Say What Now? Podcast

Recorded April 2, 2020. Pardon the audio quality. We're doing the best we can with what we're given. We talked about the Rona and made an album about our lives.

2.8.24

Special guest: Slade. We say goodbye to 2019 and look ahead to 2020!

Yeah, that's his real name....

Lots of religious and spiritual talk in this one, fam.

WHODIDDAT?!?!

No, you're not tripping.

...Because, seriously....this is crazy!

We talked for almost 3 hours. You only get to hear half....

Seriously...go to therapy!

Good or bad, we all got em. Happy Father's Day!

"They talked about that in church today..." ***SWN now available on SPOTIFY!***

Catharsis.

We saw On The Run II. Then we had a moment...

Oliver recaps his trip to Africa! YouTube kids & new homes (0:28) The Motherland (6:55) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

A whole lot happened in 24 hours.... A diva's gone home (0:27) Elvin getting checks (14:50) Insecure in real life, feat. Oprah (20:22) Kaepernick & Serena (33:00) Right vs. wrong (46:10) Shoe fly, don't bother me (1:15:12) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

RIP Aretha... Let's catch up (0:31) Queen Bey (6:17) The Queen of Soul (18:04) The Queen of Doing Too Much (28:00) Doja Cat, more on the Queens, & showers (43:40) Rye Always Fresh feat. Derek Roche (1:03:31) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

Kanye West doesn't care about Black people. 11 herbs & spices (0:26) Infinity War & other nerd things (7:24) Ye vs. The People (28:40) The art vs. The artist (1:11:13) #MeToo vs. Time's Up (1:35:00) Sing-along (2:14:06) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

GAH DAMN, GAH DAMN, GAH DAMN!!!! Sit on it and let me know (0:39) Beychella (20:38) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

We recorded this a month ago...our bad... Only be me (0:32) Adventures in babysitting (7:53) "I took the top off my TIFFANY!" (23:07) A journey into womanhood (30:42) E.G.O.T. (39:00) OTR2 (46:51) 2018 WYW check-in (52:34) Game night (1:17:00) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

If you haven't seen Black Panther by now, what are you doing with your life?? J went on a date (0:33) Fergie's national anthem & All Star Weekend (7:08) LA rain & IG stories (17:05) Black Panther (23:26) A salute to Black Women (49:19) More Black Panther (55:46) Where do we go from here? (1:07:20) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

Just in time for the Oscars... January took FOREVER!! (0:34) 2018 "What's Your Word" check-in (3:23) Don't go down the rabbit hole (18:21) Mo'nique (24:23) "Big or small, I can pull em all" (44:02) We're talking about Kim K again... (48:33) The Grammy's (58:30) She looks dusty (1:34:29) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

New year, who dis? The Catch Up (0:31) Top 5: 90s R&B Groups (6:11) Top 5: 90s TV Characters (18:15) Top 5: 90s Fashions (39:30) Top 5: Moments of 2017 (58:28) 2017 "What's Your Word?" Wrap Up + Our 2018 Words (1:42:56) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

DO NOT ANSWER... With special guest @iambrandyngreen Greasy and creasey (0:32) Style Guy Tip of the Day (9:02) Time keeps on ticking (12:26) 2017 "What's Your Word" semi check-in (19:23) Temptations all around (24:57) Chili at Neiman Marcus (37:52) Catfish: The Podcast Conversation (45:45) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

Listen and find out... T needs supervision (0:46) Let's talk about sex(ual) harassment, baby (15:31) I just can't wait to be King!! (46:57) The Blammys (trademark pending) (53:38) Iyanla didn't fix my life (55:45) Hindsight is always 20/20 (1:01:08) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

When I pull up on a nigga, tell that nigga back back... New mics, who dis? (0:26) W.O.T.S. (5:49) What makes a legend in the music industry? (52:09) #BlackExcellence (1:23:41) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

What's love but a second hand emotion? New phone, who dis? (0:34) Happy birthday, Diamond! (6:40) W.O.T.S. (9:43) Keep your hands to yourself (49:46) Intro, Interlude, Outro (1:14:11) What have you done for me lately? (1:17:30) What is your breaking point? (1:23:07) The worst top-10 movie list ever! (1:31:41) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

