Podcasts about Hov

In this episode, the fellas discuss America's inconceivable approach to foreign policy, Papa Badds possibly holding the key to solving "The Mandela Effect," Kenny buying a big Theater Vision ass TV, Nolan dominating, Charleston White and Boosie having something in common and continued fallout from Hov-chella. 

Somewhere between a Yankee Stadium spiritual awakening and a nationwide lettuce crisis, we recorded this episode. And listen, the writers of America The Soap Opera did NOT take the week off.Joyhdae and Ryan are still floating from JAŸ-Z's three night residency at Yankee Stadium (yes, both of us went, no, we are not okay), Ryan is child-free and barely knows what week it is, and somehow we still delivered. There's death. There's mystery. There's a parasite. There's a scam. There's HOV. That's not a teaser, that's the actual rundown.Also Natalie sent a voice note. On the work phone. Ryan has thoughts.⸻Segment BreakdownAITA: Wine at the Kids' TableA solo traveler in Tenerife, a family of five with opinions, and a glass of wine that mysteriously disappears. What she orders next is the reason we can never say we're the bigger person. We give our honest takes and reveal exactly how petty each of us would have been. (Spoiler: very.)Lindsey Graham Is Gone... and Where Is Mitch?Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly at 71, and the internet showed exactly zero grace. Meanwhile the Mitch McConnell conspiracy theories are conspiracy-ing, because y'all really thought one AI-looking photo was gonna hold us over? Somebody go do a welfare check.The Lettuce Situation (Cyclospora Outbreak 2026)The worst cyclospora outbreak on record, 7,000 cases and counting, and nobody can tell us where it's coming from because somebody pulled the research. We talk salads, spinach supremacy, and why Joyhdae hasn't touched a tomato since the Bush administration.Boosie Paid $600K For a Pardon That Never ExistedTwo convicted felons told Boosie Badazz they had Trump on speed dial. They did not. We discuss the scam, the typo-filled contract, and why our sympathy is currently unavailable. Please leave a message.Leave KevOnStage AloneIt's the third time this year y'all have been mad at this man, and this round might be the silliest one yet. We get into church folk, shame culture, and why the pastor who stays in a scandal gets more grace than a comedian being honest.HOV Did That: JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium ResidencyThree nights. Three completely different shows. Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and an extra innings finale that started after midnight and ended with fireworks at 2:45 AM on a work night. Blue Ivy on the keys, Eminem out the cave, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, and enough Easter eggs to keep the internet busy until next summer. We were both in the building and we are STILL not over it.Dad vs Auntie JokesShout out to Hudson. That's all we're legally allowed to say. The punchlines stay in the episode.⸻Drop It:If you're still recovering from the JAŸ-Z weekend, if you've side-eyed a salad this month, or if you've ever been told "words mean things" in a group chat, this episode is for you.How petty would YOU have been at that Tenerife dinner table?Do you actually believe Mitch McConnell is okay?Which night of the JAŸ-Z residency was the best? (There's a correct answer—Ryan is wrong)Subscribe and turn on notifications -- The anniversary is loading and y'all are not ready.New episodes weekly.⸻Connect With Us:Email: Virgoseasonshow@gmail.comWebsite: Virgoseasonshow.comYouTube, TikTok & Instagram: @VirgoSeasonShowRyan: @OhBlackRyanJoyhdae: @JoyhdaeSubscribe, leave a review, & hit the bell to turn on notifications.  ⸻We're grateful for your continued support.  We couldn't do it without you.  This show is a labor of love.  We thank you!⸻CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro00:05 — Opening Banter05:11 — The Rundown06:01 — AITA: Wine at the Kids' Table13:41 — Lindsey Graham Is Gone... and Where Is Mitch?23:23 — The Lettuce Situation (Cyclospora Outbreak 2026)27:14 — Boosie Paid $600K For a Pardon That Never Existed31:39 — Leave KevOnStage Alone42:35 — HOV Did That: JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium Residency01:05:12 — Dad vs Auntie Jokes01:08:19 — Find Us On All The Things!01:09:26 — Two More For The Road...01:10:39 — Outro

On this weeks episode of Who is Kyle Graham? Podcast. What is the difference between "Being Jealous vs. Giving an Opinion"? We'll be discussing Dame Dash's recent comments about Jay-Z's Yankee stadium three day residency. And breaking down if it's Dame being jealous or is he just giving his opinion? Speaking of Hov, Jay-Z apologizes to fans for hours-long delay during show at Yankee stadium. Also, Both Jennifer Hudson & Patti LaBelle faces backlash for their rendition of US National Anthem. Will Smith's former friend trying to drag him into legal war with Jada Pinkett Smith. And rapper Desiigner arrested for domestic violence & property damage. All of this, plus a whole lot more!Enjoy!

On this weeks episode of Who is Kyle Graham? Podcast. What is the difference between "Being Jealous vs. Giving an Opinion"? We'll be discussing Dame Dash's recent comments about Jay-Z's Yankee stadium three day residency. And breaking down if it's Dame being jealous or is he just giving his opinion? Speaking of Hov, Jay-Z apologizes to fans for hours-long delay during show at Yankee stadium. Also, Both Jennifer Hudson & Patti LaBelle's faces backlash for their rendition of US National Anthem. Will Smith's former friend trying to drag him into legal war with Jada Pinkett Smith. And rapper Desiigner arrested for domestic violence & property damage. All of this, plus a whole lot more!Enjoy!

Show us some loveHey family! Your favorite podcast is back and we're here to shenan again (lol). Wha happens when you come face-to-face with that famous celeb you've been crushing over or even have the upmost respect for? Do you think celebs get star struck by other celebrities?! In the world of AI, how do we keep our own original though? Well, the University of Chicago seems to have found a fix. We talk concerts and events attended as Pedro is still riding the HOV high, come tune in to see how it went. What's the plan now with you doing all the work in grocery stores by having to use self-checkout? You might this one! There's plenty more to review and a ton of laughs to share, let us know what you think and continue to LCS!Support the show

Zip sits down with the guys to chop it up about Dame Dash, who went viral again this week for hating Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium shows. Pharrell sparks rumors that Hov will send more shots at everyone he addressed in his Roots’ Picnic freestyle, and Mal shares his predictions for the guests at the other upcoming shows Jay has around the world. Zip stakes his claim as being the best rapper in every prison that he was in, Yung Miami leaves BossMan Dlo’s Motion Party Tour, leaving the internet to speculate why, and J.Cole kicks off his The Fall Off Tour in Charlotte. R.Kelly asks Trump to pardon him, Boosie finds himself in big debt, a listener inquires about what to do if he’s no longer attracted to his wife. All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-forever Go to https://baskandlatherco.com and use code RORYANDMAL for 20% offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jay-Z sold out Yankee Stadium for three nights with Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nas, Eminem and more — so why are we still side-eyeing him over the Target boycott and Colin Kaepernick? Dom and Darryl break down the difference between the "real world" and the "internet world," and whether Hov can live in both. This week on Everyone Needs an Aquarius, Dom's Facebook post about dating older men goes viral (74K views and the zaddies showed UP), we get a World Cup update including Tommy Lee getting arrested trying to sneak into a match, and we dig into the questions surrounding the death of Nolan Wells on Horn Island, Mississippi — including the independent autopsy funded by Colin Kaepernick. Plus: Surviving Diddy is BACK with DJ Webstar explaining why he wrote a letter for Diddy, Rashad McCants' wild "It's Complicated" Khloé Kardashian story, the heartbreaking East St. Louis case where a teen couple is charged with killing five family members, and NBA Summer League chaos as Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo come to blows — with Draymond Green and Udonis Haslem jumping in the group chat beef. 00:00 Intro: Dom's viral Facebook post & the "date older men" debate 12:35 World Cup update: Spain wins, England vs. Argentina looms 20:52 Nolan Wells case: Kaepernick funds the independent autopsy 28:53 Jay-Z's 3-night Yankee Stadium takeover and his freestyle comments about Target and Kapernick 51:00 Rashad McCants' "It's Complicated" Khloé story 58:34 SURVIVING DIDDY returns: DJ Webstar's letter & Cassie 1:10:38 Lindsey Graham's passing & the Mitch McConnell rumors 1:15:23 East St. Louis tragedy: teens charged in family killings 1:32:29 Tyler Herro vs. Bam Adebayo: Summer League fight 1:38:04 Draymond Green & Udonis Haslem enter the chat   Brand new voicemail: ‪(314) 649-3113‬ Subscribe to the Everyone Needs an Aquarius Patreon https://bit.ly/3tXnnCz  Email the show at straightolc@gmail.com           Follow SOLC Network online Instagram: https://bit.ly/39VL542                                    Twitter: https://bit.ly/39aL395                                     Facebook: https://bit.ly/3sQn7je                            To Listen to the podcast Podbean https://bit.ly/3t7SDJH                                YouTube http://bit.ly/3ouZqJU                                Spotify http://spoti.fi/3pwZZnJ                                Apple http://apple.co/39rwjD1                                                         IHeartRadio http://ihr.fm/2L0A2y 

Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Explaining the difference between left-lane campers, and slow drivers in the HOV lane // James Lynch with the "Cold Case Project": Highlighting the case of a murder young woman, still unsolved after 30 years // Brad Garrett on a push to reform ICE behavior during immigration checks // Charlie Harger Commentary on why he chooses to drive an EV over his favorite diesel truck // Gee Scott on Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the best WR in football

