In this Season 2 finale week episode, titled “Black Excellence”, we have our special guest Ernst Raymond aka T.O.P. Shelf Podcast’s engineer. We are blessed to have an incredibly impactful conversation with him regarding black business. Ernst Raymond dives into his story of how he got started as an entrepreneur & a business owner while doing amazing missionary work back in Haiti, his native country. Ernst paints A vivid and inspirational picture of what black excellence and black business are. As always, pull up a chair, let’s have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.

In this T.O.P. Shelf episode we are joined by Heydi Hurtado  Licensed Therapist LCSW-R . WE discuss the subject of Child sexual abuse, also called “child molestation”which is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. We also converse about  the sexual abuse by family members  or “incest “ as it is formally called and how it  can result in a more serious and long-term psychological trauma, especially in the case of parental incest.

This episode really gets deep into the root of this subject , our prayer is that WE as T.O.P. Shelf Podcast don’t offend or trigger anyone but that we can create a safe space to have uncomfortable conversations and be a source to find healing & solutions.

In this week's episode, titled “What would you tell your younger self”. We dive deep into the conversation if you can go back in time, what would you tell your younger self. What would you do to prepare your younger self for today’s world? Is there anything you would change or do differently with your younger self or does everything happen for a reason, and what is meant to happen is supposed to happen? What do you tell your younger self T.O.P. Shelf village? As always, pull up a chair, let’s have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.

In this week's episode, titled “No One Is Coming”. How do you navigate through life when no one is coming. Most of us at one point in our life is forced to figure it out. Figure out how to live on our own, how to establish and build credit, how to financially support ourselves, etc. But how do you deal with all of what life throws at you on your own, or are you supposed to figure it out on your own. What do you do when no one is coming? As always, pull up a chair, let’s have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.

In this week's episode, we discuss what does Hip-Hop means to us. Hip-Hop has been part of our culture for over 40 years and transcends it beyond any of our imagination. We get into who is our current favorite artist, what made us fall in love with Hip-Hop, and how Hip-Hop become a voice & a soundtrack for what Black America was & still experiences. Stay tuned to the end of this episode as we have a surprise freestyle from one of our cohosts. As always, pull up a chair, let’s have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.

In this week's episode, we discuss how to leave. We often can struggle with leaving situations or relationships that are no longer servicing us. How do we leave, how do we move on into the next chapter of our lives? We break down some of the ways on how to leave a situation. Learning its times to go is not often easy but it's needed.  As always, pull up a chair, let’s have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.

In this week's episode, we discuss the importance of family ties and legacy. We break down if a living will and life insurance can help prepare our family with life after death. What legacy we are leaving behind regarding our last name. We tackle the uncomfortable conversations black and brown people are sometimes reluctant to have. As always, pull up a chair, let’s have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.

In this week’s episode, we discuss how to have faith over fear as Christian men. We dissect different stages of fear, how fear has become normalIze in today's society, and how faith is our greatest weapon to triumph some of the fears we face on a day-to-day basis. As always, pull up a chair, let’s have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.

In this week's episode, we have our special guest Shanique Coombs who specializes in education. Shanique shares her story of how she got into education, some of the challenges educators faces in today’s climate. Shanique talks about what keeps her motivated as an educator and some the ways we can improve the education system. As always pull up a chair, let’s have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.

Season 2 is finally here and what better way to kick off the first episode titled “Questions You Always Wanted To Ask Your Pastor” with our two special guests, Pastor Maurice Johnson from Winner’s church & Pastor Ernst Cochy from Life’s Church. We discuss everything from finances, mental health, social justice from a pastoral perspective. As always pull up a chair, have a drink, and let’s have some T.O.P. Shelf conversation.