 and Animal Farm, George Orwell
                    • Between The World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates (I’ve put this off for so long)

                      • Books in the On Deck Circle

                      • They Came Before Columbus: The African American Presence in Ancient America
                      • Back Lash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly ABOUT RACISM IN AMERICA
                      • SURPRISE, KILL, VANISH: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators and Assassins

                        • All time Favorite Books:

                        • Where the Red Ferns Grows
                        •  Makes Me Wanna Holler, Nathan McCall 
                        • Dixie’s Dirty Secrets: The True Story of How the Government, the Media, and the Mob Conspired to Combat Integration and the Vietnam Antiwar Movement

                          • Favorite Author is Vince Flynn. He writes fictional spy thrillers with Special Operations theme starring the principle character named Mitch Rapp who goes around the world eliminating America’s threats.

                          Recommended Music:

                          Younger Rappers

                          • Lil Baby
                          • Da Baby
                          • Megan Thee Stallion
                          • Tee Grizzley

                            • Middle Rappers

                            • J.Cole
                            • Big Krit
                            • Drake
                            • ASAP Rocky

                              • My OG’s (I stay with these in my Google Playlist)

                              • Jay-Z
                              • Rick Ross
                              • Outkast
                              • Goodie MOB (Saw them in Concert Last year)
                              • UGK
                              • Eightball and MJG

                                • Recommended Podcasts:

                                • DYMM (Did You Miss Me): Three Comedians (96 Bulls!!!) telling True Stories, Hilarious. Also NSFW
                                • CODE SWITCH
                                • Atlanta Monster (Podcast about Wayne Williams, G. Prejean put me on this)
                                • Ratchet and Respectable (My wife put me on this)
                                • For Colored Nerds (Just found it and I don’t think they are still Casting but I’m still here for it)
                                • Pop Culture Happy Hour
                                • Various NPR Podcasts

                                  • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but..."Fall once, Stand up twice."

                                  1 hr 7 min
                                • THE NETWORK | Episode 32: "Talking Church" with Pastor Keith Turner Sr of Valley Community Bible Church

                                  Follow the podcast on social media:

                                  Instagram: @The_Network_Podcast

                                  Facebook: The Network With Michael Prejean

                                  This week's guest is my pastor, Keith Turner Sr. of Valley Community Bible Church in Liberty TX.  Along with Assistant Pastor Tim Rubit, and Deacon Jessie Julius, Pastor Turner organized what is now known as "The Valley Community Bible Church" in April of 1997.  He is the first and only Pastor of the Valley Community Bible Church to date.  Enjoy this conversation as I sit with my pastor and talk about the "Black Jack experience," the Holy Ghost, a little Marvin Gaye and reparations.    

                                  Facebook: Keith Turner,  Valley Community Bible Church 

                                  Instagram: @kturner262005, @valleycommunitybiblechurch

                                  Recommended Reads:

                                  • “The Journey” by Billy Graham 
                                  • “Let It Go” by T.D. Jakes 
                                  • “The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare” by Dr. Ed Murphy

                                    • Recommended Music:

                                    • Gospel Music
                                      • Motown 
                                      • Marvin Sapp; Marvin Gaye
                                      • Contemporary Jazz

                                        • Ya Didn't Ask:  "Reparations should have been given to our race."

                                        58 min
                                      • THE NETWORK | Episode 31: "Impact" featuring KISD Director of Student Outreach, Jason Glenn

                                        Follow the podcast on social media:

                                        Instagram: @The_Network_Podcast

                                        Facebook: The Network With Michael Prejean

                                        This week's guest is Jason Glenn, Director of Student Outreach for Klein Independent School district.  A native of Humble (pronounced "umble") Texas from the Bordersville community Coach Glenn is one of 11.  A graduate of TAMU and 7 year NFL veteran.  

                                        Twitter: @coachjglenn

                                        Recommended Reads:

                                        • Leaders eat Last by Simon Sinek

                                          • Recommended Music:

                                          • Jazz Music
                                            • Wayman Tisdale, Kenny G, Kim Waters
                                            • Neo-Soul
                                            • Jill Scott, Musiq, Mint Condition, Take 5

                                              • Ya Didn't Ask:  "Don't let society raise your kids.  Don't give people a reason to say, 'See I told you.  That's why...."

                                              1 hr 5 min
                                            • THE NETWORK | Episode 30: "Agricultural Literacy" with Dr. Douglas Lavergne

                                              Follow the podcast on social media: 

                                              Instagram: @The_Network_Podcast 

                                              Facebook: The Network With Michael Prejean  

                                              This week's guest is Dr. Douglas Lavergne, self proclaimed H-town rap historian and Associate Professor/Dean of the TAMU-C College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.  Dr. Lavergne is a champion for agriculture, educating the masses about the importance of agriculture in our daily lives.    

                                              Website:  https://new.tamuc.edu/academics/agriculture/ 

                                              Recommended Reads:

                                              • Leadership is the New Normal by: Lt. General Russel Honore - 
                                              • Emprie of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanche, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history by S.C. Gwynne   

                                                • Recommended Music:

                                                • Donnie Hathaway-The Collection
                                                • Big Pokey-Sensei
                                                • Larry June-Orange Print   

                                                  • Ya Didn't Ask:  "No answer is actually an answer.  Don't tell them no...because no is terminal."