With Ali away, Damien gets In The Conversation about Bilal in Brooklyn, Hov's Bronx takeover, and World Cup woes. Twitter.com/dlemoncomedy // Twitter.com/mrmuhammad Keep up with the conversation on Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheConversation Keep up with the conversation on Instagram
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Four hours of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show and not a single dull moment. Bishop Joseph Walker opens with a word about divine timing that you may need to hear right now. Then the news hits — a powerful U.S. senator is dead, and another one hasn't been seen in public in so long that people are genuinely wondering if he's still alive. Gary With the Tea unpacks Jay-Z's historic Yankee Stadium residency: the A-list surprise nobody was officially told about, thousands of fans stuck outside for hours, Blue Ivy stepping into the spotlight in a way that broke the internet, and a freestyle from Hov that dragged Colin Kaepernick's name back into a very uncomfortable NFL conversation. A former NFL star is facing explosive allegations with over 100 messages now in front of a judge. Iggy Azalea showed up to the World Cup and left people with serious questions — and Britney Spears was spotted doing something on a Los Angeles freeway that had everyone concerned. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump joins the show live with new details on the Nolan Wells case — a pool party photo, deleted Snapchats, a cell phone that went back to shore without its owner, and why none of the timelines are adding up. Two families. Two drowning cases. Two sets of deleted messages. Tyler Perry, Byron Allen, and Colin Kaepernick are all now involved — and the reasons why will stop you cold. Special K drops the Man Laws, Black Tony calls in with breaking news about a music legend that turns into one of the funniest moments of the week, and Marc Morial closes out the show with a sharp message about Black America, power, and what's coming this fall. It's all here — four hours, no filler, nothing held back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Somebody check on Joyhdae because Hov weekend has her heart rate at concert levels and the episode hasn't even started.But before the celebration, we go where the culture needs us to go. This week we sit with the story of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old Mississippi athlete who went on a boat trip with his friends and never came home. His phone was on the boat. His data was wiped. His friends left without him. We talk about what this story triggers for Black parents, why “we come together, we leave together” is a survival rule and not a vibe, and Ryan gets real about the moment he became OhBlackRyan.Then the chaos arrives on schedule. Big Tigger's household is a whole Tyler Perry pilot. SZA joins the neurospicy club (welcome, sister). Beyoncé dropped Morning Dew on the 4th of July and started a 60-day countdown that has us adjusting our savings accounts. And Jay-Z is throwing himself a three-night extravaganza at Yankee Stadium, which means outfit deliberations, pop-up temptations, and guest appearance predictions.Plus: we finally break down The Polygamist. Spoilers included. Franklin the Turtle slander included. Ryan watched 11 episodes of a show he calls garbage. Make it make sense.⸻Segment BreakdownAm I the Asshole?A 43-year-old traveling man, a single mom of two, six years, zero kid meetings. Joyhdae and Ryan land in very different places. The gavel gets banged.Justice for NolanThe Nolan Wells case, what doesn't add up, and the conversation Black parents can't avoid. Handled with care, but handled honestly.The Big Tigger SituationDomestic charges, a defamation lawsuit, a kidnapping arrest on I-85. Every week a new episode of As the World Turns. Mr. Tigga, please.Morning Dew SeasonBeyoncé re-recorded a leaked demo, set a countdown to September 4th, and we are financially bracing ourselves. Act III? B'Day 20? Something's coming.Hov Weekend LoadingYankee Stadium. Three nights. Two hosts on two different days (Joyhdae fumbled a bag, allegedly). Knicks jerseys, Timbs on standby, and guest predictions.The Polygamist (Full Spoilers)22 episodes of beautifully packaged trash. We knew who did it. We watched anyway. Jonas deserved worse.Dad vs Auntie JokesSubmissions from the Framily this week, including one so dark Joyhdae needed a moment. The grand finale left her in actual tears.⸻Drop it in the comments:If you're going to Hov weekend, if you've ever had “the talk” with your kids, or if a trash Netflix show has ever had you in a chokehold at 2am, this episode is for you.Drop a comment:Is he the asshole, or just AN asshole?What are you wearing to a Jay-Z concert?Who killed Jonas? (Don't lie, you knew.)Subscribe and turn on notifications -- you don't want to miss what's coming next.New episodes weekly.⸻Connect With Us:Email: Virgoseasonshow@gmail.comWebsite: Virgoseasonshow.comYouTube, TikTok & Instagram: @VirgoSeasonShowRyan: @OhBlackRyanJoyhdae: @JoyhdaeSubscribe, leave a review, & hit the bell to turn on notifications.  ⸻We're grateful for your continued support.  We couldn't do it without you.  This show is a labor of love.  We thank you!⸻CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro00:05 — Cold Open01:39 — HOV Weekend 02:03 — Tickets Drama 05:36 — Wife Birthday 08:41 — Listener Shoutouts 11:20 — This Week's Topics Preview12:30 — AITA: Travel Guy Situationship17:54 — Are They Both Assholes29:11 — Nolan Wells Case Breakdown33:51 — Parenting In White Spaces50:27 — Big Tigger Domestic Chaos52:55 — Phone Fight Breakdown54:04 — DV Boundaries and Cameras56:57 — Kids and Kidnapping Allegations57:41 — Mr. Tigger Running Joke58:24 — SZA Neurodivergent Talk01:00:41 — Beyoncé Morning Dew Drop01:01:53 — JAŸ-Z Concert Money Plans01:07:11 — Knicks Fits and Pop Up Merch01:13:05 — Guest Appearance Predictions01:15:03 — SPOILER ALERT: The Polygamist Recap01:23:19 — Dad vs Auntie Jokes01:28:02 — Find Us On All The Things!01:28:32 — One More For The Road...01:29:24 — Outro

Send us Fan MailEp 158 is a ride. Candi Hussle is back with the energy, the opinions, and the facts. From Jay‑Z's Target vinyl drop to the selective outrage online, she's breaking down why folks switch up so fast.Celebrity tea is piping hot: Yung Miami at the Knicks parade, Dame Dash's bizarre performance moment, Daphne Joy's media tour, Tay Keith's heartbreaking passing, and Summer Walker still being in glam while fans wait.Plus: Texas sentencing, pyramid schemes, Carmelo's new boo, Chris Brown's baby mama drama, and the internet's obsession with Latto & 21's privacy.Candi's heading to NYC for the Hov show, and she's rolling with the Roc boy. Tap in, laugh, think, and vibe.Tune into Ep 158 -  What's Good Candi: Jay‑Z's Big Week,Yung Miami Upsets The Aunties & Trending TopicsRemember to subscribe, download, leave a comment, rate this podcast, and SHARE. xo- Candi HussleFollow On Social MediaInstagram: @DopeChickWithAmbitionThreads: @DopeChickWithAmbitionShop podcast Merch: https://www.dopechickwithambitionmerch.com/..#JayZNews #JayZConcert #ReasonableDoubtAnniversary #HipHopUpdates #CelebrityNews #EntertainmentNews #TrendingNow #KnicksWin #KnicksFans #YungMiamiDrama #NickiMinajUpdate #LizzoNews #DameDashUpdate #TayKeithTribute #SummerWalker #ChrisBrownNews #Latto21Savage #PodcastShow #YouTubePodcast #CultureCommentary #BlackPodcasters #ATLPodcasts #JayzconcertfitsSupport the show

Rory is back, and explains his absence, as well as how he and Mal spent their 4th of July Weekend. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tie the knot, causing outrage with New Yorkers for their wedding in Madison Square Garden, and Donald Trump flexes his power as President to reverse a red card for Team USA in The World Cup. Un shares a heartfelt (sorta) poem to Jay-Z, where he explains the trauma that Hov has caused in his life, while Beyoncé releases a previously leaked song, causing fans to speculate what genre her Act: iii will fall under. B.dot drops his infamous Top 10 Rappers of 2026 list, Lil Wayne addresses his missed shows, as well as his recent breakup, and video footage of Pooh Shiesty holding Gucci Mane at gunpoint surfaces. Ray J and Orlando Brown are set to face off in a boxing match, SZA reveals new information about herself, and the guys breakdown the various trades and signings that happened around the NBA this weekend. All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-foreverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greetings morons! We're kicking things off with Ben's war on black bean burgers and somehow ends with a debate about driving in the HOV lane with an empty car seat. We're breaking down what it actually means to be "vegetarian adjacent" and "kosher adjacent," and Josh tries (and fails) to get Ben to commit to full veganism. We unpack the complicated, sometimes absurd rules of keeping kosher - including why you technically can't milk a chicken. Then things get real when we share our wildest police encounter stories, including Ben's divine intervention moment going 90 in a 50. Plus, we're weighing in on whether Gen Z is actually swearing off casual sex (Ben's not buying it), reacting to a reality TV star's mental health spiral, cheering on a 96-year-old rocket scientist looking for love, and helping a listener design his dream home office - spoiler: no sports memorabilia allowed. Write us! Send your messages to goodguyspodcast1@gmail.com  Follow us on Instagram and TikTok!  Sponsors: Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode of Who is Kyle Graham? Podcast. Hip-Hop & Provolone. Ever wondered why we idolize the mobster lifestyle in hip-hop? Even when they don't respect us? Also, Jay-Z Documentary Series set at HBO. Staying with Hov, Dame Dash challenges Jay-Z to release a diss record? Snoop Dogg launches new Snoopsicle summer treat! TI calls Verzuz "Poor People Activity" . Speaking of the rubber band man, TI drops final album "Kill The King"! All of this, plus a whole lot more!Enjoy!

On this weeks episode of Who is Kyle Graham? Podcast. Hip-Hop & Provolone. Ever wondered why we idolize the mobster lifestyle in hip-hop? Even when they don't respect us? Also, Jay-Z Documentary Series set at HBO. Staying with Hov, Dame Dash challenges Jay-Z to release a diss record? Snoop Dogg launches new Snoopsicle summer treat! TI calls Verzuz "Poor People Activity" . Speaking of the rubber band man, TI drops final album "Kill The King"! All of this, plus a whole lot more!Enjoy!

