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    • May 18, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Gospel Of Giving

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 48:29


    Whether it's Big Mama's #MindTheSundayTruce gospel, Draymond Green and Kendrick Perkins debating the gospel or Yours Truly spittin' that “Hostile” Hoops Gospel each and every week, we are exhibiting our… The post The Gospel Of Giving appeared first on PRESS.

    The History Of E'rythang

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 52:58


    Genesis. Alpha. The Beginning. Origin Stories, especially compelling ones, can inspire to aspire. On this week's episode, we call on a very special guest to run the floor and complete… The post The History Of E'rythang appeared first on PRESS.

    Protect Your Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 70:13


    As Mother's Day and the start of the WNBA's 26th campaign are on the horizon, we get all into our feelings and truly honor the genesis of our being: Women.… The post Protect Your Queen appeared first on PRESS.

    Virtual Insanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 84:41


    In nineteen hundred and ninety-four, the world was blessed (or cursed, depending upon with who you speak) with a technology that would change the course of mankind… for better or… The post Virtual Insanity appeared first on PRESS.

    Esprit De Corps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 65:17


    The late great Kobe Bean Bryant (Bless The Dead) was once told that there was no ‘I” in “Team”, to which he responded: “Yeah… ain't no I in Team… But… The post Esprit De Corps appeared first on PRESS.

    The 1st Annual #DoWork Awards; Regular Season Edition feat Below The Hardwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 54:13


    We have reached the end of the 75th NBA regular season, the Diamond season as they call it, where they celebrated the past, present and future of the NBA all… The post The 1st Annual #DoWork Awards; Regular Season Edition feat Below The Hardwood appeared first on PRESS.

    2022 NBA Play-In Review & Playoff Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 68:01


    The 2022 NBA Playoffs begin Saturday April 16th, so get prepared with a special crossover episode of The Open Run with Will Strickland and Below The Hardwood featuring Will Strickland… The post 2022 NBA Play-In Review & Playoff Preview appeared first on PRESS.

    The Cost Of Living

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 84:03


    “Hark! Who Goes Yonder?” “T'is I, The 2022 NBA Playoffs, Fans!” Yes, the second season is nigh and eventually we will have hardware to dole out for a most unique… The post The Cost Of Living appeared first on PRESS.

    Emotional Regulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 81:03


    The calendar changes, but don't be fooled! April brings the end of the NBA regular season, the start of the playoffs and March Madness Finals Four. Though we quit school… The post Emotional Regulation appeared first on PRESS.

    Disrespectful x Churlish

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 61:51


    Learning to say you're sorry for people you've wronged is one thing… Meaning it is a whole ‘nother thing. To one degree or another, we are all still works in… The post Disrespectful x Churlish appeared first on PRESS.

    A Chance & A Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 70:42


    Opportunity presents us all with options. Our decisions affect everything we do… and don't do. Alas, here, ambivalence shan't be suffered. So, with that in mind and in the words… The post A Chance & A Choice appeared first on PRESS.

    Afraid of Being Afraid

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 85:54


    Fear can be life stifling… or quite the motivator. Canadian independent sports agent and 1999 NCAA Dunk Champion Gary Durrant runs the resume on how he decided to take a… The post Afraid of Being Afraid appeared first on PRESS.

    The Hope That Kills You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 96:02


    Nice with numbers? The Artist Formerly Known As Dante Terrell Smith once exclaimed that it was never the last straw that breaks the camel's back; it's the 999,999 underneath it.… The post The Hope That Kills You appeared first on PRESS.

    Semantic Satiation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 78:45


    Ever had a #ByMyselfMeeting? In some instances, it's double entendre. For our purposes here,  we'll attempt to elucidate our thoughts, but… in the words of a young Canadian emcee: “I'm… The post Semantic Satiation appeared first on PRESS.

    Yesterday's Price Is Not Today's Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 94:35


    What is the real cost paid for achievement? Time… and Effort. And we find out what debt is due as we welcome Duke University's James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of… The post Yesterday's Price Is Not Today's Price appeared first on PRESS.

    Blowin' Kisses In The Rice Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 97:29


    It's said that absence makes the heart grow fonder… And if after just one week, you missed us, the feeling is mutual. You had us when you pressed “play” every… The post Blowin' Kisses In The Rice Rain appeared first on PRESS.

