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Olay & Friends
by Olayemi Olurin
Olay & Friends is a weekly podcast where Olay invites 5 of your favorites discuss hot topics! The podcast invokes a Black 90s nostalgia you'll love!
Episodes
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Yung Miami & The Black Respectability Panic
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Cheyenne Bryant & The Pro-Black Scammer Epidemic
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50 Cent's Diddy Documentary Is Worse Than You Thought
Today's discussion centers around Sean Combs: The Reckoning. Chapters:0:00 Intro1:36 Hello/So....the Diddy Documentary5:59 Regarding the Presentation of The Incident(s)11:57 "...From A Place of Hate (...& That's Okay)"16:57 The Documentary's Goals & Short Comings26:48 When Does it Talk about the...
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The Rise of MAGA Minaj
Olay & Friends discuss Pharrell Williams' recent comments about his apolitical stance and Nicki Minaj's speech at the UN. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:47 Hello!/The Fall or Rise of MAGA Minaj6:41 Nicki's Recent Moves10:14 "People Think Nikki Isn't MAGA???"13:43 Very, VERY Deliberate15:21 "Almost Full...
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Charlamagne vs. Roland Martin: The State of Black Media
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down the recent disagreement between Roland Martin and Charlamagne tha God over the government shutdown — where it came from, what’s driving it, and what it says about the state of Black media, ego, accountability, and the ever-shifting landscape of…
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Was the Internet Wrong About The Brick Lady?
The “Brick Lady” case took a major turn this week: she was convicted and sentenced to 90 days in jail, 10 years of probation, a 10-year social media ban, and over $42,000 in restitution for filing a false police report and related fraud charges.In this episode, we break down the internet’s...
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Keke Palmer's "Southern Fried Rice" is Controversial... Let's Talk About it
We break down the controversy around Keke Palmer’s upcoming film Southern Fried Rice — why it’s sparking debate, what the internet is getting right (and wrong), and what it says about representation, culture, and Keke’s career. Chapters:0:00 Intro1:28 Keke Palmer's New Show21:16 Outrage...
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What Does Tyler The Creator OWE His Black Fans?
We get into the controversy that started when Tyler, The Creator liked a tweet calling out his white fans for being anti-Black — a moment that sent the internet digging up his old edgelord era and reignited questions about accountability. We unpack whether the criticism is fair, what’s…
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Marc Lamont Hill DOES Belong on The Joe Budden Podcast
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down the viral discourse around Marc Lamont Hill and QueenzFlip’s clash on The Joe Budden Podcast. The internet turned their argument into a sweeping debate about “anti-intellectualism,” painting Marc as a victim of bullying and insisting he didn’t belong on...
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ERIC ADAMS' Steamy Affair Exposed
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into the chaos surrounding Eric Adams’ ex-girlfriend dropping a tell-all about their affair and her time in his administration. We break down the mess, the motives, the timing, and what this whole spectacle reveals about power, politics, and the people who stay...
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Hip Hop Has a WEIRDO Problem
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down Dame Dash’s viral return to The Breakfast Club, the ongoing “weirdo problem” in hip hop, and why Young Miami’s letter calling Diddy a “good man” has everybody exhausted. We get into the industry’s enabling culture, the blurred lines between loyalty and...
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Drake & Young Thug Are SPIRALING
This week on Olay & Friends, we dig into Drake’s messy Iceman album rollout — from the Bobbi Althoff interview to the drama with Young Thug, GloRilla, and Mariah the Scientist. Add in a flood of leaked phone calls and you’ve got one of the most chaotic rollouts in recent memory. Chapters:0:00...
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Charlie Kirk is Not a Martyr
This week on Olay & Friends, we unpack the reaction to Charlie Kirk’s passing and the political firestorm that followed. We break down the responses from the right, the hypocrisy in how extremism gets framed after someone dies, and why accountability doesn’t disappear just because the…
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“Big Back” is a Big Problem…Let’s Talk About It
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down the controversy after Cardi B called her own fans “big backs” — a comment many saw as fatphobic, including TikToker Samira, whose critique sparked a wider conversation. We get into why the backlash wasn’t just “internet reaching,” how celebrities…
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Snoop Dogg Thinks There’s a Gay Agenda
This week on Olay & Friends, we unpack Lil Nas X’s arrest and the media circus surrounding it, plus Snoop Dogg’s comments about a so-called “gay agenda.” We get into how quickly conversations about queer artists spiral into moral panic, the double standards in hip-hop, and why these narratives…
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Ari Lennox is Right About Martin
This week on Olay & Friends, we dive into the backlash against Ari Lennox after she pointed out the obvious: Martin had a real colorism problem. We break down why her critique was valid, why people get defensive when Black women name colorism in beloved classics, and how nostalgia often protects...
