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Cousin Ed’s Corner
by Cousin Ed
Cousin Ed’s Corner, the podcast where real conversations come alive, is making waves in the podcasting world. Hosted by the charismatic Cousin Ed, this show isn’t just about his block—it’s about OUR block. We invite listeners to pull up a virtual chair, grab a cup of coffee, and join us for candid discussions that touch the heart, challenge the mind, and spark laughter. This show is a space where all are welcome. Come and visit Cousin Ed’s Corner and join the growth.
Episodes
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Motivational Monday - Without The Good Roots, There Is No Good Fruits
In this episode, we’re digging into our ROOTS. This weekend I attended a special gala at my church, and the minister said something I had to write down right away: “Without the roots, there’s no fruits.” My son swears I’ve heard it before, but it hit me brand new, and I knew it was what I wanted…
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - Being Grateful for Another Breath
In this episode, we’re diving deep into the power of gratitude and the comfort of knowing we are never alone. This wasn’t a scheduled Corner Connection or Financial Freedom Friday. I came into the corner simply because I missed y’all and wanted to say Thank You. On Cousin Ed’s Corner, we don’t…
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Wind Down Wednesday - Open Your Window And Let Your Mind Be Free
In this episode, we’re slowing it down and talking about the power of a true midweek reset. We made it to hump day, and the weekend is so close we can smell it and taste it. Before we get there, I wanted to check in on the Community and remind you to let your mind be free. This isn’t just about...
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Motivational Monday - Relighting Your Fire And Reclaiming The Dreams You Had As A Kid!
On today's episode, we’re diving deep into a question that might just change the way you look at your life: 'If you had all the money and all the time in the world, what would you do?' I’m challenging all of us to reconnect with the kid we once were, before society put labels and restrictions on...
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Financial Freedom Fridays - Is the Government Holding Your Unclaimed Money?
In this episode, we’re diving into unclaimed money and how to claim what's your TODAY! Do you know may have unclaimed money out there, I'm talking about checks you never cashed, tax returns that never reached you, old retirement plans, forgotten stock dividends, and even inheritances you didn’t...
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The Corner Connection - What's In Your Family Constitution?
In this episode of The Corner Connection, we're diving deep into the values that shape us and the traditions that hold our families together. Yesterday was my grandmother's heavenly birthday, and while thinking of her, I started asking a powerful question: What's in your family constitution? This...
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Motivational Monday - The Deadline Is Here: Are You Registered To Vote?
This Motivational Monday, we're talking about one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself, your family, and your community: VOTING. Here in Georgia, today October 5, 2026 is the last day to register for this November's election, and deadlines in other states are right around the…
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - Let Him Carry Your Weariness 'We Can Always Count On Him'
In this episode, we're kicking off October and the fourth quarter with a full heart of gratitude. Over here we don't say TGIF, we say TGFE: Thank God For Everything. Every day of the week, every high, every low, every breath. I'll be honest with y'all, I needed this one as much as anybody...
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The Corner Connection - Suicide Prevention and Awareness 'Check On Your People'
In this episode, we’re having a needed conversation on The Corner Connection. As September comes to a close, I couldn’t let Suicide Prevention Month pass without talking about it. Between some podcasts I’ve been listening to and a powerful message at church, this conversation has been on my…
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Motivation Monday - Be Prepared To Embrace Change
In this episode, we're diving into something most of us avoid: preparing for change. The leaves are falling, the grass is turning brown, and life is shifting right along with the seasons. Our parents are getting older, our kids are getting older, and tomorrow isn't promised. So I'm asking the…
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - A Prayer For Peace In Tragedy 'Rest In Power: Nolan Xavier Wells'
In this episode, I'm opening my heart in a way I don't often do. I woke up crying this Friday morning because the life and loss of a beautiful young man 'Nolan Wells'. Family this feeling of sadness shook me to the core in my sleep that I woke up and had to cut this episode. Trust me, this isn't...
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When My Sistah Wins We All Win - ft Dr. Christine McWhorter
In this episode, I'm sitting down with Dr. Christine McWhorter, Associate Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Howard University, whose journey from working inside a media organization to researching media effects and race in media has made her one of the most important voices on this topic right...
