Opinions While Black

On this episode of Houston's Most Savage Podcast, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent give flowers to Jerome Powell for making his boss look bad; Oz discusses the nature of pop culture discussions; The boys unpack the untimely death of Spirit Airlines as well as the much debated breakup between Klay Thompson and Meg Thee Stallion; Also, the gutting of the Voting Rights Act. Plus, another fake Trump assassination, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Anoyd- "4EVA"

In this episode, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic give flowers to Monaleo and Taylor Rooks; Oz admonishes the bad actors within the fandoms of his favorite things; The boys unpack developments in the D4VD murder case; Also, Boosie and Vlad are beefing...for some reason; Plus, your listener letters, Dallas Cowboys slander and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Charlie Puth- "Love In Exile" feat. Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins

Oz, Euphonic and Fluent sit down to give flowers to a friend of the show; Oz warns men to have care how they approach news about Black femicide; The Boys have to take a moment to make fun of Jonathan Majors; An unpacking of the Dave Chappelle's latest interview with NPR. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Olivia B. Moore- "Ah Damn"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute Lizzo's sobriety; Oz encourages people to allow themselves to be misunderstood; The boys discuss a revelation from Brandy's memoirs as well as the nothing-burger that is Black celebrity MAGAs. Plus, the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Devin Morrison & Joyce Wrice- "With You"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute The Kid Mero and his further humiliation of DJ Akademiks; Oz gets some things off of his chest about a hypothetical situation; The passing of veteran animator Barry Caldwell; Also, Oz gives his thoughts on the Netflix show The Age of Attraction; The boys unpack Druski's latest skit and his standing within the culture; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Masego- "I Win"

This week, D. Randle returns to join Oz, Fluent and Euphonic to discuss Michael B. Jordan's Oscar victory and what they think is next; The Boys discuss the passing of Kiki Shepard and Chuck Norris; Also, the Afroman trial and Oz has a question for the group about the Manosphere. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Devin Morrison- "Cinema"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute Bam Adebayo breaking records on the court; Oz urges tourists to find somewhere else to spend Spring Break; The Boys discuss a shooting at Rihanna's house; Oz gives a few opinions on Love Is Blind; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Elmiene- "Reclusive"

The Least Sober Team In Podcasting salutes Bill Duke; Oz reminds everyone not let the media talk them out of doing the work; Oz remembers the life and musical contributions of audio engineer Bob Power; Luigi...the musical?; Plus, Timothee Chalamet slander and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Dante- "Take It Slow"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute Congressman Al Green; Oz urges you to stop oversharing your "preferences"; The Boys discuss the "n-word" incident at the BAFTA Awards; Jonathan Majors has found a new low; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Foggieraw- "Water2wine.mp3"

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic salute the new Black president of the American Medical Association; Oz urges you to call your mother; The Boys discuss the life and achievements of Rev. Jesse Jackson and actor Eric Dane; Thoughts and opinions on the Netflix documentary about the underbelly of America's Next Top Model. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Yo Trane- "Brandy Sippin"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent celebrate Wynton Marsalis; Oz has a mouthful to say about the Diaspora Wars; The Boys discuss the passing of both Michael "5000" Watts and James Van Der Beek; the Super Bowl, ICE not getting their wages and MORE! Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Goldy- "Padme"

This week, Oz and the Boys salute Greenland and Naomi Osaka; Oz unpacks his disdain for people's "strict programs"; The Oscars; Oz highlights various "cookout violations" throughout the culture lately including the strange story of Mr. Tendernism. Also, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Mark Lux- "muse"

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic pour up to talk about another up and coming incarnation of the Black Panther Party; Oz and the Boys unpack the integration of AI into artists' way of living, Also, the guys discuss the Golden Globes adding podcasting to their award lineup and Kai Cenat trying to level up intellectually. Plus, the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Larry June- "Another Day Pt. 2"  

First Pod of the Year! This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic give flowers to Don Lemon; Oz discusses the importance of supporting our creative friends; The Boys lament the passing of MTV and its contributions to pop culture, The Trump Administration's handling of Venzeula and the untimely shooting of Renee Good. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Raheem DeVaughn, Vandell Andrew, The Colleagues & October London- "Tell Me Your Name II"

