The Rithm (formerly The BlacLife Pod)

After an extended hiatus, we're back with a new Monday show titled: The Rithm. Every Monday we'll take a look at the serious and silly news stories topping the social media algorithms, add additional insight and see where the stories take us! Hint: Its the hilarious personal stories, honesty and overall fun you've come to expect from us!

For the inaugural episode topics include the AT&T outage, MLB Player's Pants, Brain chips, Beyonce's country jams, and Trump's outreach to voters like us. All of that plus, Markus' tasty dates,  Bryan's Beyonce cluelessness and what happened when Alex didn't come home on time.

**Daddying with Markus and Alex is available on its own podcast feed. Click here to find it on your platform of choice

On today's show, we dissect a list from parenting.com of 10 phrases you should NOT say to your kids. Naturally, we've said them. Do we agree with the adverse effects suggested in the article? Will we change our ways? Plus, the "Daddy Did That" segment has Markus and Alex trying to deviate from planned outings with their kids.

**Daddying with Markus and Alex is available on its own podcast feed. Click here to find it on your platform of choice

Alex loves when his daughter fails, Markus questions if he shows his children how to persevere and why father's refuse to help their kids on today's show discussing how to build self-confidence in your child. Plus, a "Daddy Did That" segment showing how a father's responsibility isn't only to his kids.

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**Daddying with Markus and Alex is available on its own podcast feed. Click here to find it on your platform of choice

The average American child spends at least 3 hours per day watching TV, while all types of screen time totals 5-7 hours per day. So for today's show we take a look at ways to reduce screen time, whether or not we comply with these rules, how our kids try to be sneaky with the rules, and Markus ponders whether or not he exposed his kids to video games too early. We also discuss boredom, how its important in our kids lives and our "Daddy Did That" segment has Alex preventing his daughter from getting bad grades due to his irresponsibility. 

**Daddying with Markus and Alex is available on its own podcast feed. Click here to find it on your platform of choice

On the inaugural episode of Daddying with Markus and Alex, an Instagram post leads to a discussion on teaching your child body autonomy. The guys go on to dissect each point of the post and decide if they agree or disagree with the ideas, as well as offer personal anecdotes relating to each point. They end the episode with the “Daddy Did That” segment where they celebrate their underappreciated wins for the week.

After last week’s abrupt ending, Markus decides to share the diagnosis revealed by his bloodwork. This leads to a discussion about our struggles to remain healthy, procrastination and how your health affects the people you love. All of that plus Bryan is an egoist, Markus is going to leave his family and Alex breaks down old vs. older.

On today's hysterical episode, Markus opens up about his recent Doctor's appointment. He reveals his unfortunate diagnosis, how race plays a part in his diagnosis, and the importance of being honest about his health.  All of that plus Bryan races for the Race, potential prostate exam issues and Markus receives his blood test results in real time.

See trigger warning (TW) before listening

The hiatus is over and we're back with a vengeance as we breakdown a variety of (potentially) problematic song lyrics. Are they really that bad? Are they simply a product of their time? Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Miguel, and many others get taken to task for their pen game. All of that plus Bryan almost got taken home against his will, why Markus knows who Tay-Tay is beefing with and Alex understands Biggie's rationale... but should he?.

TW: This episode discusses and alludes to domestic violence, sexual harassment and predatory behavior. Listener discretion is advised.

On today's gem-filled episode, Markus recaps his father's day weekend full of self-reflection leading to a raw, revealing conversation about emotional intelligence, self-criticism, and the pressures family life. Also, responsibility exhaustion, frustrating coping mechanisms and taking care of others. All of that plus Markus' kids don't really give him gifts, Bryan falling into holes and Alex's demo recording.

Due to the tragic events at Michigan State University, we decided to re-release the episode we recorded in the wake of the Uvalde mass shooting. While some details obviously differ, the problems and frustration discussed in this episode remain the same: Children are being murdered at school.