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Motivational Monday - Stop Worrying About Your Next 'Focus On Your NOW'
On this episode, we're talking about something that woke me straight out of my sleep. So many of us live in "When I Get My Next," next car, next job, next house, next everything, and I've come to believe that obsessing over our next can actually curse our NOW. This episode is about our gratitude,...
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The Corner Connection - Staying Inspired 'How to Keep Going When No One Is Pushing You'
In this episode, we're getting fully transparent about weariness, low support, and the moment I almost walked away. Today I'm sharing something I normally would not. I was so frustrated, ready to delete a WhatsApp group chat that I started. I even opened up about my thoughts of cutting the cord…
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Wind Down Wednesday - Why Slowing Down Is the Secret to Accomplishing More
In this episode, we're winding all the way down for a Wind Down Wednesday reset. We're past Labor Day, the leaves are already hitting the ground, and I don't know about you, but I'm asking where this whole year went. So before we sprint into the next thing, I'm pulling up to remind you to slow...
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Motivational Monday - Water Your Own Garden And Mind Your Business
In this episode, we talk about the importance of focusing on our own personal growth, goals, and journey rather than comparing ourselves to others or being distracted by what everyone else is doing. I get real about what it means to focus on YOU, to measure yourself against your own history…
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Remembering That Day 9-11 '25 Years Later' - The Memories We All Still Carries From September 11
Today we think back 25 years later, as we remember 9/11. In this episode, I'm re-airing a classic conversation, raw and uncut, that I sat down and had with my mother about the day the towers fell. Most of you don't know this, but my Queen once worked on the 33rd floor of One World Trade Center.…
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Wind Down Wednesday - Sometimes, It's Not That We Don't Care, It's Just Not Our Priority
On this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on a real conversation I had with my dad, and honestly, one I'm still working through. We're two different people. He loves the yard and gardening, and me, I love my computers and a whole different set of passions. When he asked me to care about what…
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The Corner Connection - A Parent's Pride 'What My Son Taught Me About Letting Go Of The Reins '
In Today's Episode, we're pulling up a chair for a real Corner Connection about parenting, fatherhood, legacy, and the quiet grace of letting go. This weekend my dude, EJ the DJ, turned 23, and I spent it one on one with him. Something about this birthday shifted things, and I had to sit down and...
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - The Ripple Effect 'How One Small Kindness Come Back To Us Each Day'
FAM, I just got off the road and had to sit right down and get this one out. All week long I watched people be good to each other. Strangers lifting bags into the overhead bin, somebody carrying a family's car seat, and a whole plane full of people, every race, cheering for a little boy because…
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Wind Down Wednesdays - The Power Of A Quickie
This is a QUICK check-in, and it got sparked by one simple phone call. A brother of mine, a coach, called me this morning and said he just needed to hear Cousin Ed. That right there reminded me why I keep showing up. This has never been just about me. It's about US, the Community, growing and...
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Motivational Monday - Listening Over Fighting 'The Quiet Power Of Validation'
On today's episode, I am getting real with you about something we all do but rarely admit. We live on defense. The second somebody comes at us with a different view, a different feeling, a different truth, we brace up and buck before we ever really listen. It started with a video I could not…
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Financial Freedom Fridays - ft Tiyana King 'Attack Your Debt Before It’s To Late’
In this Financial Freedom Friday episode, we're diving deep into what it really takes to get your money in order. I sat down with Tiyana Rosaiah Jamēs King, founder of The Rosaiah Jamēs Firm, and she brought the whole blueprint. This isn't just budgeting tips. It's about healing, discipline, and...
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The Corner Connection - Funding The Classroom 'Lifting The Community'
FAM, this Corner Connection came straight off my heart. I was set to give you a Wind Down Wednesday, but I saw a young teacher speak on everything our educators quietly carry, the money they pull out of their own pockets, the district deficits, and the lengths they go to just so their kids have...
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - Meatloaf or Hamburgers? 'A Faith Lesson Straight From the Kitchen'
In this episode, I'm taking you into the kitchen with me, because a simple meal turned into one of the realest conversations we've had over here. I was standing there trying to decide between a Hamburger 🍔 and a Meatloaf, and it hit me. Meatloaf, hamburgers, meatballs, it is all the same meat.…
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The Corner Connection: How to Separate What You've Become Familiar With!!!
