Inner Circle Podcast

One co-host is missing tonight — she's out campaigning. That's the whole message.The midterms are November 3, early voting starts within days, and the Inner Circle has one ask: if you're a citizen, register and VOTE. Because you're not messing with politics — but politics is messing with you: your rent, your gas, your grocery bill. We know how to organize weddings. Time to organize this.Even if you decide not to choose — that is also you choosing.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

One host paid $3.39 a gallon this week. Another paid $5.24 — for the same gas, in the same country.Oil just crossed $100 a barrel, diesel is near record highs, and every truck, shelf, and grocery cart is passing the bill to you. The Inner Circle follows the money: the $300 Target run that started as "one thing for my daughter," the $1,000 first-day-of-school outfits, the sale signs hiding the same price underneath, and the down payment Abe calls flat-out criminal — until Ms. B, who owns the receipts, pushes back. Then the debate that splits the panel: is your car an asset or a liability? Is the American dream formula from 1975 still working in 2026?And the line that says it all: the people stretching one paycheck across two countries aren't struggling — "they're the best economists ever."This capitalist society is going to mess around and find out.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

There's a fourteen-year-old doing thirty on your street with no license, no helmet, and no fear — and somebody bought it for him.The full Inner Circle takes on the machines taking over our roads: kids racing city buses, e-bikes that hit sixty, emergency rooms filling up, and the one question every parent gets wrong — is that a bicycle or a motorcycle? Peterson brings the case for rules before wreckage. Buela explains why an African mother's "no" is a safety feature. And then Ms. B arrives late with a confession: the e-bike that nearly took her out in the middle of Washington, DC. The panel has not recovered.Plus a warning every family needs to hear: the e-bike "investment" that cost people in our community real money.Would you buy your child one? Be honest.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

There's a camera on your street reading every license plate that passes. You didn't vote on it — and you probably just found out it exists.The Inner Circle Podcast closes the week on the surveillance story sweeping the country: 76,000 cameras, thousands of police departments, one private company holding the data — and citizens climbing poles to tear them down. Buela asks the question the company can't answer: a website has to ask you about cookies, so who asked us? Ms. B follows the camera map to who's really being watched — then goes full George Orwell. And Abe defends the machines just hard enough to find out if the case against them survives. It does. Mostly.Plus: the one man who will never accept what the camera saw. "That camera is broken. It wasn't me."Safe... or watched? Decide for yourself.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

You work one job. But your paycheck has two addresses.Tonight the Inner Circle says the quiet part out loud: the bill nobody sends you but everybody expects you to pay. Abe, Ms. B, and Buela open the books on the money that crosses the ocean every month — voluntarily AND involuntarily. Ms. B does the math on a community that "budgets Liberia like a monthly bill" and drops the idea that might change everything: what if the diaspora opened its own bank? Buela confesses what she didn't understand until she earned her own money. And when the new remittance tax hits the table, the whole panel goes to war.African immigrants grew Western Union. So who's really carrying who?Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

The largest Liberian community outside Liberia. An organization since 1974. So when the headlines turned on us — who spoke?Nobody. And tonight the Inner Circle says it out loud.Abe, Buela, Peterson, and original panelist Sam put the silence on trial: the scandal that ran 24 hours with no one to answer it, the candidates "doing politics in America as though they are in Liberia," the mayor who asked one question a whole delegation couldn't answer — "how many people are in your community?" — and the reason nobody pays dues anymore: "We're paying fifteen dollars for Amazon Prime every month."Other communities register their newcomers, elect their own, and speak with one voice. Ours throws a party. As one host puts it: we're making noise — but it's party noise.A community without a voice doesn't stop being talked about. It just stops being heard from.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Summer's over. The stories are not.Abe, Ms. B, and Buela run the whole season back — completely unscripted, and it might be the most fun hour of the year. Messi retires from international play and the panel has questions. A 19-year-old named Yamal steals a World Cup and one co-host's whole heart ("I don't watch soccer — I just wanted to be in the fries"). And David Beckham goes on trial: "That man barely ever scored a goal!" The redemption arc is worth the whole episode.Plus: the Usher and Chris Brown tour breakdown ("the concert of the century"), a 77-year-old aunt who parties until 5 a.m., the J. Cole tickets sacrificed for an airport run, the gala weekend recap, Atlanta vs. Philly settled once and for all — and the co-host so disciplined the panel decided, live on air, that she deserves her own episode.How was YOUR summer? Ours was outside, from pillow to pole.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Two get-togethers. One question: do we show up?The State Fair opened its gates today — the biggest fair in the country, everything on a stick, two million people calling it the Great Minnesota Get-Together. And this weekend, the Inner Circle 501(c)(3) throws its own: a community gala with a tournament, an all-black dinner night, and a state representative as keynote — all for one scary-big dream. The largest Liberian community outside Liberia has been here since 1974 and still doesn't own a place to call its own. Time to build the community center.Abe and Buela make the case for both parties: why ownership is the community's next chapter ("if you don't own something, you have no stake in it"), why the fair belongs to immigrants too, the meat pie that could make somebody a millionaire — and the ruling that will start a war in the comments: Liberian jollof is the best jollof in Africa. Period.Show up to their party. Build our own. That's the whole playbook.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