This morning on the show, the hosts had a hilarious and relatable conversation about everyday annoyances and pet peeves. They dived into a list of things that get their blood boiling, from people who don't hold the door to those who leave their shopping carts in the parking spot. The hosts also shared their own personal experiences with frustrating situations, like getting into a fender bender and dealing with people who don't flush the toilet.The conversation was filled with laughter and camaraderie as the hosts shared their thoughts on everything from people who talk on speakerphone in public to those who ride in the HOV lane without anyone else in the car. They even discussed the importance of picking up after your dog and the absurdity of people who don't do it. The hosts also touched on the topic of music, mentioning a famous singer who has been making waves in the industry.Throughout the episode, the hosts had a great time discussing their pet peeves and sharing their own stories. They also had a special guest on the show, but unfortunately, the guest's name wasn't mentioned in the transcript. The hosts also talked about a popular music festival and a comedian who's coming to town.If you're looking for a lighthearted and entertaining conversation about everyday annoyances, this episode is a must-listen. The hosts' banter and chemistry are infectious, and their stories will have you laughing and nodding your head in agreement. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and tune in to this episode to hear more about the things that get under their skin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people are waiting to find their purpose. Adrian Starks says that's exactly why they're stuck. The podcaster, voice narrator, professional speaker, and entrepreneur behind Your Purposeful Life returns to the show to share with Lesley Logan about the real cost of perfectionism, the salmon's lesson on fighting your purpose, and the daily self-reflection practice that quietly rebuilds your direction. This one's for anyone in a rebuild season, ready to stop searching and start moving. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:Why saying "I don't know" is the most underrated leadership move.The three cycles every purposeful life moves through on repeat.What happens when you stop checking in with your own purposeThe two questions Adrian asks instead of just journaling his thoughts.The real difference between nice people and kind people in your life.Episode References/Links:Adrian Starks Website - https://adrianstarks.comYour Purposeful Life Podcast - https://beitpod.com/purposefullifeAdrian Starks on YouTube - https://beitpod.com/adrianyoutubeAdrian Starks LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/?nis=trueAdrian Starks Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/adrian.starksEp 191. with Adrian Starks - https://beitpod.com/ep191The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish - https://a.co/d/0iNbLUALAre You My Mother by P.D. 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It's going to evolve with time, and that's okay. Having self-doubt is okay; not knowing everything is okay.Lesley Logan 0:13  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Lesley Logan 0:55  All right, Be It babe. I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, because you've got some gems, some nuggets, some magic coming at you. We have one of the best conversations I had at the beginning of this pod, episode 191. Our guest is Adrian Starks, and he is back, and he is back with so much. It's so fun how a difference of a few years can make when you're living your life and you're following your purpose and reflecting what you can do and what you learn about yourself that you can share with others. So here are so many amazing tips on helping you find your purposeful life. And if you love Adrian, go check out his podcast, Your Purposeful Life. Lesley Logan 1:29  All right, Be It Pod, we have a guest back. I think, honestly, this might be the biggest gap from the first episode to the next episode. So, Adrian Starks, we have a lot to talk about. We, one, probably have to reintroduce you to everybody, and then two, we have to hear what you've been up to, how you're being it till you see it. So, tell everyone who you are and what you're rocking at these days.Adrian Starks 1:48  Well, it is so great to be back, Lesley. Let me tell you. My name is Adrian Starks, of course. I'm a podcaster, voice narrator, speaker, entrepreneur, all the good stuff. But yeah, that's who I am.Lesley Logan 2:01  Are you reading books? Are you a narrator like that? Are commercials what we're doing with it? I mean, a great voice.Adrian Starks 2:06  We're reading books, we're narrating for commercials, we're doing a lot of things.Lesley Logan 2:11  Cool, that's so fun. How did... okay, we have to talk more about that. But first, so we had you on for episode 191, and I was on your pod, and we really had a great time because you had some really great "be it till you see it" moments. And I think maybe we can go back a little bit of the be it till you see it where we left off to here, because maybe I missed it, maybe I didn't get as excited, but I can't believe narrating commercials and stuff like that. That's got to be so fun using this amazing voice you have to do what you're doing. So take us back a little bit, so we can get to the present.Adrian Starks 2:48  Okay, so how did I get into that? Well, that's a good question. I started out as speaking, professional speaking, and then I just started making connections along the way, started auditioning for certain things. I did a lot of things on certain platforms, like reading for children's books, I did some audios for other people's books, and then one thing led to another. The next thing I know, I'm getting offered opportunities to do other things, like narrating, and it's fun for me. I enjoy it, and I love it. So that's where I'm at today, doing that, along with podcasting, along with just being it till you see it.Lesley Logan 3:20  Yeah, how has your podcast changed? It's been like almost 400 episodes since we've talked, so that's like at least two years.Adrian Starks 3:28  Yeah.Lesley Logan 3:30  Because when we start our podcast, we have an intention of what it is, and then we evolve. The podcast has to evolve. What have you kept the same, and what have you realized that as you've changed, you've changed?Adrian Starks 3:44  Wow, the podcast has evolved, and I've changed over time, in a way of not so polished like I was before. Before, I was very astute, and I had to talk about this, talk about that, and make sure all my answers are correct. Now I was like, you know what, there's some things I just don't know, and I'm gonna show certain sides of myself that no one's ever seen. So now people are seeing the comical side of me. I'm into comics, I'm into a lot of fun things, comic cards, comic books, superheroes, of course, reading. But the podcast has evolved in a sense of me now just... I'm not looking for the answer of purpose. I just want to understand what people's perspective of it is, and that has changed.Lesley Logan 4:30  Oh, I understand that. I get that, because it's called Your Purposeful Life. And I love that you're like, "I thought it has to be astute. Everything has to have an answer, because that's what everyone wants." Everyone wants an answer. I have these students in this mentorship program, and they asked a question, and I talked for seven minutes. My fathom is like that's like a monologue, and I was like, "I have fully answered your question, and I want to acknowledge that it doesn't sound like there's an answer in there because you want yes or no."Adrian Starks 5:01  That's the truth.Lesley Logan 5:01  But it's such a lot of questions about our life and the things that we do. There's nuances; there's things that might be too much purpose for you and not enough for someone else. And so it's complicated.Adrian Starks 5:14  It's very complicated. And I go by the philosophy of Socrates. He said that "I know that I know nothing," and that is something that is very courageous to do in this day and time. Yes, we want to be knowledgeable about things. Yes, we want to have things that we give to people that are correct, because, like in your case, when you're teaching people, you want the knowledge to be there for them. But there's a lot of cases where there's just some things we don't know, and that's okay. That's what learning is for, and being able to be a person in your field and be a leader, and say, "You know what, I don't know, but I would like to find that answer out with you, or find some type of solution to what this is." And that's where I feel like we're living now in this day and time; people are looking for solutions, but they're also looking for connection to that solution.Lesley Logan 6:06  Yeah, and I think there's a trust to be built there. There has to be something that there's an alignment. I actually remember when I first became a Pilates instructor, I think I had to know the answer to everything, and I have found that my clients and the students I teach, they might not love when I say, "I don't know. Let me think about it," but also I may never know. The person I studied under has passed, the person he studied under has passed, like there's just going to be some things we don't have an answer to. So I think it's very brave and courageous to be like, "I don't know the answer to that, but this is what I know, and I know enough of this to keep going in this direction." Being a recovering perfectionist and overachiever, I used to really need someone to tell me the right or left turn to take, and I've gotten better at going, "Oh, I'm going to take this left-hand turn, and based on the information I have, it should get me where I'm going, and if it doesn't, we'll get as far as we did, and we'll figure it out."Adrian Starks 7:05  That is the same way with me, too. You and I both share that common theme of being the perfectionist and wanting to have, we call these Type A personalities, they want certain things a certain way, and that's okay. But there are times where you have to just let things flow. I was thinking about this the other day. I had a day where everything seemed to be going against me, and I was trying my best, because I'm very stubborn, to make things go the way that I wanted them to. And the more I did that, I found that there was more resistance, something got delayed, something didn't happen, something fell through, and then I realized that, okay, I'm going against the nature of things. And when we go against the nature of things, when we try to make things perfect when they're not meant to be, that's going to be major resistance, because everything has to flow a certain way.Lesley Logan 7:57  Yeah.Adrian Starks 7:57  I'm all about looking at nature as a way of teaching, and if you look at the salmon, so I'm from the Pacific Northwest, here in Seattle, and the salmon, when they go upstream, that one last journey to lay their eggs then spawn, they go upstream. That's the last thing they do when they get there, is do that, and then they die. Now, the question remains: is it the exhaustion that gets them? Is it just that that was their purpose, like we're going to go back, we're going to give life, and then that's it? Well, there's a number of things going on, but the true essence is that that journey against the flow of the river, that's what exhausts them. So, by the time they get to the top and they do their thing, there is no energy left to go back.Lesley Logan 8:47  Yeah.Adrian Starks 8:47  And when I look at our days and our lives, and when we're going against the grain of what our purposes are, then that creates major resistance. It makes us feel like we're not worth it, makes us feel like we're not perfect. It makes us feel like we're incompetent, and the answer to that is that we're not. We're truly good at where we are. We can always be better, but we don't need to be perfect.Lesley Logan 9:11  Yeah, I interviewed someone about being 1% better every day, and eventually that just is too compounding for me. I've done math, and that's a lot, for the recovering overachiever. 1% better every day, and it's like some days you're gonna be 3% worse, because you made a mistake that you had to go learn and unravel and go back, and that requires... there's just things, it's a lot of pressure. But I do think that as long as your intention is to be a learner and to continue to put out what you feel your creative spirit is, then you're going to make mistakes, but you can recover from them and keep going, and you learn more, you have better muscle strength. Some days when you're having those resistances, you actually just build stronger resilience for what you're going to do, because the closer you get to the thing that you want, you'll have a lot of rejection along the way. People doubting that your idea is a good one, and you need to strengthen your resilience, so you can get to where you want to go. Because when you get there, there's going to still be some doubters; it's going to be even more, because now you're more known for it. And so now there are these people who are like, "Who do you think you are?" And it's like, I think I'm the person who's been working on this for 20 years. Where are you? You just got here.Adrian Starks 10:25  Exactly. That's what people see, they see the outcome, they see just that result. They don't see the build-up to it.Lesley Logan 10:31  Yeah.Adrian Starks 10:31  And it's like when you look at trees when they grow, you don't see the roots that are deep into the ground that have spent years getting its grounding so the tree can go upward and it can balance itself. You only see the blossoming of the tree, and we forget that there's a lot going on in the dark here, a lot that's causing this tree to be the way it is. And I love the fact that you said learning too, because that kind of rang a bell with me when I talk about purposeful living. There's three cycles, and one of them is learning. We have to be constant students of ourselves and our environments, learning what is actually going on in my environment, what am I not getting, what mistakes am I making, what can I improve, and then that learning process will trigger the second step. Once you realize that, that second step is growth.Lesley Logan 11:19  Yeah.Adrian Starks 11:20  We trust what we've learned. Right now, we're beginning to put it into action a little bit. We're starting to apply it, like, "Okay, this didn't work. Let me dial back here. Let me try this now. Let me try something different. Let me try a different road. Let me not go down this road anymore." And then, once you do that enough, that growth, then we move into the third part of the cycle, which is self-expression. That's the complete trust that now you've learned it, you put it into action, and now you know what works and what doesn't work for you. Now you're just going to have some fun with it. Then once you start having fun, the confidence builds up. Okay, now let's learn some more, let's grow some.Lesley Logan 11:58  Yeah.Adrian Starks 11:59  And you just keep doing that over and over through your lifespan here on the planet. And the beautiful thing is, like you were mentioning, you don't have to be perfect doing it, make a mess, and then clean it up as you go.Lesley Logan 12:10  Oh my god, I think the best things... I look at them in my office at the end of the day, and I'm like, "Yeah, we did some great work here." Maybe that's the ADHD that just puts things down instead of putting it away, but at the end of the day I look and go, "Oh yeah, if I thought I didn't do anything today, I was wrong." Clearly, I've been in every place in this room, I've done all these things, and I think that's a sign of a good day. It's interesting. I think another part of that growth process you're talking about is putting yourself around people who are the next step ahead, because if you end up doing all of that, and then you're just surrounded by people who haven't done that, it's really easy to either get a little full of yourself or to stop growing, or think that there's not another level. I've always had some great friends in my career that are about seven to 10 years ahead of me in age or in the profession, and I love it because they are always telling me what their complaints are, and I can go, "Oh, well, I don't have to experience that complaint. That sounds like a terrible thing, that sounds really exhausting." If I just change it now, I feel like I'm a little bit... not skipping ahead, but just having stronger guidance towards where I'm at and what I'm doing. So it's almost like the HOV lane on the freeway. I'm still going to be in a little bit of traffic, but it's a little less, less people.Adrian Starks 13:33  No, I agree with you. I love that, because it's so true. We do need to surround ourselves with people that uplift us, inspire us, and also show us what not to do. We can learn two ways: learn what to do and learn what not to do. A lot of times, learning what not to do is even bigger than learning what to do. It saves you time and energy. And we also have to be careful, too, with people that are around us that may be, not intentionally but unconsciously, pulling us away from that thing that we really want to do for ourselves, for our communities, for society. We get used to just being the person that's like, "Okay, we're good, we have a good time, and we get along." But is this person really, or this group, are they really challenging you to grow? Are they really allowing you to see things that you need to see in order to move forward? And it's hard. It's really hard to think about that consciously, because we get so used to just being in the group, and we can talk a lot about self-reliance, but we need each other.Lesley Logan 14:40  Yeah.Adrian Starks 14:41  You can never ascend alone; I believe that completely. Back in the day when I was doing my professional speaking on stages, I was in Canada, I was speaking, I thought it was all about me. I