In this episode, we're diving into something I wrote down earlier this week and could not shake, the power of unchecking your favorites. Today, I take you back to the Fab Five days, back when T-Mobile gave you five people you could call free all day long, and I ask the question that got me: if…
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Motivational Monday - Why I'm Not Sad, But Grateful For The Joyful Journey
This Motivational Monday I'm getting personal, and I'm calling it a selfish one, but stay with me because it's a Journey of JOY. This past weekend I dropped my baby girl off at college and on the very same trip I turned around and picked my son up after he finished his 1st full year of being a...
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Financial Freedom Friday ft. Jaricka Thomas: Make Your Money Make Sense
This Financial Freedom Friday, we are pulling up to the corner to make money make sense. I sat down with Jaricka Thomas, a Certified Financial Education Instructor and the founder of Saving Sense, a movement built to empower our communities and heal generational wealth disparities. This is not...
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The Corner Connection - Perseverance Is the Excellence 'What Sending My Daughter to College Reminded Me Of'
This episode is straight from the heart. This was supposed to be a normal Wind Down Wednesday, but a long morning conversation with my Big Brother Mr. Moody flipped my whole perspective, so I had to sit down and talk it out with you all. As I get ready to send my baby girl off to her freshman…
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Motivational Monday - The Power of Protecting Others
On today's episode, I'm keeping it a hundred with you FAM. I've been pressed. I've been saddened. I've been watching what's happening to our community, the injustices we've faced before our time and the ones still happening right now, and it's been sitting heavy on my heart. But here's the thing...
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - You Are Not Alone
In this episode, we are slowing all the way down for a real conversation about gratitude, protection, and never walking alone. I came by just to say Thank You for being part of the Corner. I did not plan to preach, but the Lord had something on my heart, so I let it flow. I want you to know that...
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The Corner Connection - Why New Experiences Keep Us Growing
In this episode, we're talk about two things that had many of you reaching out this week. First, I revisit the prayer and message I shared for our new 2026-2027 school year, lifting up our teachers, staff, families, and kids, and challenging all of us to do right, do good, and be the best we can...
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Motivational Monday - 2026 Back To School Message
In this episode, we're kicking off back-to-school season with a blessing over the whole schoolhouse, and FAM, I mean the WHOLE schoolhouse. The stores were jam packed all weekend down here in Georgia, kids are heading back in August with a whole month of summer still on the calendar, and I…
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - Boundaries, Blessings, and Blind Spots
In this episode, we are getting real about protecting your peace and learning that boundaries are not selfish, they are survival. Today I am opening up about something I am still working on myself, releasing the guilt of trying to do everything for everybody, and recognizing when enough is…
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Wind Down Wednesday - Fill In The Gap 'How To Honor The People You've Lost'
In this episode, we're winding down and getting real about how we honor the people we love and the people we've lost. Today I'm opening up about a question somebody asked me that put me in a chokehold for a minute: when somebody significant passes away, how do you fill in the gap they left…
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The Corner Connection - Remembering the Olympic Park Bombing 30 Years Later
In Today's Episode, I'm pulling up a chair for a Corner Connection that has been sitting on my heart all day. Thirty years ago, on July 27th, 1996, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing shook Atlanta, and I was right there in the middle of that summer as a 19-year-old kid working two Olympic jobs…
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Financial Freedom Fridays - ft Alex Marie: Fintech, Credit Access, and Our Seat at the Table
In Today's Episode, we're pulling back the curtain on the money machine and finding out who is really shaping the future of your dollars. I sat down with Alex Marie, Fintech executive, investor, creator, and founder of Alex4Fintech, and she made this whole world make sense. Most people can't even...
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Wind Down Wednesday - Your Health Is Your Job 'Stop Calling Out On Yourself"
In Today's Episode, we're winding down on a Wind Down Wednesday and getting honest about something most of us are guilty of. I share a question that I saw today that stopped me in my tracks: 'What's harder, working or working out?' This question reminded me how we are programmed to work, but we...
