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THA BROTHERS
by ShawnP and Big Rupe
This New York based podcast features two brothers sharing their perspectives in dialogue with the world. So sit back and listen as they carefully dissect all the things impacting Black America and shaping the Global Zeitgeist!
Episodes
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Sorry, Not Sorry
Shawn P and Big Rupe discuss the 47th Presidents latest outrageous social media post, and his history of non-apologies and lack of basic empathy.
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War Crimes and Misdemeanors
Shawn P and Big Rupe return after a long break to discuss the legality of recent American Military actions taken by the 47th President, and implications they have on global stability in the future.
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The Diddy Trial
Tha Brothers are back after more than a year away. Shawn P and Big Rupe return with an episode entitled The Diddy Trial covering some fine point details of this case, and whether the Prosecution overreached in their efforts to put away potentially one of the most dangerous men ever in the music...
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American Cash Out
Shawn P and Big Rupe open the door on discussing the possible crash of the American Economy. Is the cause billion dollar give-aways to other countries or the changed behavioral patterns of every day shoppers?
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Dollars and Sen$e
Shawn P and Big Rupe share a conversation about "the Caitlin Clark effect" which seems to be a cultural moment of the all time ncaa basketball scoring leader being promoted as the champion of woman's sports and gender pay equity. Is she truly the new face of woman's basketball or the media's…
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Killer Tunnels
Shawn P and Big Rupe discuss the topic of growing NY Subway violence including pushes on tracks, stabbings, beatings, and robberies that are leaving subway riders in fear. Now both the NYPD and New York National Guard are being included in the effort to keep these tunnels safe. #subway #NYC #MTA...
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Commander In Thief
ShawnP and Big Rupe join the conversation about the top secret documents, taken by former President Trump, along with the implications he is attempting to steal American democracy along with them. #thabrothers #President #stolenelection #democracy #documents
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PayDay
ShawnP and Big Rupe are back after a Summer hiatus. Tha Brother's analyze the current inflation and it's apparent lack of impact on Consumer Spending, with sharp critiques about our financial future. #payday #thabrothers #inflation #consumerspending #economy #finance #salary #checks
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Supreme Guilt
ShawnP and Big Rupe review the Supreme Court's dangerous precedent that restricts new evidence during the appellate process, that may actually prove innocence, in effect eliminating the idea of innocent until proven guilty for all Americans. #SupremeCourt #Constitution #Innocence #Guilt #ThaBrothers
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My Tweet
ShawnP and Big Rupe cover Elon Musk's buy out of Twitter, and whether this is business as usual or the dark side of runaway greed. #ElonMusk #Twitter #Business #X #Billions #thabrothers
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Self Identity
ShawnP and Big Rupe open the dialogue on self expression and the broader talk involving Pro-Nouns, the LGBTQ community and the so-called don't say gay law. This talk is to bring everyone into the conversation about being true to ourselves while accepting others. #thabrothers #pro-nouns...
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Equity Now
ShawnP and Big Rupe return for a new season Tha Brothers with an episode about the NFL's lack of diversity in coaching and leadership, and the structural barriers demonstrated in the Brian Flores case denying Equity in this beloved sport. #brianflores #diversity #employment #leadership #NFL...
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Are We Broken?
ShawnP and Big Rupe discuss the possibility that the current state of America is exactly where it was supposed to be, broken. With so many different views of democracy, can the our functioning society, or was it always destined to reach this point. #thabrothers #democracy #America #voting…
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Agree to Disagree
ShawnP and Big Rupe question if American Democracy has evolved pass the two party political system and whether the time is now for Americans to redefine themselves and their roles in the political process. #thabrothers #politicalsystem #politics #democracy #Americans
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Armed and Dangerous
ShawnP and Big Rupe return with the Rittenhouse trial and what it means for the state of gun violence in America and the loss of personal safety in every day life. #Rittenhouse #gunviolence #massshootings #America #thabrothers
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Shots Fired
ShawnP and Big Rupe take on the topic of workers refusing the vaccine shot at the cost of losing their job. Is this the lingering fear of taking this new vaccine or something more dangerous leading individuals to place their own interests over the greater good? #vaccine #covidvaccine #newvaccine...
