Q1) With hindsight being 20/20, if you were Will Smith and knew what would come from smacking Chris Rock (10 yr suspension from the academy and multiple projects being out on hold) would you have still responded the way you did? - 00:03:40

Q2) Since the slap some  black women have been saying that they aren't protected enough (but specifically by black men), yet some of the same people were also saying that they didn't condone Will's actions. So what do you guys think would have made those people happy? What does it take to make women feel protected - 00:26:10

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Q1) What are your thoughts on Critical Race Theory? - 00:04:36

Q2) What do you feel like is behind this becoming such a hot topic and the big push now to remove Critical Race Theory from schools and teachings? - 00:36:46

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Q1) What are your thoughts on black parents forcing their kids to move out around 18 or after HS graduation more than other races and in what ways has that helped or hurt our community? - 00:05:56

Q2) Do you have any personal experience with yourself, friends, or other family where they either benefited or were held back in life due to either being forced to move out or being allowed to continue to live with their parents? - 00:32:30

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In this episode we discuss the following:

Q1) What do you think about the current situation stemming from the Brain Flores vs the NFL case that's bringing more attention to its minority hiring practices? - 00:????

Q2) Looking back at Affirmative Action… Has it overall been hurtful or helpful to the Black Community since its inception? - 00:?????

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In this episode we discuss the following:

Q1) The Fellas give us an update on what's been going on lately and anything that they want to share that's happened since our Season 2 finale in October - 00:03:40
Q2) 2021 - A Year in Review: What were some of the memorable events/times of 2021 for you? High, low, takeaways, lessons learned, etc. - 00:16:45
Q3) 2022 - We have our eyes on you: Do you have any goals for 2022 or anything that you are excited about and looking forward to? - 00:44:24

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Q3) Were all kidnapped. Only one person can talk to the kidnapper. Who would it be and why? - 00:19:40
Q4) Who is most likely to have the next kid of the group? - 00:27:26

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Q5) Could you date a woman that makes more than you? why/why not? - 00:36:35
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• Q1) Do we think an exception should have been made to have allowed Sha'Carri Richardson to run in her events -00:01:24
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• Q1) Women, would you date a guy that had a 90 day rule for spending money on you? -00:01:29
• Q2) Is it fair for a girl to expect for their date to pay for a babysitter if they wanna take em out?  -00:37:30
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• Q3) Quavo recently took back the car he gifted his girl. Do we think thats ok? Would we/have we ever done it or had it done to us? and how would we feel if it was done to us?  -00:49:05

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• Q1) Whats been the biggest thing that you've learned about yourself through your past relationships? -00:03:44
• Q2) When do you feel comfortable making your relationship known to the masses: posting pics and updating statuses?  -00:16:39
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• Q3) Alot of people have blamed Kanye for their relationship ending, but it's Kim Kardashians 3rd failed marriage... do we think it's fair?  -00:40:05
• Q4) When do you know a relationship is over?  -00:57:45

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• Q1) How/when were you introduced to guns? What's your current opinion on gun control in the US? -00:04:30
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• Q2) It seems like mass shootings are a lot more prevalent in our lifetimes. Why do we think that is?  -00:36:50

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• Q1) What do you believe is the biggest reason that dads decide not to be in their childrens lives...Toxic mothers? Never wanted the kid? Poor examples? Other? -00:00:40
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• Q2) When people close to you aren't exhibiting positive parental behaviors or just aren't present in their kids lives, does it impact how you feel about those people? And do you generally speak up to them about it or not?  -00:28:45

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• Q1) What makes someone a toxic (or bad) mother? -00:06:56
• Q2) What makes someone a toxic (or bad) father?- 00:35:18
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• Q3) We want to join the recent internet debate and weigh in on the following topic: What is worse for a kid... a toxic mother or an absentee father?  -01:15:50

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• Q1) During normal times (pre pandemic) as an employee do you feel like you took enough vacation/PTO time for yourself or did you just work till the wheels fell off? Why? -00:06:45
• Q2) Do you see that changing after living through the pandemic? - 00:21:40
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• Q3) During the pandemic a lot of people said that if you weren't hustling, starting a business, or leveling up somehow then you wasted all this time. Other people said that the pandemic was mentally rough, so just getting through it was hard enough and you shouldn't feel bad if you just rested during that time to protect your sanity. Which side do you most agree with and how did you use your time during the pandemic?  -00:57:00