The ladies take over. And they take on the hardest story in the community.A Liberian success story — 24 group homes, a government post back home — is now the headline everyone's whispering about. But this episode isn't about one man. It's about what one headline does to everybody else: the honest operators, the new applicants, and every immigrant who built a business in an industry the state is now watching twice as hard.Ms. B and Buela Johnson hold it down solo — and hold both sides. Why the fraud investigations deserve applause. Why higher walls punish the innocent. Why the group-home boom was never a scheme but a wealth ladder: "I can't pass on a nursing degree to my child. I need to create wealth I can pass on to a generation."Plus: the scandal spreading beyond one owner, the rules that "were not created for us," and the question nobody can dodge — when your community's name is in the headline, who pays the price?One headline. Higher walls. We climb anyway.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

A former vice president is sitting in jail. The largest drug seizure in Liberia's history. And your group chat hasn't talked about anything else for a week.Abe, Buela, and Peterson ask the question nobody in the diaspora wants to answer: why do we know every detail of a scandal 6,000 miles away — but can't name our own city council member?The panel digs into the arrest at the airport ("it's fishy"), whether $300 million can enter a country without officials knowing, the fake letters and AI-generated claims flooding Facebook, and the hard truth about misplaced loyalty: we live here, we work here, we pay taxes here.Plus: a co-host reveals she wants to enter politics back home someday, and Peterson returns with a fifteen-year anniversary announcement that settles Monday's "layaway" debate once and for all.Keep up with home. Just don't get consumed by it.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Prince Harry gave up the palace for the American dream. Six years later, he's packing it in — and every immigrant knows exactly why.Abe, Buela, and Ms. B put the royal exit on trial: Did Meghan know what she was marrying into? Can a man who's never seen anybody work survive in a country where you actually have to? And why does a co-host two years off the plane say America is lonelier than back home?Plus: a nine-year courtship gets called a "layaway," the panel debates how long is too long before the ring, and one host finds out Meghan Markle is Black — live on air.Homesickness doesn't care if you're royalty. Even a prince went back home.

$863 per kid before the first bell. Phones getting benched. AI detectors reading your essays. School is back — and it's a whole different game now.Abe hands the co-host chair to an actual college student, and Buela Johnson delivers the line every teacher and parent needs to hear: "You can score a grade with AI. But can you defend the grade?"Inside: the community college move that turns a $1,300 course into a $300 one — same credits. Why Minnesota kids eat breakfast and lunch free, and whether taxpayers should foot the bill. The phone-ban debate ("they've got to interact with a human being for once"). And the hot take that'll start arguments at your dinner table: follow the passion, or follow the money?"Is it going to be hard? Yes. Am I going to die? No."Students, parents, grandparents — this one's the family meeting.Amplify. Empower. Elevate. New episodes Mon–Thu — follow the Inner Circle Podcast.

MPR dropped an investigation: a Liberian government official running Minnesota group homes from 5,000 miles away — $36 million in taxpayer money, neglect findings, and a community holding its breath.Let's be clear: he has not been accused of any crime. But the questions won't wait. Can you run a business you can't see? Where does hustle end and greed begin? And should a platform built to CELEBRATE our entrepreneurs be the one calling this out?Abe, Ms. B, and Buela Johnson say yes — because the honest operators deserve better. Ms. B breaks down exactly how the group home industry works and where the conflict of interest lives. Buela delivers the line of the night: "Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody's watching."Accountability AND grace. Both. That's how family handles hard news.Amplify. Empower. Elevate. New episodes Mon–Thu — follow the Inner Circle Podcast.

