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Day 1 Radio
by Day 1 Radio
Day 1 Radio is an urban culture podcast hosted by veteran journalists Branden LSK and Maurice Garland. Telling stories that haven't been told before or haven't been told the right way, we bring our listeners honest, knowledgeable and edgy content that they won't hear anywhere else. Released every Thursday on iTunes, Stitcher and the CLNS Media Network Mobile App, listeners can hear from legends like Master P, DJ Quik and the late great comedian and activist Dick Gregory. New and noteworthy guests include Lil Bibby, Nick Grant and Thundercat.
Episodes
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Too Short talks Mt. Westmore, Shock G and Longevity
Funny story, Too $hort was scheduled to be the very first guest on Day 1 Radio podcast nearly 8 years ago. Although we did do a live interview with the legendary artist at A3C in the past, this is $hort's first official appearance on the pod. Another classic in the books. Subscribe, Rate, Review!...
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#justiceforDaunteWright
On the latest Day 1 Radio pod, Maurice and BP dig into the topics that our culture has been dealing with over the past few days. 1:50 - We open the show with a topic we've talked about too many times over the years, police killing unarmed Black people. In a fit of unfortunate irony, Daunte Wright...
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Big Bossin' w/ Cardo and Payroll Giovanni
This weeks' guests Cardo and Payroll Giovanni have been making dope music for a few years now and it doesn't sound like they are slowing down anytime soon. Here we talk with them about how they met, their chemistry and how they've been able to mesh their individual styles together so seamlessly....
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Al Harrington talks Cannabis, Generational Wealth and NBA
This week we talked with former NBA player and current cannabis industry innovator Al Harrington. While many know him from his days as a hooper, this conversation focuses on his endeavors in the cannabis industry as the founder of VIOLA. Listen in as he shares his journey in this business why he...
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Grammy Talk with Award-Winning Journalist Christopher A. Daniel
This week we caught up with award-winning journalist and university professor Christopher A. Daniel to have a candid talk about the upcoming Grammy Awards. In addition to writing for the Grammy's, Chris' byline has also appeared on CBS News, The Washington Post, MSN, The Undefeated and more. We...
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Dustin Canalin talks Design, NBA and NFT
This week's guest Dustin Canalin is the creative force behind some of our favorite and most meaningful sneaker and streetwear designs and logos. With a resume that includes adidas, Nike, And 1, Undrcrwn and more, he is now using his talents to launch new campaigns and product lines with L.A. Gear...
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Seddy Hendrinx Talks Breaking out of Duval
After starting the year with interviews focusing on film history, this week are talking about present and future music. Seddy Hendrinx is the latest signee to Generation Now (Lil Uzi Vert, Jack Harlow) and he is poised to have a good run. Here we talk to him about growing up in Jacksonville,...
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Nate Parker Talks American Skin Movie
Day 1 Radio has started 2021 speaking with a number of influential filmmakers and this week's episode keeps the trend going. Actor/director Nate Parker opened up about what inspired him to write his recently released film American Skin. In the conversation, we speak on race, police brutality, and...
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MLK/FBI Director Sam Pollard
Fresh off the heels of celebrating what would've been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 92nd birthday, we interview Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated director Sam Pollard about his new documentary MLK/FBI. Here he talks about the journey of making the film and how he used newly declassified files...
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Mario Van Peebles talks Salt-N-Pepa movie and New Jack City 30 Years Later
This week's guest is one of those guys that you just let talk and share wisdom and experiences. Actor/producer/director Mario Van Peebles is no doubt a legend in the film and television game. But, he's also still out here putting in work. His contribution sees him directing Salt-N-Pepa's upcoming...
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D.C. DOOM
Well, this is a nice way to start 2021. We had a whole "Welcome to the New Year" episode recorded where we recapped 2020 and talked about what we were expecting this year. But then white privilege took over Washington D.C. So, this week we speak on the mob of #45 supporters who stormed the…
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Talking "I Came as a Shadow" w/ Jesse Washington
This week's guest is senior writer for The Undefeated and new author Jesse Washington. He is the co-author of the late great Coach John Thompson's book "I Came As A Shadow." Here we talk with Washington about how the book came together and some of the highlights of working closely with a sports…
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J. Prince Talks Loyalty Wine, Boxing & Verzuz
At this point. Hip-Hop legend J. Prince is officially a friend of the show. In his third appearance on Day 1 Radio, J. Prince speaks on his newest business venture, Loyalty Wine Collection. He also talks about focusing on his boxing promotions company and the current status of Rap-A-Lot Records....