This week, in a chaotic final episode of 2025, Oz and the Boys give flowers for the year, discuss the sometimes dismissiveness to pushing people into therapy and unpack the Jake Paul/Anthony Joshua fight; Plus, the untimely death of Rob and Michelle Reiner, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Naomi Sharon- "Can We Do This Over?"Become A Patron for bonus content! patreon.com/opinionswhileblack

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute Keenan Ivory Wayans; Also, Oz calls out comic movie fans who don't know what they're talking about; The Boys discuss the Netflix documentary, Sean Combs: The Reckoning; Jasmine Crockett is running for Senate and not everyone is happy about it; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Olivia B. Moore- "Get this Love"

This week, Oz and Fluent discuss consumers being kind to their local retailers during the holiday season; The Boys give their thoughts on Netflix buying Warner Bros and the future of the streaming wars; Max Kellerman had words about his departure from First Take and Stephen A. Smith; Oz has thoughts on Chris Paul's decision to retire and his unceremonious waiving from the Clippers; Plus, the Top 3 STFUs and MORE! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Sienna Rose- "Before The Dawn"Join Patreon For Bonus Content! Patreon.com/OpinionsWhileBlack

This week, it's a "good time, not a long time" episode. Oz and Fluent discuss the idea of kindness and our relationships with Black owned businesses; Ray J's arrest on Thanksgiving morning and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Nesta- "Worthwhile"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent give flowers to martial arts legend, Michael Jail White; The Boys look at the latest craze with quarter zips and their proximity to respectability politics; Tekashi's mother was robbed; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Jada Moss- "Can't Take My Eyes Off YouIt's HDY SZN! https://tinyurl.com/2p9wf78vBecome a Patron! https://tinyurl.com/y576bpwv

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic give flowers a young campus hero as well as Outkast and Salt N Pepa; Oz questions the community's focus on racist stunts; The boys unpack the Brick Lady's sentencing and the people's responses to it; Plus, another installment of Elections Have Consequences, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: C-Mill and the Scripts- "Sweet Memories"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent celebrate The Root being Black owned again, the entitlement of traveling to countries enduring strife; The boys discuss there being no hip hop in the Top 40; Angela Rye apologized to the Joe Budden Podcast and Oz wishes she hadn't; Plus, whatever is going on with Erika Kirk and JD Vance, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder- "JUST 4 ME" feat. SWEATA and Jourden CoxBecome a Patron! Patreon.com/OpinionsWhileBlack

This week, Oz and the Boys salute the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha on a historic new chapter; The Boys unpack people bringing the effectiveness of protesting into question; Oz takes a look at people criticizing Tyler The Creator's old tweets and his original fanbase; The internet comes after Keke Palmer; Plus, Anime King Von, your listener letters, the Top 3 STFUs and MORE! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Upstrz- "Effortless"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent sit down to give flowers to a woman standing up to ICE agents; The Boys look back and appreciate the life, art and legacy of the dearly departed D'Angelo; The ongoing saga of the Turkey Leg Hut Cartel continues; The Boys unpack the recent viral video of Marc Lamont Hill falling out with another member of the Joe Budden Podcast; Plus, another Roundtree Fact, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: cinquemani- "On The Way"Join Patreon for bonus content!! patreon.com/opinionswhileblack 

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic give flowers to A'ja Wilson putting numbers on the board; The Boys unpack the inherent misogynoir behind the Ayesha Curry backlash and what that says about the community's relationship to the institution of marriage; The "Blexit" Tour is kicking off and our heroes have opinions; Plus, the return of Ridiculous Roundtree Facts, your listener letters, the Top 3 STFUs and MORE!Song of the Week: Shae Universe feat. S'ABLE SOUNDS- "JOURNEY"Become a Patron! Patreon.com/opinionswhileblackOWB's own D. Randle and Legendary KOTIX's limited edition reissue of Spontaneity available now at getondown.com!

