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Necessary Conversations

by Saleem Messiah

Necessary Conversations is a podcast based on conversations that are necessary where everybody has a story. Saleem Messiah goes in depth with a person and their life story and how they go to the point they're at now.

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Episodes

  1. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Malachi Messiah on growing up, football career

    In this episode Saleem talks to Malachi about how it was growing up for him. We talked about growing up together, and about some parts i may have missed being at school.

  2. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Coach Daniel Carr on coaching & life

    In this episode of Necessary Conversations Saleem talks with Coach Carr about all things football related, and life.

  3. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Fatir Bell, Savion Johnson, Ramir Greene on life

    In this episode Saleem talks with these 3 men about growing up being a man, and the responsibilities that may come with it.

  4. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Sidiki Kone on Path to the Draft

    In this episode Saleem talks with Sidiki about his upcoming opportunity to turn pro in football, and how he got there. Also his work he put in to be among the best RAS RBs since 1987!

  5. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Melisa Loa on life and passions

    In this episode Saleem talks to Melisa about her passions for working with First Generation college students after being one herself. We go over for path school experiences, and who she is outside of work.

  6. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Troy Baxter on the school system, future life

    In this episode Saleem talks to Troy about how the school system helps us as young people, but can also hinder growth and actual learning as well. We talk about the future of life and his goals, and how rare it is to be in a position were in now.

  7. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah being transparent about life experiences and more!

    In this weeks edition of Necessary Conversations host Saleem Messiah does something a little differently. He talks to the viewers about his life experiences growing up from a young kid to now. He also tries to provide motivation do the viewers.

  8. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft 3x Champ Mario Elie on his NBA Career & more!

    In this episode Saleem talks with Mario about his 3x NBA champion career and his life after basketball!

  9. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Jack Neves on Faith, Golf, and Life

    In this episode Saleem talks with Jack about his level of faith and what it took to get to that point. He also talks about his love for the game of Golf, and how it started and his plans for it. Lastly, he just talks about life hardships and how he overcame them

  10. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Shawn Belle on life after football and more

    In this episode Saleem talks to Shawn about his final season of college football and how he's taking it all in. We also go over what his life after football could potentially look like

  11. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Connor Dietz on ROTY, high school career, and more

    In this episode Saleem talks with Connor about his ROTY season, his high school career, and his future aspirations.

  12. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Coach Dan Chipka

    In this episode Saleem talks with Coach Chip about his journey at AIC from a special teams coordinator position coach offensive coordinator now Head Coach. He talks about his philosophies and how he got them. What to expect for this upcoming season, and this recruiting class as well as retaining...

  13. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Jaree Jones on coming up in the midwest & football

    In this episode Saleem talked with Jaree about growing up in a mixture of Chicago and Wisconsin. We always talked about the stigma of sports in those mid west areas and how he feels they're better than they get credit for. We also talk about relationships.

  14. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft Coach Lock on pro football career, & relationships

    In this episode we Saleem talks to Coach Lock about it all. From his professional football career to being a teacher, to being a new father. We talk about relationship in this day in age and we talk about him coaching. We also touch on him being a man of God.

  15. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft KoryHiii on his music, traveling, and basketball

    In this episode Saleem talks with Kory about his time playing at NJ basketball powerhouse Roselle Catholic. He talks about his him being inducted into the roselle Catholic hall of fame. He also talks about how he got into the music business and where he sees his career going with it. We then…

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  16. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Coach Hulk on coaching life & importance of family

    In this episode Saleem talks to Coach Hulk about his experiences coaching football. How he got into coaching how he went from being a fire fighter to a EMT. He also went over his love for his daughter.

  17. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Savion Johnson on life experiences and growth

    In this episode Saleem talks to Savion about his growth as a man and how he was able to make the 360 turn around. We also talk debunk what people once felt about him, as well as go over his future plans.

  18. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Jeffrey Miller on his upbringing and college

    In this episode Saleem talks with Jeffrey about his hard upbringing as it relates to football. We also talk about his traveling experiences. We talk about his college experience so far and what he expects from the future.

  19. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Jadye Foxworth & Shawn Smith on life & experiences

    In this episode Saleem talks with Shawn and Jadye about their life since the last time they sat down on Necessary Conversations. We talk about the definition of love, we talk about the changes that have came to their lives both good and bad, and we talk about experiences with life.

