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What’s going on everyone, welcome to “Real Talk, Man!”. In this podcast, we are gonna discuss everything and anything through the cultural lens of 4 brown dudes, aka “Real Talk”. We come from backgrounds that extend from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and the Philippines. We want to give you our perspective of popular topics going on in today’s world. We are childhood friends from the greater DC area and now live all over the United States. I’m your host, Will Cruz, joined with co-hosts, Hemzah Naveed, Billal Gilani, and Moneeb Iqbal. If you’ve heard us before, thanks for coming back as always and if you’re new to us, we thank you for joining. Now, warm up your pupusas, sip some chai, grab those headphones and enjoy.

Will Cruz, Billal Gilani, Hemzah Naveed & Moneeb Iqbal


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    Episode 24 - Sound Of Metal Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 35:54


    Sound Of Metal starring Riz Ahmed is movie about a heavy-metal drummer's life thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing. This is very powerful film that everyone should watch. What would you do if you lost your hearing all of a sudden?

    Episode 23 - Guns In America

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 43:06


    It seems like we've had this discussion before, America has a serious gun problem. Mass shootings are a common occurrence now. What can we do to stop gun violence in America?

    Episode 22 - Air Strikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 41:51


    On this episode, we talk about the recent air strikes that were signed off by President Biden. This conversation seems all too familiar if you ask me. Some things never change...

    Episode 21 - Starboy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 37:41


    In this episode, we talk about the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots. We also talk about what songs we think The Weeknd is going to perform during halftime. REAL TALK MAN EXCLUSIVE.

    Episode 20 - Raise the Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 42:53


    In this episode, we focus on the Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, our 46th President of the United States. 

    Episode 19 - Cost of Fame

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 34:36


    In this episode, we focus on how celebrities are held to a different standard compared to the average, everyday person and how this can affect their mental health. Fame comes at a cost. How much are you willing to give up for fame?

    Episode 18 - Two Americas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 45:24


    On Wednesday January 6th 2021, terrorists who are avid Trump supporters, stormed the Capitol Building during the certification of Joe Biden winning the 2020 Presidential Election. They vandalized and tried to violently over throw democracy in the name of Trump. Based off this disgusting event, we clearly see that we are living in Two Americas.

    Episode 17 - A New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 28:34


    Happy New Year everyone. We are proud to announce our partnership with The Varius podcast network. This network will help us expand our podcast to more listeners.We also do a quick catch up on fantasy football and how the release of Cyberpunk 2077 was a fail.

    Episode 16 - The Chosen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 46:46


    We did a little bit of catching up by trash talking about fantasy football. After all the trash talk, we discuss the new Kid Cudi album, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen. Kid Cudi finally completes the Man on the Moon trilogy and let me tell y’all, it’s straight fire. Make sure you check it out.

    Episode 15 - End of an Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 51:52


    In this episode, we find out about the recent trade that would send John Wall to Houston for Russell Westbrook. As DC fans, we appreciate John as much as he appreciates the city. He’s done a lot for the city outside of basketball. We thank you for everything you’ve done for the community.We also catch up about what we did for Thanksgiving and Moneeb shares a crazy story you don’t want to miss.

    Episode 14 - Drown, Buried or Burned?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 58:25


    This week we talked about a bunch of stuff. We talked about covid, the NFL, NBA draft, trying to snag a PS5 and much more. We also get into a hypothetical situation towards the end which we thought was kind of funny.

    Episode 13 - AmeriKKKa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 53:41


    We dive into the 2020 Presidential Election results. We all know how we were feeling the entire time we were waiting for a winner. At least we know Trump won't be our President anymore.

    Episode 12 - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Green Bean Pod Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 48:43


    This week we discussed the new Borat movie on Amazon Prime Video featuring Sacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova. The movie was VERY NICE and NO. 1 MOVIE IN ALL OF US OF A (BORAT VOICE). But seriously, if you guys haven’t checked it out, you have to watch it! Shit is hilarious.

    Episode 11 - Lemon Pepper Wet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 51:42


    This week we jump into the last presidential debate before the election, guns, Popeyes, and Lemon Pepper Wings. Also, we’re all really excited about the new Borat movie coming out this week on Amazon Prime Video. Be sure to check it out.

    Episode 10 - Tacos and Muslims

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 93:05


    This week we jump right into beard maintenance, fried crickets, tacos, and Lebron James. We focused our discussion around the Hulu Original Series, Ramy. The show focuses on the young character, Ramy, and his personal struggles in his faith and becoming a better person. We focus on themes and moments of the show that are relatable to our lives. Overall it's a great show and if you haven’t already, check it out on Hulu.

    Episode 9 - F**k Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 72:19


    We start off by talking about the anti-government group that tried to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. We transition to the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate. The fly on Pence's head was definitely the highlight of the evening. We also give our thoughts on the separation of church and state.

    Episode 8 - Politicking: Divide in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 69:21


    We talked about the first 2020 Presidential Debate. I think we all can agree it was the worst debate we have ever seen.

    Episode 7 - Coming Soon...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 112:07


    We talked about some of the highlights from the Emmy Awards. Movies and TV shows have been a big interest to all of us since we were little kids so we wanted to dedicate an episode to talking about some of our favorite movies and TV shows.

    Episode 6 - Football: Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 88:02


    After last week's serious episode on mental health, we decided to keep this one a bit lighthearted. We focus mainly on the NFL but also talk about video games and the new next gen-consoles coming soon. 

    Episode 5 - Where Is My Mind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 115:10


    Mental Health. I think this is something everyone has had to deal with at some point in their lives. We wanted to give you our perspective on how we view and deal with mental health. We also caught up on the NBA, Fantasy Football and the NFL.

    Episode 4 - Race and Prejudice: Black Lives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 82:25


    This week we focused on NBA players boycotting the playoff games and its impact on the Black Lives Matter Movement. We discussed the social influences of other sports organizations, owners, and athletes. Good job, Drew Brees.  We also talked through the media's role over the controversies of rioting and looting.

    Episode 3 - Politiking: Democrats 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 90:55


    We really wanted to focus our discussion on the democratic ticket with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In our discussion we talk through various points like some of the controversies around Kamala's pick as VP, the party conventions, progressivism, coronavirus, and of course, Donald Trump.

    Episode 2 - Proxy Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 67:25


    In this episode, we talk about the proxy wars going on in the world. We touch on the crisis in Yemen, War in Syria, Kashmir conflict and the US involvement in all of these wars. This topic is a little more serious but we hope you still enjoy it. (Recorded on 7/31/2020)

    Episode 1 - NBA Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 82:36


    In this episode, we talk about the NBA Bubble and what we anticipate the restart will look like. We also discuss The Last Dance documentary which had just been released on Netflix. (Recorded on 7/24/2020)

    Real Talk, Man! Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 1:11


    Introduction of what our podcast is about!

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