A jury already made Meta pay $6 million. Now the states are in court arguing your child's attention was engineered on purpose. So who's really guilty — the platforms, the parents, or all of us?Abe, Peterson, and brand-new co-host Buela Johnson go three rounds: infinite scroll vs. personal responsibility, the tobacco comparison, and whether parents should be on trial too. Abe confesses. Peterson brings the receipts. And Buela's own face was stolen by scammers — the platform couldn't even prove she was her."You can keep scrolling and keep wasting your life.""Kids are called kids for a reason. People are aware — they just play ignorant."Welcome to the circle, Buela.Amplify. Empower. Elevate. New episodes Mon–Thu — follow the Inner Circle Podcast.

3 million Black-owned businesses. Only 194,500 with a single paid employee. That gap is the whole story."There's living in the business, and there's building the business. We tend to live in the business."Abe and Ms. B break down why access to capital — not effort — built the gap, how $211 billion becomes $600 billion, and the local owners proving it's possible: from renting 1,500 square feet to owning 6,000. Plus breaking news on a major Black-owned expansion — and if nuns can open a bank, what's our excuse?Nobody's coming to save us. We save ourselves.Amplify. Empower. Elevate. New episodes Mon–Thu — follow the Inner Circle Podcast.

The co-hosts got caught up. The show went on anyway.Peterson's first-ever solo flight landed on ELECTION NIGHT — and he called it live on air: Amy Klobuchar, projected winner for governor. History moving in real time.Plus the realest take you'll hear on why immigrants sit out politics: many of us fled countries where politics meant danger. But "if you do not mess with politics, politics WILL mess with you."A record number of minority candidates just ran in Minnesota. Little mouse vs. elephant — and the mouse keeps showing up.New episodes Mon–Thu. Follow the Inner Circle Podcast.

"How many yachts do you need, Abraham?" — "A LOT, if I can afford it!"Abe and Ms. B go head to head on the crisis nobody's group chat is talking about: America is aging fast, and somebody has to pay for it. Home care runs $34 AN HOUR — do the math, that's $139K a year. A nursing home? $10K a month. And Medicare? Doesn't cover long-term care at all.Inside: why Ms. B says retirement planning is "a guessing game at its best." The culture war over "Mom lives with us" vs. "Mom goes to assisted living." Why elders say the nursing home is "where you go to die." What the immigration crackdown means for who takes care of your grandmother. And the question for your family: have y'all had THE conversation?New episodes Monday–Thursday. Subscribe on YouTube and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.#InnerCirclePodcast #AgingInAmerica #Caregiving #TheTalk

The internet played doctor with the biggest pop star alive — and she quit public life. Concern? Or cruelty?Ms. B: "If I can count your ribs, that's not shaming — that's the truth."Abe: "Whose place is it to comment on ANYBODY's body?"Nobody backed down.Plus: the childhood nickname "Booney Bones" that never healed, why our community says "she's struggling" when you lose weight — and the pregnant men segment. We said what we said.Drop a comment about the body comment YOU never forgot.New episodes Mon–Thu. Follow the Inner Circle Podcast.

"You basically decided to take your closet and turn it into a clothing store. I'm sorry to say."Ms. B and Yahri take over the Inner Circle Podcast Business & Finance Wednesday — and it gets REAL. Why staying in business is harder than starting one. The "boring stuff" behind every million-dollar launch. Working IN your business vs. building it. And why entrepreneurs who ignore politics are quietly killing their own companies.Plus: Ms. B's origin story — a little girl in a St. Paul basement with a briefcase and heels who never stopped. Yahri's hidden résumé: published journalist, family art business, paintings sold as far as Europe. The 30-year-old Black-owned beauty supply store that can't find a buyer. And one question for you: what's YOUR why?New episodes Monday–Thursday. Subscribe on YouTube and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.#InnerCirclePodcast #Entrepreneurship #BlackBusinessMonth #BuildWealth