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• Q1) What was your relationship like with your mother growing up?  How did that develop over time? -00:04:33
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• Q2) What would you say the biggest and/or most important lessons you've learned from your mother are?  -01:45:59
• Q3): How has your relationship with your mother impacted who you are and how you act as an adult? -02:02:19
• Q4): What is one of the fondest memories you have about your mom? -02:20:35

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• Q1) Are you comfortable using the N word or do you think that it should be removed from our vocabularies? -00:02:30
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• Q2) Dick Gregory is quoted as saying, that Black women and the black church were the two most powerful groups in the history of our country. Agree? Disagree? What are your thoughts on the statement? -01:04:58

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• Q1) Van Jones on CNN said black people were afraid to hope in the moments leading up to the announcement. How did you feel leading up to the verdict? - 00:02:30
• Q2) Does this verdict make you feel better, like we matter now to society? Did you feel relieved at all?- 00:23:40
• Q3) What do you expect or what would we like to see come next from the movement and social justice in this country? - 01:04:19

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• Q1) The recent Demi Lovato documentary has brought back into light the struggles that many child stars often go through as they grow up in the spotlight. Given the issues that many child stars have faced, would you still allow your kids to go that route if it was an option? - 00:08:13
• Q2) Former NBA All Star Paul Pierce just lost his NBA analyst job because of a IG live where he was having a house party with alcohol and people in bikinis and pool attire. So what are your thoughts on celebrities being held to a higher standard in that manner, seeing how that wouldn't have caused most people any issues with their careers. It's it justified or no?- 00:27:45
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• Q3) This week we lost hip hop legend DMX, RIP Earl Simmons! He lived longer than he ever expected to but there was a lot of good that he could have still done had it not been for some of his habits and actions that led to his drug overdose. But did he leave ahead of schedule because of those decisions he made or was this the ordained plan all along? So that leads us to ask... what are you thoughts on Free Will vs Predestination?- 00:47:00

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• Q1) What do you like most about social media, and why? - 00:04:20
• Q2) What do you dislike the most about social media, and why?- 00:23:42
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• Q3) What are your social media do's and don'ts?- 01:17:50

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• Q1) How would we describe our relationships with our siblings?  Are you close to them? If not why? - 00:09:59
• Q2) Have your sibling relationships ever been strained or rocky? Either way, what are you doing to rebuild, strengthen, or evolve those relationships... especially with most of us living in different cities of our siblings- 00:36:21
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• Q3) We all have people that we consider brothers or FAM that are not blood relatives, so for you what does it take to feel that way about someone?- 01:09:35
• Q4) What differences have you noticed from childhood vs adulthood, in any of the discussed relationships?- 01:41:00

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• Looking back:
• Q1) Now that we are 40 or 40ish do we think that we are on track with the personal and career goals that we had envisioned for ourselves? - 00:02:58
• Q2) Looking back on all your 40(ish) years on earth, What advice or guidance would you tell your younger selves throughout the years? - 00:32:50
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• Looking ahead, kinda:
• Q3) As more and more of our classmates and loved ones are recently passing, how are you dealing with, processing, and/or thinking about your own mortality  - 01:07:35

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• The Cancel Culture:
• Q1) How do you define the Cancel Culture and do agree with it? - 00:03:35
• Q2) Is the rate that Generation Z cancelling or attempting to cancel so many people, most recently Pepe' Le Pew and a failed attempt at Eminem, for sometimes the smallest of things at all because their upbringing was "soft" compared to how we were raised? - 00:20:10
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• The Me too Movement and the Cancel Culture:
• Q1) Using the allegations of sexual harassment aimed at Gov. Cuomo NY as a reference, do you feel like just allegations alone are enough to cause someone to lose their job?  - 01:10:15
• Q2) How long did it take you all to cancel R. Kelly and Bill Cosby for their previous allegations of sexual assaults and what was the breaking point? Do you still listen to their music or watch their old TV shows?  - 01:34:20