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Motivational Monday - We All Are A WIP 'WORK-IN-PROGRESS'
In Today's Episode, we're diving into the one word that can change your whole trajectory: CONSISTENCY. Today, I'm sharing why consistency isn't about doing the same exact thing every day, it's about showing up every day, even when you don't feel like it. This isn't just about motivation, it's…
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - Pray For Our Enemies pt2
In Today’s Episode, we’re getting into a word our nation needs right now. We’re talking about praying through the chaos and praying for our loved ones, our brethren, and yes, even our enemies and oppressors. I keep it a hundred with y’all: turning the other cheek is HARD when that right hand…
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When My Sistah Wins We All Win - Dr. Cristen Harris 'From Rejections to Doctorate'
In Today’s Episode, we’re celebrating Black Excellence and the power of refusing to take “NO” for an answer. Today, I’m welcoming a brand new family member to the Corner — Dr. Cristen Harris, who just earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy after being rejected by 12 out of 13 schools, being…
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Motivational Monday - 600 Episodes Strong: The Untold Story of Cousin Ed's Corner
In Today's Episode, we're celebrating a MAJOR milestone — 600 Episodes of Cousin Ed's Corner! FAM, when I got that notification this weekend, I had to stop and give thanks. From a Corner inside my cousin Mr. Moody's show to a platform of our own, this Motivational Monday takes you through the...
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - What If Today Was Your Last Day?
In Today's Episode, we're getting real about a question that stopped me in my tracks this week. It's Thank God For Everything Friday, and while a lot of folks are just thankful the weekend is here, we're going deeper — because over at the Corner, we thank God for EVERY day, every hour, every...
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Wind Down Wednesday - When It's Not Your Weight to Carry Let God Hold It
FAM, this Wind Down Wednesday we're talking about something heavy — the weight of being needed. You know the feeling: you're the one your kids call, your parents call, your friends call. The phone stays next to the bed "just in case." I used to think being able to do it for everybody was a badge…
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The Corner Connection – My Summertime Childhood Memories
On this Corner Connection, we’re taking a trip back in time to the summers that MADE us. It all started with a conversation with my son about my childhood — and next thing you know, I’m right back on Flatbush Avenue in the 80s. Playing in the summer heat and runny in the Johnny Pump. Collecting...
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The Corner Connection - ft. Taya Darling 'The Journey From ICU Nurse to Real Estate Broker to Outdoor Entrepreneur'
🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨: In this episode, we’re getting into the power of reinvention and community building. Today, we’re sharing Taya Darling’s incredible journey from ICU nurse during the height of COVID, to real estate broker, to founder of Thrive Tribe Outdoors — a hiking movement she built...
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Motivational Monday - It's Time To Reset Your Algorithm?
In this episode, we're getting into something that is affecting every single one of us whether we realize it or not — and that's Resetting Your Algorithm. Now I know when you hear that word — Algorithm — it might sound like something only tech folks need to worry about. But trust me, this one is...
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Thank God For Everything (TGIF) - How God Used Basketball To Change My Life
In today's episode, I'm taking y'll all the way back to to my days in Brooklyn — and all the way forward to this week's NBA Draft — because God's timeline is nothing short of miraculous. I'm sharing a personal testimony and it starts with a basketball goal in my daddy's yard and ends with me...
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When My Sistah Wins We All Win - ft Yvonne Sims
In this episode, we're getting to the ROOT of things — literally. Today I'm sitting down with Yvonne Sims, the founder of Soul Growery, and this woman is on a MISSION. We're talking about growing your own food, rebuilding lost generational knowledge, and how one sister walked away from almost 20...
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Motivational Monday - Missing Dad
FAM, after the Father's Day episode, so many of you reached out — and I heard you. People sharing how much they miss their dads, how they wished he had been there, how they're still carrying that weight. I couldn't let Motivational Monday pass without addressing that directly. So I stepped on the...
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Cousin Ed’s Corner, the podcast where real conversations come alive, is making waves in the podcasting world. Hosted by the charismatic Cousin Ed, this show isn’t just about his block—it’s about OUR block. We invite listeners to pull up a virtual chair, grab a cup of coffee, and join us for candid discussions that touch the heart, challenge the mind, and spark laughter. This show is a space where all are welcome. Come and visit Cousin Ed’s Corner and join the growth.
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