was like, "Hey, I got the answers, I'm teaching everybody." Then, boom, COVID hit. Humbleness, you know. It was like there was nobody around, because I was just by myself, and I was just doing my thing. I didn't have that group or those people to reassure me to say, "Hey, okay, you need to recalibrate here. We're doing this over here, you might want to take a look at what we're doing." I didn't have that group, and I'm glad that you said that, because there needs to be people that kind of challenge you. But at the same time, when you hit a pocket where it's like, "What do I do? How do I get better?" then you have that group to look to, or that person to look to, as an example.Lesley Logan 15:40  I agree. I think it's really easy, and I see it happening now, because it's almost like we forgot that there was a COVID. My schedule, even though as intentional as I've been, it's been very busy, and people are like, "Oh, when are you coming back?" And I'm like, "Probably not till 2028. I have not accepted any gigs for next year. I've not accepted any gigs." I've got an idea that I need to do, and that's gonna require me to be at home, and I've got another idea that won't happen unless I'm at home, so I gotta do that. And people just look at me like, "What?" And I'm like, "This is how busy I was pre-COVID." And then during COVID, it became very clear who my friends were because we were just at the same places at the same time, and who my friends were because they wanted to talk to me even when we weren't running into each other. So that really helped me go, "Okay, these are the people who care about me, no matter how they benefit, right?" And then these other people, they're not bad people if that's all they want to talk to me, but it's just that it's interesting to note who you want to share things with. But I think we have to realize that there was this beautiful time that helped us reflect on where we were going, and we got this reset, and how we used it hopefully was intentional. And then now we're back at it, and it's so easy to forget what that was. I'm seeing people fall back into the patterns of pre-COVID, and I'm like, I need to have intentional relationships. And speaking back to your podcast, my purpose is something that will probably change, will change as my life goes on, but if I'm not paying attention to it, I'm not gonna realize that; I'm gonna be doing five years ago's purpose.Adrian Starks 17:19  It's true. In the purpose thing, it's not what you find, it's what you do, and it's constantly evolving with you. We talked about in the beginning, you were asking me about what changed and what brought this about; it was just the changing of my purpose. I realized that there were things now that... okay, now I'm interested in this, or now this is moving into this direction because of these external situations that I can't control, so how do I adapt? Thomas Carlyle, he was a Scottish philosopher, and he said that a person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder. What that means is that when you don't have a rudder in your ship, when something comes around unexpectedly, your ship just starts spinning and it goes off course. But when you have a rudder, meaning you have a purpose, something you're working with, no matter what's happening, you can navigate and be like, "Okay, let's make a little adjustment here. This may not work, but we're still going to go ahead with the plan." The plan is just altered a little bit, and that's what it is to be purposeful. It's just actively knowing that this year was different than three years ago, and so this year, what can we do that matches the frequency and energy and intensity of where we're at right now? And that's what I've come to realize, it's just you don't have to look back and say, "This is where I was, oh poor me." A lot of people felt this way, and I felt this way, like what happened to that spark, what happened to that person that was doing all these things over here? And I have to come to a reality check. Life... shit happens. Things happen, and we can't control them, but we also have the amazing ability as human beings to adapt and adjust.Lesley Logan 18:56  Yeah.Adrian Starks 18:56  We're the only species on the planet that can do that. All the other things of nature and animals, if there's a cliff, they just keep going because they know they got to get on the other side, migration-wise. But when it's us, we're like, "That shit ain't working. This is not working, we'll go over here." That's our ability to do that, and that's why I said the purpose, it's like you can guide it, it doesn't necessarily have to pull you, and that's where we get our true self-creative factors coming from and just making changes that we need to make in our lives.Lesley Logan 19:30  Yeah, so I want to go back to because you know what your podcast has become now. Brad and I have been making changes to our pod, and we were on our vacation in Europe, and we're listening to a podcast, and it started with like... I say we're gonna stop playing the music before the ads. Why are we doing that? Because if we want it to sound really produced, we have great producers, they're listening to this, you guys are amazing, love you, but they're great producers with or without that. And all these other podcasts I listen to, they don't have the music going into it, they just go into an ad. And that's kind of annoying, but you know what? How the podcast gets paid is for ads, so sorry, that's how it's paid for. These things cost a lot of money to do, so we're doing that. And it's like, "Well, what else?" And I'm like, "You know, I'm actually bored of this. I'm actually tired of that." And then you're like, "Oh my god, but my listeners are so used to it, people don't like change." But also it's like, "But this is my podcast, and I have to like doing it." So, what are some changes you've made, or decisions you've done? And then, did you think about how did you... did you tell the listeners, or you just did it? How did you do it?Adrian Starks 20:32  I have to say, to be honest and fully transparent, I did not tell my listeners I was going to take a hiatus off. I just did it. And what's interesting is that listeners... they begin to listen more because they missed that space. There's this saying that people don't miss you until you're gone.Lesley Logan 20:53  Yeah.Adrian Starks 20:54  When people don't hear from you, they get very curious. I always say this to people, I say, "I'm incubating." They're like... "I'm cooking up some stuff here, I'm working on some other things that I'm just incubating right now, but there's still things you can listen to." And I think that it would be nice to tell our listeners that, "Hey, I'm going to go on a five-month hiatus here, or six months, or seven months." But in all honesty, I don't think that would be... for me, that wouldn't be a good idea, because then they just stop listening. They'll just start moving on to something.Lesley Logan 21:23  Yeah because they know, "Okay, they'll be back in six months."Adrian Starks 21:25  So they're like, "Well, he's not gonna release anything new, so we're just gonna move on to the next person." And some people will do that, but I think that at the end of the day, we're human. If we're taking off and we're gone, we're gone. And when we come back, then we can explain, like, "Hey, I was gone for a minute. This is what's been going on." People want the real these days, and they want to know what is going on in your life.Lesley Logan 21:48  Yeah.Adrian Starks 21:49  Like I remember when professional speaking was so polished, everyone was on stage, they had suits and ties on, and I'll never forget I started out with a suit and tie. For some people, they can feel good; that makes them feel great. But I was like, "This is not me, I can't be this person." So I stopped wearing the suit and tie, I started being myself, wearing casual clothes. Then the podcasting industry kicked off, it boomed. It started back in 2018 is when it really began to take off, and at the podcasting stage, I was beginning to do the same thing: well-polished, all this stuff, and then I realized, no, not me. And the podcast over time has changed, it's evolved. You will see different perspectives of myself. There was one person asking me, "Do you think you should take down the episodes from the very beginning, because it's so not in alignment with what you're doing now?" And I said, "Absolutely not." I said, "This shows transparency, that I started with this idea, now we're moving on to these things, and it just shows the purpose, how it's constantly changing." And that's where we're at. But yeah, back to your question, I kind of went on a tangent there, but back to your question about whether you tell people or not: I think no. I think we do what comes natural, and yeah. In this day and time, everyone wants attention. I've noticed this on social media, I'm gonna have to say it, I'm gonna have to bring it up here, it's been on my mind a lot, everybody wants attention, everybody's doing podcasting right now. Lesley, you've been around for quite some time, you're a veteran in podcasting, but the people now... everybody, birds, cats, dogs, they all have podcasts now.Lesley Logan 23:26  I know everybody wants.Adrian Starks 23:27  To be on a podcast, and you know what? It's saturated the market. We're competing with people who don't really have a passion for what they do; they're just getting people on their show to talk to. I know some people will disagree with that, and that's okay, but this is my perspective because I've seen it. When we feel a certain way, like something doesn't resonate with us, it's okay to pull away. That shows we truly are in our essence. We're not doing this to impress, and we're not doing this hoping you stay with me and follow me. If you connect with me energetically and you really like what I do, then you'll go with the flow. I understand it's a business for us too, and we have to continue to do the things that bring business, but at the same time, it is what it is. You just have to know that if you're feeling a certain way, either do it or don't do it. I have this thing I do: if I'm not feeling an episode, I'm not going to get on a mic. I'm not going to talk if I'm having a shitty day, sorry for my language here, but if I'm having one of those days where I've encountered someone or done something in business and it's just not sitting right with me, then I'm not going to get on the mic. At that point, that energy is going to come across, my head will be somewhere else, and I'm not truly present. So, I think it's great for us to be able to take time off and just step away for a bit.Lesley Logan 24:49  I appreciate you saying that. There's this one podcast that Brad listened to, and the guy was like, "I'm taking off three months. Here's why I'm doing that, and here's what's going on." He was very honest. He said, "I'm having some burnout, I feel like I'm overworking, and I want to put some new systems in place." Then he said, "And here are the things I created for you." And I thought, Oh my god, why would you do that? You are tired. It was very thoughtful, but that was just extra work just to get to the finish line. And this other podcast I listened to, I realized, like, a couple, because he's a Friday podcast, it's True Crime of the Week, and so obviously it's very topical, it's very like time sensitive, and like after a couple weeks I was like, oh, that's interesting, I haven't heard from him in a bit, right, and then it kind of just went on, and the other day, two weeks ago, he came back, and I was like, oh, they're The True Crime of the Week, right, I was so excited to see it in my lineup, so I like hit it, and he goes, yeah, it was supposed to take a two week hiatus, and I took four months, and I apologize, it's been a while, but I really.. this is what I didn't know. There's a lot going on that just.. it felt like I didn't feel like I could talk about true crime with all the heaviness that's going on, and I didn't have the words to say what I was feeling, and so I just took time for myself, and I was like, you know what, I actually hold nothing against him, because I actually found that to be even more honest. It was like I needed time off, because I'm a big fan of, like, I'm not going to share anything with the world unless I fully processed it, because then, and I learned this from Tiffany Haddish, from her book, The Last Black Unicorn, she's like, if you have fully processed it, then no matter what people say, it's just going to bounce right off of you, right, but if you haven't fully processed it and you shared it, you're gonna take whatever they're saying personally, or you're gonna be offended by it, or you're gonna get frustrated, or you're gonna feel like you defend yourself again. And so I'm often late to some of the topics that are online, because it takes me a little bit to go, well, how do I feel? Does that bother me? Why does it bother me? What's going on? And then when I've processed it, then I'll, then I'll share it, and I find, like, I think it's better to be human, and social media is a problem. Podcasting, oh my god, there's so many. I'm proud to say this podcast in the top 1% of all podcasts in the world, even with all the crap that's out there. But, like, I find that sometimes I'm like, oh, I should have more followers or more likes on the posts that I have based on my career, but I won't do the click bait stuff. I refuse to do these three exercises, help you trim your waist. It's like, no, if you're perimenopausal, good fucking luck, and your hormones.. like, I'm sorry, there isn't, you know? My girlfriend was like, "Just say these three, and then, and then get them to click and go sorry, there is none. Go talk to your doctor." I'm like, that is just going to get people mad, like that would piss me off. I felt lied to, so it's not my style. So, I think, you have to stay true to yourself, and sometimes that means just honoring the pause. But also, Adrian, I feel like that requires self-reflection. So, what are you doing? Because it feels like you're quite knowledgeable about yourself. What do you do to make sure you're checking in with yourself? Do you journal? What do you do?Adrian Starks 27:41  So, I would say that the first thing I do is I ask myself questions. I know that a lot of people talk about journaling, and that's part of it, but in all honesty, I just ask myself, what's going on? You just gotta sit down somewhere and just say, okay, what's going on? What am I not happy about? What do I want? That's the big thing. What do I want? And then you start thinking in your head, and then thoughts start rolling. And as those thoughts start rolling, write some of them out or record them. Either way, document them somewhere. Then I ask myself, what do I want to do? Not like what do I want to do in five years, because that's just too much processing in a time where you're just likeLesley Logan 28:23  I agree. Just here to harm me, but I do know what I have told my team is I want to be retired in 10, but what I want to do in five is like a whole different story.Adrian Starks 28:34  It is, and we put time frames on ourselves, or we put this limit of like, I got to be here in five years, it's a good marker to get you going, but it's not necessarily something you need to be focused on, like that's what you, that's how it's going to end up, like it could be a number of things that happens between that point that brings that goal about, but like I said, there's, and I have to be careful the word goal, because the goal I feel is very saturated too, and I use it in a different term, I use goal as this, g o a l, get out and live, do something. Yeah, I use that as that's what I use for it. It just teaches me that when I said something, it forces me to get outside of my box and start living a little bit. Scare yourself a little bit. Say I'm gonna go over here, I'm gonna fly over here, I'm gonna spend time over here, or I'm gonna do this, do something that's just out of your comfort zone to get you out of that rut. And then that's what I do. So, once I'm out of the rut, then I'm like, okay, now let's sit down and let's look at creating a plan. But the first thing is, you got to get yourself out of the rut, you got to do something just to move, move your body, so to speak, right? You tell your clients this, move your body, you got to move, move, move your thoughts out of this head, and to put it somewhere else, but I do that, so I do a lot of self-reflection of asking myself, what do I want, what's going on, and then I also remind myself of what I've been doing. You've got to give yourself a pat on the back, because whatever you've been doing, it's been working.Lesley Logan 29:58  Yeah.Adrian Starks 29:59  And a lot of times we have high expectations for ourselves because we live in a world of comparisons, and it's very easy to do that now. Because when you go online, it's not just people who are very successful out there. You can see your friends, your family, and you're like, "Oh, hey, they flew over here and went to the Bahamas. I'm stuck here in this area over here, I can't even do this." And then you start down-talking yourself.Lesley Logan 30:25  Yeah.Adrian Starks 30:26  This happens with people in relationships and business and social environments, and so I think be careful with comparisons.Lesley Logan 30:32  Yeah.Adrian Starks 30:33  So I make sure I don't do that. That's why I get away from social media sometimes. I'll spend maybe a few days detoxing. I won't even look at social media, and then I'll just kind of sit in the dark a little bit, so to speak, away from technology, and just ask myself questions. I do reading a lot. Reading is a big part of my life. You mentioned a book before, and I love reading books. I don't necessarily read the whole book. I do what I call check-ins, so I will find something in the book that resonates with me, and then I will reflect on thatLesley Logan 31:07  Yeah.Adrian Starks 31:08  Along with my other things.Lesley Logan 31:09  Yeah, I like the talking