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• Vaccine or naw?
• Q1) What are your thoughts on getting the vaccine now and how has that changed over time? - 00:10:58
• Q2) Do you think that the common feeling that black people have relating the vaccine to what happened in the Tuskegee experiment as a reason to not trust this vaccine is justifiable or not? - 00:22:38
• Q3) Let's say you did get the vaccine, how would your life change if at all? - 00:50:52
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• Q1) Prior to watching it what were you expecting from the movie/what did you expect it to be?  - 01:20:58
• Q2) How did you like it? What were your thoughts? - 01:36:30

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• In your eyes is "Acting Black" a real thing...how/why not? Is the concept of it hurtful to our race at all? - 00:05:05
• Dou you believe that the acts of black men sagging and black women twerking setting our people back? - 00:35:31
• What are your thoughts on if corporate norms have any ties to White Supremacy? - 00:51:20
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• How do you feel when people of other races "Act Black"?  - 01:15:05
• Over the years, what if anything have you stopped doing that could have been perceived as "Acting Black" and why did you stop? - 01:29:57

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• What is Black History Month? - 00:02:15
• What are your thoughts on how Black History is taught in schools and your thoughts on parents being able to opt their kids out of that part of the curriculum in some states? - 00:04:07
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• How have your previously contributed to black history and what else would you like to accomplish in the future that will?  - 00:42:40

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• What's been up since Season 1 - 00:01:22
• What are your goals and looking forward to this year - 00:07:11
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1. What has everyone been up to since Season 1 ended? - 00:03:54
2. What does the Xmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa holiday season mean to you? How do you relate to/feel about the season? - 00: 13:49
3. What do you normally do for the holidays? Is that different than what you are doing this year cuz of COVID, if so how? - 00:51:10
4. What's your favorite holiday memory? - 00:59:32
5. Any parting words of advice/wisdom/reflection as we go into the new year - 01:16:32

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1. How were you raised in terms of religion? What are your feelings on organized religion, faith, spirituality and all things related? - 02:58:00
2. A. Why do you think our generation has moved away from organized religion so much?  B. Seeing how in most, if not every mainstream religion there is the belief that there is only One God, do you feel that there is really only one right religion? - 00:40:21
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4. Has 2020 changed your religious practices, beliefs, or faith in any way?  - 01:32:00
5. After a full season under our belts now, what are the best and worst parts/episodes of the podcast so far?  02:03:03

Thank you all for being a part of our first season of the podcast and the 1528 Podcast Inner City Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot RV Tour. See you all in January for Season 2!!!!

1. The Election results
   1. Now that the election is over how do you feel about the outcome/implication of the results? -00:04:08
   2. Are you happy or surprised with the way that any demographics voted based off the exit polling? - 00:12:40
2. How was that time for you between election day and Saturday when a projected winner was announced? - 00:32:21
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4. The RV Trip Recap
   1. 3 of the 4 states that we went to during our RV Drive had record voter turnouts and were part of the handful of states that ultimately decided the presidency. Seeing how all of that played out, how do you feel about the work we did during our trip and the impact that it had in the areas that we went? - 00:47:00
   2. What were your best/worst experiences or interactions of the trip? -  01:02:34
   3. What would you like for this to RV trip and Voter initiative to become next? Are we doing it again next election? -  01:25:31
   4. RV Trip Thank Yous - 01:30:20
   5. Last words and Final Thoughts on the trip - 01:41:13

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• RBG Dedication - 00:00:01
• We discuss our early thoughts about the tour (good and bad) - 00:03:26
• Let talk about all this media coverage and the reception that we have gotten in the cities that we have been so far - 00:08:01
• COMMERCIAL: This entire trip is crowd-funded, please donate to the GoFundMe if you can - 00:19:10
• What have the results been like so far and how does that align with what we were expecting - 00:20:15
• What is on our Wish list for the remaining days of the trip - 00:36:22

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• RV Tour Overview and schedule - 00:05:27
• What is your individual inspiration/motivation for wanting to take part in this trip or just increasing minority voter turnout in general? - 00:07:03
• What does a successful trip look like to you/What's your ideal outcome? - 00:16:25
• Let's talk stats on why this trip is important and why this election matters! (Dre's Ted Talk, lol) - 00:28:02
• GoFundMe information and Final thoughts - 01:07:21