                                                  1 hr 22 min
                                                • THE NETWORK | Episode 29: "All I Can, While I Can," featuring Dr. Christina Payne Hull

                                                  This week's guest is Dr. CE Payne Hull.  Payne by birth, Hull by choice, Dr. Payne Hull is an educator, wife, mother, author, mentor and survivor of Stevens Johnson syndrome, amongst many other things. A woman of precise vision, Dr. Payne Hull shares her intimate journey with us from a preacher's daughter to head of school.   

                                                  Facebook: CE Payne Hull, Maat Adorned 2016, Queendom 101

                                                  Twitter: @101queendom; @maatadorned

                                                  Instagram: @queendom_101org; @maatadorned

                                                  Website:  www.queendom101.org; www.maatadorned.com

                                                  • - The Holy Bible
                                                  • - the ISIS Papers by: Frances Cress Welsing
                                                  • - Nigger by Dick Gregory
                                                  • - Caste by: Isabel Wilkerson
                                                  • - Blink by: Malcolm Gladwell
                                                  • - Just as I Am: Cicely Tyson
                                                  • - Medical Apartheid by: Harriet Washington
                                                  • - Assata by Assata Shakur
                                                  • - The New Jim Crow by: Michelle Alexander
                                                  • - 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
                                                  • - The Art of War by Sun Tzu
                                                  • - The Post-Racial Negro Green Book (1st edition)
                                                  • - Dust Tracks on the Road by Zora Neale Hurston

                                                    • Recommended Music: 

                                                    • - Gospel (Acapella Groups)
                                                    • - Tai Chi
                                                    • - Smooth Jazz
                                                    • - Reggae
                                                    • - My Pandora Stations: Common, Talib Kweli, Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley

                                                      • Recommended Podcasts: 

                                                      • - Holt Street Church of Christ Montgomery
                                                      • - The Network
                                                      • - Latoya Okeia (for aspiring life coaches)
                                                      • - The Dr. Will Show

                                                        • Ya Didn't Ask: 

                                                        "A reminder message for black women and girls- Black women are given a small room for error. As black women we must always be on top of our game and know that God controls everything, understand the art of war, the 48 laws of power, how to influence without authority, and make every effort to be our very best at everything we do every minute of every day!"

                                                        1 hr 10 min
                                                      • THE NETWORK | Episode 28: "Reclaim Your Space" with Mackee Sykes, owner of Wake Pray Create MS, LLC

                                                        This week's episode features Mackee Sykes owner of Wake Pray Create MS, LLC.  Mackee was born and raised in a small town called Sallis, Mississippi which is 10 miles west of Kosciusko (home of Oprah Winfrey).  

                                                        Mackee is a professional organizer!  She is most passionate about organizing, and explains to her clients, "Organizing is a form of self care. Clutter and disorganization impacts so many aspects of our lives. It can leave us stressed, embarrassed and isolated."  Watch, listen and let Mackee help you reclaim your space.   


                                                        Facebook: Wake Pray Create

                                                        Instagram: @Wake Pray Create

                                                        Webpage:  www.wakepraycreatems.com


                                                        Current reading/Recommended Reads:

                                                        • Beautifully Organized book series by Nikki Boyd
                                                        • Just As I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson 
                                                        • Mastering the Business of Organizing by Anne M. Blummer

                                                          • Currently listening/Recommended Music:

                                                          • 90’s R&B (Guy, Teddy Riley, Anita Baker, BBD, Tony Tone Toni, Luther Vandross)

                                                            • Recommended Podcasts

                                                            • Ratchet and Respectable with Demetria L. Lucas
                                                            • Dead Ass with Kadeem & Devalle Ellis
                                                            • The Read with Kid Fury and Crissell


                                                              • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but...

                                                              "Get into some counseling."   

                                                              54 min
                                                            • THE NETWORK | Episode 27: "Precison by Prejean" with Cameron Prejean, Owner/Operator of Precision by Prejean

                                                              This week's episode features owner/operator of Precision by Prejean, Cameron Prejean.  Cameron is a former D1 athlete, having won multiple conference championships in Track and Field while at the University of Houston.  After experimenting with various jobs after obtaining his degree, Cameron has settled into the entrepreneur lane with his mobile detailing business, Precision by Prejean.

                                                              Facebook: Precision.htx

                                                              Twitter: @precision_htx

                                                              Instagram: @precision.htx

                                                              Webpage:  www.precisionmobile.me

                                                              Current reading/Recommended Reads:

                                                              • 7 Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
                                                              • The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
                                                              • Think like a Monk by Jay Shetty

                                                                • Currently listening/Recommended Music:

                                                                • Currently on a Jay-Z binge
                                                                • Reggaeton & Reggae

                                                                  • Recommended Podcasts

                                                                  • It's Just Pennies by the Stock Whisperer 
                                                                  • EYL (Earn Your Leisure)
                                                                  • 85 South Show

                                                                    • Finally, "You Didn't Ask," but...

                                                                    "Meditate for 10 minutes per day."

                                                                    46 min

                                                                  About "The Network" with Michael Prejean

                                                                  From the publisher's feed

                                                                  "The Network" is THE educational podcast designed to help our community navigate the four areas of life that I like to call the Funky 4 Corners. I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of my favorite people with one goal in mind: To help the spiritual, physical, mental and financial health of our people as we navigate this thing called life.