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Tyla is a Victim of Diaspora Wars
This week on Olay & Friends, we talk about how Tyla got pulled into nonstop diaspora wars online — and whether that backlash played a role in her low album sales. We break down the way Black artists get caught in cross-cultural fire, how petty internet fights turn into full-blown smear campaigns,...
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Nick Cannon is a Symptom, Not the Problem
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into the uncomfortable truth: the Black community has a real parenting problem, and Nick Cannon is just one high-profile symptom of it. We break down how generational wounds, absent parenting, and performative fatherhood show up in our culture, why calling it…
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Laverne Cox Dated a MAGA Cop... Let's Talk About It
This week on Olay & Friends, Laverne Cox joins us for a candid conversation about the backlash she faced after revealing she once dated a MAGA cop. We talk accountability, why the outrage hit so hard, and how even well-intentioned choices can contradict the politics we claim to stand on. Laverne...
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We Need to Talk Love Island, Huda, Chelley, & Olandria
This week on Olay & Friends, we unpack the blatant colorism Chelley and Olandria faced on Love Island — from how they were treated in the villa to the way viewers responded. We dig into the patterns that keep showing up on dating shows, why darker-skinned Black women continue to get the worst of...
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The Fall of Young Money is Pathetic
This week on Olay & Friends, we talk about how Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne — three icons of an entire era — have all been going out sad. From messy online antics to desperate rollouts and declining public goodwill, we break down how each of them fumbled their legacy in different ways. We…
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The Downfall of Nicki Minaj
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down how Nicki Minaj has actively unraveled her own legacy — not because of the music, but because of the choices, the feuds, and the constant chaos overshadowing her impact. We talk about the decline in public goodwill, the pattern of self-sabotage, and why...
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The Diddy Verdict is a DISASTER
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down the Diddy verdict and why so many people were outraged that he beat the more serious charges. We get into what the ruling actually means, how power and influence shaped the outcome, and why the industry enabled him for so long. We talk complicity,...
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The IG Baddie To Religious Influencer Pipeline
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into B. Simone’s messy fallout with her friends, the IG-baddie-to-religious-influencer pipeline, and why Christianity in the Black community remains the giant, problematic elephant in the room nobody wants to talk about. We break down the performative “rebirth”...
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Dear Future Wifey Podcast Is INSANE
This week on Olay & Friends, we sit down and react to one of the wildest episodes of the Dear Future Wifey podcast to ever hit the internet. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:47 Hello!/Just Reacts!9:54 The Find Jesus Moment to Zero Value Pipeline15:57 The Family legacy30:57 JAIL.NOW.42:06 Making A Molehill…
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The Manosphere has Hit Pop The Balloon!
This week on Olay & Friends, we sit down and react to one of the most chaotic episodes of Pop the Balloon. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:50 Hello/Pop the Balloon Reacts!3:56 Without Hesitation14:33 "Man of God" Immnuity25:17 Intergenerational suffering30:32 It's A Match!32:07 The Next Fella34:49 the...
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The Diddy Defenders Must Be Stopped
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into why people keep defending Diddy — and why so much of that defense is rooted in misogyny and homophobia. We break down how the dismissal of women’s accusations, the erasure of queer victims, and the culture of celebrity worship all work together to protect...
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Tory Lanez was Stabbed in Prison
This week on Olay & Friends, we talk about why people need to stop defending Tory Lanez and stop vilifying Megan Thee Stallion. We break down the misogyny, misinformation, and outright hostility that fueled years of denial even after the facts and the conviction were right there. We get into why...
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Marc Lamont Hill Embarrassing Grifters, Racists & Fools
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down Marc Lamont Hill’s viral appearance on Piers Morgan — including the way he effortlessly checked the racists on that panel. We get into the talking points he dismantled, the tactics used to bait and gaslight him, and the impact of his clarity in a hostile...
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The Humbling of Shedeur Sanders
This week on Olay & Friends, we talk about how Shedeur Sanders got done dirty at the NFL Draft — not because of his talent, but because the league is invested in humbling him and his father. We break down the racism baked into the NFL’s “character” narratives, why confident Black athletes get...
