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Conversation For Adults — 113 episodes · page 1 of 2

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113. Tommy Chong: On The Way Life Is

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112. Jasmyne Cannick: My Queer Work-Wife

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111. Christa Freehands: Chaos Before Creation

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110. Aja Grant: CommUNITY Reverence

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109. Phillip Morris: A Plain Dealer

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108. Butters: Losing Your Religion

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107. Eric Brewer: on Trump, Russia and Negroes

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106. Rhonda Crowder: The Ex-Files

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105. Cobbski: Black Conservatism

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104. Shalira Taylor: Republican. That Chick

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103. Champagne Smith: Life, Love + Lyrics

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102. Genna + Dave: Cuter Than You Deserve

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101. Nina Foxx Writes And Damn near Everything Else

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100. Carmen Lane: Makes It Plain.

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99. Veronica Thornton: Everything Beyond the Surface

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98. Timothy Roberts: From Law Enforcement to Education

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97. Jason B. Allen: On Critical Race Theory in the Classroom

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96. Byron Crawford. Author, Blogger, Provocateur.

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95. Dave Ramsey: Do the Art Thing! Creating a Black Art Economy

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94. Rosebudd: It’s a Hard Pimp’s Life

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93. Rev. Ron Buford: Racists Anonymous

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92. Latoya Davis: A Study in Evolution

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91. Antwoine Washington: Art Strokes for Black Folks

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90. Andy Kindler: Actually, Everybody Loves Andy, Amirite?

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89. Mark E. Howard Paints Religiously

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88. Effie Brown: Breakthroughs, Breakdowns and Black Hollywood

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87. Cindy Likes to Be Spanked . . . and Shared.

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86. Patrice Hampton: Cigars, Dates & Applebee’s

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85. Liz Burr: Family, Feminism & Finding Your Fire

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84. Craig Serluco: The Italian son I never had -- from Russia with Love

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83. Sheila Bee: In the Smoking Room with a Pretty Ash Lady

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82. Bahjah Eckstein & Co: Republicanism, Relationships and Real Life

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81. Marcus Alan Ward: The Mind as a Creative Universe

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80. Tonia Primm: Sewing Your Life Back Together Again

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79. Eric Freeman: Satan Saves the Streets of Cleveland with House of Wills

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78. DJ Freekie London: Behind the Scenes of the Viral "New York Thug vs. Arizona Trucker" Video,

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77. Lester Jay: One of the Hardest Relationship Conversations You’ll Ever Have, Educating Yourself When a Loved One is Transitioning, and Black Masculinity on Trial

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76. Garrett McQueen: On Decolonizing Classical Music, Creating a Black Public Radio Aesthetic, TRILLOQUY, and Should We Cancel Seduction?

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75. What’s the Difference Between Dicks and Assholes?

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74. Derek Hess: Growing Up an Atomic Punk, Creating Art That Outlives You, Reckoning with Alcoholism, The Best Drugs, and a Captain America Art Heist

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73. Lester Jay: Spirituality and Sexuality, Faith and Family, House and Hip-Hop

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72. Dan Curtin, DJ: Influencing Modern Techno, The Evolution of House, and Why There’s No Cleveland Sound

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71. Christine Jones Woods: A Jersey Diva in Rome

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70. Michael Gill: on CAN Journal, elder care and White People

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69. Angelique Kingsbury, The Saucy Dame: A Minneapolitan Report on George Floyd Protests, #BLM, “Purple Rain,” and Why Blogs Are Dead

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68. Michelangelo Lovelace: Outsider Artist, Hustlin’ Since Birth, Paints Life As he Knows It

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67. Aunt Maisy: Unboxing Decades of Family Beef, Spanking White Kids for $5, Octogenarian Life, and a 90-Year-Old’s Thoughts on COVID

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66. Anastasia Pantsios: Photographing 50 Years of Rock, Race Politics, Getting Radiaclized, Underground Abortions, and Jimi’s Almost-Groupie Moment

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65. Denise Oliver: Authenticity, Modern-Day Colonialism, Communism, Feminism, #MeToo, Misogyny, BDSM, Swirling and What It’s Like to Date Jimi Izrael?

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64. Kisha Foster: Making Love, Wu-Tang Tattoos, Groupie Vs. Fan, & the Cleveland Arts Prize for Emerging Artists

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63. Jalen Izrael: Our Father-Son Relationship, Advice for Stepparents, The Jimi Show, “Hamilton” is for White People, and Parents Don’t Get No Respect

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60. Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett: Anxiety Disorders, Carrying a Boujie Card, “Acting White,” & the Story of Karen

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61. Damentia Wright: Flipping East Cleveland, The Secret of Co-Parenting, Free Sugar at the Children’s Salon, and Hood Stories From Behind Bars (feat. D. M. Gaines)

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60. John “Yungdresscode” Boles: Widowers, Crackers, and Communists… Oh My!

