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It's Always Personal
by Wood
I just got tired of the random redefining of what it is to be Black, or who's a real Black man. It's Always Personal is an attempt to expand on the most widely accepted examples, and stand alone (probably) as a new archetype to be considered. The mission of this podcast is to hold conversations that question what the masses seem disinterested in challenging, to illuminate the Black entertainment that often goes unnoticed, and to interview guests who can assist with completing IAP's said mission. Life just simply isn't about being entertained at all costs.
Episodes
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PJ Morton's Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (A Man's Life & Faith)
After this past weekend's BET Awards... thank God for PJ Morton having delivered us his latest album Saturday Night, Sunday Morning. Always appreciate brother PJ for us keeping us fed!
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A Personal Look at Freedom
Thoughts on the Karmelo Anthony trial, verdict, sentencing, and the reaction of some of Black America to the case. A Van Lathan Higher Learning clip profoundly affected Wood's longtime understanding, and importance, of freedom.
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Is The Person Who Called You "House N***a" Successful?
Ransom recently spit on the opening track, "Amazing Graces", of his DJ Premier collaboration EP, "I realized the emptiest of minds make the most noise." I'm willing to bet not a second goes by online, daily, that a Black person of a certain level of achievement isn't being hit with a "House…
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The Forge Movie Review & Black Conflict on Socials is Wild
Netflix's The Forge (Aug 2024) was a poignant look at just how great Black mentorship between men could be great. If it wasn't for social media a lot more could really be possible.
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Might Delete Later: NEMESIS, Black Men, and Black Men & Black Women
This isn't a podcast episode.
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Fake Feuds: Cam and Whitlock vs Stephen A., Black Hatred of Success (Jay-Z Returns)
I knew Black people wouldn't go on for long without the next battle after SINNERS received its Oscars' results. Immediately the community got to focus on some usual content suspects in Cam Newton, Jason Whitlock, and Stephen A.; plus the return of a celebrity, Jay-Z, who usually limits access to...
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The Constant Crash Out Age, Highly Combustible Folks, and Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2
Summary In this conversation, the speaker delves into various themes surrounding race, personal struggles, and societal perceptions. Starting with the controversy surrounding Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, the discussion transitions into broader topics of race and privilege, personal resilience…
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Relationship Goals Movie, HYSAs and 'Do People Want to Be Happy?'
Do people on social media, of which some are actually real people, truly want to be happy? Host Wood discusses another week of productive soc media interactions, and then delves into a little financial literacy talk centered on High Yield Savings Accounts (HYSA). Are you leaving "free" (easy)…
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Jason Whitlock's Reply to My Tomlin Email; NFL Head Coach Hiring (I Love the Game)
Wood took the time to email Fearless with Jason Whitlock host Jason Whitlock to biblically confront him about his episode where he recklessly alleged former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stepped down due to swirling rumors of infidelity. Unexpectedly, Whitlock replied. Additionally, Black...
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Jason Whitlock Alleges Tomlin Stepped Down Due To Infidelity; Nas' 3rd Childhood
Jason Whitlock is fearless in offering no proof that former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin resigned over problems in his marriage. Whitlock, and his Christian worldview, dances around accusations of infidelity, speaking vaguely about Tomlin ending his 19-year tenure as being 'bizarre' and...
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SINNERS in Awards Season, One Battle After Another & NFL Playoffs
Summary In this episode, the host discusses various themes surrounding black culture, media representation, and the reactions to award shows. He reflects on the growth of his podcast audience, critiques the lack of support for black content in mainstream award shows, and questions the…
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TV Series Wrap Up - All Her Fault, Task & Others
Summary In this conversation, the host reviews various shows and movies available on streaming platforms, discussing their themes, character dynamics, and cultural implications. The conversation touches on the impact of the holiday season on viewing habits, the controversies surrounding Dave...
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Healed Hip Hop - Salute to Nas, Mass Appeal Records & De La Soul
Summary In this episode, the host expresses gratitude towards Nas and reflects on personal challenges while discussing recent music releases, particularly focusing on the impact of social media on the music industry. The conversation delves into themes of racism in the NFL, the evolution of music...