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Once again we are going to remind you to complete your 2020 Census, register to vote, and get all the voter information for your area with the links below: 

• Census 2020 - Ways to respond
• USA.gov (Official government site)
• Vote.org 

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• We talk about how much his role as Black Panther meant to the black community, especially our youth - 00:05:00
• What other areas do we feel that more representation is needed? Why? - 00:28:30 
• How do you think they should continue the Black Panther Movies now without the original actor? - 00:42:05
• Commercial Break:  Don't forget to  catch up on past shows.  There is no need to listen to them in number order so feel free to hop around - 00:50:48
• What are y'all thoughts on how black people are expressing their feelings and emotions on public forums throughout all of these hard times? - 00:51:43
• Who if anyone is the right person to fill the void as the leader/front person for this current social justice movement? - 01:13:18

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Once again we are going to remind you to complete your 2020 Census, register to vote, and get all the voter information for your area with the links below: 

• Census 2020 - Ways to respond
• USA.gov (Official government site)
• Vote.org 

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• What significant changes have you experienced in your life this year - 00:05:16 
• Commercial Break: Please take a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts if you haven't  already and register to vote TODAY! - 00:34:00
• We take a moment to revisit Kobe's death and his overall impact on all of us in honor of his 42nd birthday and  Mamba Day 08/24 this week -  00:35:58
• What have you done to stay positive in 2020? And what expectations do you have for the rest of the year/what things are you looking forward to? - 01:12:01

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Once again we are going to remind you to complete your 2020 Census, register to vote, and get all the voter information for your area with the links below: 

• Census 2020 - Ways to respond
• USA.gov (Official government site)
• Vote.org 

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• How do you feel about Biden picking Sen. Kamala Harris? And do you have any strong feelings about her career and political background - especially since it was good enough to have gotten her elected multiple times in her past (District Attorney 2X, Attorney General 2X, then the US Senate) ? - 00:10:28
• How much does the VP pick normally weigh on your decision of who you vote for? Is that different this year? - 00:36:22
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• Do you think there is the same energy around all the first she will become (Female VP, Black VP, Asian VP, HBCU graduate to be VP, Divine 9 member to be VP, etc) like there was with Barack Obama in 2008? Why- why not? - 00:51:59
• Some  feel more people than normal have been more vocal about her faults, especially on social media, then they have been over any candidate in the past (that they will likely still vote for) or even the current president? Do you think that is because of her gender and ethnic background only or other reasons? - 01:03:31

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Please call and put pressure on your congressmen to keep the USPS running, complete your 2020 Census, register to vote, and get all the voter information for your area with the links below: 

• Census 2020 - Ways to respond
• USA.gov (Official government site)
• Vote.org 
• The congressional phone number to reach your congressmen (they will forward you after you give your address): 202-224-3121

• How do you define friendships? - 00:07:10
• Old Friends (before college): How did you form those friendships? Are you still cool with those people?-  00:13:11
• Commercial Break: Complete your 2020 Census and follow us on Instagram @the1528podcast -  00:51:00
• New Friends (College and adulthood): Are you still looking to make new friends? As transplants in new cities how have you met the friends that you do have in your new cities? -  00:52:24
• How do you handle conflict with your friends? - 01:14:13

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Please complete your 2020 Census, register to vote, and get all the voter information for your area with the links below: 

• Census 2020 - Ways to respond
• USA.gov (Official government site)
• Vote.org 

• Question 1: Does sports opening up give  the rest of the world a false sense of safety/ feeling that 'Rona is over? - 00:07:28
• Question 2: Does sports being back distract from the movement? -  00:26:24
• Question 3: Charles Barkley said on NBA opening night that if people don't want to kneel, they shouldn't be vilified... agree or disagree  -  00:36:57
• Commercial Break: VOTE DAMMIT!!! Register now and vote early -  01:04:51
• Question 4: Only the NBA has a bubble for  player safety and smaller college conferences are cancelling fall sports... Do you think it is just overreacting by them for taking all these precautions or reckless of the other leagues for not going this far? -  01:08:17
• Question 5:  What are your thoughts on players that decided to sit out the season instead of risking playing and getting exposed to 'Rona? Most notable NFL players Marquis Goodwin was on ESPN last week and said if they had a bubble that he would still play but without one he won't as he is afraid to expose his wife and kids if he does catch it. - 01:18:40

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To register to vote and to get all the voter information  in your area feel free to use any of the links below: 

• USA.gov (Official government site)
• Vote.org 

Here is an overview of this episode:

• Sorry Bruh... Segment : Special edition with 5 choices and Two Gotta Go -  00:02:58
• Commercial - 00:49:21
• Hardly Home, Always Reppin' - 00:50: 22
• Spotify Playlist Sales Pitches - 01:33:13

Thanks again for tuning in!

