Unconventional Wisdom

Comedian and actor Bill Bellamy is always ready for some good conversation. He joins me on my podcast to talk all about his next Movie project that he's filming in DC and if he will ever play me in basketball.  

Sarah Walls joins Wisdom Martin in this episode of Unconventional Wisdom!

Maryland lady Terps basketball coach Brenda Frese is already a basketball legend. In 2009 she led the lady Terps to the National Championship while establishing Maryland as a top program in womens basketball. This week I talked with Coach Frese to talk hoops, raising her kids, recruiting during a pandemic and what’s next for her program.

From basketball champion to the broadcast booth, Kenny "The Jet" Smith knows his stuff and dropping knowledge like he use to drop 3-pointers for the Houston Rockets. Kenny talks NBA finals, his basketball academy, how he ended up on TNT broadcasting, trash talking his former Tar Heel teammate Michael Jordan, and why Charles Barkley is so annoying!

Gwendolyn Osborne joins the podcast this week!

You name it, he’s done it. D.L. Hughley is an original King of Comedy. He is an actor, a syndicated radio host, a COVID-19 survivor and the author of the new book, “Surrender White People.” He dives into the issue of racism in America, overcoming illness and, oh yeah, he believes he can fly!

She is beautiful. She has an amazing voice. She has a lot to say. So where better to bring it all together than on the Unconvetional Wisdom podcast?Chante Moore talks about new music, life in pandemic isolation in California and tough conversations with her family about race in America.

Warren Moon joins Wisdom Martin for this week's episode of the Unconventional Wisdom podcast. 

Just because reality TV is on hold doesn’t mean I can’t get some Braxton family values! I caught up with reality star Traci Braxton and her husband Kevin Surratt to talk about some heavy real world issues. Kevin talks about being assaulted by police when he was a teen and how that impacted his life today. They also discuss the conversations he has with his kids and grandkids about police brutality and social justice. We also talked about quarantine time for couples, reality TV and how Traci’s cooking convinced Kevin to propose.   

The only way I can keep up with Washington Wizards basketball star John Wall is to go one-on-one with him on my podcast. Wall talks about his injury, how the murder of George Floyd changed his life and why his 202 charity program is so important to him. Oh and breaking news, there is a new addition to team Wall. 

Shawn Stockman joins the Unconventional Wisdom podcast!

SUNNI and the City joins Wisdom for this week's epiode.

You know him as the funny man from his movies “Woo,” “Strictly Business,” “The Proud Family” and the hit 90’s series “In Living Color.” But there is nothing funny about Tommy Davidson's upbringing. In his first published book Living in Color, he talks about being found as a dumpster in Montana, being raised by a white mother and his first encounters with racism in the DMV. Believe it or not, Davidson says those experiences helped shape him as a comic and actor.

 Somaya Reese is known for keeping it real  as a cast member on the reality show "Love and hip hop New York." Outside of reality TV, she has turned her Slim Tea business into a booming million dollar business. But before the fame and fortune, it was a rough journey. From growing up in living in a garage, navigating the violent gang world in South central LA, running away from home to battling her personal demons, she discusses how she has turned all her setbacks into success. 

How do you go from from college football player to nearly flunking out of school? From funny man to fired from Saturday Night Live? And then to giving relationship advice? Let’s ask one of the funniest men in the country, Finesse Mitchell! He stops by the Unconventional Wisdom Podcast for an uncut and raw conversation about his rocky road and struggles to make it in Hollywood.

Gaithersburg High School player Malcolm Miller was not a star recruit as a senior. He didn’t go to a big-time basketball school (Holy Cross). He wasn’t drafted by anybody in the NBA. Yet, somehow he managed to become a member of the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors team that beat Golden State. He and his dad Robert stop by the Unconventional Wisdom podcast to talk about his remarkable journey from the suburbs of Maryland to the biggest stage in sports.

This week the Unconventional Wisdom podcast touches on the topic of foster care. Former Miss DC-USA Cordelia Cranshaw talks about growing up in a tumultuous household. She talks about how she ended up bouncing around in different foster care homes, and went from being a trouble-making 9th grader to college student and pageant winner. Cranshaw also talks about her passion of social work! Her journey will inspire you to never give up. 

This week on the Unconventional Wisdom podcast, actor Lamman Rucker talks about his journey from D.C. to Hollywood. He speaks about growing up with a mom in theatre, the ups and downs in front of the camera and landing a spot as the star on one of Oprah Winfrey’s shows, “Greenleaf.”  Rucker also gives some words of encouragement about going through tough times and how to brand my podcast! 

This week we get real with reality TV star NeNe Leakes stops by The Unconventional Wisdom podcast. Leakes is best known as the original cast member of Bravo’s hit “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Leakes considers herself the “Grand Dame” of reality television as she gets real about the ups and downs of life in and out of the spotlight. How real is reality TV? How does she deal with all the different personalities involved in the show. How is she using her platform to  build her brand and enter into other business ventures.