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Predator: Badlands Review & What'd You Consume Today, King?
This episode features of review of the latest installment of the Predator franchise, PREDATOR: BADLANDS, by IAP host Wood. Then, Wood sifts through this latest in random podcast content with some commentary and reaction.
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Ruth & Boaz Movie Review & The Life Equation Concept
This episode is a breakdown of Netflix's Tyler Perry-produced romance/drama Ruth and Boaz movie.
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Traditional Marriage Expectations - Would a Brother Be 'Protect at All Cost?'
Keywords traditional marriage, relationship expectations, masculinity, biblical teachings, cultural commentary Takeaways Clarification on biblical references and names of disciples. Discussion on traditional roles in marriage and expectations from both partners. Critique of men's responsibilities...
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A Fly in the Soup Album Spotlight & The Conspiracy Era
In this episode, the host delves into the complexities surrounding LeBron James, media personalities, and the impact of conspiracy theories in sports commentary. The discussion highlights the importance of critical thinking, personal growth, and the influence of faith and modern media on public...
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C.L.I.P.S. Down With Black Nudity? & IAP Sports
Wood tackling random sports storylines... nothing all that serious! Some observations on Bomani Jones "sports" talk - is top-tier sports talk just an ongoing war amongst those who used to work on TV; Angel Reese and Suni Lee earn wings with Victoria Secret, Jason Whitlock NFL coach "analysis"…
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C.L.I.P.S. | Influence vs Media Popularity
In this conversation, the host delves into various themes surrounding media influence, personal accountability, and cultural expectations. The discussion begins with Shannon Sharpe's evolution in the media landscape, transitioning into a critique of how social media shapes public perception,...
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C.L.I.P.S. | Spousal Grief Year 1 - Widower Life
Host Wood shares reactions after listening to an episode of the Dear Future Wifey podcast's "Love After Loss" episode with married couple Ray and Lexus Singleton. After hearing some familiar and inspiring details about the introduction and courtship of the Singletons, Wood gets into some sharing...
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IAP Post-Summer Check-In - Life Under the Influence
This episode was really supposed to be, at the least, more about host Wood's inaugural experience at the annual MACC One Love Century Labor Day weekend road cycling event. The OLC did get brought up but time had to be spent reacting to the content world's most popular topics in Shannon Sharpe…
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SMOKE Episodes 1 & 2, Jim Jones Lets Nas Down and Sports Talk
Host Wood has a new interesting TV series in Apple TV+'s latest drama SMOKE. Leads Taron Egerton and Journee Smollett join forces to investigate a pair of active arsonists terrorizing a smaller city, and the show's gotten off to a solid start, but a couple major early reveals cause one to ask…
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STRAW Review & Reaction AND More
The IAP film review of Tyler Perry's latest Netflix film STRAW. Other topics include the 2025 NBA Finals, the 2025 French Open champion Coco Gauff, Angel Reese being named B.E.T.'s Female Athlete of the Year and more current sports and entertainment headlines.
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Netflix's FOREVER - Mara Brock Akil & Team Deserve High Praise
This episode is all about a newer series streaming on Netflix, FOREVER, and Wood's reaction to the 8 episodes of Season 1. Tap in and help celebrate the efforts and performances of creator Mara Brock Akil and wonderful cast including Michael Cooper Jr, Lovie Simone, Wood Harris & Karen Pittman....
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FOREVER Series on Netflix, IAP in Therapy & the United States of Angry
TV veteran Mara Brock Akil's latest series, FOREVER, started streaming on May 8, 2025 and Wood thought you should know. This episode lightly covers episodes 1-3. Other episode topics include Wood's experience with a couple sessions of therapy as he continues to work through grief, the continuous...
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Black Fatigue, the Actively Black Brand & IAP TV Corner
Wood discusses online and soc media's "Black Fatigue" thing, questioning if it's really a rejection of certain aspects of Black culture. A good, informative interview of Lanny Smith, the founder of the Actively Black apparel brand, on Jemele Hill's Spolitics podcast changed Wood's stance "wearing...
