You’re Probably Right

Why do people lie?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM looks at lying, truth, fear, self protection, punishment, reward, loyalty, faith, and the uncomfortable reasons people bend reality when the truth feels too costly.

Most people like to think lying is something other people do. But the truth is more complicated. People lie to avoid consequences, protect themselves, protect someone else, gain an advantage, hide shame, avoid conflict, or keep an image from falling apart.

MCM reflects on the everyday motives behind deception, while also looking at truth through a faith based lens. The conversation moves through honesty, fear, consequences, Scripture, moral tension, and the difficult question of whether people really want the truth, or only the truth that does not expose them.

This episode is not just about calling people liars. It is about looking honestly at why people lie, what lying costs, and why truth still matters when deception feels easier.

If you have ever lied to protect yourself, been lied to by someone else, or wondered why honesty is so hard for people, this episode is for you.

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Can someone oppose racism, care about fairness, and still question parts of a social movement?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM reflects on childhood bullying, Chris Rock, anti racism conversations, public pressure, and the cost of disagreeing with ideas that are often treated as socially untouchable.

This is not a clean, comfortable conversation. MCM wrestles with how people respond when complex issues become slogans, how fear can make people stay silent, and why asking questions in public can quickly be mistaken for hate.

The bigger question is this:

Can we talk honestly about racism, bullying, identity, and social pressure without forcing everyone into one approved opinion?

MCM looks at anti Black racism conversations, cultural pressure, personal experience, disagreement, media narratives, social justice language, and the uncomfortable space between caring about people and questioning the movement around an issue.

If you have ever felt like you were expected to agree completely, stay quiet, or risk being judged before you could explain yourself, this episode is for you.

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Links mentioned in this episode:

https://mrc.ucsf.edu/racial-equity-anti-black-racism
https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009141
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/26/books/review/john-mcwhorter-woke-racism.html
https://www.foxnews.com/media/thomas-sowell-systemic-racism-has-no-meaning
https://www.gty.org/library/blog/B180827/is-the-controversy-over-social-justice-really-necessary
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/understanding-dysgraphia

What happens when society creates rules, movements, expectations, and ideas that ordinary people are expected to live under?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM reflects on social rules, public opinion, personal responsibility, faith, anti Black racism conversations, and the consequences that come when people follow ideas without thinking deeply about where they lead.

This is a wide ranging conversation about how society changes, how people adapt, and how certain ideas can become accepted so quickly that questioning them feels almost forbidden.

MCM looks at the difference between truth, pressure, reaction, and wisdom. He also reflects on the Bible, human behaviour, conflict, culture, and the way people can damage themselves and others when emotion, pride, pain, and public pressure take over.

The bigger question is simple:

Are we thinking clearly, or are we just living inside ideas that someone else handed to us?

This episode also touches on public figures, race, conflict, accountability, and the need for people to examine themselves before assuming they have everything figured out.

If you have ever wondered whether society is becoming more thoughtful or just more reactive, this episode is for you.

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Why do we have structured systems for music, tutoring, hockey, dance, and academics, but not the same kind of large-scale athletic development system for Black children in Toronto and the GTA?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM asks why nobody has built a serious athletic institution for Black children that functions with the structure, discipline, reputation, and long-term development model of something like Kumon, the Royal Conservatory, or major private sports academies.

This is not just about sports.

It is about access, opportunity, coaching, discipline, mentorship, facilities, family support, long-term planning, and whether athletic talent is being properly developed or simply discovered too late, used too quickly, and left unsupported.

The bigger question is simple:

If Black children are often praised for athletic ability, why is there not a stronger system built to train, protect, educate, and develop that ability properly?

MCM reflects on what it would look like to have a serious athletic facility in Toronto or the GTA that helps children grow physically, mentally, emotionally, academically, and socially.

This episode is about vision, community investment, youth development, parenting, structure, and the difference between hoping children succeed and actually building something that helps them get there.

If you care about Black children, sports, education, mentorship, Toronto, the GTA, community development, or creating better pathways for young people before talent gets wasted, this episode is for you.

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What do we value when no one on earth is watching?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM reflects on the deaths of the Apostles, the suffering of early believers, and the difference between living for earthly approval and living before God.

This is a faith-focused episode about conviction, sacrifice, eternity, obedience, and what people are willing to endure when they truly believe something is worth more than comfort, popularity, safety, or recognition.

MCM talks about Jesus on the cross, the Apostles, martyrdom, persecution, and the stories passed down about men who suffered, preached, endured, and died for what they believed.

The conversation moves through Peter, Paul, Andrew, James, John, Simon the Zealot, Philip, Nathanael, Matthew, Thomas, Judas Iscariot, Jude, and the cost of following Christ when faith is no longer theoretical.

