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Only One Mic Podcast
by One Mic
Carl Jerard, Brooklyn Dre, and JRob welcome you to The Only One Mic Podcast. We are joined each week by authors, activists, advocates, community leaders, and professionals from several walks of life who would like to offer their experience, expertise, or commentary on the various topics you will be interested in learning.
Episodes
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ALL THIS OVER A TOY?! Mom Allegedly Pulls Gun During Store Dispute
Send us Fan Mail A single word can flip a switch in public: “No.” When a child is told they can’t play with a toy, most of us expect a little whining, maybe an eye roll, and then everyone moves on. But police in Indianapolis allege something far more serious happened inside a children’s clothing...
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Tupac Murder Case: Keffe D Found GUILTY After 30 Years!
Send us Fan Mail We analyze the first-degree murder conviction of Keefe D, which is connected to the killing of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996. While this outcome is significant, it also feels somewhat incomplete. Our focus is on how prosecutors have structured the case around the organization...
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Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Ring: The Allegations Are SHOCKING
Send us Fan Mail A major scandal is unfolding at Penn State University as authorities accuse current and former students of being involved in a cocaine trafficking operation linked to two off-campus fraternities. Prosecutors allege that cocaine was brought from Philadelphia and New York and...
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California Teacher’s “Black Militia” Videos Spark Police Investigation
Send us Fan Mail A California teacher is under investigation after social-media videos allegedly showed her discussing a “Black militia,” making racially charged comments, and displaying firearms. She has reportedly been placed on leave as police and school officials investigate. But where does...
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Police Commissioner Accused of Helping Her Son After Shooting
Send us Fan Mail A deputy police commissioner, a gang-related shooting near the Bronx Criminal Court, and allegations that put an entire family at the center of a public trust debate. In this episode, we break down what prosecutors say happened involving Jennifer Lackard, a Mount Vernon Police...
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Former PIX11 Anchor Wins $2.4 Million After Jury Believed Her Story
Send us Fan Mail Speaking up at work is supposed to be protected. So why does it so often feel like a career-ending move? We unpack a headline-making workplace discrimination and retaliation case involving former Pix11 entertainment anchor Ojinika Obiekwe, who says she was overworked, treated...
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The HOA Wants Her Out And Neighbors Get The Bill
Send us Fan Mail A 28-year-old inherits her father’s home, the kind of handoff most families see as a final act of love, and then the HOA tells her she cannot live there because the neighborhood is a 55+ community. That’s the real-world situation unfolding in Jacksonville, Florida, and it forces…
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Can Your Name Cost You a Job? The Truth About Hiring Bias
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Only One Mic Podcast, we examine the growing debate over whether a person's name can influence hiring decisions before an employer ever meets them.
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Family Sues Wilmington After DOJ Releases Bodycam in Kadir Skinner Shooting
Send us Fan Mail Kadir Skinner's family has filed a lawsuit against the City of Wilmington following the Delaware Department of Justice's release of body camera footage from the fatal police shooting. In this episode of The Only One Mic Podcast, we break down: The family's lawsuit against...
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Viral Video Shows Delaware State Trooper Striking Woman in Traffic Stop
Send us Fan Mail A viral clip of a Delaware state trooper striking a woman during a Dover traffic stop is sparking outrage — but it’s just seconds of a much longer incident. I break down what’s known: the driver, Sierra Hopkins, faces charges including assault on a law enforcement officer,...
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20-Year-Old Killed by National Guard in Memphis
Send us Fan Mail A 20-year-old man is dead after a shooting involving members of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis. In this episode of The Only One Mic Podcast, we examine the official reports, Tyrin Johnson's family's statement, and the unanswered questions surrounding the case. We break...
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Attorney Says Body Cam Challenges Police Account in Kadir Skinner Shooting
Send us Fan Mail One body camera video is supposed to settle arguments, but sometimes it lights a bigger fire. We’ve got a major update out of Wilmington in the police shooting case involving 19-year-old Kadir Skinner, and the tension now sits in a single question: what does the footage actually...