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59. Shalira Taylor: Black Republican, remembering the Black Tail Magazine Talent Search, Archie Bunker Racism, Dog Whistles, & Trump’s unabiding love of Black People

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58. Erykah “E.T.” Townsend, Pop Artist: Dr. Seuss, Surrealism, The Art of Curly Fries, Misery Gospel, & Getting Karen’d

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57. Toni Blackman: Finding Peace During a Pandemic, Making Amends With Your People, The Art of Simping, Toxic Relationships and Loyalty vs. Faithfulness

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56. RA Washington: on Black Poetic Society, The Most Villainous Stepparent In Modern History, Mourning [A] BLKstar, Facebook Lynching and “He Said / She Said”

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55. Miss Wanda: On Love, Sex and How Life Is

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54. Vonda Gardner: Clearing Up the Spirit Airlines Scissor Stabbing Incident, the Difference Between Black and White Households, Interracial Relationships, Co-Parenting, and Not Going to Jail

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53. Jonathan Mannion: From Aaliyah to Jay-Z, the Anne Leibovitz of Hip-Hop, Lessons on How to Hustle, How to Be White Within The Culture and the 3 Secrets to Portraits

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52. Eugene S. Robinson: Lover, fighter, editor, hardcore writer, post-punk avant garde.

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51. Jamilah Lemieux: Corona Life 2.0, Black Love, The Sexiest Part of Beyoncé’s Brand, Accountability and R. Kelly, and Revisiting “The Denzel Principle” 10 Years Later

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50. Dallas Penn: The Combat Jack Show, Sneakerheads, and The Internets

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49. Erin O'Brien: Honoring The Dead, Finding Hope on a Burlesque Stage

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48. Mike Paramore Jr., Comedian: The Art of the Clapback, The #1 Rule of Cruise Ship Comedy, and Finding the Right #CoronaBoo

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47. Derf: on Jeffrey Dahmer, his book on the Kent State Massacre, & groupies

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46. Betsy Banks: Bigamy, Body Butter, Eggplant Emojis, & Rebirth (Part 2 of 2)

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45. Betsy Gates, Faithful Wife, Doting Mother, Huxtable prototype, Entrepreneur (Part 1 of 2)

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44. Frank Lewis: Real Journalist, Real Good Guy, Real into Eric Brewer

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43. Kevin Harris: Coronavirus Warrior, Oprah Guest, OG Ponzi-Schemer

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42. Tyisha Blade: Black Girl Magic

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41. Eris Eady: Sister Warrior, Everywoman

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40. Aaron Sechrist aka OKPants: Mensch, artist and designer who makes things cool

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39. Dj Dean Rufus: The White Voice of Black Radio

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38. Photographer Amber Ford: Ebony Eyes

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37. Yofreeka, the Drag Queen with A Porno Moustache

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36. Barber Lathan Bennett pt. 2: Live From the Barbershop

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35. Barber Lathan Bennett pt. 1: His Mother Was A Gangster

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34. Fayola Shakes, Rattles, and Rolls

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33. Rhonda Crowder Worked For Don King, lol

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32. Eric Brewer Doesn't Care What You Think About His Life OR His Eyeliner

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31. MC Chill pt. 2: Beyoncé's Choreographer, and Dude, Who Stole My G-Ma?

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30. MC Chill pt. 1: He Was Almost Will Smith, Maybe

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29. Scott Muscatello: Trent Reznor Bent His Wookiee :(

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28. MC Squirt Emcees, DJs, But Not That Other Thing

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27. Mekkah pt. 2: The Creative's Life, with Kids

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26. Mekkah pt. 1: Rebuking Your Lesbian Assumptions

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25. Dr. Lyz Bly Split My Pants

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24. Steve Presser Sells Toys, Tells Funny Stories

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23. Sandra Bishop Is Too Many Things, All Good

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22. Rich Cihlar Literally Fought To Get His Wife Back

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21. Gina P. Will Watch Your Cat, Because Why?

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20. DJ Lady Skill, the Voice of Cleveland Radio

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19. Michael Oatman Casts Biff To Play MLK

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18. Cody Boyce Talks Star Wars, Beer, and Life in Trump Country

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17. Johnny Coggins, Gay Play-Uncle and Drag Show Producer

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16. Greg Murray Makes Happiness From Dogs and Peanut Butter

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15. Deena Nyer Mendlowitz Almost Killed Herself

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14. Alex Sukhoy: Mother, Author, and Friend

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