to yourself, because journaling for me is really great, but it's really easy for it to become a to-do list. Like I could be, "Oh, don't forget that." But if I am out walking my dog, I mean, maybe it's because I have ADHD and I'm an Aquarius, so I live in my head, but I have these interesting thoughts pop in and I'm like, where's that coming from? Why am I thinking that? What have I been doing? And I love the pat yourself on the back with what you did do, because I do think most people, the reason they get into comparison is because they've forgotten what they did do. It's why this podcast has a Friday episode where people have to share their wins, because I really think people need to realize there's a lot of wins. And we had someone in one of our groups who was like, she had her best friend's mom die three months ago, and her best friend died two weeks ago, and she's like, "How do I still work on my goals during this time?" And I'm like, you don't. You're going through something. Loss is real, and we all grieve very differently. And maybe someone can work on their goals because they're not tackling the grief right now, it's not hitting them, and it hits them in five years. I don't know, there's different things, but I can't sit here with the life experience I've had and the business coaching I've done and go, "Yeah, just do one thing a day." No. Did you shower and sleep today? That's great. Did you actually eat some food? Are your kids still alive? You're nailing it, like you're going through something. I think people aren't realizing that the Bahamas trips are not the win. The win is, especially when you're in something, the win is that you got up and you tried again today, you know? And I think reflecting on that is really important. I do think asking yourself what I want, that is, because I often think people ask themselves that five years ago but forgot to ask themselves four and three and two and today. And so they forget why they're doing what they're doing, because that's not what they want anymore, but they never checked in.Adrian Starks 33:03  They never checked in. And here's the catch: the answer won't come to you right away, and it's not supposed to. You're asking something deeper inside yourself that hasn't been listened to with all the noise. So, once you put that there and you say, "What do I want?" then overnight, who knows? You may wake up in the morning and you've got an idea about something, so that's coming from that deep part of you. And there was a Howard Thurman, he was the mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and he said that the greatest and the longest and hardest journey ever is a journey inward. And we avoid that journey because we don't think there's anything there. The answer is inside of us. We just don't take out time to really probe and ask ourselves that question. We're very good about asking other people questions, but we don't want to ask ourselves questions, and that's something that has evolved with me. It's like, okay, you're good at asking questions and interviewing, but what about you? What's behind that skin of yours? What's going on? What's going on, dude? What are we doing today? You want to start checking in and being like, okay, what's really the problem here? You got irritated with this person, they didn't do anything to you. Then you got to pull yourself aside and say, okay, what's happening?Lesley Logan 34:16  Yeah.Adrian Starks 34:17  Why am I upset? And that's that self-reflection of like, okay, you're upset because there's a number of things that you're ignoring that you're putting to the side, and you're feeling like people don't see you because you don't see yourself.Lesley Logan 34:30  Yeah.Adrian Starks 34:30  So therefore you're putting that on other people, and that's where we have to be very careful with ourselves and just be patient and be kind to ourselves more often, because that was a problem I had. I held myself to very high standards, that I had to do this, I had to be this way, I had to be well-polished. That's why now you hear some curse words coming off of me, because I'm just being natural.Lesley Logan 34:54  Yeah.Adrian Starks 34:54  I mean, I can go off and say all these astute, know all these great words, and make myself look very articulate, blah blah blah blah, but at the end of the day, it's like, how am I showing up right now? That's the truth, and that's what people need to hear. So, I would say, yeah, talk to yourself, ask yourself questions, and be careful with who you ask information from.Lesley Logan 35:20  Yes.Adrian Starks 35:21  Because that's what gets you in trouble. And a lot of times with people working in environments where they may not be around the people that they choose to be around, I want to get to these people too, because a lot of people out there, they're working in environments they don't really want to be in, but they have an objective to get the hell out of there. But in the meantime, you're with people, let's just say the work world, seven, eight hours a day, and then you're dealing with those people, and then you're trying to get out of that environment. Well, you have to be careful what you listen to, how you conversate with them, and for goodness' sake, don't ask them for advice if they're not doing what you're doing, or if they haven't dove into what you're learning. Do not ask them, please, no, don't confide in them. I don't care how nice they are. There's this thing too that came up about nice versus kind.Lesley Logan 36:09  Yeah.Adrian Starks 36:10  And people get in trouble with this. It's like, okay, they're a nice person, great, but do they have good intentions towards you? And most likely, it's probably not.Lesley Logan 36:18  Yeah.Adrian Starks 36:19  A kind person, they just want to do good, they don't need nothing from you, right? So, a lot of people get mixed up in that, so be careful. I would say to people, when you're in that moment where you're vulnerable, the vulnerable state, guard that.Lesley Logan 36:32  Yeah.Adrian Starks 36:32  Be careful, be careful, be careful. And one more thing about the grieving that you mentioned: I lost my father a few years ago, and I'm still grieving because he had such a powerful presence in my life. So, grieving is not something we get over. We're supposed to learn to live with it. And I've cried multiple times, and every now and then, sometimes I catch myself, I'll just tear up, but you know what? I let it flow, because that's how he impacted me.Lesley Logan 36:59  Yeah.Adrian Starks 37:00  And for the person that you just mentioned, I would advise for them not to ignore that. If you have a moment and you're with somebody, tell somebody, "Hey, you know what? I'm having a moment right now. I need to step away." It's okay to tell people that.Lesley Logan 37:15  It's actually kind. It's kind because you're being super... you're actually being real authentic. You're feeling your feel, and you're letting people in like, "Hold on, I know we're supposed to have coffee right now, I just need to have a moment." And you can however you want to have that moment, go into your car, take the extra time, whatever that is. But I do think people think that they have to get over a loss like that, and the grief coaches that I've interviewed on this podcast, what I have really understood is that you don't. That's why grief is so hard. Your brain has to learn new rhythms and new patterns because that person's not there, and that person was part of a blanket that you've woven of your life, and so you're expecting that person where they repeat, and they're not. So you have to weave a new pattern for your brain. It takes time.Adrian Starks 38:00  It so takes time, and that's all we've got. At the end of the day, we only have time. And time doesn't go backwards, it doesn't go forward, it's just right there. And when we're grieving something, or it could be not just someone in our family, could be anything, could be a loss of an opportunity, that's a grieving thing. It could be a loss of a business or something. I mean, it could be anything. We have to just be mindful that we're human, and don't blame ourselves and don't beat ourselves up internally about it. We have to just know that this is something that's happened. Now, what can I do that can move me forward? And sometimes it's just going to take time. Patience is what we have to have.Lesley Logan 38:43  Yeah, also people don't realize that you could be excited about the next step, and there's still grief for what you left behind, you know? Like, I was so excited to move to Las Vegas, I still grieve that I closed a studio to do it, and I was very proud of that work, and I wasn't really actually ready to close that studio, but this is really exciting. So, something can be exciting, and there's still a loss that's there that you have to go, "Oh, what about that am I bummed about? Where..." You have to let those feelings happen. And I think that the more people actually self-reflect, the more they're going to find purpose in their life, they're going to figure it out. I find like people are looking to others to figure out their purposes, and I want to go back to your advice thing, because I really think people have to hear this 17,000 times. And I love that you brought up like you can have that job that pays the bills, but don't ask those people for advice. That might even be family too. I love mine, they listen to this pod, and sometimes I'll tell you personally, I'm not asking them for advice. They're not entrepreneurs, their face is not the business. If they say the wrong thing, they don't have people who will be disappointed, like hundreds of people, you know. So, they're not the best people for advice. Could I tell them things? Of course, that's different, telling people something, sharing your life with them is very different than asking them what to do. And so you really might need to take some time to write down who would be the best people in my life to ask advice from. If you don't have those people, like when I was first starting out, I didn't have money or mentors, I had to go, okay, I've listened to podcasts starting like 2012, 2013, I'm like, "This person makes a lot of sense. This is the person I'm going to infer advice from," and I would search their pods to find the thing that I thought might be an answer to my question. Sometimes it's that. Sometimes you don't even know the person you're asking advice from, but be intentional about that. I agree.Adrian Starks 40:33  Yeah, being intentional and just knowing that you're going to vibe with people a certain way. There are some people out there in the industry when I first started that I liked, and some that I didn't really vibe with. Didn't mean that there was anything against them, it's just that everyone's different. So, advice I would also give is that don't look at someone for their popularity, look for how they make you feel.Lesley Logan 40:55  Beautiful.Adrian Starks 40:56  Don't look at someone and say, "Oh, they've got millions of comments, they've got millions of likes. Oh, they must know a lot. Let me listen to them." No, nope, nope, nope, nope. That's something that's going to get your attention; it's designed that way.Lesley Logan 41:09  Yeah.Adrian Starks 41:10  How do they make you feel?Lesley Logan 41:12  Yeah.Adrian Starks 41:13  No, how do they make you feel? How do they sound when you listen to them? Could you listen to them all day? Could you listen to them in your times of need? How do they make you feel? That's the important thing of connection that we're missing today. We're so quick to look at the external, like, what has this person accomplished? Cool, then they're credible. Awesome, I'll follow. Awesome, I'll subscribe. Awesome, I'll comment.Lesley Logan 41:35  Yeah.Adrian Starks 41:35  They have a person over here, they may have a lot less, but they got a lot more to offer, and you're passing that up because you're just looking at numbers here. It's like I would encourage people that now is the time for us to find guidance that aligns with our purpose of being. And everyone, there's over how many people are on the planet right now? Lesley Logan 41:57  It's like 8 billion.Adrian Starks 41:58  8 billion people on a planet. I heard this stat one time. Out of 8 billion people, no matter what you do in life, 5% of people are not going to like you, they're not going to vibe with you, you're not going to connect with them. 5%. So, my math may be really off, I'm not going to even say it, but it's in the millions.Lesley Logan 42:20  Yeah.Adrian Starks 42:20  That you're gonna have a disconnect with people, no matter what you do. You could be well-polished, have everything together, and someone's gonna come around and be like, "Ah, they're phony." They're gonna talk some shit about you, because they just don't connect with you. They have no idea.Lesley Logan 42:35  Yeah.Adrian Starks 42:36  About your background, your pedigree, what you've done. They just want to.Lesley Logan 42:40  We all do it. We all do it, like you see something on your Instagram out of social, and you're like, just the first second, don't like it. Moving on.Adrian Starks 42:51  You move on. You're like, "Hey, I'm not interested in it. What is this? This is silly."Lesley Logan 42:57  Yeah.Adrian Starks 42:57  And that's part of us. We just have a natural sense of either we connect or we don't connect with certain things, and I think that in this time we're living in now, people are very overstimulated.Lesley Logan 43:07  Yes.Adrian Starks 43:08  There's so much information, there's so many solutions, there's so many offers, and we don't know where to look. It reminds you of like when you're sitting down and you have that night where it's a movie night, right? And you're just like, "Let me watch a movie, let me watch a TV show." And all of a sudden you got all these options, applications, and you're going from this application to this application, this application. Before you know it, it's like 30, 40 minutes later, and then you just give up and say, "You know what, damn it, just pick something, pick anything," because you're tired of looking.Lesley Logan 43:41  Yeah.Adrian Starks 43:41  And that's what's happening with us. We're just picking anything now we think is going to entertain us or bring us some type of joy.Lesley Logan 43:48  Yeah, because we can't handle being bored. Adrian, I could talk to you literally for more hours, but we do have to wrap this up. So we're gonna take a brief break, and then we're gonna find where people can find you, follow you, listen to your voice for many, many hours, and your Be It Action Items. Lesley Logan 43:59  All right, Adrian, where do you hang out? Where can they listen to your podcast?Adrian Starks 44:06  Okay, so you can listen to my podcast anywhere, pretty much. It's called Your Purposeful Life with Adrian Starks. And go to my website, adrianstarks.com. You can listen to the podcast from there. You can go to my YouTube channel, which has the videos. You can also listen to some audio, I have affirmations that I've been doing lately as well.Lesley Logan 44:25  Oh my god, do you have, if you don't, you should have a Patreon for affirmations because if people are paying for you to be a narrator, can you imagine every day you read me an affirmation or a mantra? I love that.Adrian Starks 44:39  I can do that, Lesley. Yes. They could go to adrianstarks.com. I just want to keep it simple for people, go to adrianstarks.com, all my social media handles are there, and you can just go wherever you choose and just be inspired and listen. And if you can, yeah, definitely subscribe to the podcast, it always helps. Share it whenever you can, but more importantly, just know this: that your purpose in life is not something you find, it's something that you do, and that is going to change, is going to evolve with time, and that's okay. Having self-doubt is okay, not knowing everything is okay. And now we live in a time where you're never too old, don't put an age on anything to start something new, or to pick up where you left off with something.Lesley Logan 45:27  Oh my god, those are Be It Action Items if I ever heard any. Like, you just led right in, and I'm obsessed with all of them. Great. Adrian Starks, I'm so happy we did this. We'll have to do this again. You'll have to be a person who keeps going back on, because you just have so much great wisdom. You guys, share this with a friend who needs to hear it. Share with a friend who's stuck on like, "What's my purpose?" They need to hear this, because it's like that Dr. Seuss book, like, Are You My Mother? You know, it's like that's not how you find it. It's got to be some self-reflection. So, thank you. We'll do this again, and until next time, my loves, Be It Till You See It.Lesley Logan 46:03  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. 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In this episode of With That Being Said, J.R. Bang brings on longtime friend and hip-hop sparring partner Camp From The Port to revisit their decades-long Jay-Z vs. Nas debates and give Nas his flowers through a focused conversation on Nas's most underrated records. They each share their origin stories as fans—Camp initially turning off “The World Is Yours” on TV before eventually becoming a lifelong Nas listener, and J.R. coming in as a die-hard Jay-Z defender who grew up arguing Hov vs. Esco in high school and college. From there, they get into specific deep-cut Nas records that deserve more love, with Camp spotlighting “Undying Love” from I Am…, “Still Dreaming” and “Project Windows,” and “You Gotta Love It” off The Lost Tapes, while J.R. counters with favorites like “Small World,” “Last Words,” “Nas Is Coming,” and “Fear Of The Black Man's Dick” from the Untitled album. Along the way, they unpack the cultural impact of “Takeover” and “Ether,” the way fans lie about what albums they actually heard, why I Am… and Nastradamus are better than their reputations, and how Nas's late-career run with Hit-Boy has raised the bar for what aging rappers can sound like. 

