Conversations With Myself - A Journey Of Self Discovery

In this battle-of-the-generations episode, Brent challenged Xavier to play the NES version of "Punchout" to see how he'd do and Xavier tasked Brent with the Nintendo Switch game "Super Smash Bros".  After playing both games, they sat down to talk about the similarities, differences and challenges each gaming system and game brought to them.

Brent and Xavier break from the normal format of the podcast to talk about the event's going on in the world, things they've missed out on because of the quarantine, and how they're managing to make the best of an abnormal situation.

Brent has known Ray Ascencio since childhood when they grew up just a few streets away from each other in Flint, Michigan.  Last summer, after hearing Ray's podcast Dee Sweet Nation, Brent was inspired to look into how all this podcasting stuff works.  A few weeks later Brent and Xavier launched Conversations with Myself:  A Journey of Self Discovery.On this episode, Brent and Xavier not only welcome Ray Ascencio to the podcast but they do so by attempting their very first phone call recording.Ray tells Xavier about what kind of person Brent was growing up, stories from childhood and advice toward becoming a successful tennis player.It's fun stroll down memory lane.

Brent and Xavier kick off Season 2 of their podcast by discussing the new Star Wars film "Rise of the Skywalker", talk about being introduced to Star Wars, and examine what makes the Star Wars series so universally loved.

Back in early December 2006, before Xavier was born, Brent decided to embark on a music project for XJH.  He asked family and friends to contribute one song they'd like to share with Xavier.  In doing this, Brent hoped that Xavier would be exposed to different types of music and form an instant bond with everyone who contributed.  As Xavier gets ready to celebrate his 13th birthday on December 19th, Brent and Mandy sat down with XJH to unveil the origins of the project, reveal the songs they picked and detail the reasons why they picked their selected songs.  This season 1 finale episode is a moment 13 years in the making and we're happy we get to share it with all of you. 

For this episode, Brent and Xavier sit down to discuss their favorite Thanksgiving memories, Brent's yearly disappointment at watching the Lions lose on Turkey Day, and why it's important to reflect on the blessings in our life.

After Brent is selected for jury duty during the month of October, Brent and Xavier sit down for a discussion about the jury system, the overall experience of being a prospective juror, if watching the ID Channel helped in any way, and all the other pertinent details about carrying out our civic duty as Americans.

With Halloween just over a week away, Brent and Xavier try to name all of Xavier's costumes through the years, discuss their favorite and least favorite trick-or-treating candy, talk about Halloween memories, and Brent tries to convince Xavier to explore a haunted house.

In this episode, Brent and Xavier talk about how they each discovered a love of acting, their involvement with local theater, and how their experiences on stage intersect with one another.

On Saturday, August 31st, Xavier traveled with his parents to Beaver Dam, Kentucky to see his first concert:  Jason Isbell and Sheryl Crow.  In this episode, Xavier gives his thoughts about the experience, Brent and Xavier talk about their connection to Jason Isbell and Brent talks about meeting Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon.

Brent and Xavier discuss their favorite video games and gaming systems through the years, Brent figures out why Xavier watches YouTube videos of people playing video games, and they explore the differences between playing video games in the 80s/90s with playing them today.

This week, Brent and Xavier have a conversation about their relationship with God, their faith and how it began, and the people who have been spiritual leaders in their life.

Xavier and Brent discuss some of their favorite movies, favorite movie genres, and some movies they'd rather not watch again.

Welcome to our Podcast!Each new episode will feature a different topic of conversation.  Brent and Xavier will ask each other questions about that topic in order to gain perspective from each other's point-of-view.For the debut episode, Brent and Xavier talk about the upcoming school year, what middle school is like now and how it was in the early 90s and aspirations for the future.