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The Long Game
ShawnP and Big Rupe address the binary process of American politics and how one of the political parties seems more successful at strategizing several steps ahead in reaching goals, even if ignoring the rules is a part of that strategy. Can the other side move ahead? #politics #strategy...
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What is a Superstar?
ShawnP and Big Rupe review the legend of Kobe Bryant and use it to define the nature of Superstardom. Kobe and others like him transcend their sport by performing at mythological levels showing the rest of us what is possible with a focus on the highest achievement. #superstar #basketball #sports...
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Telling Fortunes
ShawnP and Big Rupe question whether public leaders and ordinary citizens alike pay attention to signs of things to come, and use them to plan for the outcomes they intend to happen. The U.S. government's exit from Afghanistan seems erratically implemented instead of strategically designed. What...
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Mind Over Matter
ShawnP and Big Rupe open the talk on mental health and its impact on high performance athletes and everyone else. Focusing on the recent Olympic challenges of Simone Biles, to question the meaning and impact of the greatest gymnast of all time struggling to compete in the biggest moment....
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The Space Race
ShawnP and Big Rupe aim for the final frontier of space and question whether the new momentum of exploration will include all members of society, or will the digital divide become a galactic divide leaving blacks and the usual suspects behind? #finalfrontier #space #spacerace #race #galaxy...
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Rewriting The Rules
ShawnP and Big Rupe cover the difficult topic of making personal and social changes in the context of changing the normal rules of engagement, even if they are working. Who, what, and when should make that decision? #thabrothers #social #technology
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Imprisoned Thoughts
ShawnP and Big Rupe welcome Big Nel to the podcast for an episode revealing the complexities of the Prison System and discussing strategies of where society goes from here with its incarcerated members. #incarcerated #prison #criminaljustice #thabrothers #thoughts
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Unmasking America
ShawnP and Big Rupe explore the seemingly rushed and confused attempt by the government to end mask mandates and force open American society. Tha Brothers question whether the decision was based on health science or behavior science. #Vaccines #Covid #Measles #healthscience #psychology #behaviors...
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Voting Rights and Wrongs
ShawnP and Big Rupe identify some of the voter suppression tactics being implemented in various States to obstruct and deny legitimate voters their basic democratic rights. Highlighting Stacey Abram's Fair Fight Action as a tool to fight back and defend American democracy. #voting #rights #wrong...
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Enforcing The Law Part 2
ShawnP and Big Rupe interview Big Brother H, a long time friend standing at the intersection of policing in America. Big Brother H shares his perspectives as a former Law Enforcement Officer and Black Man helping to provide the frameworks for our society to move forward. A very thought provoking...
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Enforcing The Law
ShawnP and Big Rupe interview Big Brother H, a long time friend standing at the intersection of policing in America. Big Brother H shares his perspectives as a former Law Enforcement Officer and Black Man helping to provide the frameworks for our society to move forward. A very thought provoking...
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Death By Traffic
ShawnP and Big Rupe question if Police Reform should remove armed officers from engaging non-threatening drivers in traffic stops. Now might be the time to make traffic violations a white collar crime with financial penalties, instead of the constant threat of deadly force by law enforcement....
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Finding Money
ShawnP and Big Rupe discuss financial house cleaning tips to help users identify poor spending habits, and make some personal adjustments that can lead to immediate savings equaling found money. #FindingMoney #money #spendinghabits #budget #savings
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Su Su Rich
ShawnP and Big Rupe introduce the Caribbean-style SuSu, which is an informal group based money saving strategy, and explain how it can be used as a communal based capital financing method for supporting local businesses and keeping wealth close to home. #SuSu #money #savings #investments…
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Getting Associated
ShawnP and Big Rupe emphasize that some K-12 environments are actually preparing students for Community Colleges, but misleading them to believe they are ready for four year universities. Tha Brothers believe parents and students should evaluate their high schools and aim for Associated Degrees…
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Police Restraint
ShawnP and Big Rupe review the Johnny Damon traffic arrest video and share how it should be used in re-training Police Officers to utilize maximum restraint and remove implicit bias which often leads to the killing of people of color. #police #policebrutality #justice #nojustice #implicitbias...
