The Point of It All

Here are some quick facts about prostate cancer:
An estimated 164,690 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year.

The average age of diagnosis is 66. The disease rarely occurs before the age of 40.

For unknown reasons, the risk of prostate cancer is 74% higher in Black men than in non-Hispanic white men.

African-American men are more than twice as likely to die from prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the US.

Every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate cancer - that's more than 12,000 men every year.

1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

I thought this was the best way to show just how prevalent this disease is among the African American male community. I find it interesting that we still don't know why it attacks this segment of our community more than others.

My guest on this episode is Larry Jero, who battled prostate cancer twice! In this podcast Larry shares with me what it was like to be diagnosed, how he prepared to battle it, and what his life has been like since then.

Larry also has his own podcast called Civil Rhetoric, and you can check it out here. 

Season 5 of The Point of It All podcast is here, but it almost didn't happen. In fact I was going to end the show after last season's final episode because I was burnt out! There's quite a bit of work that goes into producing a podcast, and quite frankly I didn't have the energy until now. 

In this first episode of season 5 I talk about the state of our union, particularly as it relates to our political discourse, the upcoming election season, and the safeguards we have in place to prevent our Democracy from falling. 

Please share the love for the podcast if you like what you hear! It's good to be back. :)

Four years after winning Master Chef Season 10, my sister Dorian Hunter has been busting her butt to parlay that win into something even bigger. In this episode we talk with Chef Dorian about the concept of the book, the struggles she had to endure to complete it, and that cover photo! 😂 It's such a joy seeing your family do great things, and there's seemingly no stopping Team Dorian! You can buy a copy of the book by clicking HERE.  This book makes for a perfect gift not only for fans of Dorian, but also for the wonderful food! 

Admittedly so I was ignorant to the details of this conflict, but over the last couple of days I made a concerted effort to learn more about the history of this battle, and the more I learned the more my opinion moved regarding who's right and who's wrong. My concern is that the news coverage has been 95 percent pro Jewish, and 5 percent Palestine.  But even the pro Palestine coverage always seems to come with a caveat that the Jews are the victims, when in reality both sides can claim victimhood.

In this podcast I once again call on the knowledge of Kevin Maley of the podcast Zip Code Zero, which you can check out here. Kevin delves into the origin story of this disputed land, how we came to the place we are today, some historical comparisons with other oppressed groups in the world's history, and finally a way forward.  It was a great conversation, and I hope you enjoy it. 

I love following politics. I like the back and forth between elected officials, and watching democracy in action.  But I've made a concerted effort not to make my podcast all about politics because that'd be taking the easy way out, and no one wants to listen to a podcast about saving Democracy on every episode any way. However, we are at time in our country's story where voter apathy could have long lasting effects on our future. I want to cover political topics that will drive more people to the polls, or encourage more folks to take a part in our Democracy.

In this episode I talk to Kevin Maley of the podcast Zip Code Zero. You can find it on all of the major podcast platforms including Spotify and iTunes.  He covers a lot of politics, and since he lives in DC who better to have on my show than a real insider. You can also check out Kevin's Substack here.   I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed producing it!

I've always admired authors.  There's just something about creating a piece of work, then putting it on display for the world to see.  Opening yourself up to all manners of criticism along the way can be quite a daunting proposition for most of us, and I suppose I do the same thing with my podcast, but it's different with written work.  I always felt more vulnerable presenting written pages to the public than any other type of medium.  
In this episode I speak to Warren Gordon. He just published his first book Over Time, and I think it deserves your attention. You can check out the book for yourself by clicking on the links below. Warren is also a public speaker, and if you'd like to book him for an event his contact information is here as well.  

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Warren Gordon
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Email Address: [email protected]
Where to Buy: Direct Message to "Flawed Thoughts Ink" on FB; lulu.com; bn.com

I follow politics pretty closely, and while I had a pretty good idea of what "Gerrymandering" is I still learned a few things from my guest, high school government teacher Patrick Creedy.  Patrick has been teaching for 20+ years, and he was really able to go into great detail regarding Gerrymandering. on this podcast.  If you've heard the term on TV, but didn't really grasp the concept, have a listen to this episode learn all about Gerrymandering, and why it's horrible for our Democracy. 

Patrick and his wife have their own podcast called Mistopian, where they cover products and ideas that we all thought were going to change our lives, such as the flying car, but most of these never even got off the ground. See what I did there? Their podcast is hilarious, and he and his wife share a great chemistry, so check them out! 

I've had many guests on my show, but Tahilla stands out as she's the first person that I've spoke to from Israel.  As a former member of the Israeli national judo team, she has an interesting story to tell.  In this conversation we talked about her time in the Israeli army, and finally we talk about her career as a homeopath.  If you'd like to seek Tahilla out for her services you can reach her at the links below.

Website: https://www.Bio4biz.com
Website: https://www.homeopatya.co.il/en
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tehillaaloni/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tehilla.aloni
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tehilla.aloni/
Youtube: https://www.youtube@tehilla_aloni

If you spend enough time on Twitter and Facebook you'll never have a shortage of folks screaming about the need for a civil war, and how it's just time for this country to split along ideological factions.  I can't help but laugh because while these folks may think they're ready to go to war, they have no idea what they'd face if a civil war was to break out. 

In this episode of The Point of It All, complete with sound effects and a lot of laughing,  I attempt to douse some water on the ill-informed and attempt to enlighten them as to some of the things they should expect if this country were to go south, so to speak.  I had a blast recording this episode, and my guest Larry from CA was a big part of that! I'm looking forward to your own podcast, Larry! 😁

We should all want peace, not war! 

Enjoy!