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Sorry for the Bye week. Shoutout to D'Juan for the unscheduled random pull up to the Lunchroom. We back to cover some real topics such as the man arrested for purposely infecting other women with HIV, Black News reporter disrespected live on camera, tackle voicemails and much much more. Keep sharing and supporting the podcast; Cashapp -> $nycstories718 or sign up to become a monthly supporter via link below. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnathan-shultz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnathan-shultz/support
Listener focused episode this week; majority of these topics are ones sent in by listeners via IG. In this episode D'Juan joins me as we talking about relationships. love, dating outside your race and much much more. Also get to some voicemails in response to last weeks listener question. Keep supporting & sharing, CLINK THE LINK below to become a monthly supporter for as little as $1 or via cashpp --> $nycstories718 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnathan-shultz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnathan-shultz/support
#109 - Anthony & Josh are joined by entrepreneur and owner of the Ultimate Athlete Bootcamp, D’Juan Woods. D’Juan shares how things have been going for him and his business since the start of the pandemic, coming across as authentic on social media in the world of training, some tools he uses to help his clients achieve their goals, and the best ways to motivate others as a coach. Later, D’Juan explains how he’s able to push his athletes to the next level and details his NFL experience playing with the New Orleans Saints and ultimately overcoming opioid addiction. You can follow D’Juan on Instagram @woodsfit and check out the Ultimate Athlete Bootcamp here.
This week Nico and Tim talk to D'Juan Owens. D'Juan is a professional MMA fighter who uses his skills to teach self defense and gender-based violence prevention throughout the continent of Africa.
D'Juan Owens and I discuss the embodiment of revolutionary strategy. What does courage feel like? Is influencer culture or celebrity culture distorting your understanding of justice work? How do we disentangle getting free from popularity contests, tokenism, trends, and respectability politics? Tune in to find out. And plz let us know in the comments what you found evocative! Thanks family.
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Martin, Ronnie and D'Juan reconvene for another episode of the Valiant Central Podcast, and this time things get serious...after an official press release from Valiant regarding the latest batch of news, Diamond putting a hold on all comics for the next month or two, and a recent interview with Fred Pierce and Matthew Klein on The Beat, the boys have a lot to discuss. Of course we dive deep into all this, go a little deeper into the state of comics, react to a surprising statement, and more!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
Get ready for an explosive episode of the Valiant Central Podcast as Martin, Travis, Ronnie and D'Juan get together to discuss the recent news that all creative talent has been asked to put their pencils down for the time being. What does this mean for the comics and how will it impact the fans? What about the creatives and comic book shops? Plus, how the current epidemic is affecting shops and how things may have to change going forward on an all new episode of the Valiant Central Podcast!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
The boys are back together and better than ever! On this episode of the Valiant Central Podcast, Martin, Travis and D'Juan get together to discuss the just released Bloodshot movie. We start things off spoiler-free but dive in deep, so if you haven't seen the movie yet, what are you waiting for?You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
Another Bonus episode coming at you from C2E2. Travis, Ronnie and D'Juan talk with artist of Final Witness Jeremy Haun and then, the guys got a chance to talk to Tim Seeley shortly after the Bloodshot 101 panel that hopefully you've already heard. If not, go back and check that out.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
Double your pleasure, double your fun. The Valiant Central Crew at C2E2. First up, Ronnie, Travis and D'Juan have a small chat with the Master of Horror Cullen Bunn about the upcoming Shadowman book coming out in May. Wait.... there's more! Stay and listen to the Bloodshot 101 panel featuring Valiant's own Matthew Klein and Tim Seeley as they talk about the current Bloodshot run as well as the up coming movie due out in a couple weeks.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
D'Juan and Travis are back and join Martin for the last episode of the year! In this episode, the boys discuss the recently released The Visitor title, a spoiler-free first impressions discussion of Doctor Tomorrow #1, why KI-6: Killers is an important book for Valiant, and how all these books connect together to show us a bright future for the company. Plus, anthologies, under represented genres, C2E2 2020, and so much more! Have a Merry Christmas, a happy new year, and we'll return next year!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