The 5th Annual On The One Music Festival (w/ Chadwick Phillips)He was on a major label, on shows with Kendrick Lamar — and months behind on rent. Nobody knew.Chadwick Phillips pulls up to the Inner Circle and drops GEMS: winning the Hot 97 talent show, the record deal that looked like stardom and paid like a side hustle, losing it all, moving to Minnesota — and building the On The One Music Festival from no vendors and no banner to a FREE festival headlined by Grammy-nominated R&B legend Carl Thomas.Inside: "The person with the most rejections becomes the most successful." Why preparation is stress prevention. Mansa Musa and why "we are royalty." And the question that turned into a song live on air: how do you make the money work?On The One Music Festival: Saturday, Aug 8, 3–9 PM, Bloomington Central Station Park. FREE. All ages. Pull up.New episodes Monday–Thursday. Subscribe on YouTube and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.#InnerCirclePodcast #OnTheOne #CarlThomas #TwinCities

Who leaves Hollywood... for Philadelphia?!LeBron just walked away from the Lakers to sign a veteran-minimum deal with the Sixers — fourth team, age 41, season 24. Abe calls it like he sees it: that's not love of the game, that's ring-chasing. Yahri's not so sure.Inside: the "grasshopper" problem killing LeBron's GOAT case vs. MJ and Kobe. Why he's playing for Philly but living in Manhattan (Sixers fans are HEATED). Can Embiid, Maxey, and Jaylen Brown end a title drought running since 1983 — or is this championship-or-bust? Plus: did LeBron rush Bronny out of UCLA for his own dream?Abe drops his all-time top 5 at the end. Somebody's favorite got left off.New episodes Monday–Thursday. Subscribe on YouTube and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.#InnerCirclePodcast #LeBronJames #NBA

The boat docked at 6:06 p.m. His mother's phone rang at 11:07. Nolan Wells never came home.An 18-year-old goes missing on a Fourth of July boat trip with his white friends off the Mississippi coast — and the internet declares its verdict before the autopsy comes back. Cover-up or tragedy? Rush to judgment or pattern recognition?The Inner Circle Podcast splits the table on the case gripping the nation. Abe asks why everyone's jumping to conclusions. Yahri and Ms. B bring the receipts on why Mississippi doesn't get the benefit of the doubt. First-time panelist Chino stands on foul play. A surprise guest drops the question nobody can dodge: if the roles were reversed, would we even be having this conversation? Live callers, a lit chat, and a debate that gets uncomfortable — the phone, the mystery girl, the eight-hour silence, Ben Crump, and the two autopsies that still can't tell us how Nolan died.We're not detectives — just four mics, the facts, and the questions nobody has answered.New episodes 4 nights a week. Follow the Inner Circle Podcast and join the conversation.

67 years. Zero women of color in Coon Rapids City Hall. Thuba Nguyen is here to change that.The daughter of a Vietnam War refugee — brought to America by the act that reunited children of Black servicemen — Thuba went from a refugee camp to preschool classrooms to the State Capitol. Now she's knocking on doors in a city that's never seen a candidate like her.She gets real about code-switching on the campaign trail, the empty storefronts draining Coon Rapids, private equity buying up family homes — and the moment she was told never to question her patriotism. "Broken ceilings require broken glass. And glass cuts."The primary is Tuesday, August 11.Learn more: thubaforcoonrapids.com | @NguyenforCoonRapidsMayorCivic Tuesday on the Inner Circle Podcast — where we amplify, empower, and elevate all things civics. Follow, rate, and share.

10,000+ people. 100° heat. Four nightclubs packed beyond capacity. And nobody was counting.Liberia turned 179, and the diaspora showed OUT.So which city really came out on top? Minnesota? Philadelphia? The DMV? California?Tonight, Abe, Ms. B, and Yahri rank the biggest Independence Weekend celebrations across North America, relive the WizKid moment, call out the cities that denied parade permits ("we remember you when you come looking for our votes"), and ask a bigger question: How much money did the Liberian community generate this weekend—and why aren't we measuring our own economic impact?The data is priceless. The celebration was unforgettable. And with Liberia's 180th Independence just one year away, the planning starts now.The Inner Circle Podcast — where we Amplify, Empower, and Elevate the culture.