Road construction, cheaters in the HOV lanes, endless overspending on pointless light rail extensions...Chad has lost all faith in our transportation system around the Twin Cities.

join us today for another amazing All Good Things as Jeff and Jason talk about Jason Saturday night at a private club, Jeff's trick for the HOV lane, the Knicks big win, and almost Dodger no hitter, David Blaine and Jeff's unbelievable talent at giving an Irish goodbye. book Jason on Cameo https://www.cameo.com/jasonnash?aaQueryId=dba04d8498964ed4fc474c00c0301be7 jason's vlogs on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qZFqC6oG3NrXI31pUKeCh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OG Anunoby and the Knicks pulled off the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history in Game 4, and the crew shares how they celebrated the big win. They also react to how the Knicks’ fanbase has been treating Wemby, and if it’s justified or not. Hov announces two more shows in Paris and Los Angeles, and Rory gears up for Nas’ show in Flushing this weekend. Jadakiss addresses DJ Khaled and Drake’s beef, and Mal questions if there really is any beef at all between the two. A$AP Rocky makes headlines for his fashion choices during his tour, and a couple of listeners call in looking for relationship advice. See you next week, and Go Knicks! All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-forever Bask & Lather: Use code RORYANDMAL for 20% offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to 280+ the social media podcast where we take the conversations off the timeline and go beyond the post. In episode 228, your host Los_Def dives into a jam-packed docket covering the biggest stories in sports, music, and culture. From the intense atmosphere of the NBA Finals to the complex narratives surrounding today's biggest hip-hop stars, we are breaking it all down right here.We kick things off with an in-depth look at the NBA Finals matchup between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. Los analyzes the first three games of the series, the controversial officiating in game three, and why game four is an absolute must-win for the Knicks. We also take a moment to celebrate the success of Homebvse Mook's recent project and the vibes at his recent listening party.In the music segment, we revisit Drake's Iceman project one month after its release. Is it already a classic? We discuss the best tracks, the tracks we skip, and the frustrating trend of moving the goalposts when it comes to Drake's success compared to Kendrick Lamar. Plus, we break down Jay-Z's surprise Roots Picnic freestyle and whether or not a real beef is brewing between Hov and Drizzy.The episode wraps up with some essential reviews, including the Netflix animated hit Swapped starring Michael B. Jordan and a critical look at the Michael Jackson documentary, The Verdict. Finally, we have a serious conversation about the Karmelo Anthony legal verdict, the reality of the justice system, and why being proactive in our communities through voting and local involvement is more important than ever.Chapters0:00 Intro and Homebvse Mook Shoutout4:30 NBA Finals Knicks vs Spurs Matchup8:15 Game 1 and 2 Recap The Knicks Momentum13:00 Game 3 Controversy and Officiating18:45 Game 4 Outlook Must-Win for New York24:00 One Month of Iceman Drake's Latest Project28:30 Track-by-Track Favorites and Skips34:00 Moving the Goalposts Drake vs Kendrick Narratives40:15 Jay-Z at Roots Picnic The Freestyle Breakdown45:30 Is There a Jay-Z and Drake Beef?51:00 Movie Review Swapped on Netflix56:45 The Message of Emotional Intelligence in Animation1:01:15 Reviewing The Verdict Michael Jackson Documentary1:06:30 Final Thoughts The Carmelo Anthony Verdict1:10:00 Proactive Solutions and the Power of Voting1:12:33 OutroIf you enjoyed this episode, make sure to hit that like button and subscribe to the channel for more deep dives into the culture. Leave a comment below with your thoughts on the NBA Finals or your favorite track from the Iceman album. Don't forget to hit the bell for notifications so you never miss a post.#280Plus #NBAFinals #Drake #JayZ #CulturePodcast