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Symba talks Don't Run from R.A.P. & Bay Area Life
You may have first heard of Symba thru his LA Leakers freestyle, or maybe it was on LeBron or Shaq's IG pages. Well, be clear, the Bay Area artist isn't new to the game, he's been dropping music for at least a decade. On this week's episode, we talked with him on the day his project Don't Run…
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Glasses Malone Returns!
It's been a few years since we had friend of the show Glasses Malone on. This time he's here to talk about his new podcast "No Ceilings," his thoughts on the upcoming Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones, Jr. fight and the new music that he has on the way. 1:15 - Glasses Malone is set to debut his own…
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Thurz talks new Music & The Vibes in LA
This week's guest is L.A. based recording artist Thurz. You may or may not recognize him from his days as a member of U.N.I. Or you may know him from his Party In My Living Room events. Or, you may know him from his recent "More Thurz on Thurzday" music series (check out the latest track "Dollaz"...
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Blxst Talks No Love Lost & Coming Up in LA
If you have been a day one listener of Day 1 Radio then you already know that we cherish bringing you stories that you haven't heard before. We are continuing that tradition with our latest interview with L.A.'s own, artist/producer Blxst. While people on the West Coast are already hip, he's…
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Serendipitous Talk w/ Goodie Mob
25 years to the day of the release of their classic debut album Soul Food we sat down with Goodie Mob at the opening of the NuStalgia 2020 exhibit to get the goods on their new album Survival Kit! On this episode we get into the making of Survival Kit, reuniting with Organized Noize for an entire...
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Big Von Talks Radio, Breaking Records and Bay Area Sound
This week's guest is Bay Area radio vet and Sunday Service (Shade 45) host Big Von. Here he talks about his history in the radio game including the records he's broken and the contributions the Bay has made to urban radio culture, period. 1:45 - Big Von talks about the moment he fell in love with...
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Willie The Kid on Capital Gains, Big Business & Bars
This week's guest is emcee and entrepreneur Willie the Kid. Long respected as one of Hip-Hop's most skilled lyricists, he is currently enjoying some widespread acclaim for his most recent effort Capital Gains. Here he talks about the process of creating the album during a pandemic while balancing...
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"Uncle" Ralph McDaniels talks Videos, NYC, Hip-Hop and more
This week's guest is the epitome of "day 1." Ralph McDaniels is the creator of Video Music Box, the longest running music video show in the world. After 37 years, McDaniels has a lot of history to share and here he talks about his time as a video director, DJ and now film producer. 1:30 Here…
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Ash Cash Talks Financial Education
Financial empowerment and Hip-Hop are two things we love to talk about on Day 1 Radio, so it's only right that we have the one and only Ash Cash as our guest this week. Cash is the author of many books that focus on financial literacy, often using Hip-Hop culture as the vehicle. Here he talks…
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E-40 talks latest Big KRIT collab, Family, Investments & More
This week's guest has been a long time coming. Our big homie Earl Stevens aka E-40 found some time to check in with us and talk about what he's been up to during the "plandemic" as he likes to call it, as well some the finest moments of his storied career. Listen as he shares some gems about what...
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Self Validation w/Renowned LA Founder John Dean
This week's guest John Dean is the founder of Renowned LA, one of the hottest streetwear brands out right now. The young CEO shares his journey from Akron, OH to Los Angeles and from being voted class clown in high school to being featured in Forbes magazine. Listen in as he speaks to the...