Snow, Hennessy, and Independence Day. How did Liberians turn Minnesota into Monrovia's second capital? The story of the "Liberian Weekend Off," why nobody who visits ever leaves, and a $1.6B economic footprint nobody's counting. Happy 26 — this one's on you

Division isn't just painful—it's expensive. While other communities turn their cultural celebrations into economic engines, we're splitting one holiday into multiple competing events and wondering why the sponsors, vendors, media, and crowds never reach their full potential.Tonight, we count the real cost of disunity: the money left on the table, the memories never created, and the opportunities our community keeps letting slip away.Ms. B paints a powerful picture of what one unified July 26 celebration could become, explores why trust remains the biggest obstacle, and shares a personal story of an opportunity she watched pass her own family by.One line captures the entire conversation:Organized money is organized power. Divided, we all lose.Tomorrow: Monrovia to Minneapolis – Part 2.#InnerCirclePodcast #ThePriceOfDisunity #July26 #LiberiansInMinnesota

One Independence Day. Multiple events. No unified plan.With Liberia's 179th Independence Day just days away, the Inner Circle Podcast asks the question many in the community have been asking: Why can't we come together for July 26?The conversation gets real. The city denied the parade permit. The canceled Lone Star vs. Minnesota United match sparks fresh questions about planning and leadership. The longtime I.E. vs. Barrolle tradition is missing, leaving many wondering how one of the community's most cherished rivalries became another casualty of division.Guest Peterson brings a different perspective, pointing to Chicago's Ghana Fest—three decades of sustained community collaboration—and asks why Minnesota can't build something with that same longevity.From ego and old rivalries to cliques, trust, and the leadership vacuum few want to address, the panel examines what continues to pull the community apart—and whether a unified July 26 celebration is still possible.Then comes the question that changes the conversation:Should the community stop supporting competing events until organizers commit to building one celebration together?Tomorrow: We move from emotion to economics. How much opportunity is our community losing because of division? Vendors. Sponsors. Hotels. Restaurants. Artists. The numbers may surprise you.

Minnesota is shaping up to be the place to celebrate Liberia’s 179th Independence Day — and we break down everything happening this weekend.Wizkid headlines Tribeville Fest at The Armory on Friday. The Independence Day Parade and Day in the Park take over Sunday. But one major event is no longer happening: the Liberia Lone Star vs. Minnesota United match was canceled after visa denials.Tickets were already sold. So where are the refunds?Plus: Katt Williams, a Lake Minnetonka yacht party, Spain wins the World Cup, Justin Bieber’s halftime performance gets a 6 out of 10, the LeBron GOAT debate gets heated — and Ms. B drops a bombshell about July 26, 2027.New episodes all week as we count down to the 26th. Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

There's a classroom on your son's phone — and nobody hired the teacher.Nearly one in four young men in America report feeling lonely every day. The number of men with no close friends has exploded over the past generation. Meanwhile, millions are turning to YouTube personalities, TikTok influencers, and online "alpha male" gurus for answers about success, relationships, masculinity, and purpose.So who's really raising our young men?This week, Abe, Yahri, and Ms. B dive deep into the manosphere: Andrew Tate, alpha-versus-beta culture, masculinity influencers, the loneliness epidemic, and why so many young men feel disconnected from community, friendship, and mentorship.The conversation gets personal when the panel tackles a question that stopped everyone in their tracks:"When was the last time you cried?"It gets heated. It gets honest. And nobody leaves the conversation the same way they entered it.The Inner Circle Podcast — where we amplify, empower, and elevate the conversations that matter.Follow, rate, and share with a parent, mentor, coach, or anyone helping raise the next generation of young men.

Everybody wants to be an entrepreneur in 2026—but what business actually makes sense?Abe, Ms. B, and Yahri debate the hottest businesses to start, buy, and grow right now, from food trucks and home healthcare to childcare, beauty services, and creative brands. The conversation tackles rising childcare costs, America's aging population, immigrant entrepreneurship, and whether owning a business is becoming more important than climbing the corporate ladder.If someone handed you $100,000 today, what would you build?Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Your city council decides your property taxes, your police budget, the parks your kids play in, and the future of your community — yet most people couldn't name a single member.Tonight, Charles Boakai, a first-time candidate for Champlin City Council Ward 4, joins the panel on the opening day of candidate filing for the November 3 special election. He lays out his vision for public safety, a community center, lower property taxes, and representation in one of Minnesota's fastest-changing suburbs.But the panel doesn't let him off easy. Abe, Peterson, and Yahri press him on the questions every candidate eventually faces: How do you lower taxes while expanding services? What should city government actually prioritize? And where does the money come from?Recorded live July 14, 2026.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Jay-Z just closed a three-night run at Yankee Stadium — Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Nas, Eminem, and Rihanna all on one stage. But who built who? Abe says Jay-Z is the blueprint for Black ownership. Ms. B says Jay-Z became Jay-Z with Beyoncé — and that a real leader would be creating more billionaires, not dissing them. Yahri drops the take nobody saw coming.Then the conversation gets bigger: in an industry worth trillions, how much do we actually own? From music and nightlife to media and entertainment, the panel explores whether we're building wealth or simply funding someone else's dream.The discussion then turns serious: Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old found dead off Horn Island after a July 4 boat trip with friends. The panel wrestles with what the story means — and agrees on one thing: the autopsy will talk.Plus: the Fenty buyback rumors, the scarcity mindset, and why "when you're up there, don't let another one in" may be costing us more than we realize.New episodes Monday through Thursday, 7:30 PM CST.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