Spotify playlist links:

• JT's playlist
• BJ's playlist
• Ced's playlist
• Dre's playlist

New Music from some of the artists shouted out in the show:

• Rifah - Good Life III (Dre)
• Michael and the Influence  - Drug Dealer Dreams: For the Uninitiated (Dre)
• Benz Coop - Spring Feelings 2 (Dre)
• Jabee - The World is So Fragile and Cruel  I'm Glad I got You (BJ)
• Jon Connor - SOS (BJ)
• Jack Harlow - Whats Poppin Remix (JT)
• Bryson Tiller -  Blame (JT)

Actor's filmography from Sorry Bruh... segment to help you decide who doesn't make your cut: 

• Denzel  Washington
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Tom Hanks
• Al Pacino
• Leonardo DiCaprio

Our Website: www.The1528podcast.com

• What's Goin' On Segment: Kanye 2020 - 00:01:34
• 1528 Review Segment: The Current State of Black Entertainment - 00:24:01
• Quick Commercial Break: Go listen to the hosts personal Spotify playlists and then vote for which one is your favorite in the Facebook Community Group  - 00:55:06
• Da Fuq Segment: Black Lives Matter doesn't mean Only Black Lives Matter - 00:56:22
• 1528 Review Segment:  Hamilton on Disney+ (or the FireStick for some of y'all, lol) -  01:23:34
• Last words/ Outro- 01:35:18

Thanks again for tuning in!

Spotify playlist links:

• JT's playlist
• BJ's playlist
• Ced's playlist
• Dre's playlist

Our Website: www.The1528podcast.com

Register to Vote and additional voting information: Vote.org

• Host Check-in - 00:01:41
• Question 1: Are you aware of what currently affects your mental health currently? - 00:06:09
• Question 2: Growing up what were your perceptions of mental health and mental health care and were there any stigmas that surrounded it? - 00:35:55
• Quick Commercial Break: Please leave us a review, if you feel moved to and we have new additions to the website -  00:55:01
• Question 3: What obstacles, if any, have you faced when dealing with you own mental health care? - 00:56:35
• Hosts share where they are now in their mental health journey and give their final thoughts - 01:23:13
• Last words/ Outro- 01:35:22

Thanks again for tuning in!

Referenced literature and additional resources:

• Website link: www. the1528podcast.com
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
• 25 Mental Health related apps: https://www.psycom.net/25-best-mental-health-apps/
• Article by Kevin Love  about his battles and journey with mental health care:  Everyone is Going Through Something

Barbershop Talk Segment:

• Why are you not married yet? What's the holdup? - 00:03:34
• What is your ideal relationship look like: - 00:48:15
• How did your parents relationship(s) affect how you handle yours? - 01:07:51
• What do you bring to a relationship and what do you expect from a partner? - 01:14:08

So, This One Time...Segment:

• The hosts revisit a  few comments that they had put a pin in for further explanation on this episode: - 01:30:19
• Final Thoughts: - 01:48:26
• How do you handle breakups: - 01:57:31

Thanks again for tuning in! Enjoy!

Spotify playlist links:

• JT's playlist
• BJ's playlist
• Ced's playlist
• Dre's playlist

• Question 1 from Sheryl: If you could change any decision you’ve made, what would it be and why?  Followup, how would your life be different? - 00:01:45
• Question 2 from Teddy: What are some other podcasts that you guys enjoy? -  00:23:00
• Question 3 from Lauren: What is one thing that you had to  learn as a man that no one else  could teach you or  that life taught you?  -  00:32:36
• Quick Commercial Break, New Website  is live as of today -  00:53:38
• Question 4 from Sharon: How/why did you chose the careers you're in and what did it take to get where you are. If you could do it over would you? And what professionally would you do different, if anything? -  00:54:20
• Words of advice for those pursuing your professions - 01:17:20

Thanks again for tuning in!