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Saving Our HBCU's w/ HBCU Change founder Xavier Peoples
This week's guest is wealth advisor Xavier Peoples. While his "9-to-5" is being Vice President of The Capital Group (one of the largest wealth management firms in the world), he is making waves as founder of HBCU Change, a new app designed to make giving to HBCU's easier. In this talk he speaks…
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4-IZE & Senor Kaos are Ultra Beast
This week's guest Ultra Beast (Senor Kaos and 4-IZE) are two of Hip-Hop's most respected "underground" artists, but their most recent project Rush the Court is something that all audiences should appreciate. Here they talk with us about the inspiration behind the basketball-themed project, how...
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Dave Anderson Talks Tangibles over Everything
This week's guest Dave Anderson aka "The Business Bully" built his brand and empire though business coaching and empowering others. Now, he is looking to take his financial prowess and bring it to the political realm through his BullyPAC. Listen as the charismatic entrepreneur speaks on his new...
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Wolf Mentality w/Grand Nationxl
This week's guests are music collective Grand Nationxl. Comprised of MCs, singers, producers and creatives across the board, their new project "Twice on Sunday" is a mature affair that grapples with a range of topics and emotions just about everybody can relate to. Branden and Maurice chatted…
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Black Stories Matter feat. Jerry L. Barrow
You most likely know OG journalist and media personality Jerry L. Barrow from his work with Scratch Magazine, BET, Interactive One or WatchLoud but in 2020 he's embarked on a new and more meaningful journey. Barrow's newest venture, "Fathers Who Bother," is a podcast that has featured some...
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Kanye's Rally, NBA Return & Staying True
This week Branden and Maurice hold it down with no guest and speak on the plethora of things that have been happening (to Black people) in the world. Kanye West is the lion share of the conversation, but they also speak on Nick Cannon, adidas, and Nike's HR woes and the NBA season coming back.…
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Unseen Weapons feat. Ernie Paniccioli
This week's guest on Day 1 Radio is award-winning photographer and Hip-Hop documentarian Brother Ernie Paniccioli. In this talk, Brother Ernie gives us glimpses and stories about his career and encounters that date back to the 1970s. 1:30 - Brother Ernie wastes no time with the gem dropping. He...
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Black Wealth Building feat. VC Sarah Kunst
Tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Sarah Kunst has been named Future Innovator by Vanity Fair, Forbes Magazine 30 under 30 and a top 25 innovator in tech by Cool Hunting, amongst a bunch of other accolades. Currently the Managing Director for Cleo Capital, Kunst drops plenty of gems in our...
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NBA Head Coach Lloyd Pierce Talks Activism, Hoops & Hip Hop
This week Day 1 Radio sits down with Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce. Pierce has been on the frontlines sharing his views on the current social unrest. During this conversation we discuss his activism, the renewed NBA season and Vince Carter's retirement. Check it out and as always, rate,...
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Black Media, Giving Back and Staying Solid w/Datwon Thomas
This week Day 1 Radio catches up with media veteran and current Editor-In-Chief of VIBE Datwon Thomas to talk about the role of Black members of the media in days like this and the overall experience of being a Black journalist and editor in a field where things change on a daily basis. Listen as...
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Stay Dangerous w/Security expert Mike Smith
With everything going on in the world right now, self-defense and preservation is a top priority. So this week, we brought on security and protection expert Mike Smith. With more than 30 years experience in security and executive protection, Smith has a wealth of knowledge to share on how to...
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Keep That Same Energy w/ Tiffany Williams Roberts
This week's guest on Day 1 Radio is Atlanta-based Attorney/Organizer Tiffany WIlliams Roberts. In this conversation, we unpack the current civil unrest in the wake of the string of recent police murders. Here she offers information on how to get involved in the movement and explains what concepts...