The government is handing $1,000 investment accounts to babies born between 2025 and 2028. Abe says take the money — left alone it could grow to roughly $3,400, and with consistent contributions it could exceed $170,000 by adulthood. Ms. B's verdict? One word: "Scam."Then the conversation shifts to Washington's other major money move: the end of unlimited graduate school borrowing. New federal loan caps mean future doctors, lawyers, and graduate students may have to find other ways to bridge the gap. Yahri, currently in college with a master's degree in her future plans, says the path just got significantly narrower. Ms. B argues higher education should be free. Abe counters that unlimited borrowing is exactly why tuition spiraled out of control.At the center of it all is one question:Should the American Dream be built on investing or borrowing?And just when the debate couldn't get any stranger, Ms. B somehow connects it all to a future economy on Mars. Abe does his best to keep the conversation on Earth.Live four nights a week at 7:30 PM CST. Pull up a chair.Inner Circle Podcast: Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Born here means citizen. Full stop.That's what the Supreme Court ruled on June 30, reaffirming a principle that has defined America for more than 150 years. But the battle over birthright citizenship didn't start in 2026—and it likely won't end there.On this episode, Abe, Peterson, and Yahri trace the story from Dred Scott to the 14th Amendment to Wong Kim Ark—the son of Chinese immigrants born in San Francisco who had to fight his own government to prove he belonged.Why does every generation seem to revisit the same question: Who gets to be American?The conversation turns personal. Yahri, born in the United States, realizes she has never once had to think about her citizenship. Abe reflects on arriving in America as a teenager and the years he spent wrestling with identity before reaching a simple conclusion: "My entire life is here. I'm an American—and I don't need anyone's permission to say it." Peterson offers a message of reassurance to immigrant communities wondering what comes next.Plus: should a sitting president be calling FIFA to intervene in a red card decision? The table weighs in on the controversy surrounding the USA's World Cup exit.A conversation about citizenship, belonging, immigration, identity, and the future of the American promise.Live four nights a week at 7:30 PM CST. Pull up a chair.Inner Circle Podcast: Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

56 songs. Four hours. Surprise guests.Ms. B was in the building for Usher and Chris Brown's R&B Tour at U.S. Bank Stadium, and she says it's the closest thing to a Michael Jackson-level performance our generation will ever see. It wasn't just a concert. It was an experience.Then things get spicy.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Madison Square Garden wedding sparks a debate that quickly goes off the rails. Abe believes it's built to last. Ms. B is already counting down to the divorce. Love story or business move? The table couldn't agree.Plus, World Cup fan zones are turning American cities into month-long festivals, Afrobeats continues its rise with major stops across the country, and we preview Liberia's Independence Day celebration on July 26.Live four nights a week at 7:30 PM CST.Pull up a chair.Inner Circle PodcastAmplify. Empower. Elevate.

America turns 250 this Saturday — so on the finale of our America 250 series, we asked a question that doesn't fit on a flag:Can you love a country that's still arguing about whether you belong?What followed was the most honest debate of the week.Host Abe Kamara, Yahri Edmond, and Ms. B go in three different directions — gratitude versus reckoning, the Fourth of July versus Juneteenth, and whether "Independence Day" means the same thing to every American. Nobody fully agreed. Nobody backed down.An immigrant's Fourth of July. No flag-waving. No script. Just a real conversation about patriotism, history, belonging, and what America at 250 means to the people still trying to make sense of it.Inner Circle Podcast: Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Who actually builds this country?As America turns 250, that's the question the fireworks skip.In Part Two of the Inner Circle Podcast's America 250 series, host Abe Kamara and co-host Yahri Edmond take an honest look at the impact of immigrant labor — and the parts nobody explains. Why a new arrival takes a job most people won't touch. Why a doctor, engineer, or teacher from back home often has to start over on a factory floor. What remittances really cost. And why the American Dream can become a trap that leaves immigrants carrying more than they ever imagined.Plus, one of the most candid moments you'll hear this week: a Republican immigrant wrestling with the tension between voting for the economy and opposing his own party's immigration crackdown.A conversation about work, sacrifice, identity, and the people helping keep America running.Inner Circle Podcast: Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