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What Really Happened in the Wilmington Police Shooting of Kadir Skinner?
Send us Fan Mail A 19-year-old is dead after a Wilmington, Delaware police shooting and the story depends on who you believe. We break down what Wilmington police say happened the night Kadir Skinner was shot near 24th and Jessup Streets, including the claim that he exited a home with a handgun,...
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What the Knicks Championship Means to New York
Send us Fan Mail Since their last title in 1973, Knicks fans have waited through generations of hope, heartbreak, and unwavering loyalty. This championship is more than basketball—it's a celebration of New York's resilience and the fans who never stopped believing. #Knicks #NBAChampions...
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Athletes Who Chose Faith Over the Game
Send us Fan Mail The NBA can celebrate Pride Month on the calendar and broadcasts—but what happens when a player like Jaden Ivey says his faith won’t let him co-sign it? In this episode, we break down the controversy, the rise of “conduct detrimental” as a catch-all label, and how public moral...
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We Failed This Generation: The Truth Nobody Wants to Admit
Send us Fan Mail What if the problem isn’t this generation—but the environment we created? In this episode, we break down the shift from structure and discipline to distraction and instant gratification, and how it’s impacting behavior, attention spans, and academics. From parenting to education,...
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DOJ Drops More Epstein Files — But What Do the Names Really Mean?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down the latest DOJ document release, separating evidence from association, facts from rumors, and allegations from proof.
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When Does Journalism Become Activism? Don Lemon's Arrest Ignites National Debate
Send us Fan Mail A journalist in handcuffs at a church controversy becomes the flashpoint for a bigger fight: how far can reporters go when covering protests without being treated like participants? We dig into Don Lemon’s arrest in Los Angeles, the federal charges tied to a St. Paul church...
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Nicki Minaj Picks Trump… And Fans Are Divided
Send us Fan Mail Headlines popped, timelines lit up, and a single declaration reshaped a week of culture talk: Nicki Minaj called herself Donald Trump’s “number one fan,” stood beside him at a Washington event, and pushed back against what she labeled as smear campaigns and bullying. We unpack…
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Is Political Violence Becoming Normal?
Send us Fan Mail A crowded town hall erupted into chaos when a man rushed the podium and allegedly sprayed a vinegar-smelling liquid from a syringe at Rep. Ilhan Omar. What was supposed to be a space for public dialogue quickly became the center of a frightening security breach — one that now has...
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Raising Kids Around Screens: Risks, Benefits, And Better Choices
Send us Fan Mail Are screens raising sharper kids—or quietly stealing the building blocks of childhood? We break down the real trade-offs behind tablets, phones, games, and streaming—balancing real educational benefits with research-backed risks to language, focus, sleep, and emotional health....
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Claudette Colvin: The Teen Who Changed America
Send us Fan Mail A fifteen-year-old stayed seated — and the law stood up. Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. In 1955, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama. Her courage didn’t just make headlines — it helped ignite Browder v. Gayle, the landmark case...
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ICE Says Self-Defense; Minneapolis Says “Not So Fast”
Send us Fan Mail A life lost and two clashing stories — one from federal officials, another from Minneapolis leaders. We dig into the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis and confront the hard questions that surface when an enforcement operation ends in death, video evidence raises doubts, and the...
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Are Crime Statistics Dividing Us? We Asked the Audience
Send us Fan Mail Are crime statistics helping us understand what’s really happening — or are they pushing us further apart? In this follow-up episode, we take the conversation to the audience, pulling real thoughts from the comments and asking viewers directly how they interpret crime data. We...