*Referenced literature:

• 'Oh, The Places You'll Go' - Dr. Seuss

*Our friends Podcasts that we listen to:

• Atelier1121 by Ontavia Roulette
• Currency $hift
• MAJOR INFLUENCE MEDIA AND ILOOM MEDIA PRESENTS DRUG DEALER DREAMS PODCAST
• Hood x Holistic
• Maximize Your Brand with Markeith Braden
• Now Listen! Podcast w/David Bruce & Kelly B.- Launching July 2020

*Other podcasts we enjoy:

• Dead Ass with Khadeen and Devale Ellis
• Earn Your Leisure
• EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH TIP "T.I." HARRIS
• ‎All The Smoke
• 30 Minutes in the New Testament
• 1619 by the New York Times
• Sports? with Katie Nolan
• Code Switch: NPR
• Let's  Talk Bruh
• The Read

*Dre's True Crime Podcast List:

• Serial
• S-Town
• Dirty John
• Broken Harts
• Root of Evil
• Crimetown
• The Teacher's Pet
• Happy Face

Enjoy!!

• In the news, Juneteenth - 00:01:37
• All Black Lives Matter - 00:37:45
• Quick Commercial Break, New Website Launching this week -  00:50:02
• In the news,  navigating during Covid  - 00:51:00

Thanks again for tuning in!

Referenced literature and additional resources:

• What is Juneteenth: Juneteenth.com/history
• Book: Destruction of Black Civilization by Chancellor Williams
• Covid stats  by state: Covidactnow.org
• New website launching this week: www. the1528podcast.com

• Introduction - 00:00:26
• A Brotherly Moment, Father's Day share - 00:03:47
• Influential Entertainment - 01:07:55
• Outro - 01:34:49

Thanks again for tuning in ...but don't stop listening once you hear the outro music!!

• As a sneak peak  to what some of our Patron members will receive, in this episode you will hear the post show, "B-Roll" recordings.
  • During this weeks post-show convo, the hosts touch on their own personal journey's in dealing with the loss of their Fathers and especially how they cope and maintain during this time of the year.

• Dedication - 00:00:01
• About our Alma Maters (KYSU & Fisk) - 00:00:42
• 1528 Sports , HBCU Edition - 00:01:42
• Our sales pitch to attend an HBCU - 00:17:35
• Quick Commercial Break, How to engage with us -  00:27:22
• So, this one time... - 00:28:22
• A Call to Action for the HBCU's - 01:00:04

Thanks again for tuning in!

Background sources:

• Star player who expressed interest in going to an HBCU may shake up how athletes select a college
• PBS Series - Independents Lens looks at the hiatory of HBCUs and their evolution
• Could Mikey Williams be ‘The Chosen One’ HBCUs are waiting on?
• ‘Black Magic’ Tells Story Of Civil Rights Through Hoops
• Travis Grant gets recognition for past hoops glory
• Mikey's IG Post and message about the posibility of attending an HBCU
• @Gupaveli's IG Post in response to Mikey's

Correction: 

• The former NBA All-Star and coach who is now the Head Coach at Fisk is Kenny Anderson, not Kenny Payne as mentioned in this episode

• Opening Prayer - 0:00:01
• Statement of purpose - 0:01:52
• Dear Bob & Karen -  0:04:44
• Open share & discussion  - 0:05:19
• What has impacted you the most - 1:03:57
• Concluding  thoughts - 1:35:50
• For tha Ladies, A special edition tribute to our sisters - 1:45:00
• Final thought - 1:50:14

Thanks again for tuning in!

Background reading:

• Quoted in the intro and outro of this episode is, Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not  by Danielle Cadet.

• Formal welcome to the show- 00:00:07
• When/where we met- 00:00:49
• When/why the show was formed- 00:13:25
• The hosts take a shot at the first one of the recurring show segments and play "Sorry bruh... (aka One Gotta Go)"- 00:21:00
• Finally they leave you on a mini-cliffhanger