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Shedeur Sanders & the NFL - Racism or Rebuke of Street Culture?
Wood speaks on Shedeur Sanders' 2025 NFL Draft experience being a matter of a combination of bad advice and "others" looking at street culture for what it is. And then, just when the NBA gets the majority of the daily talking points to being favorable, the conclusion of the Eastern Conference's...
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IAP Random Topics & Observations
Host Wood just dealing with random headlines, soc media posts, comment section exchanges, topics, culture & gender wars etc etc
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More SINNERS & Random Life Topics
No sense in really bothering with a full-on review of director/creator Ryan Coogler's popular new motion picture SINNERS, as Google can get to one in podcast or article format in just a few seconds. However, Wood revisits a few more details and themes from the film by building off of…
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The IAP SINNERS Movie Review - 3 Big Questions
IAP might have a different, and very likely unpopular, opinion about Ryan Coogler's new highly acclaimed film SINNERS. For this episode host Wood asks three major questions about details that the bigger, more popular podcasts seemingly overlooked. Overall, salute to Coogler, lead actor Michael B....
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MARGA, New Music, and Consistency & Capacity
The ReidOut has been canceled, so let's talk a little bit about Joy Reid's MSNBC show being canceled. A recent bike ride's playlist left Wood with an epiphany: MARGA. Other topics include some thoughts on learning about the concept of Capacity according to the Instagram profile for therapist…
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C.L.I.P.S. - More on Spousal Grief and Kendrick's Halftime Show
Wood shares more thoughts on Detroit, MI author Jason Wilson's illuminating book The Man The Moment Demands: Master The 10 Characteristics Of The Comprehensive Man. In a recent episode Wood explained that he couldn't find a podcast on Spousal Grief that "fed" his needs - during his difficult…
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CLIPS - Random Sports & Entertainment Takes
Wood reacts to random sports and entertainment topics or observations. This C.L.I.P.S. episode features reactions to Cam Newton vs old Carolina Panthers teammates, a bumpy start for rapper Ransom's new podcast, personal fitness goals & progress report, observations on (Black) dating apps, and a...
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Hooray, We're Getting Our 2025 (Black) Leaders
Wow... I'm just gonna throw this out here: I don't have any problems with being Black. Not to where these new "leaders" can just unconditionally receive my unwavering support. This episode we're talking talking about author Jason Wilson's new book The Man The Moment Demands: Master the 10...
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Ugly Times Find Beautiful People
The IAP house lost its most cherished, valued and trusted person. The valiant and year-long battle of Wood's wife was recurring topic through much 2024, and her last week in this world prompted an immediate halt to the podcast. Wood reflects on his 21-year marriage, and shares what can be shared...
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C.L.I.P.S. We All Bent a Knee to the Sucka N**** (LL ATCQ)
Happy weekend!
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C.L.I.P.S. Lemme Tell Ya 'Bout Team Gun, Then Talk "50/50" What
Wood is just going to sit back and let the people of today learn about love - Black and/or otherwise - and its challenges through today's soulless music and episodes of young queen Angel Reese's podcast. This episode is talking about a Black married couple, and their example, that the people of...
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C.L.I.P.S. Mid- to Late-October '99...
If young Queen Angel Reese & her esteemed panel of experts can curate a conversation on Black love... Wood surely can, right? The question didn't get posed, I completely know LL's "I Need Love" is a classic, but have you even aware of Robin Thicke's "I Need Love" ballad? It's kind of the…
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IAP C.L.I.P.S. Y'all Want Bold Takes, Well Here's One About Snoop Dogg, Rap & Blacks
Wood had already been overcome with a curiosity about the dictionary definition of 'narrative", and had found one genuinely harrowing definition. A couple of hours later he heard the popular song "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" as the shoulder music for TNT's broadcast of the NBA...