D'Juan, Martin and Travis are back with a fresh new episode of the Valiant Central Podcast and they are ready for an all Bloodshot episode as the boys discuss the Bloodshot movie trailers, the latest issue of the Bloodshot series, and how the two and should not be related. Plus, Valiant 2020!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
The Valiant Central crew is back in full effect as D'Juan returns from his chicken wing sauce bath and boy is there a lot to discuss! In this episode, the boys discuss the impact of Fallen World on the world of 4002 which leads into a conversation on Valiant's publishing schedule, appeasing the hardcore fandom, and more. Plus, we had a chance to read Bloodshot #1 and so we give our first impressions on the book, of course, spoiler-free. Are we excited though? Heck yeah! Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
D;Juan is out this week but Martin and Travis are at it again and ready to talk some Valiant comics! In this episode, the boys begin by diving deep into the first issue of Doctor Mirage so, WARNING: spoilers ahead, before talking about the Bloodshot carbon fiber variant then diving into the first three issues of Psi-Lords! How awesome is Doctor Mirage? Is Martin still in love with Psi-Lords? How much hot wing sauce did D'Juan actually eat? All these questions and more will be answered on the latest episode of the Valiant Central Podcast!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
D'Juan, Martin and Travis return for another episode of the Valiant Central Podcast to discuss...the Valiant Voice? There's some changes afoot for the weekly Valiant newsletter and the boys go in depth into what they would like to see in the newsletter and how it could be a great way to communicate with fans. Plus, Martin goes off on mainstream comic book sites. Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
D'Juan, Martin and Travis return with another episode of the Valiant Central Podcast, and it's an all Psi-Lords episode! Of course, this week sees the release of the first episode of an all new Psi-Lords series, but this is the Valiant Central Podcast and we like to put things in perspective, so before diving into the new book, we give a history lesson of who and what the Psi-Lords are, their place in Valiant continuity and more. Plus, we discuss reactions to the new series from around the community in a way only VCP can. Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
Martin, D'Juan and Travis return for an exciting episode of the Valiant Central Podcast and boy do we have lots to talk about. First up, the return of Doctor Mirage with Mags Visaggio and Nick Robles at the helm. Then, we dive into our topic of the week as we discuss some characters we'd love to see make a return to the comics. Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
It's a packed, extra long episode of the Valiant Central Podcast as Travis Williams makes his return to the cohosting chair and he, D'Juan and Martin dive deep into some hot topics in the Valiant universe. In this episode, the boys discuss the recently announced return of X-O Manowar so they dive into the characters history, direction changes, the mythology and more. Plus, what does it all have to do with Punk Mambo, Shadowman and the whole Deadside part of the universe? Also, where's Martin's Psi-Lords lava lamp!? Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
Join Martin and D'Juan as they discuss the latest batch of Valiant news including a hefty discussion of some collector's items including glass variants and the recently announced USB key by Git Corp which contains the entire Valiant catalog from May 2012 to December 2018. Will the boys be diving into these and what exactly is the market for each of these items? Then, stay tuned for the last 25 minutes as VP of Sales and Marketing Matthew Klein joins Martin for an incredible chat on the evolution of variants at Valiant, the creation of the glass covers, creating new fans, and learning how to have fun. Plus, the future of X-O and Psi-Lords! Thanks also to Gregg Katzman, Valiant's marketing coordinator for arranging the whole chat!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
D'juan shares his whole story. This is a truly special episode. D'juan opens up about his injuries, his recovery both physically and mentally, his struggles after ending his NFL career short, and how he turned it all around to be one of the best coaches out there. He co-founded the Ultimate Athlete Bootcamp. He continues to push everyone though social media and online coaching. During this show we really learn about how mindset and overcome anything that is thrown your way. D'juan has a super powerful way of delivering information. This is the best ever.