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Shannon Sharpe is DISGUSTING
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down the lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe after an OnlyFans creator accused him of sexual assault — and the whirlwind of reactions that followed. We get into how quickly the internet rushed to defend him, why accusations against powerful men are dismissed on...
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"We Don't Need Any More Black Trauma Movies"
This week on Olay & Friends, actor Omar Benson Miller joins us to talk about Sinners — why it was great, why it was necessary, and why it was absolutely not a “Black trauma” film. We dig into the lazy discourse around “we don’t need any more Black trauma movies” and the oversimplified demand for...
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Why Black Men Aren't Going to HBCUs
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into the real reasons Black men aren’t going to college — beyond the tired talking points and finger-pointing. We break down the economic barriers, the cultural pressures, the failures of our school systems, and the narratives that push Black boys toward work,...
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The Breakfast Club is a Hostile Work Environment
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down the messy feud between Loren Lorosa and Jess Hilarious and what it reveals about The Breakfast Club’s environment behind the scenes. We get into the tension, the power dynamics, and whether the show has become a genuinely hostile workplace for women.…
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Hip Hop Has a Culture Vulture Problem
This week on Olay & Friends, we dig into hip-hop’s culture-vulture problem — and the way people like Adam22, DJ Vlad, and Trap Lore Ross have built entire platforms off Black pain, Black stories, and Black creativity without being accountable to the culture they profit from. We break down how…
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Tyra Banks is NOT Sorry
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into Tyra Banks’ recent speech and the fact that she still isn’t sorry for her behavior on America’s Next Top Model. We break down the gaslighting, the revisionist history, and why she keeps dodging accountability for a show that humiliated young women for...
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Dr.Umar is a Deadbeat
This week on Olay & Friends, we dig into the growing discourse around Dr. Umar and the accusations that he’s been dodging responsibilities in his personal life. We break down why so many people online are calling him out, how his public image clashes with the allegations, and what this says about...
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To Boycott, or Not to Boycott?
This week on Olay & Friends, we dig into the Target boycott and make the case for why these actions actually matter. We talk about how coordinated consumer pressure can force corporations to respond, why people underestimate the power of collective refusal, and what this boycott revealed about…
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Black Media is Under Attack
This week on Olay & Friends, we talk about Joy-Ann Reid’s firing and what it signals about the broader assault on progressive media. We break down why outspoken Black voices are always the first on the chopping block, how right-wing pressure campaigns shape newsroom decisions, and what this means...
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Kendrick vs. Drake: GAME OVER
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy wins and how they officially sealed his victory over Drake — not just musically, but culturally, critically, and in every metric that matters. We break down the performances, the politics, the public response, and why this moment...
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The GRAMMYs Finally Got Things Right, and People are PISSED
This week on Olay & Friends, we talk about Beyoncé finally winning Album of the Year at the Grammys — a historic moment the industry has owed her for decades. We break down why this win matters, how long the Recording Academy dragged its feet, and what it means for Black women in pop and R&B who...
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Akademiks is a Weirdo
This week on Olay & Friends, we break down the viral discourse around Akademiks’ bizarre behavior on stream with a 15-year-old boy — and why so many people found the whole interaction unsettling. We get into the pattern of inappropriate, attention-seeking antics he pulls for views, the lack of...
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Black Celebs Are Tap Dancing for Donald Trump
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into the wave of Black celebrities — including Nelly and Snoop Dogg — choosing to perform for Donald Trump. We break down why these moments feel like a slap in the face politically, how celebrity selfishness gets dressed up as “unity,” and why some stars always...
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Drake is Taking The Worst L In HipHop History
This week on Olay & Friends, we talk about Drake reportedly suing over “Not Like Us” — and how taking legal action only made the L so much worse. We get into why the move looks desperate, how it deepens the gap between him and the culture, and what it says about artists who try to litigate their...
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Luigi and The Illusion of Class Solidarity
This week on Olay & Friends, we get into the discourse around Luigi Mangione and whether the overwhelming support he’s been getting online reflects genuine class solidarity or if people are just projecting their own frustrations onto the moment. We unpack why he resonated so quickly, what his…
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Is Black Love In Crisis?
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The Last Political Episode of 2024
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The Election Is Over... Now What?
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Why Black Male Voters are FED UP
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The (Sad) State of Black Politicians & The Movement
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Olay & Friends is a weekly podcast where Olay invites 5 of your favorites discuss hot topics! The podcast invokes a Black 90s nostalgia you'll love!
HOSTED BY
Olayemi Olurin
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