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Sha Money XL talks Protests, New Album and the State of the Game
Sha Money XL has one of those names that everyone knows, but now everyone knows what he's accomplished. For this week's episode, we sat down with the producer, label exec and dot connector to not only talk about his latest project Chain on the Bike Vol. 1, but also his history in the music…
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Time For Some Action
This week Branden and Reese host a no-guest show and catch up on current events and unpack some of the things in the news and the streets that have many of us upset. Here they discuss the potential aftermath of the George Floyd police murder, Joe Biden's "Black agenda," the remaining NBA season…
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Just Blaze talks Quarantine, Beats and Biz
Legendary producer Just Blaze joins Day 1 Radio for the second time to talk about what he's been up to during quarantine. Always known as an innovator, Just has been using the downtime to tie up some loose ends as well as create some new opportunities for himself. Listen as he tells BP and…
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Friends x Business w/ Eric Bellinger & Nieman J
Singer/songwriter Eric Bellinger has put out 27 projects since 2010, on top of writing hit songs for Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Usher, and Trey Songz. Now he is accomplishing a new personal and professional milestone by hooking up with his best friend and business partner Nieman Johnson to put…
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Big BSF w/ Benny The Butcher, Rick Hyde & Heem
This week's guests on Day 1 Radio are Benny the Butcher, Rick Hyde and Heem collectively known as Black Soprano Family aka B.S.F.. Fresh off the heels of signing a new deal with eONE and releasing their first single "Da Mob," the trio checked in with us to give us a bit of their backstory and…
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Richie Rich Talks New Album, 2Pac, Fed Case & More
One of the bright spots of being on quarantine is that Day 1 Radio gets to catch up with people who don't always come to Atlanta. So for this week's episode, we are checking in with West Coast and Oakland OG Richie Rich. On the heels of releasing his new album The Grow Room, Rich catches us up…
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NBA Talk w/Sekou Smith
This week's guest is veteran NBA reporter Sekou Smith. In this episode, he offers his perspective on the state of the NBA during the COVID-19 quarantine and how he's never seen anything like this before. This is coming from a guy who covered the NBA during 9/11 and a lockout. He also offers his...
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Belief > Business w/Problem
This week's episode of Day 1 Radio serves up a little bit of nostalgia as we reconnect with one of the guests on our first ever show back in late 2013, Problem. A lot has changed over the last seven years in his career and he talks about those changes with us. He also talks about his new film…
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West Coast Godfather of Hip-Hop w/Lonzo Williams
This week's guest on Day 1 Radio is a walking talking Hip-Hop history book. Alonzo Williams is known to many as perhaps the first antagonist in the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton, but his story extends before and after that, which is why they call him the Godfather of West Coast Hip-Hop. Sit...
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Quarantine Pod
Just like everyone else in the world, the Day 1 Radio cast is having to adjust to the COVID-19 shutdowns, so we're trying something new. Shoutout to our producer Herb for getting us connected to bring you another episode, virtually. Of course we're talking about the elephant in the room but we're...
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#TBT Mr. Dick Gregory
With all of the Covid-19 issues going on, we weren't able to make it into the studio this week. With nearly everyone stuck in the house, we couldn't leave you hanging though. Instead, we dug in the archives and pulled out a classic episode for you. If you're new to the pod, you probably never…
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Gentrification, Urbanism & Spike Lee w/ King Williams
This week we're joined by journalist and "urbanist" King Williams. Born and raised in Atlanta, Williams has spent the better part of the last decade reporting and producing content about gentrification in his hometown. This spring he has two documentaries dropping. First, he is credited as an...
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R&B, Hip-Hop & Crip-a-Cola w/Courtney "Bear" Sills
What if we told you the same guy who helped put together R&B group 112 was also the same guy who played a role in putting together fellow Atlanta quartet Jagged Edge? What if we told you the same guy discovered Justin Bieber's songwriter, Poo Bear, and that he co-owns Crip-A-Cola with Killer…
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Trap HIstory w/A.R. Shaw
Atlanta-based journalist and author A.R. Shaw is this week's guest on Day 1 Radio. Shaw has spent the last five years researching and collecting interviews for his upcoming book, Trap History. In it, he tells a holistic story of the music genre that emerged from crime and poverty to produce...
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Day 1 Radio is an urban culture podcast hosted by veteran journalists Branden LSK and Maurice Garland. Telling stories that haven't been told before or haven't been told the right way, we bring our listeners honest, knowledgeable and edgy content that they won't hear anywhere else. Released every Thursday on iTunes, Stitcher and the CLNS Media Network Mobile App, listeners can hear from legends like Master P, DJ Quik and the late great comedian and activist Dick Gregory. New and noteworthy guests include Lil Bibby, Nick Grant and Thundercat.
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