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic salute the new host of Reading Rainbow; Oz unpacks the responses to Bad Bunny announced to perform the Super Bowl and urges people to think globally; The Boys discuss Dave Chappelle's comments during his performance in Saudi Arabia; Disturbing updates on the cases of both Kyren Lacy and Trey Reed. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Kavinsky feat Cautious Clay- "Renegade"Join Patreon for bonus content, Discord access and MORE! patreon.com/opinionswhileblack

This week, Oz and Fluent salute Solange for launching a digital community library, The Boys unpack what the backlash to Cardi's pregnancy says about us as a community; Remembering Assata Shakur; Plus...the return of Jimmy Kimmel, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Anoop feat. Ogi- "RUNNING IN PLACE"

This week, Oz and Fluent salute poets coming together for community awareness, Oz discourages fighting with your pants down; The Boys unpack AI music artists and whether algorithm music will take over; Looking back at the body of work left behind by the late Robert Redford; brief afterthoughts on the Canelo/Crawford fight; Molly Qerim leaving First Take; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: DVSN- "Excited"Become a Patron for bonus content, Discord access and MORE! Patreon.com/opinionswhileblack

This week, Oz and Fluent salute a friend of show making big college advancements and unpack civilian obsessions with street culture; The Boys discuss the murder of Charlie Kirk and why Black people are not obligated to care; Oz recaps his viewing of the Netflix doc Unknown Caller: High School Catfish; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Radio Galaxy- "Anewknocki"Become a Patreon for bonus content, Discord access and MORE! Patreon.com/OpinionsWhileBlack

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent....take time to salute Venus Williams; Oz discusses the community obligations of an Uber; Thoughts on the latest rumors about The Rock; The Boys get their jokes off about Young Thug; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Naomi Sharon- "Bittersweet"Become a Patron!!! Patreon.com/OpinionsWhileBlack 

This week, the Boys return as Oz discusses being awake while having his wisdom tooth removed; Oz salutes the award winning Black Nerd Problems; The Boys remind Gender Wars combatants to have kindness; the rise and fall of Ozempic; Dr. Umar wants women to pay to go out with him; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Boy Soda- "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic salute former No Limit recording artist Mia X; Oz rants about "relationship goals"; Dr. Umar is panhandling again and the Boys want answers; Trump rolls out the National Guard in DC; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Wizkid feat. Jazmine Sullivan- "Bad For You"Become a Patron! https://tinyurl.com/y576bpwv

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent give flowers to the first Black woman to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame; Oz rants about the community surrendering Black power for Black capitalism; The Boys unpack the indefinite suspension of the Soul Train Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards; Oz has a bone to pick with Ice Cube; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: India Shawn feat. Lucky Daye- "Cotton Candy Blvd"

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic show their appreciation to folks giving aid during the Gaza conflict; Oz discusses Coach Prime beating cancer; The Boys unpack Dr. Umar's latest call for funding; Ari Lennox expresses childhood feelings about the show Martin; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: TheARTI$t- "Risk It All" feat. Honey Bxby

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic give flowers to Shaq for defending Angel Reese, unpack Southern expelling Omega Psi Phi, Tyler dropping a new album and ICE agents quietly quitting left and right. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Leon Thomas- "Sneak"Become a Patreon for BONUS CONTENT! https://tinyurl.com/4x4zf6fm

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute to a VERY good neighbor as well as Baltimore's mayor; Oz urges everyone to check on the elderly in their communities during these hot summer days; The Boys discuss Marc Maron's podcast coming to an end and what it suggests about the current and future landscape of podcasting as a whole; What happened to Essence Fest this year?; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up!Song of the Week: Larry June feat. Syd- "For Tonight"

Oz and Fluent welcome Euphonic back from a safe trip to Africa before they get into looking back at A Different World as grown adults; Oz extends a disclaimer about watching how they discuss certain topics online; The Boys look at the verdict in the Diddy trial; Plus, your listener letters and the Top X* Song of the Week: Olamide- "Luvaluvah"Official OWB Playlist (for Spotify listeners): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GXcOyvHUlBRINdB3kgJX6?si=77e94d271edb4a05

