YBO Podcast

YBO Podcast

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YBO Podcast episodes

  • Ep. 41, "All Things Urban Live Here" Ft. CopyWrite Mag
    This week on YBO....listen as we talking about Kids going back to school and MPS launching a new Black and Latino male achievement program; we discuss how and why that will be beneficial.
    We answer our Question of The Week and share the social media answers. We create a great conversation as we get into the news and what's popular discussing the young lady who was a victim of a "boiling water challenge", 50 Cent leaking Power, our thoughts on black people having a future in America, and 7 things no one tells black women while in their 20's.
    Our special guest this week is none other than Milwaukee's Own "CopyWrite Magazine." Carsyn and Lexii give us all the deets on how CopyWrite came about, what it means to them and how we can get dopeness into future articles.
    When it comes to dating and Relationships we debate on if we would or wouldn't move away with our sigfig. We close the show with two great quotes, empowerment and Question of the Week. Check out episode 41.
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    Visit: http://copywritemag.com/
    2 hr
  • Ep. 40, "Mayhem" Ft. Von Alexander
    This week on YBO... Listen as we talk about the YES organization doing great things within the city and Vlive coming to Milwaukee. We answer our thought provoking “Question of the Week” and share answers from social media.
    We jump into the latest news and popular topics discussing North Korea vs USA, an article about why black people may not care about what's going with North Korea, Kaepernick still being jobless and the NFL boycott, our views on the most recent episode of Power and the leaks, Insecure and Tasha's "f*ck nigga" comment, and Maxine Waters’s recent, “Breakfast Club” interview.
    We had the pleasure of being joined by Milwaukee's very own, Von Alexander and his friend Jeff. We learn about Von’s creative and musical origins; he also expresses to us just who he is, which in turn brings an inspiring conversation (Don’t forget to check out his latest project, “Mayhem1993”). Our weekly anon produces some great answers when it comes to short term relationships. We close the show with our Quote, Empowerment, and Question of the Week.
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    Von Alexander’s Music:
    SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/whatsupvon
    iTunes: https://itun.es/us/BrEW-
    1 hr 59 min
  • Ep. 39, "Please Hold"
    This week on YBO listen as we talk about Gee from Gee's clipper getting a barber station in the new Milwaukee Bucks training center; we also discuss the "More Than Friends Tour". We introduce a new segment, "I'm Here For It" as we put y'all onto new shows, apps, books etc. This week we were here for a TV show called "Black Love" and "Masterclass" on OWN, Jay Z's Moonlight video, and Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud app.
    We answer our Question of the Week and share the answers from social media. We get into the news and discuss HBO's Insecure and talk about the character, Tasha. We discuss the TV show Power, Maxine Waters "Reclaiming her time", and D.L. Hughley's podcast: The Hughley Truth, which brought a great discussion about cities generating revenue by fining black people plus more!
    When it comes to Dating and Relationships, we discuss a tweet regarding black men not knowing how to date. This week, the weekly anon brings some "deceptive" laughs. We close the show with our Quote, Empowerment and Question of the Week.
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    1 hr 50 min
  • Ep. 38, "Are You Feeling... Powerless?"
    This week on YBO.... listen as we talk about all the great things going on in Milwaukee such as Social X, Brady Fest, A Pop Up show event that we attended where local artists performed, and a local Beauty Bus. We answer the Question of the Week and share our social media answers.
    We get into some of the latest news discussing the movie, "Girls Trip", HBO's "Insecure" season premiere (this was a fun discussion lol), if we should care about the well being of inmates, and Lebron James' Blaze Pizza investment. Our Random Sh*t of The Week segment discusses being black at work vs being black outside of work.
    Can your hoeness be deleted? We talk about going through a "hoe phase" and if it's important to go through one. We end the show with our quote, empowerment and question of the week. Check out episode 38.
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    1 hr 31 min
  • Ep. 37, "Still Warring"
    This week on YBO... Listen as we talk about some of the greatness in Milwaukee starting with a discussion about The United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Podcast Episode in which a Father and Son discuss fatherhood, growing up as a man of color in MKE, etc. and a Milwaukee man providing youth in the city with a safe place to go and have fun. We also discuss a listener's topic suggestion regarding why some black youth may not have the tools necessary to navigate life successfully.
    We jump into the most recent news and explore R.Kelly and his "cult," Usher and the recent herpes headlines, people hating “Angela Valdez” (Power) in real life, the "Most innocent shooting victim," and Colin Kaepernick vs Michael Vick.
    Keep listening as we get into a brief intermission (NEW SEGMENT ALERT) and speak with TreyR, a Producer and Songwriter from Toronto.
    Random Sh*t of the Week gets interesting and we discuss dressing “too sexy” for the work place.
    When it comes to Dating and Relationships you can bet that we have something good; this time around we talk about if it's okay to date your best friends ex. Our weekly anon got things a bit heated on the YBO set. As usual we close our show with the Quote, Empowerment and Question Of The Week.
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    Twitter: ybopodcastmke
    Facebook: Young Black & Opinionated
    2 hr
  • Ep. 36, "Love Thyself"
    This week on YBO... listen as we discuss a recent Milwaukee abduction attempt, sex trafficking, and the importance of being safe and aware of your surroundings. We get into "Am I Wrong?" and Question Of The Week, sharing the answers that we got from social media.
    Keeping up with the latest news, we touch on an app created by two black brothers called, “Hoop Maps”, SoundCloud dying and possibly being saved, the recent Maia Campbell videos, Kodak Black comments about black women, Jay Z’s “4:44” footnotes and self love.
    When it comes to friendships we debate why men don't look out for their friends the way women do. This topic definitely had us going back and forth defending our ways. We close the show with our Quote, Empowerment, and Question of the Week.
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    Twitter: ybopodcastmke
    Facebook: Young Black & Opinionated
    1 hr 51 min
  • Ep. 34, "Guess Who's Back"
    This week on YBO.... J-Lamo returns and joins us as our special guest. We start with some Milwaukee news discussing Summer Fest and local acts that are hitting the stage. We then share our answers to the "Question of the Week". We jump into the news discussing our thoughts on the BET Awards, the BET original "Tales," Jay-Z's latest album "4:44," Joe Budden and his recent encounters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner's unacceptable apology, our thoughts on the "Power" premiere and the end of "The Carmichael Show."
    Random Sh*t of the Week brought an interesting topic about gender roles; we also discuss last weeks Random shit of the week with J-Lamo. The weekly anon had us questioning "play siblings." We close the show with the quote, empowerment and question of the week.
    Please rate and review on iTunes, share and comment on SoundCloud, and listen on Google Play!
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    1 hr 44 min
  • Ep. 33, "We'll Name This Episode Later"
    This week on YBO we tried something a little different... listen as we start with a very random "Random Sh*t of the Week" topic where we explore the difference in underwear with men and women. We answer our Question of the Week showing love and some lust to our favorite celebrities. We jump into the latest news stories discussing the 2017 BET Awards, Al Sharpton's latest social media posts, tv shows Queen Sugar and Power, and the Tupac biopic, "All Eyez on Me", Millennials killing dozens of industries, and Chris Brown's side of him and Rihanna's physical altercation. We express how we go about our sigfig helping us clean as well as an anon that would probably bring the crazy out of anyone. We close the show with our quote, empowerment, and question of the Week. Check out the new episode.
    1 hr 39 min

About YBO Podcast

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Hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Reese & Mwanje say what's on their minds. Each host offers diverse perspectives and almost anyone can relate to topics presented which in turn creates an engaging podcast. New episodes every Monday!