Up In The Mix

Summer is officially here, and the boys are kicking things off with a massive week in sports and culture. First, New York stands up—the Knicks are your 2026 NBA Champions! They discuss the historic run, ask if Wemby is being positioned as the league's ultimate villain, celebrate Lewis Hamilton’s legendary first win in Ferrari red, and explain why New York is still the most American city.

Next, they argue the greatest summer movie ever made — Jaws, Back to the Future, Independence Day, Dark Knight, and Infinity War all in the ring — and break down why coming-of-age movies hit different when it's hot outside. Plus Invincible vs. Mando, a sneaker remix, and a Final Word on the Giants players who said no to Pride Night.

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School is officially out, summer is here, and the boys are kicking off the break with a heavy reality check. On this episode of Up in the Mix, they take a long look at the state of the world—diving deep into the evolution of AI and the decline of adult literacy in America.

They also take a moment to pay respects to two monumental music icons who recently passed: hip-hop pioneer Rob Base and the legendary jazz giant Sonny Rollins.

Plus, these topics are debated and discussed:

• The Headlines: Trump’s wild new intelligence director appointment, rumors of a brand new Jay-Z album, and whether the Knicks going deep into the playoffs is actually dropping city crime rates.

• Binge or Skip: Takes on Office Romance and Daredevil.

• There Can Be Only One: The ultimate, definitive debate over the absolute best meat to throw on the grill for a summer session.

• Pop Culture Remix: Settling the score on the ultimate childhood memory—was the legendary 90s TGIF lineup better than Saturday Morning Cartoons?

We wrap it all up with a massive final shout-out to all our fellow teachers, educators, and students out there surviving the school year. Grab a cold drink, fire up the grill, and enjoy all the easy living of summer.

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If you can't afford a house in Nevada, this episode explains exactly why.

One corporate investor bought 264 homes in Nevada in a single day. Nevada ranks dead last in affordable housing. And the politicians who could have stopped it — didn't. This week the boys break down how Wall Street quietly bought up your neighborhood, why your landlord might be a New York hedge fund, and what Nevada's lawmakers keep failing to do about it.

But this episode isn't just about housing. They also expose the dirty history behind America's tipping culture — a system designed after the Civil War to avoid paying Black workers a living wage that's still extracting money from working people today.

Plus:

• The most overrated movie since 2000

• The case for bringing back third places — and why their disappearance is making us lonelier and more divided

• Everything you need to know about Reno's June 9th primary — who's running for mayor, who's endorsed by who and where to find your voting resources

Up in the Mix is for the people — bringing you entertaining and educational discussions about culture, politics and community through a hip hop lens. Hosted by Shaughn Richardson and Cesar Lopez on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Their weekly hip hop radio show can be heard every Friday at 9pm on 97.7 KWNK FM in Reno, Nevada, and at kwnkradio.org anywhere in the world where good hip hop is needed.

New here? Start with this episode. You won't be disappointed.

Two hundred episodes deep! The boys kick off this landmark session by looking back at some of the wildest, funniest memories from the last 199 episodes.

This week's topics include tracking the final collapse of Spirit Airlines, a bizarre hazmat situation in the sky, and Drake’s latest drop. Plus, we look at Kash Patel's luxury VIP snorkeling packages, check in on AI agents rebelling against the system, and drop a random social studies lesson you didn't know you needed.

Later on, we deliver a heavy deep dive into how private equity is quietly dismantling democracy, and draft the Top 5 most iconic HBO characters of all time.

To all of our listeners—whether you’ve been riding with us since Episode 1 or you just discovered us today—thank you. If you enjoy the culture and the conversation, don't be shy: comment on our social pages, like and share the posts, leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, and keep interacting with the content. We appreciate the love!

In this special episode, artist Orlando Oh describes his journey to Israel and then Palestine on the eve of war. He visits Hebron and a refugee camp on the West Bank to visit a friend and help do some art workshops with students, but his journey is cut short when Israeli and US strikes on Iran begin. He must then leave behind his new friends and find a way back to the US.

This week, the boys discuss the shooting at the White House Press Dinner, the NBA playoffs, Klay Thompson's generational fumble, and the best comic movies of all time.

This week sees the return of the Slam Queen Elisa Garcia to the show. Now she's the newly anointed Poet Laureate for the City of Reno! April is National Poetry Month, so she shares how she's spent this month in her new capacity, explains her creative process, and even shares a poem!

This week, Shaughn and Cesar are joined by Brandon Deriso, the promoter for music venue Club Underground. He joins the show to talk about the upcoming Reno Residency of Brooklyn Emcee Talib Kweli and how they hope to support Reno's local hip-hop scene.

This week, the boys examine the increasing chaos in the Trump Administration, the effect tariffs and increased oil prices will have on everyday goods, and they begin the long process of explaining how Private Equity ruins everything.

This week the boys discuss the Afroman civil trial, a groundbreaking streaming fraud case, and the importance of community.