This week, Oz and Fluent salute Zohran Mamdani's first step in his road to the NYC mayoral race; Oz warns the people against abusing ChatGPT; The boys give opinions and predictions about the conflict between Israel and Iran; Kevin Durant comes to Houston; Tyler The Creator's beef with podcasts. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour up!Song of the Week: kwn- "Back of the Club"

This week, Oz and Fluent discuss crashing out at your job, B. Simone being a bad friend, Stephen A. Smith playing Solitaire on the job...and what the optics say about sports coverage as of late. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Reuben Vincent feat. 9th Wonder- "Anything"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute another white woman Oz has never heard of, remember the lives of Sly Stone and Ananda Lewis, discuss Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson playing 1 on 1 basketball and Oz's takes on the BET Awards. Plus, the ICE raids, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Jenevieve- "Head Over Heels"

This week, Oz and Fluent salute a local voice actor friend; Oz stands with Deante Kyle in holding Black men accountable; The Boys discuss Travis Hunter deciding not to get a prenup; Presidential pardons; Oz gives a brief update/retrospective on Ryan Clark, RGIII and the Angel Reese/Caitlin Clark debate; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Tanerelle- "Let Me In"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute a local artist acquaintance; Oz is annoyed at social media making a gender war out of a TikTok prank; The Boys unpack Kid Cudi taking the stand at Diddy's trial; Oz and Fluent question whether the Knicks' good run has come to an end; Plus, another installment of Elections Have Consequences, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Summer Walker- "Spend It"

(Seriously, Trigger Warning: There's a lot of conversation unpacking coercion, abuse and assault this week just because of the nature of this week's news.)This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute the Black Nerd Problems collective before discussing the responses to Halle Bailey's custody battle with DDG, Tory Lanez being stabbed in prison, Chris Brown's arrest and the Diddy trial. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Ryan Leslie feat. Cassie and Fabolous- "Addiction"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent pour up to talk about giving flowers to Amerie and the YN Uncle before unpacking the myth that "we all have the same 24 hours, the allegations against Smokey Robinson and Byron Scott and the Met Gala. Also, a woman gets crowdfunded for unleashing racial slurs on a child. Plus, Charles Barkley reminds us he's an "opp", your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Mani Draper, Heirmax Jordan & Jammy- "h u r"

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic talk about the inherent corniness of throwing women in the pool, new developments involving the former owner of the Turkey Leg Hut and thoughts on Ryan Coogler's latest hit film, Sinners. Plus, retrospective thoughts on Tarana Burke and abuse survivors, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Syd- "Fast Car"

This week, the least sober team in podcasting salutes Ryan Coogler; Oz is leery of influencers in Black fiance; the boys discuss Ari Lennox leaving Dreamville and Shannon Sharpe's current sexual assault scandal. Plus, Shedeur Sanders, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent talk about the oversaturation of AI generated memes, the untimely death of Kyren Lacy, Oz's thoughts on the Netflix version of Pop The Balloon and Wallo's takes on Black owned businesses. Plus, Random Roundtree Facts, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Foggieraw feat Monaleo- "Prairie View"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent start off taking all the wrong lessons from the online conversation around Juju Watkins and Jayden Daniels before Oz urges men to stop scaring the h*es; The feud between Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James heats up (again); Jasmine Crockett and her "Hot Wheels" comment spark a debate about the Democratic Party's "purity test" and why they keep losing lately; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Elliot Trent- Th@t Girl

This week, Oz and Fluent salute a Black woman based ride share program, discuss the drama caused by Doechii's comments on straight men, unpack the death of Caleb Wilson and Oz has thoughts about why Dr. Umar's paternity drama is fair game. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour UpSong of the Week: Spontaneous Worldwide- "Black Excellence"

This week...Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute T-Pain for encouraging artistic curiosity; Oz laments the decline of All Star Weekend; the crew wonders if we don't realize that we're all spiraling; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Moses Sumney- Hey Girl(s) feat. Syd and Meshell Ndegeocello

This week, Oz and Fluent salute the Wayans Family as Black royalty, unpack the pressures of marriage in the West and discuss the Grammys and the Super Bowl. Also, Oz catches Fluent up on a young woman causing chaos in Pakistan. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!Song of the Week: Rema- "Is It A Crime?"