America turns 250 this week — and it raises a question the Fourth of July often skips: when people come here, does America melt them into one identity, or add them to the picture without erasing who they are?Melting pot or mosaic?Host Abe Kamara, Peterson K, and Yahri Edmond get real. Two Liberian immigrants. One native-born American. A conversation about arriving in a country that didn't always match the movies, how long it takes for America to feel like home, whether anyone ever fully assimilates, and why the American Dream can be both a promise and a trap.Part One of the Inner Circle Podcast's America 250 series.This one gets personal.Inner Circle Podcast: Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Tonight's episode features a powerful conversation with Dr. Emma Jean Boyce, Health Equity Coordinator for the City of Brooklyn Park. Dr. Boyce shares her journey from a Liberian refugee camp to becoming a leading voice in public health, and breaks down what health equity really means, why some neighborhoods experience worse health outcomes than others, and what residents can do to get involved. A must-listen conversation on community, policy, and the systems that shape our health.Inner Circle Podcast: Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Why Minnesota? Host Abe Kamara sits down with Francis aka Francois, founder of François Global Sports Network and organizer of the inaugural Midwest Diaspora Cup, live at Noble Sports Park on Sunday, July 5.Inside the conversation: why he picked Minnesota over the East Coast, the first standalone women's kickball tournament he's seen anywhere — "Women of Substance" — and two independence days, July 4 and July 26, landing in the same Month - July.One day. Every age. Youth soccer, men's open cup, women's kickball, veteran all-stars to close.Sunday, July 5 — Noble Sports Park, Brooklyn Park, MN — 8 AM to 9 PM — $5 at the gate.Subscribe wherever you listen.Inner Circle Podcast: Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

The "safe" office job isn't so safe anymore.In 2026, the layoffs aren't just hitting the warehouse—they're hitting the $80K desk jobs: finance, administration, customer service, journalism, and many of the careers a college degree was once supposed to protect. As companies like Oracle, Meta, Amazon, and Salesforce continue restructuring while investing heavily in AI, the future of white-collar work is changing fast.On this Wednesday Finance & Business segment, host Abe Kamara, co-host Miss B, and college journalist Yahri explore who's most exposed, whether a four-year degree still delivers the return it once did, what happens to mid-career professionals forced to reinvent themselves, and how to protect your income—and your authentic voice—in a world where AI is already writing emails, creating music, generating images, and reshaping the workplace.No panic. No fearmongering. Just a real conversation about staying relevant, adaptable, and ready for what's next.Inner Circle Podcast — Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

alk away and get called a punk. Stand your ground and get 35 years.That's the impossible math this generation is doing in real time.This week, the Inner Circle Podcast crew breaks down the Karmelo Anthony verdict — the murder conviction, the self-defense claim the jury rejected, and what a deadly confrontation at a Texas track meet is really teaching young people about pride, survival, conflict, and consequence.No easy answers. No winners. Just the conversation nobody else is having.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Summer is here, and so is festival season.Tonight, Abe Kamara, Yahri, and Ms. B discuss the concerts, festivals, celebrations, and events making noise across Minnesota and beyond. From the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater to Essence Fest, summer travel, movies, and staycations, the crew explores where people are spending their time—and their money—this summer.What event is on your must-attend list this year?Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

He fled a civil war as a teenager. Now he's running to make history.This Civic Thursday, Abe Kamara and co-host Yahri sit down with Nehemiah Garley — the Liberian-born Brooklyn Park community advocate challenging Sen. Susan Pha for Minnesota Senate District 38. If elected, Garley would become Minnesota's first Liberian-born state senator.From public safety and youth violence to economic opportunity, small business growth, and the political rhetoric surrounding immigrant communities, this is a candid conversation about leadership, representation, and the future of District 38.Early voting begins June 26. The primary election is August 11. Whether you're already engaged or just starting to pay attention, this conversation matters.Watch. Learn. Vote.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