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Long Live A Tribe Called Quest, That W Finals Game 5 Boxscore Though, and More
Election talk with two weeks to go... we're laughing at cock references now? Angle Reese's podcast welcomes Kayla Nicole, the ex-girlfriend of Kansas Chiefs TE Travis Kelce - Taylor Swift's boyfriend. What productive conversation could these Black women possibly have about Black love? Wood also...
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Kamala Gets on the Front Foot, A Tribe Called Quest RnRHOF Induction Weekend
This 2024 election cycle hasn't been pretty, it's been historically eventful, but Kamala Harris is going into the championship rounds showing her mettle. She's not exactly Barack Obama 2.0, but she became the candidate for this moment, and it may pay off for her. Wood talks about VP Harris' Big...
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I Heard From a Couple Black Men, and So Did Kamala
Wood shares some thoughts on "listening" to a couple of brothers with different approaches to politics. Other topics include Today's Moment with The Teachings of Jason Whitlock's Fearless, soc med & podcast snitchin' featuring Drink Champs and Sway in the Morning, how could Nike slip so badly…
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Just Trying to Hear Black Men Out
Everyone should do what they believe they need to do on November 5. That includes sitting out the election altogether. Currently, a discussion about acceptable ways to communicate with Black men is underway, as well as a warning being given that Black men's support for former President Donald…
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She Taught Love - The IAP Review
Wood sets the table for the IAP review of new romantic-drama She Taught Love, and Andscape-produced fim streaming on HULU. The episode became too long and had to be split into two episodes so some earlier topics include the NFL, TV Talk about Slow Horses S4 & Bad Monkey, troubling family...
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Topics Inspired by Andscape's New Film 'She Taught Love'
Wood sets the table for the IAP review of new romantic-drama She Taught Love, and Andscape-produced fim streaming on HULU. The episode became too long and had to be split into two episodes so some earlier topics include the NFL, TV Talk about Slow Horses S4 & Bad Monkey, troubling family...
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IAP C.L.I.P.S. | Team Black Man and Team Black Woman (Let's Go!)
Wood is still saluting HULU's UnPrisoned comedy-drama and its creator Tracy McMillan, leads Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo, and Marque Richardson for attempting to truly do meaningful work. Salute to HULU for investing in the telling of Black stories. At least with UnPrisoned we get to look at...
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IAP C.L.I.P.S.: A Closer Look at UnPrisoned's "Mal"
The premise of this C.L.I.P.S. installment is to take a look the UnPrisoned character "Mal" with the respect to our community's penchant to outright lionize strong Black leads like James St. Patrick (I said Sinclair), Franklin Saint, Nino Brown, Menace's O-Dog or Sugar Hill's Romello. Or maybe we...
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UnPrisoned Season Two, TV Talk and Random Sports Headlines
How'd HULU's UnPrisoned do for its sophomore season? The Kerry Washington-led comedy is creator Tracy McMillan attempt to share her pain to help others in "the community" to begin to work through theirs. Hey, it features some drug trafficking! Other topics include hateful Indiana Fever fans and…
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Opportunity and Problem-Solving (But Chat On)
Wood rambles on about rookie Washington Commander Jayden Daniels triumphant Monday Night Football debut, highly addictive Lays potato chips, more details on Peacock's limited series Fight Night, Talib Kweli & J Rawls' new album The Confidence of Knowing, and filtering social media commentary to...
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Peacock's Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist & The Best RnB Song Nobody's Talking About
Wood discusses Will Packer and Kevin Hart's popular new mini-series on Peacock - Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. Music just doesn't stand much of a chance nowadays, but Tyrese really created some real RnB magic with a new record on his Beautiful Pain album. Gospel singer Le'Andria Johnson...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I just got tired of the random redefining of what it is to be Black, or who's a real Black man. It's Always Personal is an attempt to expand on the most widely accepted examples, and stand alone (probably) as a new archetype to be considered. The mission of this podcast is to hold conversations that question what the masses seem disinterested in challenging, to illuminate the Black entertainment that often goes unnoticed, and to interview guests who can assist with completing IAP's said mission. Life just simply isn't about being entertained at all costs.
HOSTED BY
Wood
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