Tanya got a big ol' butt (Oh yeah!) Shirley got a big ol' butt (Oh yeah!) Irene got a big ol' butt (Oh yeah!) We got a big ol' bu---cket of randomness... iPhone X Preorder Stress (0:28) Jigsaw (9:44) W.O.T.S. (23:35) Is Playboy deceiving its subscribers? (31:59) Harvey Weinstein (45:02) American Airlines, the NAACP, and a travel advisory (1:07:35) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

...just stop it. We're baaaaaack!!! (0:30) Insecure finale (20:42) Power finale (34:02) W.O.T.S. lite (52:00) Kevin Hart (56:44) Dwight Peephole (1:03:39) Pay What You Can (1:33:12) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

What do Power, Insecure, & 4:44 all have in common?..... Oliver is caught up on Power! (0:22) J has an iPhone! (9:25) T got ignored at work (14:16) W.O.T.S. (21:08) Insecure Footnotes (50:53) "What's Your Word?" check-in (1:49:47) Game Time! (2:03:25) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

We recap Empowering Lifestyles Weekend 2017 & interview Kendrick Mayes, creator of The Good News Network! The catch up (0:23) W.O.T.S. (5:49) #ELW2017 Recap (38:21) Still can't stop, still won't stop (52:52) The Good News Network (1:06:05) Follow Kendrick Mayes and The Good News Network on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KMayesTGNN/ Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

A million dollars worth of game for $9.99... T's birthday surprise (0:22) W.O.T.S. (16:35) Steph Curry vs. Beyonce (30:17) Kill Jay Z (49:13) The Story of OJ (1:01:00) Smile (1:10:04) Caught Their Eyes (1:12:28) 4:44 (1:22:22) Family Feud (1:32:10) Bam (1:39:45) Moonlight (1:43:48) Marcy Me (1:48:16) Legacy (1:49:28) Ranking 4:44 and its potential impact (1:55:10) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

A large amount of negroes gathered in their finest linens n things... Titty Sweat (0:22) Can't Stop, Won't Stop (11:52) BET Awards 17 (25:11) More BET Awards 17 (49:55) The Carters, 4:44, & Tron the Rapper (1:01:24) Ruff Ryders 20th Anniversary (1:10:26) Even More BET Awards (1:15:52) TV Time (1:22:07) Bill Cosby's Obituary (1:26:05) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

This is Bill. Bill likes pudding. Pudding his dick where it doesn't belong. Don't be like Bill. Top Chef (0:22) Testimony Tuesday (5:36) W.O.T.S. (27:34) The Cosby Trial (1:20:20) OJ Did That Shit (2:17:16) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

If you looked in my life and see what I've seen... The NBA Finals (0:22) Eliminating "nigga" from your vocabulary (12:51) W.O.T.S. (21:11) What would you call this chapter of your life? (47:00) Y'all can't unfriend me (57:48) 2017 "What's Your Word" check-in (1:06:25) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

There was a pool. There was food. There were drinks. There were special guests. Liking posts out of obligation & red hotdogs (0:23) Kathy Griffin, Bill Maher, & who can say nigga (12:52) Moisturize my situation & preserve my sexy (30:08) The P.O.F. All-Star Team (36:25) Just take it while we're laughing... (55:32) Half plus seven (1:02:03) Game time! (1:06:52) It is done. (1:13:30) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

It just didn't make sense... J's trip to LA to visit Oliver (0:22) T actually did stuff (9:03) W.O.T.S. (12:28) The Scandal season finale (43:00) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

....Ooooh in a 90s kinda world.... Mother's Day (0:22) W.O.T.S. (15:01) Graduation SZN (38:21) Miss USA (44:52) Politics As Usual (50:01) Why Are You Single? (1:02:17) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

"Can I trade in this dog for a slightly used model?" Oliver is a single father of 2 (0:24) T is a hermit with a new Mac (14:24) J is a fully licensed everything (22:27) J's white tattoo artist (28:27) Everybody's pregnant (31:46) Mary J. Blige Syndrome (39:00) Real Housewives of Shark Porn (43:49) It's about to go down... (53:24) When is it ok to rest in peace? (58:54) Who needs a biopic? (1:04:19) Man hips (1:07:58) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