Three hosts. Three perspectives. One question:How does a community stop spending and start owning?Abe argues the problem isn't income — it's that we don't organize the capital we already have. Ms. B pushes back, insisting you can't organize money you were never paid fairly for, and that the system was built to keep the playing field tilted. Yahri asks the question beneath both arguments: How much is enough, and do you really need wealth to have influence?From susus and cooperatives to Black-owned banks, corporate tax breaks, designer knockoffs, and the uncomfortable truth nobody likes to say out loud about being broke, the conversation challenges assumptions about money, ownership, and what it really takes to build wealth.This isn't a discussion about getting rich. It's a debate about building institutions, creating opportunity, and whether communities can move from survival to ownership.Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

What happens when Liberian law enforcement professionals across America come together to mentor the next generation, strengthen their communities, and give back to Liberia?This week on the Inner Circle Podcast, Lt. Afric Johnson of ALEP-USA discusses the organization's mission, impact, and vision for the future. From mentorship and community engagement to professional development and leadership, ALEP-USA is helping shape a new legacy of service on two continents.The conversation also highlights ALEP-USA's 3rd Annual Convention and Banquet, taking place July 10–11 in Minnesota.The Inner Circle Podcast — Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

The crew goes freestyle on the week's biggest stories — and the conversation runs much deeper than the headlines.Abe, Miss B, and Yahri discuss the runaway cost of graduation season in immigrant communities, the New York Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years and the fans priced out of celebrating it, President Trump's White House UFC birthday bash, the so-called Kardashian curse, and the highly anticipated Michael Jackson biopic.But beneath the sports, celebrity news, and trending topics lies a bigger conversation: Why do we feel more divided in an era this connected? Why are we willing to spend thousands to watch the game, but hesitate to invest in owning a piece of it? And what does our obsession with entertainment reveal about who we are as a society?Thought-provoking, authentic, and unfiltered — this is Entertainment Monday, Inner Circle style.The Inner Circle Podcast — Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

The night before SpaceX officially hits Wall Street, host Abe Kamara joins co-hosts Yahri and Ms. B for a timely and thought-provoking conversation on one of the most anticipated IPOs in history.Is SpaceX at $135 per share a generational wealth opportunity, or is the market simply betting on Elon Musk? The discussion quickly moves beyond the stock ticker into a deeper conversation about financial literacy, ownership, wealth creation, and why so many Black and immigrant communities remain on the sidelines of the stock market.From IPOs and employee stock ownership to capital access and generational wealth, this episode challenges listeners to think differently about how wealth is built in America—and who gets left behind when they don't participate.Passionate, unfiltered, and packed with real-world insights, this is a conversation every aspiring investor, entrepreneur, and wealth-builder should hear.The Inner Circle Podcast — Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

What if, instead of starting a business from scratch, you simply bought one?On this week's Business & Finance Wednesday, Abe, Miss B, and Yahri explore Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) — a powerful wealth-building strategy that is widely discussed in mainstream business circles but rarely talked about in Black, immigrant, and underserved communities.The conversation dives into why business acquisition remains largely invisible to many minority entrepreneurs, the challenges of accessing capital and financing, and the unprecedented opportunity created by millions of aging small business owners preparing to retire.More than a discussion about buying businesses, this episode examines ownership, wealth creation, and what it will take for our communities to move from participating in the economy to owning a greater share of it.If you've ever dreamed of owning a business, this episode may completely change how you think about entrepreneurship.The Inner Circle Podcast — Amplify. Empower. Elevate.

The Inner Circle Podcast — amplifying, empowering, and elevating the conversations that matter most.In this special episode, host Abe Kamara sits down with Charles Kuchlenz, Libertarian candidate for Minnesota State Auditor — one of the state's four constitutional offices that most people have never heard of, but everyone should know about.Charles shares why he entered statewide politics, what it really takes to run as a third-party candidate in a system built for two, and his vision for transforming government financial data from buried PDFs into real-time public dashboards any citizen can access. The conversation gets into the fraud scandals making national headlines, why Minnesota's budget jumped from $63 billion to $78 billion in just a few years, and what everyday Minnesotans can actually do to hold their local governments accountable.Whether you're passionate about Minnesota politics, frustrated by rising property taxes, or just want to understand where your tax dollars are really going — this episode offers a candid, boots-on-the-ground perspective on transparency, public service, and what civic engagement looks like in 2025.Subscribe and stay in the Inner Circle.