The Valiant Central Podcast returns after a year long hiatus with some old faces and a fresh new face. In this return episode, Martin and D'Juan discuss their Valiant experience at C2E2 and why Martin decided to bring the show back. Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
In this episode, Corey skips out in the middle of the episode to get some mimosas. Tyrell and D'Juan eventually pic up the slack in his absence.
We're back with another one. In this episode we have Deem Spencer in the building, an up-and-coming artist that has already broken through. He's one of your OG's and he was respected as such on this episode. Enjoy. Also, you barely hear D'Juan because his ass decided to be late. otherwise, rock out!
D'Juan Hopewell is a career advocate for oppressed people. His work has been instrumental in passing major legislation in the Maryland General Assembly, including marriage equality, the Dream Act and retirement security. His anti-hunger work resulted in an unprecedented funding increase from the legislature toward school breakfast programs for children. D'Juan currently runs a blog, HopewellThought.com and contributes for the HuffPost and Blavity.com. His current focus as an entrepreneur is creating jobs on the South Side of Chicago. Mr. Hopewell will be live on our show tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. He will be talking about his article Trump Isn't Our Biggest Enemy: It's Uncle Tom (Pt. 1). During our conversation, Mr. Hopewell talked about: – An interesting Biblical story in regards to current state of race in America – The background behind the “Uncle Tom” series of articles – His thought that the Black church tradition has some elements that hinders Black liberation – Some of his concerns with TD Jakes – Why does he feel that there is not more questioning of the Black church – Ways that the Black church can help Blacks – Why does he not have hope for the Black church – The challenge with the Black church attracting young Blacks – The reaction to the post You can connect with Mr. Hopewell via: Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Visit our website at https://www.thedrvibeshow.com/ Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page here God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Dr. Vibe
D'Juan Owens got off a plane from his third trip to Uganda teaching MMA, jiujitsu and self defense and came right to the studio to talk to us about using art to combat gender-based violence, break down Jordan Rinaldi's submission win at last night's UFC Mexico City, and remember his trip to Senegal with Isaac July Jr. Thanks as always to our sponsors, US Grappling, Toro BJJ, and Cageside Fight Co.! Register online at usgrappling.com, and if you need gi or nogi gear to compete, find the best products at cageside.com! If you want access to bonus content, you can support us at patreon.com/dirtywhitebelt, as Mark Cukro, Cody Maltais, Karl Krebs, Chris Holmes and Betty Broadhurst did this month -- thanks, y'all!
Collecting Valiant is back once again with a jammed packed episode. Jim, Justin and D'Juan talk about collecting hard to find Ninjak variants, keeping X-O fans from jumping off bridges & Valiant employees making fans strip for gold books!! Keep your clothes on and enjoy the ride.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
One of our most popular guests, D'Juan "Dirty South" Owens, returns to the podcast to talk about his work bringing the transformative power of the martial arts to Uganda -- and how you can help. Plus, we (accidentally) break exclusive news about D'Juan's upcoming fights, discuss how playing high-level competitive chess compares to his other artistic pursuits, hear a little trash-talk about a fighter he says is ducking him, and recap his memorable Toro cup match against Ricky Saxton. Support the "Fighting For Uganda" project here: https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/fighting-for-uganda--3
This Sunday, Feb. 21, Elevate MMA's grand opening features a charity open mat benefiting the Hip Hop Chess Federation. Hear Cody Maltais and D'Juan Owens talk about the event, how D'Juan is going to "slay" the RZA at chess, hopes for the local MMA scene, and some exclusive news. Plus, hear Jeff talk as if he knows something about striking.
D'Juan "Dirty South" Owens recaps his recent main event bout at Odyssey Fights and previews his upcoming Next Level Fights contest. Then, the polymath MMA fighter talks to Jeff & Trevor about the importance of walkout music.
Jeff and Trevor interview D'Juan "Dirty South" Owens about his journey to the upper echelons of MMA, breakdancing, chess and more.