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No Money More Problems
ShawnP and Big Rupe wrestle with America's largest debt segment, college student loans, and the possible solutions to tackle this deepening problem. Could student debt be the next financial crisis? #debt #financialcrisis #studentloans #college
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Amending America
ShawnP and Big Rupe reference the new Netflix documentary Amend America and dissect the foundation of the 14th Amendment, whether or not it is enough to keep moving America to truly embracing Equality for all. #America #democracy #Tha Brothers #Netflix # 14thAmendment #Equity
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Right to Sue
ShawnP and Big Rupe cover a case where a sex trafficking victim has to pay the Estate of her trafficker, questioning the very nature of American law and real legal protection of innocent citizens. #thabrothers #victim #estate #americanlaw
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Unelectable - The story of George Santos
ShawnP and Big Rupe return after a long hiatus due to family ups and downs with a topic and episode crucial to democracy itself. Discussing the story of the fraudulently elected George Santos, the electoral system and ethics of the United States Congress is brought into question as Tha Brothers...
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Cops Are Us
ShawnP and Big Rupe review the current relationship of Police and the Communities they patrol, and discuss ways to improve interactions for a safer environment for all. #police #communities
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Money Rules
ShawnP and Big Rupe cover the breakdown of Silicon Valley Bank and discuss whether the banking system is facing another major financial crisis. How important are rules to management of money? #siliconvalleybank #financialcrisis # bankingsystem #managementofmoney
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Reparations
ShawnP and Big Rupe open the conversation on Reparations and how to develop real world strategies for America to fairly and accurately compensate the descendants and remnants of slavery, and pay off it's most significant debt owed! #reparations #slavery #descendants #remnants #debt
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Selective Outrage
ShawnP and Big Rupe explore the very difficult conversation regarding the subway killing of Jordan Neely by Daniel Penny, and the complicated details it reveals for all of us as we interact with fellow members of society. #JordanNeely #DanielPenny #subway #killing #society #violence
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Welfare For All
ShawnP and Big Rupe consider the financial implications of A.I. and the automated machines taking over all human employment opportunities, and the possible need for a Universal Basic Income policy to replace wages and also expand the human horizon. #A.I. #financialimplications #automatedmachines...
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Tools for Fools
ShawnP and Big Rupe dive deeper into the topic of Artificial Intelligence following Big Rupe's usage of the new technology, with suggestions on how we adopt this new tool before it starts to adopt us! #artificialintelligence #A.I. #technology
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Affirmative Distraction
ShawnP and Big Rupe briefly discuss the Supreme Court ruling ending race consideration in College Admissions, and the narrative undermining all efforts of improving equity across all groups and classes in America. #supremecourt #collegeadmissions #race #raceconsideration #equity #classes #America
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Biden-Trump the Sequel
ShawnP and Big Rupe return with a quick episode about the looming 2024 Presidential Election. Right now the two front funners are the same as 2020. President Biden against Former President Trump. And the stakes couldn't be greater as American democracy could be running out of time. #episode...
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Game Changer
ShawnP and Big Rupe review the current and potential changes effecting all of us in a Post-Covid world. New ways to work, go to school, vote, and deal with the rising crime rates are facing our society, but should be making the decisions? #post-covid #society #crime #crimerates
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Five Finger Discount
ShawnP and Big Rupe discuss the new trend of Retail Thievery where criminals are no longer shoplifting in secret. Instead they are storming stores in force and celebrating their thefts with blatant disregard for property and consequences. #retailtheft #shoplifting #stores #thievery
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Democracy Now
ShawnP and Big Rupe return to the topic of American Democracy and the growing potential to lose it in the next election. Now is a time for defenders of freedom and equity to stand up and defend these values. #election #americandemocracy #freedom #values
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How many episodes does THA BROTHERS have?
THA BROTHERS currently has 47 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is THA BROTHERS about?
This New York based podcast features two brothers sharing their perspectives in dialogue with the world. So sit back and listen as they carefully dissect all the things impacting Black America and shaping the Global Zeitgeist!
How often does THA BROTHERS release new episodes?
THA BROTHERS has 47 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts THA BROTHERS?
THA BROTHERS is created and hosted by ShawnP and Big Rupe.
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