Were you at the picnic? On this week's episode of Black News, Kennelia discusses what she missed last week, i.e. Hov's return, freestyle and natural doo; and the latest updates from the local and statewide CA elections. Be sure to continue supporting Black News by liking & subscribing on all apps where podcasts can be heard.

Hov can do no wrong. Roots picnic freestyle. Some opening Drake glaze. Kevin hart support.

Ep 166This week on The Stem Society, Cole Jackson reacts to Jay-Z's surprise Roots Picnic freestyle and breaks down the shots aimed at Drake, Kanye West, Dame Dash, Nicki Minaj, and Tory Lanez.Cole also discusses whether Drake would have any chance against Jay-Z in a battle and why Hov's latest move might expose some hypocrisy.Plus, the leaked Sauce Walka call that has the internet talking and why everybody involved might be chasing attention.Timestamp(0:34) Jay Z Roots Picnic freestyle(3:14) Jay is responding(5:24) Will Drake respond?(9:11) Does Jay Z look like a hypocrite?(13:11) Sauce Walka's BM phone call(15:15) Sauce is clout chasing(17:21) Sauce history with Drake(20:44) Sauce is handling this wrong(21:51) Cole's Corner: Boosie won't grow up

Happy Friday! The guys and Baby D recap the Knicks’ Game 1 win in San Antonio, before going over their weekend plans. Latto addresses Cardi B in a Breakfast Club interview, confirming that she was talking about Cardi on her new album, which Baby D shares her opinions on. Mal went viral this week for his stance on the Drake vs. Jay Z (potential) back and forth, and Dame Dash sat down for an interview to discuss Hov’s bars about him at Roots Picnic. Adam22 and Lena the Plug file for divorce, and Conway the Machine addresses the Griselda tension on his freestyle over Drake’s “Make Them Pay”. Legendary producer, Bink, stops by to speak on the current state of hip hop, and the lack of innovation that he sees in it. He also breaks down the creation of tons of classic songs, albums, and more! All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-foreverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12pm - URSULA'S TOP STORIES: OnlyFans house in Bellevue // New data center downtown // WSP cracking down on 520 HOV lane cheaters // GUEST: Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello // FLEX FRIDAY!!!

Send us Fan MailAir Date:  June 1, 2026 on 91.3FM WVKRRapz is back from celebrating his birthday on a cruise, Erin Boogie is still petty and white, and it's another entertaining episode of In The Field Radio!This week, Rapz and Erin Boogie kick things off with a deep discussion about Netflix's true-crime documentary The Crash, which examines the controversial case of 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla. The documentary revisits the tragic incident that resulted in the deaths of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, raising questions about intent, and the public's reaction to one of the most talked-about cases in recent years.The conversation then shifts to the Roots Picnic, and Jay-Z's headline-making freestyle. Hov took shots at Drake, Ye, Nicki Minaj, and more. The crew breaks down the bars, the performance, and what it could mean for the future.Later in the episode, Max B makes headlines after walking out of a Complex interview following his omission from a Top 50 rappers list. Does Max B belong in your Top 50 New York rappers of all time? Rapz and Boogie weigh in and want to hear from you. From true crime and hip-hop culture to industry debates and unfiltered commentary, this episode delivers everything you've come to expect from In The Field Radio.Listen now and get in the field!Support the showFollow In the Field Radio here.Follow Erin Boogie here.Follow Rapz here.In the Field Radio intro by Foreign Dre and produced by Rich Morri$

DC and Rod take on a variety of topics including the NBA playoffs, music, HOV, and more.

In the final episode before the crew initiates Summertime Busy, they welcome media extraordinaire and lifelong Knicks fan Jeff Johnson to the show! (01:48) They break the ice with the JeffJSays segment (04:10), asking him his go-to deli order, an interview that had him star struck (09:56), his top five New Yorkers (18:40), all-time Knicks starting lineup (24:04), and more. In Let's Talk About It, they run through major NFL offseason moves involving Myles Garrett, AJ Brown, Odell Beckham Jr., and Caleb Williams appearing on the leaked Madden ‘27 cover (25:32). They also discuss the Thunder-Spurs series (32:13), and preview the NBA Finals between the Spurs and Knicks (37:22). In music talk, they discuss Roots Picnic, Jay-Z's headline-grabbing freestyle, and the prospects of a battle between Hov and Drake (54:56). In the Lunch Break, they share their most memorable experience attending a live sports event and what made it so special (01:09:44). Finally, in the Board Meeting, Jeff J opens about how marriage and fatherhood changed his work ethic and overall life (1:16:36), advice for content creators in this era, new areas of creation he'd like to explore , and much more. Stay Busy with Armon Sadler https://www.instagram.com/staybusypod/ https://twitter.com/staybusypod https://www.tiktok.com/@staybusypod Armon https://www.instagram.com/armonsadler/ https://twitter.com/armonsadler Will Foster https://www.instagram.com/wxllxxm/ https://x.com/WxLLxxM Jeff Johnson https://www.instagram.com/jeffjsays/ https://x.com/JeffJSays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rory is back from Roots Picnic, and the crew deep dives into everything that transpired over the weekend. Hov takes shots at everyone who’s been speaking about him on a freestyle, addressing Drake, Nicki, and more. The internet goes crazy over a leaked sextape of 50 Cent’s baby’s mother, Daphne Joy, and Diddy, and all parties involved react. The guys address Tasha K in real time, and make their picks for the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs. All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-foreverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did Jay-Z just send a message to the entire industry?In this episode of the Ern & Iso Podcast, the duo breaks down Jay-Z's headline-making freestyle performance at the 2026 Roots Picnic and asks the question many fans are now debating: Is the jig finally up?From the bars that had social media in a frenzy to the rumored shots, hidden meanings, and industry implications, Ern and Iso unpack every angle of Hov's performance. Was this simply a legendary emcee reminding everyone why he's still one of the greatest to ever do it, or was there something deeper behind the words?The conversation also dives into:• The most talked-about lines from the freestyle• Who fans believe Jay-Z was addressing• The crowd reaction and cultural impact• Whether hip-hop fans are overanalyzing the bars• What this performance means for Jay-Z's legacy moving forwardJoin the conversation and let us know: Was Jay-Z speaking directly to someone, or was this just elite-level rap?Subscribe for more hip-hop debates, cultural conversations, and unfiltered discussions from the Ern & Iso Podcast.#JayZ #RootsPicnic #ErnAndIso #HipHopPodcast #JayZFreestyle #TheJigIsUp #RapCulture #HipHopDebate #Podcast

Episode 313 – Bigger Than The Records

We back talking Hov at the Roots Picnic, Spider-Noir, KevOnStage and his WWE antics, Big Sean doing anime voice work and so much more!

Episode 313 – Bigger Than The Records

Rod and Karen banter about talking back to the TV, town names, the HOV lane, Jimmy Carter BLVD and a DJ at a restaurant they went to. Then they discuss Judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Trump administration to require most immigrants seeking green cards to leave the U.S. first, Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson Celebrate Marriage with Intimate Bahamas Wedding Ceremony, Trump says no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays, Black Folks Business™ (Fake news about man trying to kill Big Groove, Bobby Shmurda, Nicki Minaj split rumors), a bad Gender Wars submission leads to Rod ranting about IG links, teacher makes student slap another student, Tesla driver road rage, woman hides wine bottle on her person and sword ratchetness. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theblackguywhotips Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rodimusprime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SayDatAgain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TBGWT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheBlackGuyWhoTips⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theblackguywhotips@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theblackguywhotips.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Teepublic Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- https://the-black-guy-who-tips-podcast.dashery.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Wishlist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1PDD9JUQUNVY5?ref_=wl_share ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowdcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – https://www.crowdcast.io/theblackguywhotips Voicemail: ‪(980) 500-9034Go Premium: https://www.theblackguywhotips.com/premium/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WSP steps up enforcement after increase in carpool lane violations on SR 520 and Higher tolls and increased HOV requirements on the table for I-405 and SR 167 //  A school board defied its community. Now that community may be coming for their seats as Bothell families, students continue to fight decision to end SRO program // Seattle leaders push to revitalize Seattle Center ahead of possible SuperSonics return

WSP steps up enforcement after increase in carpool lane violations on SR 520 and Higher tolls and increased HOV requirements on the table for I-405 and SR 167 // FIFA World Cup ticket prices dropping // Aaron Rodgers says the 2026 NFL season will be his last: 'This is it'

Former Hennepin County Judge Kevin Burke joins Scott Korzenowski reacting to the prison sentence given to Aimee Bock this morning as well as some other legal issues in the news. Later, Korzo talks about new data showing how many Twin Cities drivers are cheating the HOV lane system and we discuss the end of the line for Schlitz beer.

