The PreInternet Friends Podcast

This week opens up with @MisterJNicholas and @NicoleShanique circling the block to discuss the update with August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith (2:19). Hold your head, Will. Your hosts then examine the impact of tropes, discussing their favorite and least favorite tropes they've encountered (17:07). Redskins will be a thing of the past as the Washington football team has finally been pressured into changing their name (35:58). And lastly, arrest the murderers of Breonna Taylor. 

You celebrated 4th of July? Well everyone around @MisterJNicholas and @nicoleshanique did! (3:40) August and Jada power dynamic might be a reflection on society (3:40). The notion of "fatherless daughters" is put to the test (23:25), as well as the shame that comes from single motherhood (41:51). And Grandma holding it down has to be deconstructed as we take a look at what grandpa had to do to do him (51:52).

This week starts off with conspiracy theories regarding fireworks in abundance in New York City and the tri-state (7:30). Donald Trump signed off on an executive order that places an emphasis on skills over education (15:22). Things start to heat up as @misterjnicholas and @nicoleshanique discuss transgendered attraction (28:43) and what's wrong with Shane Dawson? He gets exposed for his "sexy 6 year old" commentary (52:52).

This week opens with @misterjnicholas discussing the Willie Lynch papers and its authenticity (5:36). Juneteenth has arrived again, but this time it's widely received and celebrated as an American holiday (14:45).  Governor Cuomo has told us that we don't need to protest any longer, but he's unsure of what we want (23:47) @nicoleshanique has a conspiracy theory she wants to share (39:32) which makes @misterjnicholas question how @nicoleshanique is managing her interactions with her white counterparts in the heat of this social uprising. (56:30).

This week, the conversation starts around defunding the police (6:34). Andrew Cuomo publicly speaks on what should happen with the Columbus statue (15:16) and Corporate sponsorship is scrutinized after Paypal's latest pledge to give (19:18).  Amanda Seales chucks up the deuces and says she's out (29:49), as B. Simone raises the stakes as she thumbs her nose up at "9 to 5" men (35:59).  Russell Simmons comes back under fire after his interview with the Breakfast Club (46:55), and Dave Chappelle catches some heat for his 8:46 special on YouTube (59:08). 

One week removed from the emotionally toll of last week, @MisterJNicholas and @nicoleshanique discuss the weariness of the aftermath. Corporations are competing with one another in an attempt to speak to people of color and white liberals (1:42). Was it enough for you? What has been the response to the civil unrest at work (8:50)? The NFL is back in the spotlight with their latest response to police brutality, but this time there's a twist (13:47). The baddest b**** was at it again as Trina spoke on the looting in Miami (27:51). With all of the Ted talks happening in public spaces, how have the white people you know in real life responded (37:14). Is it foolish to expect Blacks in leadership positions to address what's happening in society (50:52)? 

@MisterJNicholas and @nicoleshanique have wrestle with the state of the community in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests. A different perspective on the value in rioting in Black versus White America (7:07).  The hosts revisit the expectation that we have of celebrities as they examine some of the responses to the George Floyd (13:37). Shekina Jo gets dragged after crying on live believing the mall was burned down (23:02). Virgil Ablo proudly shows that he has done his part to give back (28:02), and then there's the news out of Wakanda with T.I., Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms and Killer Mike (33:52). Interests and intentions are questioned as the Breakfast Club have a conversation with Rush Limbaugh (47:35). Together we shall overcome!

This week @MisterJNicholas and @nicoleshanique play a game of "Are you Black enough," courtesy of Joe Biden (2:25). The conversation shifts to investment as the hosts celebrate Bitcoin pizza day (9:49). Beenie Man and Bounty Killer Verzus Battle makes waves, but are we ready to start paying for the experience (14:22)? The cup of white tears is running over as Lana Del Ray has a message for the culture (21:05). Things heat up as the discussion around Future becomes an examination of blended families (30:03).  Is the hoe phase a necessary component? Could you marry someone who hasn't had a hot girl summer... ever? (51:15) 

Things come full circle as @MisterJNicholas and @nicoleshanique discuss how one person utilized his Small Business money. Spoiler alert: He's going to jail (1:53).  An old picture has seemingly gone viral again and our hosts discuss if two coparents are doing the right thing by being transparent about their dislike for one another (7:38). Lil Boosie may have finally gone too far as people everywhere are calling for him to be cancelled after his latest remarks (19:15). Black women have finally had enough of Joe Biden and they tell him what they want (36:03).  Black conservatives get angry too? Who the hell is Brandon Tatum (52:45)? And finally, the Bitcoin "halvening" has occurred. What is it, what does it mean for you going forward, and what makes the most sense for your money (1:04:53). 

In this week's installment, @nicoleshanique and @misterjnicholas start off with a critique of anti-vaccination church leadership in the midst of a pandemic (2:20). Is there an added responsibility for how leadership directs their members to approach this crisis? The way social distancing is being enforced looks drastically different based on the amount of melanin present (9:16) and rapper Tekashi 6ix 9ine is home from prison. The new conversation on what he's projecting in his lyrics and what snitching means in 2020 (21:35). The TBI, or Twitter Bureau of Investigations has uncovered the identity of a woman pole dancing with her daughter-- and reported her to CPS (38:45). Non conventional relationships are examined by our hosts (47:01) and what's the statute of limitations on problematic behavior (1:01:20)?