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Who Commits the Most Crime in America? (The Data Might Surprise You)
Send us Fan Mail This episode breaks down FBI arrest data to explain what those numbers actually measure — and what they don’t. We compare raw arrest totals with per-capita rates, unpack how policing and enforcement patterns influence crime statistics, and examine how media narratives shape…
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He Stole a Car, Then Called the Cops on Himself
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mic Drop, I break down the bizarre Delaware case where a man allegedly stole a vehicle, had it towed, and then contacted police asking for help retrieving his personal belongings left inside. Is this just another “dumb criminal” story, or does it reflect a…
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Inside The Reckoning: Diddy, 50 Cent, And the Cost of Culture
Send us Fan Mail What happens when power goes unchecked—on the world stage and online? In this episode, we break down Netflix’s The Reckoning, the explosive docuseries on Sean “Diddy” Combs, produced by 50 Cent, and what its allegations reveal about fame, protection, and the real cost of culture....
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Discipline or Abuse? Alabama Teacher Fired After Shocking Video
Send us Fan Mail A viral arrest. A painful video. A community torn between what raised us and what may have harmed us. We open the mic on a hard question: where does discipline end and abuse begin? Using the Nicole Staples case as a flashpoint, we walk through what the footage shows, how the law...
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Mississippi Mom Shot a Monkey to Protect Her Kids
Send us Fan Mail A quiet Mississippi morning turned into a moral crossroads after a truck carrying rhesus monkeys overturned and set fear loose in a small town. When Jessica, a mother of five, spotted one of the escapees in her yard, she made a split-second decision that has since sparked a...
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When Education feels like Freedom with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of I sit down with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad — scholar, educator, and author of Cultivating Genius and Unearthing Joy. From her roots teaching in Gary, Indiana, to shaping national education policy, Dr. Muhammad breaks down what it really means to teach to the soul —...
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The Legacy of Assata Shakur & Ghana’s Call for Justice
Send us Fan Mail Assata Shakur, who passed at 78 in Havana after decades in exile, remains one of the most polarizing figures in history—a terrorist to some, a freedom fighter to others. We explore her legacy of resilience through imprisonment, exile, and sacrifice, and how her story forces us to...
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Is America on the Brink of Dictatorship?
Send us Fan Mail We discuss signs that America may be approaching a constitutional crisis. From military presence in cities to escalating restrictions on speech, these developments suggest a slide toward authoritarianism that should concern citizens across the political spectrum. As one host...
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Why The X-Men Have Always Been About Black People
Send us Fan Mail What if the X-Men saga isn’t just about superheroes, but a powerful lens on race in America? In this discussion, two passionate fans peel back the layers of X-Men: First Class, uncovering striking parallels between the mutants’ fight for acceptance and the lived experiences of...
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Charlie Kirk’s Words on Black America Are Worse Than You Think
Send us Fan Mail We dive unflinchingly into Kirk's legacy of inflammatory rhetoric toward Black Americans—from his claims that Black people were "better off in the 1940s" despite Jim Crow laws to his advocacy for public executions. His final conversation before being shot involved blaming "gang...
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Breaking Down Spike Lee’s Latest Film, X-Men’s Racial Allegories, & Trump’s Attack on Black Communities
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down Spike Lee’s latest film, uncover the racial allegories woven into Marvel’s X-Men, and expose how Trump’s militarization of Black communities ties into the systemic racism driving violence.
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Gilbert Arenas High-Stakes Gamble
Send us Fan Mail Gilbert Arenas, the former NBA star known as "Agent Zero," is making headlines for serious federal charges linked to an extravagant illegal gambling operation at his Encino, California, mansion. The indictment reveals that Arenas allegedly ran high-stakes poker games with armed...
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Claressa Shields Speaks Out: "Transgender Fighters Should Create Their Own League"
Send us Fan Mail Boxing champion Claressa Shields has sparked controversy with her unfiltered take on transgender athletes in women's boxing. Speaking candidly on the Effective Immediately show, Shields proposed that transgender boxers should compete against each other in their league rather than...