  20. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Joel Alvarado & Jacob Jimenez

    In this episode Saleem talks with Joel and Jacob about how college life is treating them so far, as well as they're struggles to get to this point and what they want to do in the future.

  21. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Gloria Torres

    In this episode Saleem talks with Gloria about being a non traditional student. We talk about her path to get back to school. As well as her life doing drag. We talk about her being a mother and more.

  22. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Cenai Collins

    In this episode Saleem talks with Cenai about his music. Cenai is a upcoming producer in the Springfield area. We go over his music process and how he comes up with his projects and ideas. We also go over who he is outside of the music. We also go over his sports career from the start to the...

  23. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. DuelChasers CEO

    In this episode Saleem talks to the DuelChasers CEO about sports, gambling, and slightly touches on growing up. We talk about expectations for the college football season specifically how is Alabama crimson tide. He makes a mock 12 team playoff for this year, and more.

  24. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Anadalay Garcia

    In this episode Saleem talks with Anadalay about her role in cultural night. She talked about growing up in the Dominica Republic and the experiences that came with it. She also talks about coming to the United States and her shocks that came with that. She touches on some of her family dynamics...

  25. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Pedro P. Grace D. Chris D. Paola SB and Venise S

    In this episode Saleem talks with Pedro Panelli, Grace Dervan, Chris Dias, Paola Soto Burgos and Venise Sanft about their performances during cultural night in the Spring Semester of 2024. Cultural Night is a night the ACE program puts on every semester that allows students and sometimes staff to...

  26. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Jaydah Soto-Landrau

    In this episode Saleem talks with Jaydah about growing up in Springfield. She talks about her love life, food. pop culture, and more.

  27. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Nevin Earl & Michael Grant

    In this episode Saleem talks to Mike and Nevin about everything. From food, to life, to football, to upbringings. Conspiracies. Their beliefs and more.

  28. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Logan Kovall

    In this episode Saleem talks to Logan about his football journey. From covid potentially canceling football in Connecticut him and his family uprooted to Texas football. Going to camps getting an offer from Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders then having a injury and grade problems sent him off to JUCO...

  29. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Grace Dervan

    In this episode Saleem talks to Grace about her life in the content creation world. Grace took over the school from a content creation standpoint this year and pumped out great content. For multiple sports teams and school programs. We talked about how much she learned and where she wants to take...

  30. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Jack Hall & Aasim Gunther

    In this episode Saleem talks with Jack and Aasim about the game of basketball,. We talk about how they got into basketball, how their recruiting process was like and more importantly how they got to AIC. It then leads into talking about "crashing out" over disloyalty in relationships. Ending on...

  31. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Joseph Albano

    In this episode Saleem talks to Joe about how his freshman year of college went. Coming into college during covid wasn’t easy but he talked about how he got through it. He then described how his sophomore season of college went which he described as the best time of his life. Then going on to…

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  32. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Iman Williams

    In this episode Saleem talks to Iman about education. She went from a double bachelors to a masters and is in the process of receiving her doctorate and psychology counseling. She's not stopping there because she wants another degree! We also go over her upbringing, her transformation as a…

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  33. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Lucas Morales-Fernandez

    In this episode Saleem talks to Lucas about his time at AIC. From freshmen year to now being a graduate. We talked about how he got through the covid process of being in college. We talked about his position of being a goalie and how he prepares for that. We also speak on how his 4 seasons of...

  34. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Elijah Stokley

    In this episode Saleem talks to Elijah about how "life be lifing". We talk about the expectations for someone straight out of college as it relates to life, and finances. We also talk about the state of relationships these days. What women and men in this generation want and expect. Lastly, we...

  35. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Aaron Myric

    In this episode Saleem talks to Aaron about his up and coming clothing brand NOBU. He also talks about his time in college, what he has learned and whats next in Aaron's life. We also talk about traveling and where we'd like to go, as well as lessons high school taught us.

  36. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Jason James, Chase Nelson, & Mike Henderson

    In this episode Saleem talks to the guys about basketball, life and school. We talk about the infamous GOAT debate and our opinions on it. We talk about where we're from, our taste in music and more.

