Episode 100

How has the world changed since we started our Podcast?

Excellence
Black Girl McMagic.. Patricia Williams purchased her first store in 1984, her daughters joined in on the business. 13 stores in Compton.

News
Trouble in the land of Joe Budden
Vaccination anxiety

Entertainment
DMX— Pain and Prophesy

Deep dive
Addictions versus the Black community

Episode 99

Bottom Line- Trending Events

Excellence
Lauren Hill goes Diamond

Dave gets his show back on

Netflix and cashes the check

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated Jay Z, MJB and LL Cool J

News
Ted Cruz gives zero fucks about Texas
Gorilla Glue girl is finally free to let her hair down

Entertainment
Rihanna’s Fenty brand is worth a Billion
Meg the Stallion graduating from college this Fall

Deep dive
Judas and the Black Messiah

The theme of one of our own being the catalyst to our destruction is beyond tired

The movie provides another perspective on what the BPP was really all about

Comedians of our time are making the switch and an impact without making us laugh

Episode 98: One Night in Bad Newz

Bottom Line- Trending Events

Excellence
Jay Z creates a 10 million dollar cannnabis fund. The future is Green and Purple
Master P partners with former Tesla engineer to create Black owned super cars.

News
Proud Boys call 45 weak
Biden and Kamala get to work

Entertainment
Salt n Pepa doc coming soon
Dave has COVID

Deep dive
One Night in Miami- An examination of how Black power is distributed and the consequences of those choices.

The judgement of not doing what’s expected
Responsibility level to community and family
The burden of success

Episode 97

Bottom Line- Trending Topics
Kanye is about to be a single dad.
Star Wars is watchable again
The first week of 2021

Are we Great yet?
The aftermath of the election and run offs
Remember when Blue Lives Mattered?
A fight to preserve the American way

Eddie Murphy— The Nutty Professor that showed America that we were coming.
How he put Black excellence on the screen when it wasn’t fashionable
Zumunda’s impact on Wakanda

Episode 96

The Bottom Line

— Trending Topics -

We lose one of our favorite hood villains.. Deebo. -Blue Dreams on the horizon.

-Political updates -

Disney Plus is everything we wanted it to be. The Dichotomy between Artist and the Art. The survival and evolution of Art exhibits in the digital and social distance era -How the museum/art industry is adapting to the new rules -Will works of art remain a priority in a world caught in a cultural/political tailspin?

Kevin Heart’s latest special- Separating the man from the Art form.. -He yearns to be as free as his mentors in the comedic space but struggles with painting in the lines is of today.

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Episode 95- We Come From Bad News Podcast

The Bottom Line- Trending Topics
Senate Fun Run in Georgia
Failed reconciliation with record ratings.. The aftermath of Jeezy and Gucci “battle”

Main Topics:
Woke on Hulu— The Art of balancing Race, Life and Sanity
Thoughts on the show as men of color
Examining the necessary code switches on the path to success.
Overarching themes

America the Beautiful- Do you still love the US-Bae?
In the aftermath of the election.. how do you feel about our country?

The Bottom Line: Trending Topics Dave Chapelle returns to SNL and Netflix. The Black Women that saved us all. Main topics: Biden and Kamala won.. now what happens? How do we look at the people that voted for him? Who will Kamala focus her energies on?

Episode 94

The Bottom Line- Trending Topics

•T.I. Rejects Verzuz battle with Busta.

•Final debate between 2 Grumpy Old Men

•Shonda Rhimes decided to Netflix and Chill when a Disney pass was too much for ABC

•The latest episode of Who wants to be a Supreme Court Judge?

Main Stage:

Shut up and Rap/Sing/Dribble/Act- Celebrities and Politics

•How do we feel about Ice Cube’s CWBA and the recent backlash he faced?

•Do we really listen to celebrities when they speak out on cultural issues?

•How much do we expect them to give as it relates to social issues?

LeBron won a championship in the Pandemic playoffs.. Do we care?

Key Topics:

2020 Presidential Debate-A Gathering of old White guys yelling at each other.

- What did you learn more about as a result of the Interruption Festival?

- How does this impact your vote and perspective?

- Effective way to lay out the issues for each candidate or a complete waste of time based upon the lack love between them?

Lovecraft Country- Oppression, Magic and Family.

- Thoughts around the show and source material context.

- The different themes and symbolism

- The character arcs and where we feel it will go this season.

Voting- The ongoing fight to choose the lesser of evils.

- Are you voting and why?

- Do you believe that we will ever see the change we seek?

- Thoughts on Biden and Kamala.

- Concerns you have about the outcome.