    Choose Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 45:09


    America didn't invent violence… But it damn sure perfected it! In a different, less destructive way, equal opportunity smoke is offered across the hoops landscape and Wall $t. looks to… The post Choose Violence appeared first on PRESS.

    Fight The Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 94:28


    As we launch #BlackHistoryEryday, it may seem at times that the toughest thing to do is Live… Optimism is great to have and even better when it is realized. But… The post Fight The Wind appeared first on PRESS.

    Mispronoun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 81:47


    Ever get confused as to how you refer to a person these days? It can be an adventure if you are not aware and sensitive to how one wished to… The post Mispronoun appeared first on PRESS.

    The Cost Of Greatness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 129:16


    The late great James Brown once uttered that he'd paid the cost to the The Boss. Wall $t. goes one-on-one with another player who took his talents to South Beach!… The post The Cost Of Greatness appeared first on PRESS.

    Understand The Assignment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 47:01


    Ever taken on a task, but didn't know how it would end? Life is funny like that… Not a serial drama where everything gets tidied up at the end of… The post Understand The Assignment appeared first on PRESS.

    Truth Adjacent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 84:52


    Do you know what it means when you lie by omission? My Dear Ol' Dad (Bless The Dead) had bars on the subject and millions of people may have begun… The post Truth Adjacent appeared first on PRESS.

    Steady Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 88:15


    On our final airing in 2021, the podcast where Basketball and Life meet worked very hard at being resolute in our resolve to not drop resolutions for 2022! Did it… The post Steady Ground appeared first on PRESS.

    The People We Keep

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 92:49


    T'was a couple nights before #HappyMerryChristmaHanaKwanzaaFestivusDiwaliEid and all throughout these Rough Interweb Streets, COVID creatures were stirring on the podcast where Basketball and Life meet! And while the pandemic is… The post The People We Keep appeared first on PRESS.

    What’s A Cumberbund

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 68:52


    They say there are no guarantees in this Life… We found a couple, as well as answered an age-old… ok… it was only a month old, but… it was a… The post What’s A Cumberbund appeared first on PRESS.

    The Purpose In Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 55:20


    You may have been told, on the Road to Riches and Diamond Rings, to Trust Your Struggle… to count Victory In Every Loss. But what is that Thing Within that… The post The Purpose In Pain appeared first on PRESS.

    Susceptible To Flattery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 98:03


    Some say that Imitation is the highest form of Flattery. When you are creatively superior in things you craft for mass consumption, Imitation is cheap and the most fluid currency… The post Susceptible To Flattery appeared first on PRESS.

    Pay Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 78:06


    For what exactly are we truly thankful… & do we need a state-mandated holiday to connect with loved ones whilst enjoying a plentiful bounty of Food, Football, Fun & Family?… The post Pay Thanksgiving appeared first on PRESS.

    Whiskey x Cigarettes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 73:35


    Ever watch movies and tv shows where you never see the hero eat? All they do is drink and smoke… Seems to have shaped a lot of our early conditioning… The post Whiskey x Cigarettes appeared first on PRESS.

    Intellectually Lazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 118:48


    Today, we can call on a multitude of sources for information. Doesn't necessarily mean those sources are fact-based, especially in The Easy Bake Fake News Era. But Facts could care… The post Intellectually Lazy appeared first on PRESS.

    Finish Ya Breakfast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 75:08


    How many “great” ideas have you allowed to fall to the wayside because you were discouraged that the people you love and trust the most can't see your vision? Do… The post Finish Ya Breakfast appeared first on PRESS.

    Do It Yourself Kit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 57:02


    The Road Less Travelled doesn't mean that you walk it alone… At every step in this excursion called Life, we all need help along the way to achieve the highest… The post Do It Yourself Kit appeared first on PRESS.

    The Things Said In Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 79:08


    The Truth Between The Lines… The Devil Is In The Details… Those idioms seem apropos each week on the podcast and this week is no different as Wall St. parses… The post The Things Said In Silence appeared first on PRESS.

    The 1st Annual #DoWork Awards: Preseason Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 90:34


    Freshly Dipped In Our 75th NBA Season Gear, Tap In For The Supreme Drip Drop As #TheOpenRun With Will Strickland Presents The 1st Annual #DoWork Awards – Preseason Edition For… The post The 1st Annual #DoWork Awards: Preseason Edition appeared first on PRESS.