At the centre of the episode is a simple question:

Who cares if Mom and Dad can’t see me do it, if God can?

This episode is not about chasing applause, proving holiness, or performing faith for other people. It is about asking what really matters when earthly approval disappears and only God’s view remains.

If you have ever wondered what your faith is worth, what sacrifice really means, or whether you are living for people’s eyes more than God’s, this episode is for you.

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Does your own sin ever scare you?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM reflects on sin, human weakness, temptation, idolatry, anger, speech, self-worship, and the struggle between what we know is right and what we still find ourselves doing.

Using Colossians 3 and Romans 7 as the foundation, this episode looks at how our humanity, our thoughts, our eyes, our mouths, our hands, our bodies, and our desires can become vehicles for sin when they are not submitted to God.

MCM reflects on two difficult lists.

The first is connected to perverted love: the desires, actions, habits, and private struggles that pull us away from God.

The second is connected to perverted hate: anger, slander, abusive speech, bitterness, and the social sins that show up in how we treat people.

This is a personal episode about recognizing sin honestly instead of pretending it only belongs to other people.

The bigger question is simple:

If sin is still working in your thoughts, your body, your words, your anger, and your desires, does that bother you enough to bring it before God?

MCM also reflects on Romans 7:15 and the painful reality of doing what we do not want to do, while struggling to live the way we know we should.

This episode is not about pretending to be perfect. It is about conviction, repentance, humility, and understanding that the more you know God, the more you live for God, and the more you surrender to God, the more you can triumph over what once controlled you.

If you have ever wrestled with sin, guilt, anger, temptation, idolatry, or the fear that your heart is not where it should be, this episode is for you.

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What do we really see when we take an honest look at ourselves?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM reflects on goodness, morality, the Ten Commandments, faith, self examination, and the uncomfortable truth that many people think they are good until they look deeper.

This is a personal and spiritual reflection on the pursuit of the good, and what happens when a person stops pretending they are above the very things they once judged, ignored, or laughed off.

MCM talks about brokenness, weakness, corruption, hurt, pride, disappointment, frustration, and the human tendency to see the problem in everyone else before seeing it in ourselves.

The bigger question is simple:

Are you actually good, or have you only avoided looking closely enough?

This episode is not about pretending to be perfect. It is about humility, honesty, repentance, and understanding why the standard of goodness is much higher than most people want to admit.

If you have ever wrestled with morality, faith, guilt, self image, or the question of whether you are truly living right, this episode is for you.

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What do you do after a relationship ends, especially when the pain is real, your emotions are loud, and you are trying not to lose yourself in the process?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM reflects on relationship loss, self restoration, emotional recovery, bitterness, self control, faith, and the hard work of rebuilding yourself after disappointment.

This is not just about heartbreak. It is also about what people do after the loss.

Some people stay stuck. Some people turn cold. Some people rush to replace what they lost. Some people let pain turn into self sabotage. MCM talks about why healing has to be intentional, and why recovery is not just about time, it is about direction.

The conversation moves through grief, masking, resentment, personal responsibility, self improvement, faith, health, neglected gifts, and the importance of becoming stronger instead of becoming harder.

If you are trying to recover from a breakup, restore your peace, rebuild your confidence, or figure out how to move forward without becoming bitter, this episode is for you.

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What happens when a child falls behind in school and everyone says the plan is to help them catch up, but the catching up never really happens?

In this episode of You’re Probably Right, MCM talks about education, learning gaps, reading, writing, arithmetic, school support, and what happens when students start falling behind before anyone builds a real plan that works.

The concern is not just that kids struggle. The concern is that many students are told they will eventually be brought back up to speed, but by the time high school comes around, some have already found other ways to survive, escape, or feel successful.

MCM reflects on the dreams and distractions that can take over when school no longer feels reachable, from sports dreams and music dreams to social media, phones, attention, relationships, and the constant pull of digital life.

The bigger question is simple:

Are we really helping kids catch up, or are we just saying the right things while they quietly fall further behind?

This is a raw education focused episode about student success, learning gaps, distraction, support, responsibility, and why things need to change if we actually want more kids to make it through school with confidence and purpose.

If you care about education, parenting, student support, youth culture, or what happens when children stop believing school is for them, this episode is for you.

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Everyone has a glitch. Mine include spelling “tomorrow,” shuffling cards, treading water, understanding calculus, crossing my legs, and somehow turning “Salvation Army” into “Old Navy.”

In this episode, I confess 10 ridiculously basic things my brain and body simply refuse to do.

Listen, laugh, and figure out which completely normal thing you’re weirdly incapable of doing.