If you see something, say something... The catch up (0:23) W.O.T.S. (10:14) DAMN. (33:48) The Facebook Killer (54:10) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

Our annual "spring cleaning" episode! This year - our bad habits. Shondaland (0:21) Rocket & real estate (16:07) W.O.T.S. (23:36) Cleaning out our closets (1:08:33) Game time! (1:32:09) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

Another installment of Random Conversations! Tron & J's story time (0:25) T's downstairs neighbor (10:38) 2017 "What's Your Word" check-in (15:20) All Ads Matter! (28:34) Word UNDER the street (46:11) Prom-posals (56:23) Embrace your imperfections (1:03:30) Does T have a double standard? (1:11:32) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!! (1:16:37) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

Somehow our Love Languages conversation veered off course... Previously on SWN (0:17) Oliver's Story Time (1:55) Overly Aggressive Women (4:10) You Know What Happens When You Assume... (6:19) "Baby I've Been Makin' Plans...For...You!" (13:10) Don't Smash The Homies (19:39) We Bring It Full Circle (29:47) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

How do you interpret and receive love from others? The Catch Up (0:24) W.O.T.S. (7:26) Love Languages: Words of Affirmation (32:47) Love Languages: Receiving Gifts (38:46) Love Languages: Acts of Service (44:10) Love Languages: Quality Time (52:20) Love Languages: Physical Touch (58:47) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

We take a deep dive into our lives and talk about our 7 most enjoyable moments in life so far. The Catch Up (0:31) W.O.T.S. (4:37) Top 7 (30:11) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

You probably had this in your house growing up, too... Because I Got High (0:24) W.O.T.S. (9:02) Are Transwomen, Women? (26:46) Oliver's Apology (42:56) You Know You Grew Up In An Old School Black Home If... (46:44) Remember when... (1:23:28) Who Really Won The Bet? (1:25:04) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

We celebrate the life, career, and legacy of the late, great Christopher Wallace! "Tell your friends to get with my friends..." (0:28) "Should've never said bye to me, now you cry for me like Jodeci..." (3:57) "Told me he was at the gambling spot, heard the intricate plot..." (6:51) "Lexus LX four and a half..." (36:01) "I got a story to tell..." (39:09) "Sicker than your average..." (45:44) "What's beef..." (50:22) "Smiles every time my face is up in The Source..." (54:54) "Recognize a real don when you see one..." (58:59) "Roll shakers in Vegas, you can't break us..." (1:05:30) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

In this super-sized episode, we discuss "Jump," written by Steve Harvey! W.O.T.S. (0:26) shETHER (6:20) The Oscars (32:17) Jump: Overall feel? (1:12:18) Jump: Is Steve Harvey a hypocrite? (1:22:52) Jump: Do people really change? (1:37:22) Jump: Friends, motivation, & vision (1:41:35) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

We saved the BEST (picture) for last! The catch up (0:26) W.O.T.S. (9:38) Moonlight: Little (22:21) Moonlight: Chiron (40:36) Moonlight: Black (56:10) Moonlight felt real (1:07:41) No, go head... (1:12:56) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

The third installment of #OscarsSoBlack is the Oscar nominated "Hidden Figures!" Previously on SWN(0:08) Hidden Figures in the box office (2:41) The meaning of "Hidden Figures" (7:49) Overall feel of the movie (10:48) Passive racism in Hidden Figures(14:10) Mary Jackson (22:02) Dorothy Vaughn (31:55) Katherine Johnson (40:52) Jim Johnson (52:24) Game time! (59:09) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!

All Grammys, all the time! Snot talk (1:22) Overall rating of the Grammys (3:21) The tributes & "other" performances (8:36) Beyoncé's performance & the backlash (22:42) Record, Song, & Album of the Year (39:06) My Black friends are runway singers (51:51) Black Grammy winners (1:02:03) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @ swnpodcast! Be sure to check out our website, ThisIsSWN.com!!! This episode is sponsored by Power In One! Visit PIOclothing.com and enter discount code SAYWHATNOW at checkout to receive 15% off!