    2022 NBA Eastern Conference Preview – Atlantic Division

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 19:24


    With a new season on the way, Ryan Antonio Henry of Below The Hardwood joins Wall $t to preview the 2022 NBA Season. In this episode, they will preview the… The post 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Preview – Atlantic Division appeared first on PRESS.

    2022 NBA Eastern Conference Preview – Southeast Division

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 23:30


    With a new season on the way, Ryan Antonio Henry of Below The Hardwood joins Wall $t to preview the 2022 NBA Season. In this episode, they will preview the… The post 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Preview – Southeast Division appeared first on PRESS.

    Chronically Loquacious

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 83:38


    Words have Meanings… And these Meanings form Mentalities. Words can make or break a spirit, a day or a career. Tap in as Wall $t. runs the court with actor… The post Chronically Loquacious appeared first on PRESS.

    2022 NBA Eastern Conference Preview – Central Division

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 27:05


    With a new season on the way, Ryan Antonio Henry of Below The Hardwood joins Wall $t to preview the 2022 NBA Season. In this episode, they will preview the… The post 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Preview – Central Division appeared first on PRESS.

    Movie Morning Breath

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 79:22


    If we only knew as much as we think we do… If only… My Dear Ol' Grams (Bless The Dead) has a third grade education, but her Intellect of Curb… The post Movie Morning Breath appeared first on PRESS.

    The Attention Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 73:19


    It's been said that Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder… but what exactly attracts that gaze? In what can be viewed as an epic battle between Reality and… The post The Attention Economy appeared first on PRESS.

    They Hate Us Cuz They Anus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 96:59


    If Change is The Only Constant, Why Is It That Some Fight So Hard Against It? There are certain inevitabilities that draw fear, like Death, as for others, Taxes…and this… The post They Hate Us Cuz They Anus appeared first on PRESS.

    The Other Side Of Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 82:30


    What happens when you Plan Your Work So You Can Work Your Plan, but… the plans don't always workas you planned? Do you quit? Start over? Count Victory in ever… The post The Other Side Of Hard appeared first on PRESS.

    Alone Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 84:53


    Hard to believe Summer is almost over… The transition toward Fall brings a different level of introspection and initially, the plan was not to toil during the state-mandated holiday weekend.… The post Alone Together appeared first on PRESS.

    Presence over Presents

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 102:52


    It would have been The Great Michael Joseph Jackson's 63rd birthday this past weekend. I was blessed with the opportunity to work once. I have stories to share… but, in… The post Presence over Presents appeared first on PRESS.

    The Words Of A Thousandaire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 66:28


    All The World's A Stage… And All The Men And Women (Or However You Gender Identify)Merely Players…. Some have roles and responsibilities, earned, given or otherwise, with more extensive requirements… The post The Words Of A Thousandaire appeared first on PRESS.

    Approximately Accurate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 91:58


    What exactly is “The Truth” today? Not the nicknomenclature of newly-minted Hall of Famer Anthony Pierce, but whatever it is, does it really set you free? Will's Dear Ol' Dad… The post Approximately Accurate appeared first on PRESS.

    I Got A Letter From The Government

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 61:21


    Bet you can't remember the last time you hand wrote a letter… if ever. There is a certain intimacy to it that could never be achieved via zeros and ones… The post I Got A Letter From The Government appeared first on PRESS.

    Fight The Feeling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 71:15


    Urges… Whims… Impulses. Temptation to fall prey to the delights of the world may never leave us, but some things you just cannot resist. One thing in particular is getting… The post Fight The Feeling appeared first on PRESS.

    The Open Run x BTH 2021 NBA Draft Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 52:10


    Wall $t is joined by Below The Hardwood podcast hosts to discuss the 2021 NBA Draft just mere moments after the end of the first round. They discuss the top… The post The Open Run x BTH 2021 NBA Draft Aftermath appeared first on PRESS.

    Adjust for Inflation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 76:51


    Cliches can be fun sometimes… they can also be trite. “The Game Has Changed”. “The Game Is Afoot”. In our case, those phrases are one and the same as Will… The post Adjust for Inflation appeared first on PRESS.

    4:59

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 75:07


    It's been said that plans are what you made while Life is happening…And while Life is happening, does what you do with your time ultimately matter? Will Strickland ponders the… The post 4:59 appeared first on PRESS.

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