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The Real Difference Between a Neighborhood and a Community
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered if there's a difference between where we live and how we live together? That's the question at the heart of this thought-provoking episode that challenges our understanding of community in modern life.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Untold Cultural Influence
Send us Fan Mail Heartbreaking news has struck the entertainment world as we say farewell to Malcolm Jamal Warner, who tragically drowned while vacationing with family in Costa Rica at age 54. Most of us first welcomed him into our homes as Theo Huxtable, but Warner's legacy extends far beyond…
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She Found Out the Hard Way: Racism follows you wherever you go!
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when the refuge you seek turns out to be just as dangerous as the one you fled? Francine thought she had found safety in Moscow, confidently stating, "I feel safer in Russia than I ever did in the United States." However, her optimism was shattered when racist...
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Modern Slavery? A.I.'s Exploitation of Kenyan Workers
Send us Fan Mail The dark underbelly of artificial intelligence development comes to light in this eye-opening exploration of how our most sophisticated AI tools are made "safe" for public consumption. When OpenAI was training GPT-3, the predecessor to ChatGPT, they discovered their model...
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They Still Haven’t Told Us the Truth About Jabari Peoples
Send us Fan Mail What happens when body cameras exist but the footage is kept from public view? The shooting death of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples in Homewood, Alabama, raises troubling questions about police transparency and accountability that go far beyond one case.
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Rapper 4Xtra BLOWS OFF Fingers in Fireworks Stunt Gone Wrong!
Send us Fan Mail When 4Xtra posted "Who wants to get blown up today?" while flashing fireworks on his social platforms, he likely never imagined he'd end up missing two fingers and temporarily blinded. Yet that's exactly what happened when his Fourth of July stunt went catastrophically wrong,...
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Federal Judge Stops Trump’s Plan to End Haitian TPS!
Send us Fan Mail A federal judge has just delivered a powerful blow to the Trump administration's plans to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 500,000 migrants, including tens of thousands of Haitians who've built lives in America. This ruling stands as a temporary victory in an ongoing...
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: From Boxing Ring to ICE Custody
Send us Fan Mail Boxing fans were left stunned this week when Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, son of the legendary fighter, was detained by ICE authorities in Studio City, just days after stepping into the ring with Jake Paul in Anaheim. The timing has raised eyebrows across the sports world and sparked...
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Diddy dodged a life sentence, but he's not free just yet.
Send us Fan Mail The verdict is in, and it's sending shockwaves through the entertainment industry. Sean "Diddy" Combs has been found not guilty on the most serious charges of racketeering and conspiracy for sex trafficking - but don't call it a complete victory. The jury convicted him on two...
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“DEPORTED BY DHS?! 500K Haitians Face Removal After Shocking Decision!”
Send us Fan Mail The Department of Homeland Security has dropped a bombshell decision affecting over 500,000 Haitians living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and the implications are staggering. These half-million people—who have established careers, raised families…
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"BREAKING: Diddy Found Guilty on Multiple Charges — Jury SPLIT on RICO!"
Send us Fan Mail BREAKING: Partial Verdict Reached in Sean "Diddy" Combs Trial | Federal Jury Deadlocked on RICO Charge Breaking news out of Manhattan: The federal jury has delivered a partial verdict in the high-profile trial of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. The jury decided on four major...
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Trump Announces Iran-Israel Ceasefire Agreement
Send us Fan Mail The landscape of the Iran-Israel conflict has dramatically shifted as Trump announces a comprehensive ceasefire agreement. After days of intense military exchanges that had the world holding its breath, this unexpected diplomatic breakthrough offers hope for regional stability.
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Carl Jerard, Brooklyn Dre, and JRob welcome you to The Only One Mic Podcast. We are joined each week by authors, activists, advocates, community leaders, and professionals from several walks of life who would like to offer their experience, expertise, or commentary on the various topics you will be interested in learning.
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