  37. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Fayeson Carney on Navigating life struggles & more

    In this episode Saleem talks to Fazo about his life struggles. We talk about what he was facing throughout school and how he was able to over come. We also talk about how he navigates life with his core principals.

  38. Necessary Conversations w. Saleem Messiah ft. Coach Iz Abraham on past and future of football

    In this episode Saleem talks to Coach Iz about how it was growing up with football. We then speak about his past coaching experiences and how he got into coaching. We talk about what he looks for in a running back, and what his coaching goals are.

  39. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Eve McCray & Antoinette O'Connor on Senior Week

    In this episode Saleem talks with Eve and Ant about AIC Senior week events, how they got AIC, and the future of their careers.

  40. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. April Rourke on LeBron, OT Program, Madea

    In this episode Saleem talks to April about her experiences in the Occupational Therapy Program and what led her into that. We talk about her love for Drake as an artist. We also talk about how she thinks LeBron is washed, and what her favorite Madea plays and movies are.

  41. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Alaysia Raiford

    In this episode Saleem talks to Alaysia about her love for dance and growing up in the dance culture. We talk about her love for the outdoors and her enjoyment of fishing. We also touch on what brought her to AIC, growing up in Springfield. I then explain to her and viewers of why AIC Football…

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  42. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Omari Hutchinson

    In this episode Saleem talks with Omari about his breakout season at AIC over a 2 game stretch due to injury Omari went for 143 yards on 7 catches and 2 touchdowns. We also talk about his journey from New York to West Orange NJ. We go over what made him choose football over basketball, and his...

  43. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Frank Borrelli

    In this Episode Saleem talks with Frank about his journey from a young child to a now one of assistant deans of the arts department at AIC. Growing up in Springfield and being heavily active in the theaters and his improvements he has help make for the school.

  44. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Rodelin Payoute

    In this episode Saleem sits down with Rod to show him some love on how he handled the trials and tribulations he went through this past season. We went over how he was able to get from week to week and what his mindset was to being able to eventually start even with all odds stacked against him.…

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  45. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Kemari Ward

    In this episode Saleem talks with Kemari about how his injury has been going. We talk about how the torn ACL happened, and his experiences from it. We talk about the mentality trying to get through the injury. We also talk about how he was able to climb the depth chart with a new coaching staff.…

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  46. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Carlos Hubb & Tyrae Washington

    In this episode Saleem talks with Carlos and Tyrae about real world issues. We talk about this upcoming election and who they plan on voting for. We also talk about the way the world is shaping out, and the wonders as it relates to the futures of it. We also discuss culture and society as we see...

  47. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Nicole Coss

    In this episode Saleem talks with Nicole about her interesting life story. From being adopted to being in some troubles as a young kid and having a kid at 20 and having to figure it out and trying to figure out herself to. She also talks about her traveling life and her traveling wants.

  48. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Isaiah Darden

    In this episode Saleem talks with Isaiah about his love for comics and superheroes. We talk about his love for marvel comics, characters, and movies. We also discuss how he got to AIC, as well as his love for drawing.

  49. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Shawn Belle

    In this episode Saleem talks with Shawn "Deuce" about his rise on the depth chart to being a backup LB to one of the leaders of a young defense. We talk about the struggles that our school is going through and how it could effects the students. We also touch on just a multitude of life situations...

  50. Necessary Conversations w: Saleem Messiah ft. Albert Onivogui

    In this episode Saleem talks with Albert about how his life was growing up in New Haven. We reminisced down memory lane of having sort of the same experiences coming up through school. We talk about the motherland itself in Africa. We also touch on his motivation for pushing in life, and why he’s...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Necessary Conversations is a podcast based on conversations that are necessary where everybody has a story. Saleem Messiah goes in depth with a person and their life story and how they go to the point they're at now.

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Necessary Conversations currently has 103 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Necessary Conversations about?

Necessary Conversations is a podcast based on conversations that are necessary where everybody has a story. Saleem Messiah goes in depth with a person and their life story and how they go to the point they're at now.

How often does Necessary Conversations release new episodes?

Necessary Conversations publishes regularly with 103 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.

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Necessary Conversations is created and hosted by Saleem Messiah.
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