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Boomers Vs. Gen Z, Plus Vegan Living With Pinky Cole

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The SAG-AFTRA Strike Is Over, Plus Tim Scott’s Very Real Girlfriend   

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Biden and the Blacks, Plus a Segment on “Sassy”   

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A Humanitarian "Pause" and Keith Lee's Critiques

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Keith Lee and Atlanta’s Food Scene, Plus Kai Cenat’s Jail Stream

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The Mass Shooting Cycle and the Dwight Howard Allegation

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A Mini-Episode on Difficult Discussions

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A Humanitarian Crisis, and Yung Joc vs. Lustful Eyes

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The Humanity in Conversation, and Jada’s Book Tour

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Conversations on the Israel-Hamas Conflict

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Israel-Hamas War and the Heel Turns of Doja Cat and Drake

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Subliminal Disses, McCarthy’s Ouster, and Sexyy Red’s Politics

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Arrest for the Tupac Shooting and Albert Hughes on ‘The Continental: From the World of John Wick’

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Understanding the WGA Agreement, and Kaepernick’s Letter to the Jets

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White Supremacy and Black Fatherhood With Larry Elder

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Jermell Charlo on Fighting Canelo Ávarez, And Who’s Gonna Pay for X/Twitter?

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Coach Prime’s Colorado Takeover, and Lauren Boebert’s 'Beetlejuice' Grope Session

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Mental Trillness With Juicy J

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Another Glitch from Mitch, and Coco Gauff Rightfully Goes Off

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Tragedy in Jacksonville and America’s Obsession With Crime

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Republican Debate Recap and the Cancellation of Cancel Culture

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Sage Steele and Biracial Identity With Marc Lamont Hill

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Trump’s Fourth Indictment, the Truth Behind ‘The Blindside,’ and Van Watches Rachel’s ‘Bachelorette’ Season
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The Latest on Hunter Biden, the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, and Jamaican Massages

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The Tory Lanez Sentence With Meghann Cuniff, and the Miseducation of Floridian Students

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Fade in the Water and Jamie Foxx’s Apology With Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm

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Trump’s Third Indictment, and the Lizzo Accusations

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Casting the White Version of 'They Cloned Tyrone’ With Director Juel Taylor

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Over the Hill on the Hill, and Ice Cube’s Ride Along With Tucker

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Ron DeSantis and the "Benefits” of Slavery, Plus JasonMartin With the Hot Takes

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Errol Spence Jr. on Boxing's Tribalism and Taking On Terence Crawford

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Carlee Russell’s Disappearance and Adam Cohen Talks SCOTUS

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Higher Learning Presents: The Summit of the Sexes

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SAG Strikes and Tommy Tuberville Defines "White Nationalist"

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Jonah Hill’s Boundaries, and the Injustices of the Tulsa Massacre

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Keke Palmer’s Night Out, and the White Horse at the White House

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SCOTUS and the Rollback of Progress

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Michael Harriot and the End of Affirmative Action

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Russia’s Almost-Coup, and Melvin Gregg on ‘The Blackening’

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The Sinking of the Titanic Sub, AI, and “God Save the Queen”

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Kemp Powers: Storytelling and ‘Across the Spider-Verse’

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The Defense of an Unwanted Kiss, and the Black Maternal Health Crisis

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Digging Into Trump’s Indictment, and Melina Abdullah on "Cop City" in Atlanta

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Donald Trump’s Second Indictment and Marquis “Mookie” Cook on Playing LeBron

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Nikki Haley’s Dangerous Rhetoric, Plus Aaron L. Morrison on Transparency in Black Lives Matter

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A Lack of Slavery in ‘The Little Mermaid’ and Biden Takes a Tumble

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The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, and Ron DeSantis Runs

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The One and Only VanVan! Plus, Jim Brown’s Complicated Legacy

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The Color of Change Controversy and Conservatism at CNN

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Ja Morant’s Mistakes, and Interracial Relations Conversations

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Delroy Lindo the Thespian and CNN’s Platforming of Donald Trump

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Yet Another Mass Shooting. Plus, Slurs in the Sports World

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Hollywood on Strike, Plus Black People and Honest Jobs

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The Latest Mass Shooting in Texas, and ‘Good Moms, Bad Choices’

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Disney v. DeSantis, Plus Allen Hughes on ’Dear Mama’ and His Filmmaking Career

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Tucker ’s and Don’s Exits, and the Case for Reparations for White People

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Fox v. Dominion, and Lee Merritt on Representing the Family of Ralph Yarl

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The Heartbreaking Ralph Yarl Situation and the Ghost of Freakniks Past
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A Regular, Black Conversation About Guns With Jason “Jah” Lee

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Clarence Thomas’s Nazi-Art Collecting Friend, and Cassandra Freeman on ‘Bel-Air’

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Will Packer on ‘Praise This’, Plus Donald Trump Arrested

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The Double Standard and Felicia Enuha on Corporate Life

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Donald Trump’s Indictment and Ally Love of Peloton and ‘Dance 100’

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The Arrest of Jonathan Majors and Yet Another School Shooting

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Tekashi 6ix9ine and Privacy in the Age of Social Media

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Arresting Donald Trump and the NFL’s History of Blackballing

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House Bill 999 and Criticisms of Kamala

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Angela and the Academy, Plus Sam Pollard on Documentary Filmmaking

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The Extremely Likable Tracee Ellis Ross, Plus ‘No Jumper’ Disappoints

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Respectability Politics and Damon Young on Being Funny and Black

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A ‘Corny’ Conversation With Wood Harris

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The Origins of COVID and the Demise of Dilbert

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The Emasculation Proclamation and Civil War II

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Animal Welfare and the Return of Animal Games

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J.D. Vance and Environmental Racism, Plus Chloe Bailey Backlash

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Super Bowl LVII and Dr. Peniel Joseph on Chauvinism in the Civil Rights Movement

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The State of the Union and Confronting Domestic Terrorism With Hawk Newsome

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Beyoncé and Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary

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Hollywood Unlocked With Jason Lee

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Higher Learning: Live With Thought Warriors

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The Killing of Tyre Nichols

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Ed Reed’s Exit, Plus Stephen A. Smith on Skip and Kaepernick

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Uncomfortably Conversing With Emmanuel Acho

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Martin Luther King Jr., the Revolutionary With Dr. Peniel Joseph

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Calmatic Remixes House Party, Plus Biden’s Classified Docs

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The Concessions of Kevin McCarthy, Plus Meek Mill’s Ghanaian Vacation

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Damar Hamlin’s Recovery and Skip Bayless’s Tweet, Plus Kevin McCarthy’s Really Bad Week

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The Guilty Verdict of Tory Lanez With Meghann Cuniff, and Anti-Blackness From the Diaspora

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Holiday Book Recommendations With Maiysha Kai

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Trump’s Taxes, Plus Aaron Rupar: Banned by Elon Musk

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Prosecuting a President, and the Life of P-22

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The Tory Lanez Trial, and Did Gunna Snitch? Plus, Concern for Mountain Lion

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Booing the Richest Man in the World, and Body Positivity With Kelvin Davis

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Brittney Griner Released From Russia, and Van Jones Apologizes

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The Deion Discourse and Jackson State, Plus the War for “Woke”

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'South Side' With Diallo Riddle and Kanye Loves Hitler
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The Questionable Pasts of the Joneses: Jerry and James Earl

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Thankful to Have Jonathan Majors on the Podcast

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Gabrielle Union on ‘The Inspection’ and Empowering Your Children

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Life As a TV Legend

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