New estimates say as many as half the vehicles using the HOV lanes each day around the Twin Cities shouldn't be there. Are you one of the cheaters?

In this episode of the Ern & Iso Podcast, the duo tackle one of the most controversial questions in music culture today — has Jay-Z become more respected than actually listened to?After Jay-Z's recent interview clips went viral, Ern & Iso break down whether Hov is still connected to today's hip hop culture or if he's evolved beyond the music into something bigger: a billionaire institution. The conversation dives deep into relevance, legacy, ownership, relatability, and whether younger generations still view Jay-Z as an active voice in hip hop — or simply a legend from another era.The duo also discuss:• Why Jay-Z interviews create more buzz than his music• Has Jay become “too corporate” for hip hop?• Does hip hop value current impact over legacy?• Is Jay-Z still moving the culture in real time?• Why respect and relevance aren't always the same thing• The difference between being influential and being actively listened toIs Jay-Z still one of the most important voices in hip hop… or has the game moved on without him?Drop your thoughts in the comments

Cardinals lose, Blues win, and Battlehawks came back on Sunday. Are we living in 1998? They are who we thought they were? Spanky Lavalier's runway. Oli Marmol's thoughts on the loss. Do I love it? No. Buh Bye. This collection of pills I have is for my hair loss. Can Jackson name the two MLB teams that debuted in 1998? Pevely supports the red hats. Snapbacks vs. Fitteds. A working man's daiquiri. Lots of controversial hat discussion.Why are we enjoying HOV? 1998 hits. Gallup Poll on hat preferences. Fitted and forward, that's O.G. Jay-Z getting the rights from Annie. Call of Jordan Walker's 8th homerun. Oli Marmol giving Jordan Walker credit for his preparation. Wear your hat backwards when you arm wrestle. Inclusive, but elite. Navy Caps & Nine Catchers now available on Spotify. Evangelizing the Navy Cap Gospel. Your problems in life do not then become MY problems.Doug was hanging out with Magic Johnson last night. Audio of Magic Johnson talking about Robbie Avila. Jesus, put your boner away, Doug. If you're not miserable, you're not relatable. Magic talking about the Cardinals and giving the BFIBs their flowers. Hard to lose the Dodgers in a divorce.Everything's gonna be alright......Rockabye. Favorite YouTube categories. Who are you to be the arbiter of music? The Bling Man. Ear Gauges. Jim Montgomery impressed with the support of the Blues fans last night. Doug's traffic woes. How many St. Louisans would recognize Magic Johnson. Ball Coach Steve on TikTok. More controversial hat talk. Kirsten Dunst's snaggle tooth.A recreational situation. The host of the Golden Globes just walking around here. Who's the most famous person you've been nearby? We goin' Sizzla. The narrative that Rory had an unfair advantage because of his practice rounds at Augusta. Chairman cut the wrong audio and bolted. Guess Doug's talking to himself. Curt with a C is on hold and he doesn't understand the narrative that he loves Jackson. The attractiveness in Sullivan. Fish frys. Doug's non-compete. Fresh ice cream pints at 9:30AM.Look, Doug, it's Brody. Is it Sid The Kid's last time in St. Louis tonight? Brody breakin' down the Cardinals. Brody isn't convinced Marmol survives the season and doesn't like Youngry batting 9th. Mizzou hoops. Doug's pissed about the Wrestlemania start time. His 5 year goal to attend a Wrestlemania. Bathroom matches and popcorn matches.The B side of MMMBop. Alright, you can move on from that. Just can't pitch around Walker with Fermin lurking. Just don't see Jordan Walker not breaking the all-time homerun record.Nice rebound, Jackson. The Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD...Jackson's having a big show despite the Hanson thing. Choppering into Como. The Athletic and the Dianna Russini situation. Sending out a trial balloon tweet. Doug Vaughn here with the Gray Lady.Deep Impact or Armageddon? Carwash Dave isn't happy his texts don't get read and he's texted in quite a few times about it. Now someone's sending in topless pictures of the Cardinal Cowboy.Tubthumping. Will the Bonds family be there to watch Jordan Walker break his record? Would we do a wet T-shirt contest? Jeff Pearlman is like a hall monitor now. Maybe the creepiest text we've ever gotten.And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling E-Mail of the Day is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(00:00-36:32) Cardinals lose, Blues win, and Battlehawks came back on Sunday. Are we living in 1998? They are who we thought they were? Spanky Lavalier's runway. Oli Marmol's thoughts on the loss. Do I love it? No. Buh Bye. This collection of pills I have is for my hair loss. Can Jackson name the two MLB teams that debuted in 1998? Pevely supports the red hats. Snapbacks vs. Fitteds. A working man's daiquiri. Lots of controversial hat discussion.(36:40-58:54) Why are we enjoying HOV? 1998 hits. Gallup Poll on hat preferences. Fitted and forward, that's O.G. Jay-Z getting the rights from Annie. Call of Jordan Walker's 8th homerun. Oli Marmol giving Jordan Walker credit for his preparation. Wear your hat backwards when you arm wrestle. Inclusive, but elite. Navy Caps & Nine Catchers now available on Spotify. Evangelizing the Navy Cap Gospel. Your problems in life do not then become MY problems.(59:04-1:13:14) Doug was hanging out with Magic Johnson last night. Audio of Magic Johnson talking about Robbie Avila. Jesus, put your boner away, Doug. If you're not miserable, you're not relatable. Magic talking about the Cardinals and giving the BFIBs their flowers. Hard to lose the Dodgers in a divorce. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jay-Z just did one of his biggest interviews in years…but was he really speaking to the culture?In this solo Ern episode, we break down Jay-Z's recent GQ interview and ask a deeper question: has Hov outgrown speaking directly to hip-hop? This isn't about hate — it's about perspective.We dive into:Why Jay-Z choosing a platform like GQ mattersHis comments on billionaires and how they contrast with his originsThe meaning behind “Jigga can't go back home” — is it bigger than Brooklyn?Jay-Z's undeniable power to move brands, trends, and cultureAnd whether that same influence is still being poured back into hip-hop spacesJay-Z has proven time and time again that he can shift markets, elevate brands, and control attention — so if that's true, what does it mean when he chooses not to center the culture that built him?This episode isn't about tearing down a legend.It's about asking the uncomfortable question:

The crew kicks off this Thursday with a recap of Ye’s sold out LA show, and the announcement that he’ll be headlining Wireless Fest on the same dates as Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium shows. Speaking of Hov, Cam’ron theorizes that he was dissed by Jay on “Otis”. Meek Mill and Charlamagne go at it on Instagram, and Ebro struggles to book guests for his new show off of Hot 97. The guys wrap up with a quick Final Four preview, Lamar Odom’s documentary, and some breaking news of Pooh Shiesty’s recent arrest. All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-foreverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yes. Yes. Y'all know what it is…The Ern & Iso Podcast is back at it—the world's best podcast—and we're picking up right where we left off.In “Respectfully HOVA 2”, Ern & Iso continue the breakdown of Jay-Z's GQ interview, but this time we go deeper… past the headlines and into the real conversation. Was Hov moving the culture forward—or quietly rewriting the rules in his favor?We're talking legacy, accountability, hypocrisy, and the fine line between growth and revisionist history. This isn't just about Hov… this is about what happens when legends start shaping the narrative.In this episode: • Jay-Z's stance on battle rap—growth or contradiction? • Are hip-hop pioneers allowed to evolve… or held to their past? • Did the GQ interview reveal more than it intended? • The business vs culture conversation nobody wants to have • Iso's take on the “personal vs competitive” line in rap • Ern asks: Are we witnessing the rebranding of Hov?This is Part 2… so you already know—it gets uncomfortable.If you rock with real conversations, barbershop talk, and perspectives that challenge how you think… you in the right place.

What did Jay-Z really say in his latest sit-down with GQ… and why is everybody talking about it?In this episode of the Ern & Iso Podcast, the duo dives into the “Respectfully HOV” conversation — breaking down Hov's mindset, business moves, legacy talk, and the subtle gems hidden in his words. From ownership and wealth to how he views culture today, Ern & Iso give you that barbershop perspective—unfiltered, honest, and respectfully critical.Is Jay speaking from experience… or distance?Did he drop game… or miss the moment?And most importantly—how does this interview reshape how we view one of the greatest ever?Tap in and join the conversation.In this episode:Jay-Z's mindset on wealth, ownership, and legacyKey moments from the GQ interview that stood outDid Hov connect with the culture… or move past it?Ern vs Iso takes — where they agree and disagreeQuestions the interview leaves unansweredIf you rock with the content:Like

Victor Wembanyama might already be the story of the NBA season — but is he actually the MVP? Bomani and Jason Goff dig into Wemby's rise, the 65-game rule, how we talk about MVPs, all‑NBA, money, and legacies, and why this era of basketball feels so different from the one they grew up on. They also get into Dominique Wilkins vs. “loser” talk, James Harden's reputation, Anthony Edwards' legend run, and what happens when Jokic and the Nuggets have to deal with Wemby in a real series. Then Bomani and Jason break down Jay‑Z's new GQ interview — billionaire talk, “I didn't get here by taking advantage of people,” the myth of Hov, capitalism, and why sometimes it's actually okay to “just be a rapper.” Finally, Bo brings Jason one of the wildest, most uncomfortable news stories you've ever heard: a quadruple‑amputee cornhole star accused of murder, how TV news tried (and failed) to play it straight, and what that says about media, curiosity, and basic honesty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pop up to Cafe Calmado this Saturday if you’re in NYC. First things first: Rory & Mal might disagree with Jay Z’s battle takes but they still want to go to Yankee Stadium... They also get into Hov and Cole’s current relationship. Mal wants to clear up something he said last episode. The internet starts making Ebro/Kendrick payola accusations again but this time Rory flips it on Mal. After getting into March Madness we close with another update from Meek Mill. All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://www.boostmobile.com/promo/25-foreverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.